Comparison

RawCam vs Twilightscapes

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

Head to head
About

RawCam

Capture and edit high-quality RAW photos with advanced controls. Apply live presets, adjust exposure, and fine-tune every aspect of your images. Your original RAW files remain untouched.

Highlights
  • Shoot Bayer RAW and Apple ProRAW
  • Live exposure, ISO, and white-balance readings
  • Manual ISO and shutter speed control
  • Live preset application with adjustable strength
  • Comprehensive photo editing tools
  • Save custom presets and import LUTs
  • RAW files remain unchanged
Features
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RawCam is a simple camera for shooting RAW and editing it yourself. Shoot Bayer RAW or Apple ProRAW, see a preset live as you shoot, then edit the photo right here. Your RAW is never changed. SHOOT RAW • Bayer RAW by default, saved as DNG. Apple ProRAW on supported cameras. • Live exposure, shutter, ISO and white-balance readings • Manual ISO and shutter; changing EV returns them to Auto • White-balance presets and native rear-lens selection • Tap to focus, drag near the focus point for brighter or darker, touch and hold to lock focus • Flash, timer, grid with level, histogram and zebra warnings • Three-shot exposure bracketing for Bayer RAW with automatic exposure • Volume-button shutter and an App Shortcut for Siri, Shortcuts and the Action Button PRESETS Pick a preset before you shoot and see it live in the viewfinder, with its strength, grain, halation and softness. RawCam saves the untouched RAW plus a JPEG or HEIC copy with the preset, side by side in Photos. Five presets come with the app: Daybreak, Sunday, Noche, Reel and Silver. Save your own edits as presets, or import 3D .cube LUTs from Files, and use them on the camera and when you edit. EDIT Open a photo from the Roll and tap Edit, or bring in any photo with + in the Roll: RAW, JPEG, HEIC or PNG, from your library or Files. • Change the preset, its strength and texture at any time • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, warmth, tint, saturation, vibrance and sharpening • Crop, rotate, flip and straighten • Save the edits you use most as presets • Touch and hold the photo to compare with the original • Edits to a capture are kept, so you can come back to them Save adds a new JPEG to Photos. The RAW stays exactly as it was. Copies keep the camera details, and the location only when Save location is on. THE ROLL Your RawCam photos, inside the app. Tap the photo stack to see your latest shot. Zoom into originals, check the settings of each shot, export the JPEG or the original DNG, and delete what you don't want. With full Photos access, photos you delete in the Photos app leave the Roll too. Viewing originals needs Photos access; limited access works. Location tagging is optional and off by default. PRIVACY No account, analytics, advertising or developer-operated server, and nothing is collected. Presets and edits are applied on the device; your photos are not uploaded. Opening an iCloud original or a saved-location map may use Apple services. CAMERA SUPPORT RAW formats and resolution depend on the camera. Bayer RAW is about 12 MP, the limit for third-party camera apps. ProRAW includes Apple processing and does not guarantee 48 MP. Bayer RAW can show more noise in low light. If a lens can't capture the chosen RAW, RawCam tells you instead of saving something else.

About

Twilightscapes

Capture stunning night photos and videos with advanced camera controls and a powerful editing suite. Transform any screen into an ambient display for your creations. Sync your work across all your devices for seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Night camera with long exposure stacking
  • Full manual camera controls
  • Video recording and editing
  • Picture-in-picture and automatic cutouts
  • Timeline-based photo and video editor
  • Cross-device syncing and ambient display
  • Field monitor and remote shutter
Features
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Built by a night photographer, for everyone who works after dark. Twilightscapes is three things in one: a camera engineered for the night, a complete editing suite that fits in your pocket, and a gallery that turns every screen you own into an ambient display. THE NIGHT CAMERA Long exposures without filters: stack frames live for silky water and star trails, and watch the exposure build in the viewfinder. Capture a dark frame in the field and sensor noise vanishes. Full manual control — ISO, shutter, white balance, focus — with ProRAW, all lenses, an intervalometer, and an interface that dims to red so your night vision survives the session. A Lock Screen button opens the camera instantly, and your Apple Watch fires the shutter from your wrist. VIDEO & SPOTS Record video one tap from the camera and review it instantly. Or make a Spot: put yourself on screen — as a clean bubble or an automatic cutout, no green screen needed — over your photos, over any clip, or over the live scene behind you with both cameras rolling at once. Cue buttons, live volume control, and after-the-fact motion make it a broadcast desk in your hand. EDIT IN THE FIELD A real timeline editor: cut and trim on a filmstrip, punch in on the moment that matters, layer photos and headlines and animate them, replace or mix the audio, and record voiceover while the picture plays. Develop photos with a full slider set, blend star-trail and smooth stacks, build timelapses. Then post video straight to Bluesky — shoot, edit, publish, one app. THE FIELD MONITOR Link devices directly — no network needed on a mountainside. Your iPad or Mac becomes a live monitor with exposure readouts and a remote shutter; stealth mode keeps the screen dim and red. FIELD SAFE The moment a recording ends, a copy uploads to a server you control. Whatever happens to the phone, the footage is already somewhere else. YOUR GALLERY, EVERYWHERE Photos, playlists, and narrated slideshows sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Ken Burns motion, voice notes that play with their photos, a pixel loupe for the detail-obsessed, and a curated Twilightscapes collection that grows without app updates — or hide it entirely and make the app purely yours. EVERYTHING IS FREE. Twilightscapes Pro is one purchase — no subscription — that unlocks launch modes (open straight into the camera, video, dual camera, or Studio) and supports an independent artist. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

Screenshots

RawCam4 screens
Twilightscapes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Twilightscapes at 5.0 against RawCam's 4.3. Twilightscapes also leads on device support (5 vs 1). RawCam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Twilightscapes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RawCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twilightscapes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RawCam versus Twilightscapes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRawCamTwilightscapes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantiago Alonso AlexandreTodd Lambert

Customer experience

RawCam

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Twilightscapes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RawCam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Twilightscapes

One-time1
  • Twilightscapes Pro$12.99

Questions

Is RawCam free?
RawCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twilightscapes free?
Twilightscapes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RawCam or Twilightscapes?
Twilightscapes is rated higher. RawCam averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Twilightscapes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RawCam or Twilightscapes have ads?
Neither RawCam nor Twilightscapes shows ads.

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