Comparison

Prismark Pro Camera vs Backward

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

Head to head
About

Prismark Pro Camera

This app offers advanced manual camera controls for photographers and creators, allowing for precise adjustments to exposure, focus, and white balance. It provides a distraction-free shooting experience with features like a live histogram and composition aids.

Highlights
  • Manual camera controls
  • Photo and video modes
  • Multi-lens support
  • Dual-camera recording
  • HDR video
  • Exposure tools
  • Composition aids
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Prismark is a lightweight pro camera app for photographers and creators who want more control without clutter. Capture photos and videos with a focused viewfinder, fast mode switching, and intuitive controls for exposure, shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance. Prismark helps you get the most from your device's camera while keeping the shooting experience simple, responsive, and distraction-free. Key Features: • Photo and video modes Switch between still photo capture and video recording with a clean, familiar camera layout. • Manual camera controls Adjust EV, shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance from a streamlined professional toolbar. • Multi-lens support Use supported cameras available on your device, such as ultra wide, wide, telephoto, and virtual multi-camera systems. • Smooth zoom Pinch to zoom or use quick zoom presets that adapt to your device. • Dual-camera recording On supported devices, record the scene and your reaction together with an interactive picture-in-picture layout. • HDR video Record HDR video on supported devices for richer color and dynamic range. • Exposure tools Use a live luminance histogram and zebra overexposure warning to judge exposure more precisely. • Composition aids Enable grid lines, a level meter, and focus indicators to help frame your shot. • Live Photo, timer, and flash Capture Live Photos on supported devices, use a countdown timer, and control flash or video torch when supported. • Photo watermark Optionally stamp shooting date, exposure settings, device model, location, or your own text onto captured photos, in your choice of style. • Quick preview View your latest photos and videos directly from the camera interface. Prismark is built on native iOS camera frameworks for a smooth, reliable, and privacy-conscious shooting experience.

About

Backward

Relive past moments by revisiting photos, music, and journal entries from this day in previous years. Set reminders to reflect daily and build a growing journal for your future self.

Highlights
  • View photos and videos from this day in past years
  • Rediscover music released on this date
  • Write journal entries for your future self
  • Set morning and evening reflection reminders
  • Track daily visits and writing streaks
  • Integrate with Siri and Shortcuts
Features
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Some days change your life. Others are worth remembering just as they were. Backward brings back the photos you took, the music released on this day, and the words you wrote, all connected by the same date across the years. Open it with your morning coffee to see what today looked like last year, five years ago, or further back. Photos and videos from your library are grouped by year, ready to explore. At the end of the day, leave a line for your future self. A small win, a conversation, or something that made you laugh. A sentence or two is plenty. Next year on this date, your note returns alongside the ones from years before. Over time, your journal grows a little each day. Connect your music library to rediscover albums and songs released on this date. Make looking back part of your day: - Set morning and evening reminders at times you choose. - Track your daily visits and writing streak. - Keep memories on your Home Screen and check your daily progress from the Lock Screen. - Open today’s memories or start a note with Siri, Shortcuts, and Control Center. - Enable date browsing to explore any day of the year. - Arrange your Today screen, choose an accent color, and pick your app icon. - Leave out individual photos, videos, screenshots, or entire albums without removing them from your library. - Search your journal, import past entries, and export your notes.

Screenshots

Prismark Pro Camera4 screens
Backward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backward at none against Prismark Pro Camera's 1. Backward also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Prismark Pro Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Prismark Pro Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backward asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Prismark Pro Camera against 5.0 for Backward. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prismark Pro Camera ships an update fortnightly, Backward every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prismark Pro Camera versus Backward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrismark Pro CameraBackward
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer迪 黎Andrew Mastracchio

Customer experience

Prismark Pro Camera

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backward

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Prismark Pro Camera

One-time1
  • Prismark Pro$2.99
None

Backward

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prismark Pro Camera free?
Prismark Pro Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backward free?
Backward is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prismark Pro Camera or Backward?
Prismark Pro Camera and Backward are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Prismark Pro Camera or Backward have ads?
Neither Prismark Pro Camera nor Backward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prismark Pro Camera or Backward?
Prismark Pro Camera ships an update fortnightly, and Backward every 5 days. Most recently, Prismark Pro Camera was updated on October 29, 2026 and Backward on October 26, 2026.

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