Comparison

MVTube vs 4S Camera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MVTube

Easily transform your Apple Spatial Videos into YouTube-ready 3D content. This app re-encodes spatial videos into a compatible format, preserving HDR color and adding necessary metadata for 3D playback on various devices. Convert multiple videos in batches directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Converts MV-HEVC to side-by-side 3D MP4
  • Preserves 10-bit HDR color
  • Injects YouTube 3D metadata
  • Batch conversion
  • Saves to Photos library
  • Direct sharing to YouTube
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MVTube converts your Apple Spatial Videos into YouTube-compatible 3D videos with a single tap. Spatial videos recorded on iPhone and Apple Vision Pro are stored in Apple's MV-HEVC format, which YouTube doesn't support for 3D playback. MVTube re-encodes them as side-by-side HEVC HDR with YouTube's required st3d metadata, so your spatial memories play back in full 3D on any VR headset, 3D TV, or the YouTube app on Apple Vision Pro. What MVTube does: - Converts MV-HEVC spatial video to side by side 3D MP4 - Preserves 10-bit HDR color (HLG BT.2020) through the entire pipeline - Injects st3d stereoscopic metadata for YouTube 3D recognition - Batch convert multiple videos at once - Saves converted videos directly to your Photos library - Import from Photos app - Share converted files directly to YouTube or any app No subscription. No watermark. No upload to external servers. All conversion happens on your device.

About

4S Camera

Features
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4S Camera lets you turn off, one by one, seven kinds of automatic β€œprocessing” that today’s iPhone applies when you take a photo. Have you ever felt that a photo looked different from what you saw β€” too bright, too sharp, a little unnatural? When you press the shutter, iPhone often combines multiple frames, lifts shadows, and sharpens edges automatically. Stock Camera settings do not let you turn those off item by item. 4S Camera is for shooting with that automatic processing turned off. It is not an app for prettier photos, and not a retro filter. Blown highlights and grain in dark areas stay as the result of cutting. It does not weaken processing after a photo is already taken. It does not use multi-frame data such as Apple ProRAW. It changes the capture path: a single-frame Bayer RAW from the sensor is developed into a JPEG without the corrections you turned off. What you can turn off (set to zero / disabled): 1. HDR-style tone: lifts dark areas and holds bright ones (not multi-frame fusion) 2. Sharpening: makes edges look crisp 3. Noise reduction: smooths grain and color blotches 4. Lens distortion correction: fixes edge stretch from the lens 5. Look controls: detail, highlight/shadow recovery, moirΓ© reduction, and similar finishing 6. Extended dynamic range (EDR) 7. Capture / develop β€œAuto”: hand-off to newer automatic processing (and related capture helpers) When a switch is On, we do not add our own look β€” we leave that item to iPhone’s default. What we cannot turn off: We cannot make iPhone image processing completely zero. These basics remain: β€’ Minimum device preprocessing before RAW β€’ Color conversion and the basic contrast curve needed for JPEG Modes and what β€œ4S” means: β€’ Simple: pick 4S, 8, or XS (this is where you start) β€’ Detail: era slider plus the seven switches β€œ4S”, β€œ8”, and β€œXS” are not recreations of those iPhone cameras. They are a scale for how much processing is left on. Leftmost 4S means all seven corrections are off. Note: β€’ Live viewfinder and the saved JPEG can differ in brightness and color. That is not a bug β€” the finder is an approximate preview. The saved photo is the result. β€’ Requires a physical iPhone that can capture sensor Bayer RAW. Pricing (no subscription): Turning processing off to shoot stays free. β€’ First 7 days: full access (nothing renews automatically) β€’ After that (free tier): 4S (all seven off) shooting and JPEG save stay free β€’ One-time Β₯500: 8 / XS, Detail (seven switches), DNG save, crop, and shooting assist (non-consumable)

Screenshots

MVTube4 screens
4S Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 4S Camera at Free against MVTube's $1.99. 4S Camera also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). MVTube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

4S Camera is free to download; MVTube costs $1.99 up front. 4S Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MVTube asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MVTube ships an update every 3 weeks, 4S Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences Β· 3 level
MVTube versus 4S Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMVTube4S Camera
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
Best chart rank#194 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.218.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew FisherTAKEHITO AWASHIMA

In-app purchases

None

MVTube

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

4S Camera

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is MVTube free?
MVTube costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 4S Camera free?
4S Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MVTube or 4S Camera have ads?
Neither MVTube nor 4S Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MVTube or 4S Camera?
MVTube ships an update every 3 weeks, and 4S Camera weekly. Most recently, MVTube was updated on November 9, 2026 and 4S Camera on November 12, 2026.

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