Benshi vs Emoryx

A retro film camera for the iPhone era. Benshi turns every photo into a piece of film. Portrait mode is the heart of the app — your darkroom in your pocket. Landscape mode turns into a small cinema for video, when you want it. Benshi (弁士) is named after the silent-film narrators of 1920s Japan, who gave voice to silent movies. The app gives that same voice to your photos. THE PHOTO ENGINE A real darkroom recreated at the pixel level. Five Metal shaders simulate silver-halide grain, the H&D characteristic curve, wavelength-separated halation, reciprocity failure, and 16-bit half-float color. Not a filter chain — actual physical simulation. Choose from 70 looks across 7 categories (Mood · People · Nature · City · Digital · Japan · Masters), then dial in 32 film stocks, 5 developers, and 8 lens profiles. About 90,000 combinations — every photo can become something different. LENS SIMULATION (rare beyond film-only apps) Most film apps stop at the film. Benshi also simulates the lens. Body × Lens × Film × Developer — swirly Helios bokeh, dreamy Summilux glow, thoriated amber cast, flat cine glass. 8 profiles from 28mm to 85mm, each with its own optical character, plus two cinema lenses for video. MANUAL CONTROLS & PRESETS Shoot like a rangefinder: continuous AF, spot metering, MF punch-in focus, AEB exposure bracketing, an intervalometer, and 7 white-balance presets. Save any setup as a camera preset and recall it in one tap, or build and name your own film × developer × look as a custom recipe (Pro). DEEP JAPANESE CULTURE (no other app does this) • Half-frame mode — two shutter presses become one diptych, like the 1963 Olympus Pen • Postcard (絵葉書) export — horizontal 1.48:1 with 罫線 lines and a vermilion 印鑑 date stamp • Ghost photo (心霊写真) — 1970s Japanese summer ghost-story-book mood • Slow-develop mode — recreates the "wait for develop" feeling of disposable cameras • 7 era presets (Showa 1965-74 / 1975-84 / 1985-88 / Heisei early / mid / late / Reiwa) • 3 Japanese era date stamps (和暦 / 印鑑 / typewriter / LED90s) • 12 camera skins (5 base + 7 Japanese era cameras: Half-Frame 63 · Bubble 88 · Showa Disposable 27 · Expo 70 · Heisei Digicam 01 · etc) RAW + RE-DEVELOP Automatic DNG capture on supported devices. Re-develop the same negative with different film, developer, lens, and effects — without losing the original. EXIF data preserved. LANDSCAPE FOR VIDEO Turn your iPhone sideways and Benshi becomes a small cinema. 16 video looks at 1080p (8 base + 4 Showa retro + 4 Japanese cinema), manual dial and grip, stop trick, ghost mode, iris transitions, film leader countdown, intertitle cards, procedural piano BGM. Cinema-style lens profiles (cineVintage50 / cineDreamy50) for that anamorphic feeling. STORY MODE Record 3 short clips and Benshi assembles a vertical 9:16 silent film with AI benshi captions in 4 title styles — ready to share. Free to use; only the watermark differs. PRICING • Lifetime $14.99 — pay once, no subscription drama • Monthly $4.99 with 7-day free trial • Family Sharing supported The free tier includes 22 of 70 looks, 4 video looks, RAW capture, and Story Mode (with watermark). Try Pro free for 7 days. AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION INFO • Benshi Pro Monthly — $4.99/month with a 7-day free trial. Payment charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription auto-renews at the same price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. • Manage or cancel: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when purchasing a subscription. TERMS Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://windgksh.github.io/ibouCamera-policy/ CONTACT admin@ibou.ai

Free forever up to 5 folders and 100 files — use Emoryx for life, at no cost. Premium is optional. Emoryx is a private camera and encrypted vault for your photos, videos, and documents — completely free to use, forever. Capture straight into a hidden, protected space, or import what you already have. No account, no ads, no time-limited trial, and no forced subscription. Keep using it free for as long as you like, within the generous free plan: up to 5 folders and 100 files. Premium is entirely optional and simply lifts those limits. Keep your most personal moments away from app permissions, social feeds, and prying eyes. Everything stays on your device, protected by a PIN, password, or Face ID — no server, no tracking, fully offline. WHAT EMORYX DOES • Built-in private camera — capture photos and record video straight into your vault, never saved to your Camera Roll • Discreet capture for moments when you need privacy on the go • Stores your files locally on your iPhone — nothing leaves your device without your permission • Locks your entire vault with a password or Face ID • Photographs anyone who fails to unlock the app (optional intruder capture), kept on your device only • Lets you create separate folders, each with its own optional password • Imports files from Photos, Camera, Files, or any app via Share Sheet • Previews photos, videos, and documents inside the app, with full-screen landscape mode • Encrypted iCloud backup so your vault moves with you to a new iPhone (Premium) SHARE EXTENSION Import into Emoryx directly from Safari, WhatsApp, Mail, or any app — tap Share → Emoryx. LOCK SCREEN WIDGET A quick-capture shortcut right on your lock screen. One tap to capture or import without unlocking first. PRIVACY Emoryx collects no data. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs that phone home. The app works fully offline. PREMIUM (optional) Premium is never required. It simply removes the free-plan limits — unlimited folders and unlimited files — and unlocks encrypted iCloud sync so your vault moves with you to a new iPhone. Available as a monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime purchase. Available in English and Hebrew with full right-to-left support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emoryx.erezults.com/privacy