M vs Control Tiempos Eclipse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
M
This app simulates the physics of a 35mm film rangefinder, offering a full shooting and development experience. It replicates lens characteristics, film grain, and manual controls for an authentic analogue photography feel. Designed for iPhone Pro users, it provides a unique, deliberate photographic process.
- Rangefinder focusing with LiDAR
- Manual exposure and focus controls
- Film grain and color science simulation
- Realistic haptic and acoustic feedback
- Physical bokeh and halation simulation
- On-device processing
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M-Kamera turns your iPhone into a 35mm analog film camera with full manual controls simulating the timeless rangefinder experience. Advance the film. Set exposure. Align the focusing patch. Wait for the decisive moment and capture it. Advance and repeat until the roll is done. Develop it to relive the captured moments later at the light table. Anticipation is part of the experience! Not a filter. Not a preset. M-Kamera simulates the complete image-making process - from physically accurate 35mm and 50mm full-frame lens rendering to film physics: individual grain growth, halation, color, and how film responds to light. The process matters as much as the result - that full-frame analogue look we miss in a world of perfect digital photos. It's not a camera, it's a simulator. THE RANGEFINDER EXPERIENCE You may use M-Kamera as a point-and-shoot, but its soul is your full control including that feel when you snap coincidence rangefinder patch to alignment. Or scale focus and use sunny f/16 in hardcore mode like on a real camera. Haptic and acoustic feedback included. Choice is yours, convenience or full control and deliberation: - Full Manual for aperture, shutter speed, and rangefinder focus. Aided with center-weighted light meter for full creative control - Automatic exposure with aperture or shutter priority when speed matters. - Point & Shoot Mode for spontaneous moments - Hardcore Mode: no meter, no assistance - just Sunny 16 - 35mm or 50mm lens perspective. With physically realistic bokeh for chosen aperture and subject distance PHYSICS, NOT PRESETS - Physics-based depth of field and bokeh determined by aperture and subject distance - Cat's-eye highlights, aperture-blade shapes, and lens vignetting are all simulated for aperture you choose at the time of capture - Physics-based grain growth simulation - not a texture overlay. Tuned to match the character of real film stocks, so it responds realistically to changes in lighting within and between the frames - Subtle glow and halation effects to make this film rendering ever more realistic - Scene-aware AI color science trained on thousands of real film scans. Deliberately under or over expose to get that "pulled" or "pushed" look - Use color filters for black and white photography - red for dramatic skies or yellow for smooth portraits - Slow shutter is really slow - realistic camera shake when available light is scarce, so hold your camera steady! - Final image defined by settings you choose when you pull the trigger. SHOOT LIKE IT COSTS SOMETHING Load black-and-white, color negative, or slide film. ISO is fixed. Aperture and shutter speed have real limits. And yes, you can ruin the frame if the settings YOU choose are wrong. And you only learn it when you develop the roll. Just like the real thing! No instant preview, no instant gratification, just you and decisive moment to focus on whether in full manual or in auto mode. Make every frame count! PRIVATE BY DESIGN All processing runs on your iPhone using Metal and CoreML. M-Kamera does not collect your data or upload photographs anywhere unless you choose to keep them safe in your iCloud backup which only you can access anyway. BROAD COMPATIBILITY M-Kamera needs live depth from a dual-camera setup or LiDAR (recommended) and a fast processor for its physical simulations. Runs on most recent iPhones - dual-camera models from iPhone 12 onward are supported, though iPhone 14 Pro or later is recommended for the best experience and quality. CHOOSE HOW TO CONTINUE Download M-Kamera free and shoot unlimited film for a full week. Then you decide: buy M-Kamera outright, pay per roll, or subscribe. A subscription is optional - one payment unlocks it for good. Made in Germany, with love for film. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://mkamera.app/privacy.html
Control Tiempos Eclipse
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Control Tiempos Eclipse is a spoken director for solar eclipse photographers. During an eclipse, every second counts and every glance at a screen is a photo you lose. The app announces each moment out loud — filter off, bracketing, diamond ring, totality, filter back on — so you never need to look at your phone. HOW IT WORKS Choose an eclipse, set your observing position (GPS or manual coordinates), and the app computes your exact local contact times — C1, C2, maximum, C3, C4 — using an embedded astronomical engine. Then build your photographic program: a sequence of timed voice cues anchored to those contacts. When the day comes, press start and listen. The app speaks; you shoot. ENTIRELY OFFLINE Everything runs on your device. The eclipse dataset (2025–2035) is built in, the timing engine needs no network, and the voice announcements use the system's own speech synthesizer. No signal on a remote hilltop? Perfect — neither the app nor you need it. REHEARSE BEFORE THE DAY A rehearsal mode lets you run your full program in accelerated or real time, so you can practice your camera movements and refine your script days before the eclipse. On eclipse day, nothing is improvised. DESIGNED FOR THE FIELD - Precise timing engine with sub-second announcement accuracy - Programs built around the real contact times of your exact position - Clear execution screen with the next cue always visible - Works with the screen locked in your pocket - No account, no ads, no data collection — see our privacy policy Built by a photographer, for photographers, with the August 12, 2026 total eclipse over Spain as its first mission. In English, Spanish and Catalan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Control Tiempos Eclipse at none against M's 8. Control Tiempos Eclipse also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. M sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Control Tiempos Eclipse asks for nothing beyond the download.
M ships an update weekly, Control Tiempos Eclipse daily. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | M | Control Tiempos Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Doroshenko | Francisco Cornellana Castells |
In-app purchases
M
- Infinity fridge$3.991 Month
- Slide film (24 exposures)$0.90
- B&W film (24 exposures)$0.90
- Color film (24 exposures)$0.90
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- Slide film (36 exposures)$1.29
- Color film (36 exposures)$1.29
- B&W film (36 exposures)$1.29
- M(agic)-Kamera$39.99
Control Tiempos Eclipse
No in-app purchases









