Comparison

FrameReady Camera 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

FrameReady Camera

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Record creator videos that fit before you edit. FrameReady Camera helps you keep your face, captions, hook and call to action visible while recording, so your clips are easier to edit, share and reuse. Use live video guides, face positioning, a clean teleprompter, scripts, projects and export tools to prepare your shot before you press record. Made for: • Talking head videos • Product demos • Tutorials • Coaching clips • App demos • UGC style videos • Vertical creator content Key features: • Live framing guides for creator videos • Face positioning assist, processed locally on device • Teleprompter for scripts, hooks and talking points • Creator projects for takes, clips and scripts • Universal Fit to check important areas before recording • Clean video export without burned in overlays • Optional cover and guide snapshot export • Local first workflow, no platform login and no hidden uploads FrameReady Camera is not a video editor. It helps you record cleaner source footage before editing, posting or sharing in your own workflow. Terms of Use / Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flinzel.github.io/framereadycamera/privacy.html

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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

FrameReady Camera4 screens
Honesmith Optics4 screens

Verdict

The call

FrameReady Camera 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. FrameReady Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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
FrameReady Camera versus Honesmith Optics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrameReady CameraHonesmith Optics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian KintzelShih-Chen Yang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FrameReady Camera

Subscriptions2
  • FrameReady Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • FrameReady Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Honesmith Optics

One-time1
  • Honesmith Optics Pro$11.99

Questions

Is FrameReady Camera free?
FrameReady Camera 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 FrameReady Camera or Honesmith Optics have ads?
Neither FrameReady Camera nor Honesmith Optics shows ads.

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