Raw To HEIC vs Even Longer Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raw To HEIC
Convert your camera's RAW photo files into compact HEIC format directly on your device. Preserve all original metadata and HDR capabilities. This one-time purchase app supports a wide range of camera RAW formats and works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Convert from Photos share sheet
- HDR synthesis for compatible displays
- Preserves EXIF, XMP, ICC, GPS metadata
- Option to remove original files
- Live conversion progress indicators
- Supports Files and Finder integration
- Wide RAW format support
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RAWtoHEIC turns the camera RAW files filling up your library into compact HEIC photos — without ever leaving your device. No uploads, one-time purchase available — no subscription required, no account. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. KEY FEATURES • Convert from the Photos share sheet. Select your RAWs, tap Share → RAWtoHEIC, hit Start. The app processes in the background and writes the new HEICs back into your Photos library, keeping favorite, album, and date-taken metadata intact. • HDR done right. RAWtoHEIC synthesizes ISO 21496-1 gain maps so converted photos render with full HDR on capable displays while remaining beautifully tone-mapped on SDR ones. ProRAW DNGs keep their original HDR aux data. • Original metadata preserved. EXIF, XMP, ICC, GPS, lens info, capture date — all carried into the HEIC output. Your photos remain searchable, sortable, and faithful. • Optionally remove the originals. After verification, you choose whether to keep both copies or reclaim the space. Deletion is batched and confirmed through the standard Photos prompt. • Live progress everywhere. On iPhone the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show conversion progress in real time. On Mac, a status-bar item; on iPad, notifications when each batch finishes. • Files & Finder too. Drop loose RAW files from the Files app or Finder onto RAWtoHEIC and they're converted in place — the HEIC lands next to the source. • Wide RAW support. Canon CR3 / CR2, Nikon NEF, Sony ARW, Fuji RAF, Olympus ORF, Panasonic RW2, Adobe DNG (including iPhone ProRAW). HEIC, HEIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF can also be re-encoded. PRIVACY FIRST RAWtoHEIC has zero analytics, zero telemetry, zero third-party SDKs, and zero network requests for your photo data. Every byte of every conversion stays on your device. WHO IT'S FOR If you shoot RAW with a mirrorless, DSLR, or your iPhone in ProRAW mode and find your Photos library bloating into tens of gigabytes, this app turns that storage cost into compact HEIC files that Photos, Quick Look, and modern web browsers all read natively — without sacrificing HDR or color accuracy. UNIVERSAL PURCHASE Buy once on any platform, use on all your Apple devices: iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One-time purchase available — no subscription required. No ads. No upsells. REQUIREMENTS iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS 15 Sequoia or later. Privacy Policy URL: https://rawtoheic.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://rawtoheic.app/terms/
Even Longer Remote
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Even Longer Remote turns an iPhone, iPad or Mac into the viewfinder and control surface of an Even Longer long-exposure camera running on another device. It needs an Even Longer camera to connect to: Even Longer with remote control switched on (a PRO feature there). WHAT YOU GET • The camera's live viewfinder, with its grid, histogram and celestial overlay • Full manual control — ISO, shutter, EV, focus, white balance, lens, and aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro • Accumulation mode, sequence target, file format and every camera setting, exactly as the camera offers them • Live capture progress, pause, resume, stop and save • Finished files delivered to the controller as they are saved — RAW, ProRAW, TIFF, HEIC or JPEG, whatever the camera wrote PAIRING Local network only. The camera announces itself, both screens show a short code, you confirm it by eye — and that camera is remembered. TLS-secured, no cloud, no account, no sign-in. In the field, the camera phone's personal hotspot is all the network you need. ONE CONTROLLER FOR ANY EVEN LONGER CAMERA The controller offers exactly what the camera it is driving can honour, and nothing it cannot. That camera can be any iPhone or iPad running Even Longer. THE TWO APPS • Even Longer Remote — this app: the controller. It does not capture on its own. • Even Longer — the paid camera app for iPhone and iPad. Remote control is part of its optional PRO in-app upgrade, alongside RAW, Apple ProRAW and TIFF output, ShadowIQ, the celestial overlay, scheduled capture, the intervalometer, interim saves and anamorphic desqueeze. No account, no ads, no data collection. English and German. Built in SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Raw To HEIC at Free against Even Longer Remote's $4.99. Raw To HEIC also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Even Longer Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
Raw To HEIC is free to download; Even Longer Remote costs $4.99 up front. Raw To HEIC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Even Longer Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raw To HEIC ships an update every 5 days, Even Longer Remote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raw To HEIC | Even Longer Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandro Gumz | Mario Tomiak |
In-app purchases
Raw To HEIC
- Full Version — Yearly$9.991 Year
- Full Version — Lifetime$19.99
Even Longer Remote
No in-app purchases









