Calotype vs Clic Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calotype
This app provides a streamlined RAW camera experience for photographers, offering direct access to DNG files without cloud services or extra processing. It features manual controls like shutter speed, ISO, and focus, along with interval shooting and exposure bracketing.
- RAW DNG file saving
- Manual camera controls (shutter, ISO, focus)
- Interval shooting for timelapses
- Exposure bracketing
- In-app gallery for review and sharing
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Calotype is a simple RAW camera for photographers who want a cleaner path from lens to file. Your iPhone already has a very capable camera. It also makes a lot of decisions before you ever see the photo. Calotype keeps things quieter. On supported back cameras, Calotype saves real RAW DNG files that you can take into the editor of your choice. No accounts, no cloud library, no extra processing layer. Manual controls are built around the camera you are actually using. Shutter speed follows the sensor’s real format limits, with ISO, focus, white balance, exposure offset, and focus peaking close at hand. You also get interval shooting for timelapses and hands-free captures, exposure bracketing for tricky light, and a simple in-app gallery for reviewing, sharing, and deleting recent shots. Calotype is made by a photographer, for the moments when you want the phone to feel a little more like a camera.
Clic Camera
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Clic Camera is for the moment you meant to keep. It opens ready. The controls you need stay close. Everything else stays out of the way. Choose a Clic Film. Add TEXTURE when the moment calls for it. When a Clic Camera photo supports it, you can change the Film later. No account. No feed. No ads. Just click. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Calotype and Clic Camera are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters — price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Calotype sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clic Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Calotype | Clic Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Aaserud | MOODOOS LLC |
In-app purchases
Calotype
- Calotype Pro$3.99
Clic Camera
- Clic Monthly$2.991 Month
- Clic Annual$12.991 Year
- Clic Lifetime$16.99









