Comparison

Maple vs RawMask Studio

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

Head to head
About

Maple

A professional, non-destructive RAW photo editor and library manager for photographers. It allows precise color control, direct file manipulation, and organized browsing with ratings and keywords. Edits are stored in reversible XMP sidecars, ensuring originals remain untouched.

Highlights
  • Non-destructive RAW editing
  • Library management with ratings and keywords
  • Scene-referred color pipeline
  • XMP sidecar for reversible edits
  • Support for popular RAW formats
  • Local folder and Apple Photos integration
Features
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Maple is a professional, non-destructive RAW photo editor and library manager for photographers who want precise color and direct control of their files. Browse and cull a whole library, develop each frame in a scene-referred color pipeline, and export finished images without ever altering the original. Every adjustment is stored in an XMP sidecar, keeping edits reversible and portable. • Open popular RAW formats including CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG, RAF, ORF, RW2, PEF, SRW, and more • Organize with ratings, pick/reject flags, color labels, and keywords • Refine exposure, white balance, tone, HSL, color grading, curves, detail, lens corrections, crop, masks, and film looks • Work with local folders, Apple Photos, and network shares • Export JPEG, TIFF, or PNG in sRGB or Display P3 • Keep originals untouched with non-destructive XMP sidecars Maple is built around a shared image-processing core so your adjustments remain consistent across supported platforms.

About

RawMask Studio

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Edit only the part of the photo you choose. RawMask Studio is a RAW photo editor built around masks: pick a detected subject or draw your own mask, then change the light, color, detail and focus of just that area while the rest of the image stays untouched. It opens RAW and ProRAW files as well as everyday JPEG and HEIC photos, and every edit happens right on your iPhone. MASKS FOR SELECTIVE EDITS - Automatic masks: on-device detection finds subjects such as people, cars and animals and turns them into ready-to-edit masks - Manual masks: radial, linear (gradient), brush and rectangle - Refine any mask with the Add and Subtract brushes - Soften the edge with Feather for smooth, natural transitions - Give every mask its own light, color, detail and focus adjustments RAW, PRORAW, JPEG AND HEIC - Pick photos straight from your Photos library with the system picker - Edit RAW and ProRAW captures with the same tools as regular photos A CLEAR, STEP-BY-STEP WORKFLOW - Frame: crop, straighten, rotate, aspect ratios and zoom - Light: exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks - Color: temperature, tint, vibrance and saturation - Detail: texture, clarity, dehaze, sharpness and noise reduction - Focus: background blur with strength, range, feather and bokeh - Effects: vignette, grain and fade - Reorder or hide steps in Editor options to match the way you work COMPARE AND REUSE - Hold to Compare to check before and after at any moment - Save whole-photo adjustments as a Preset and apply it to another photo SAVE WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL - Save edit to Photos is non-destructive: the original stays intact and you can revert the edit in Photos anytime - Save a copy to Photos to keep the edited version as a new photo - Export as JPEG, HEIF or TIFF through the share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-in and no ads - Editing and subject detection run entirely on device, so your photos are never uploaded - Free, with no in-app purchases Open a photo, pick a mask and make one part of it shine.

Screenshots

Maple3 screens
RawMask Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RawMask Studio at weekly against Maple's monthly. RawMask Studio 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 · 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maple ships an update monthly, RawMask Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Maple versus RawMask Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapleRawMask Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelix TenBesarion Turmanauli

In-app purchases

None

Maple

No in-app purchases

None

RawMask Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maple free?
Maple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RawMask Studio free?
RawMask Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maple or RawMask Studio have ads?
Neither Maple nor RawMask Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maple or RawMask Studio?
Maple ships an update monthly, and RawMask Studio weekly. Most recently, Maple was updated on October 30, 2026 and RawMask Studio on October 29, 2026.

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