Comparison

PureShot Camera vs EMST Camera

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

Head to head
About

PureShot Camera

Features
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PureShot is a professional camera app built for photographers who want natural, minimally processed capture. RAW-first still capture, manual exposure, focus, and white-balance controls, capability-gated Apple Log, ProRes, and external SSD support where hardware allows it, fast launch access for iPhone 15+ and M-series iPad models, and local-only metadata handling with no third-party tracking.

About

EMST Camera

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EMST Camera is a film-inspired camera app you operate like a camera. Not a filter you drop on afterwards. Pick a look, set your exposure, aperture and focal length, and shoot. Live preview of the settings directly in viewfinder. YOUR CONTROL • A dial-based shooting interface: one scroll wheel drives exposure, aperture, focal length and aspect ratio. • Aperture dial with depth-of-field rendering. • Focal length presets pinned to your iPhone's real lenses. • Mirrorless-style autofocus: a persistent AF box, tap to move it, AF lock to recompose. • Grid and level overlays when you want them, nothing when you don't. YOUR LOOK • Built-in film-inspired looks, from warm evening color to cool dusk tones and true monochrome + Natural for a clean, untouched capture. • Every look is tunable: grain, halation, vignette, clarity and color temperature. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, everything happens on your device. Open the camera straight from control center or lock screen with shortcut extension. EMST Camera iOS app from Emaki Studio, a small independent photo toolkit.

Screenshots

PureShot Camera4 screens
EMST Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PureShot Camera at every 2 days against EMST Camera's every 2 weeks. PureShot Camera also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PureShot Camera ships an update every 2 days, EMST Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
PureShot Camera versus EMST Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureShot CameraEMST Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEliran MesikaTomas Ourednik

In-app purchases

None

PureShot Camera

No in-app purchases

None

EMST Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PureShot Camera free?
PureShot Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMST Camera free?
EMST Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PureShot Camera or EMST Camera have ads?
Neither PureShot Camera nor EMST Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PureShot Camera or EMST Camera?
PureShot Camera ships an update every 2 days, and EMST Camera every 2 weeks. Most recently, PureShot Camera was updated on October 28, 2026 and EMST Camera on October 31, 2026.

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