Comparison

Filtray vs Honesmith Optics

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

Head to head
About

Filtray

Features
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Filtray brings professional photo filters to your iPhone with one twist: it picks the right filter for you. Choose any photo and Filtray's on-device AI analyzes your shot (brightness, color, faces, mood) then recommends filters that suit it. No more scrolling through endless presets to find the one. 1,000 PROFESSIONAL FILTERS Twenty-five hand-curated categories: Portrait, Film, Black & White, Analog, Cinematic, Retro, Vintage, Moody, Dreamy, Vibrant, Landscape, Studio, Nature, Night, Golden, Warm Tones, Cool Tones, Pastel, Food, Urban, Minimal, Matte, Fade, High Key, and Low Key. Forty filters in every category. Something for every mood and every shot. AI THAT ACTUALLY HELPS The Suggested tab analyzes your photo in milliseconds and surfaces filters tuned to its color, light, and content. Faces detected? You'll see portrait-friendly looks first. Golden-hour glow? Warm tones rise to the top. All analysis happens on-device, your photos never leave your phone. NO WATERMARKS. FULL RESOLUTION. Export at full resolution. No logos. No compromise. FREE TO TRY Every category includes three free filters. Apply, fine-tune intensity, touch-and-hold to compare with the original, and save; no account, no signup. UNLOCK EVERYTHING WITH FILTRAY PRO Filtray Pro unlocks all 1,000 filters across all 25 categories, plus full AI filter suggestions on every photo. • Auto-renews until canceled in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions • Family Sharing supported PRIVATE BY DEFAULT We don't track you, show ads, or share data with advertisers. We collect anonymous usage analytics and crash diagnostics solely to improve the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://radenlabs.com/filtray/privacy

About

Honesmith Optics

Features
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Some photos are better when you make the decisions yourself. Honesmith Optics is an iPhone camera built for RAW and manual photography. Focus and exposure metering can be controlled independently, while manual focus, P/S/M exposure modes, RAW and ProRAW give you direct control when shooting close-up subjects, backlit scenes, or with external lenses. Focus here. Meter there. Tap the preview to set focus. Press and hold to place exposure metering independently. Your subject can stay in focus without forcing you to meter from the same part of the frame. EV compensation gives you a quick final adjustment when you want the image brighter or darker. Shoot RAW. Keep more room to edit. On supported iPhones and camera configurations, Honesmith Optics can capture Bayer RAW or Apple ProRAW and save the original image as DNG, giving you more flexibility for exposure, color, and post-processing. Take more control when you need it. Manual focus, magnified viewing, and Focus Assist make precise focusing easier for macro photography, external lenses, and shallow depth of field. You can control: • ISO • Shutter speed • White balance • Auto and manual focus • Independent exposure metering • EV compensation • RAW / ProRAW • JPEG / PNG • Aspect ratio and filters • Timer • Volume-button shutter • High-resolution photos and 4K video on supported devices No account. No subscription. Your photos stay yours. Honesmith Optics does not require a Honesmith account and does not use Honesmith cloud processing for your photos. Core photo, video, and RAW processing stays on your device. There are no ads or usage analytics. Advanced features are available through one-time in-app purchases. There is no subscription. Whether you are learning manual photography, shooting RAW, working with macro or external lenses, or simply want more control than the built-in camera gives you, Honesmith Optics gives you a more deliberate way to shoot with iPhone. Availability of RAW, ProRAW, high-resolution capture, video formats, and certain camera controls depends on your iPhone, physical lens, iOS version, and current capture configuration.

Screenshots

Filtray4 screens
Honesmith Optics4 screens

Verdict

The call

Filtray and Honesmith Optics are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Filtray sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Honesmith Optics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Filtray versus Honesmith Optics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiltrayHonesmith Optics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRADENLABS YAZILIM TEKNOLOJI DANISMANLIK VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIShih-Chen Yang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Filtray

Subscriptions2
  • Filtray Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Filtray Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Honesmith Optics

One-time1
  • Honesmith Optics Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Filtray free?
Filtray is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Honesmith Optics free?
Honesmith Optics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Filtray or Honesmith Optics have ads?
Neither Filtray nor Honesmith Optics shows ads.

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