Comparison

RawCam vs ViewItOnce

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

Head to head
About

RawCam

Capture unprocessed DNG photos and clean video without AI enhancements. Take full control of your image processing in your preferred RAW editor. Offers manual controls for exposure, focus, and white balance.

Highlights
  • RAW DNG photo capture
  • Clean HEVC video recording
  • Manual exposure controls
  • Separate focus and exposure targeting
  • White balance adjustment
  • Live histogram and zebra stripes
  • Open source
Features
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RawCam puts your original photo first. Choose Bayer RAW, Apple ProRAW, or a JPEG, with manual controls when you need them. CHOOSE WHAT YOU SAVE • JPEG: a photo ready to view and share. • RAW: a DNG original for editing. • JPEG + RAW: keep both. They appear separately in Photos and together in the RawCam roll. Bayer RAW preserves sensor data for developing your own image. Apple ProRAW combines Apple's image processing with RAW editing flexibility. Available formats depend on the selected camera. For JPEGs, From RAW develops Bayer sensor data with minimal enhancement. iOS processing uses Apple's processed-photo pipeline. ProRAW's JPEG companion uses iOS processing. CAMERA CONTROLS • Live exposure, shutter, ISO and white-balance readings • Manual ISO and shutter; adjusting exposure compensation restores automatic exposure • White-balance presets and supported native rear-lens selection • Front-camera switching, using JPEG where RAW is unavailable • Tap to focus, exposure adjustment and focus/exposure lock • Flash, self-timer, grid, horizon level, histogram and Zebra preview warnings • Steady capture and three-shot exposure bracketing for Bayer RAW alone with automatic exposure • Volume-button capture and an App Shortcut for Siri, Shortcuts and Action Button launch • Optional haptics YOUR CAPTURES Open recent RawCam photos inside the app, zoom into originals and inspect capture details. Share the JPEG or export the original DNG from a paired capture. Original viewing requires Photos access; saved previews remain available when an original cannot be accessed. Existing videos in the roll remain playable. Location tagging is optional and off by default. Saved coordinates can be viewed on a map. PRIVACY No account, analytics, advertising or developer-operated server. Photos are saved to your photo library. Your iCloud Photos and sharing settings determine where saved media goes. Opening an iCloud original or a saved-location map may use Apple services. CAMERA SUPPORT RAW availability and resolution depend on the camera and capture format. Bayer RAW can show more noise in low light. ProRAW includes Apple processing; it does not guarantee 48MP capture. JPEGs developed from RAW use the RAW file's dimensions. RawCam now focuses on photos. Video capture controls have been removed; existing videos remain viewable.

About

ViewItOnce

Features
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ViewItOnce sends photos that actually disappear, right inside your iMessage conversations. Most "disappearing photo" apps still keep a copy somewhere. ViewItOnce doesn't. Your photo is encrypted on your phone before it leaves, our servers only ever hold scrambled bytes they can't read, and the moment your photo has been seen, it's deleted. Not hidden. Deleted. HOW IT WORKS Open a chat in Messages, tap the apps button next to the text field, and pick ViewItOnce. Choose a photo, pick how long it lives, and send. Your friend gets a card in the conversation; when they tap it, the photo appears for one look and then burns. One button switches between "View once", "One replay" for people who blink at the wrong moment, and "Keep in chat" when you just want to send a normal photo. THE APP IS FOR PAIRING Open the ViewItOnce app to connect with someone using a QR code or a six-digit code. You don't need an account, a phone number, or an email. Pairing is optional for sending, but it's how you and one specific person confirm you're talking to each other and nobody in between. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT The photo itself never travels through the message. Your recipient gets a small card in the chat; the actual photo sits encrypted on our servers, gets fetched when they tap, and is destroyed after viewing. Nothing usable is left behind in the conversation, in backups, or with us. Photos are never saved to disk unencrypted on either phone. Location data and other photo metadata are stripped before sending. A word of honesty: no app can stop someone from taking a screenshot, and nothing stops a person from pointing another camera at their screen. ViewItOnce keeps copies of your photo from existing; it can't control the person you sent it to. Send accordingly. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT YOU Almost nothing, by design. No accounts. Your device makes up a random ID and cryptographic keys on first launch, and that's all we ever see. We can't read your photos even if we wanted to. VIEWITONCE PLUS Sending disappearing photos is a subscription: ViewItOnce Plus costs $9.99 a year and starts with a free week. Opening photos other people send you is free and always will be, as is pairing and the "Keep in chat" option. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited if you buy a subscription during the trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://viewitonce.pawels-apps.workers.dev/privacy

Screenshots

RawCam4 screens
ViewItOnce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RawCam at none against ViewItOnce's 1. RawCam also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ViewItOnce sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. RawCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RawCam ships an update every 5 days, ViewItOnce monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RawCam versus ViewItOnce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRawCamViewItOnce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSantiago Alonso AlexandrePawel Szydlowski

In-app purchases

None

RawCam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ViewItOnce

Subscriptions1
  • ViewItOnce Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is RawCam free?
RawCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViewItOnce free?
ViewItOnce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RawCam or ViewItOnce have ads?
Neither RawCam nor ViewItOnce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RawCam or ViewItOnce?
RawCam ships an update every 5 days, and ViewItOnce monthly. Most recently, RawCam was updated on October 24, 2026 and ViewItOnce on October 19, 2026.

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