Comparison

Puro vs Clear Frame Camera

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

Head to head
About

Puro

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Finally, a camera that doesn't lie to you. Puro Camera was built on a single rule: capture what is there, deliver exactly that, stop. No invisible AI. No Smart HDR rewrites. No Deep Fusion surprises. Just two honest ways to shoot โ€” and full manual control over both. โ€” TWO MODES, ONE TAP APART โ€” ZERO AI Single-exposure RAW DNG, straight from the sensor. No multi-frame stacking, no computational re-painting, no hidden noise reduction. What your iPhone's sensor recorded is exactly what lands on your roll โ€” plus a developed image, every shot. STANDARD Apple's full computational pipeline when you want it. Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, ProRAW โ€” all available, all under your control. โ€” DSLR-STYLE MANUAL CONTROLS โ€” โ€ข ISO 100โ€“6400, locked or auto โ€ข Shutter 1/8000s to 1 second โ€ข White balance: manual Kelvin (2500Kโ€“9000K) + Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent presets โ€ข EV compensation ยฑ3 stops, fine-grained โ€ข Tap-to-focus with AE/AF lock (long press) โ€ข Switch instantly between ultra-wide, wide, telephoto, and front cameras โ€” LIVE METERING & COMPOSITION โ€” โ€ข Real-time 12-bin histogram โ€ข Level indicator โ€ข Six grid overlays: Rule of Thirds, 4ร—4, Golden Ratio, Crosshair, Diagonal, Off โ€ข Aspect ratio control: 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 โ€” ZERO STUDIO: RE-DEVELOP YOUR RAWs โ€” Nailed the composition but blew the exposure? Open the DNG in Zero Studio and re-develop it at any exposure, ยฑ3 stops, non-destructively. Your original RAW stays untouched. Pure single-exposure development โ€” no AI, no fakery, no reshoot. โ€” BUILT FOR HOW YOU SHOOT โ€” โ€ข 48MP RAW DNG on supported iPhones โ€ข Dual output: every shot writes both a RAW DNG and a developed image โ€ข Volume buttons as a shutter trigger โ€ข Self-timer: 3, 5, 10 seconds โ€ข Silent shooting (where the law allows) โ€ข Full EXIF metadata viewer โ€ข Optional geotagging โ€ข Smart gallery: filter by RAW, by favorites, by today, by week โ€ข Siri shortcuts: "Shoot with Puro Camera" โ€” FREE OR PRO, YOUR CHOICE โ€” Free includes manual controls, the histogram, the level, and 15 Zero AI captures per month. Pro unlocks: โ€ข Unlimited Zero AI captures โ€ข 48MP RAW DNG โ€ข Every lens, every camera โ€ข Zero Studio re-development Subscribe monthly, yearly, or buy once for life โ€” no recurring fee, no upsell, you own it. โ€” REQUIREMENTS โ€” iOS 18 or later. RAW DNG capture requires an iPhone with a Bayer sensor (iPhone 12 and newer). Apple ProRAW where supported by your device. Puro Camera. RAW truth. Manual control. Yours forever, if you choose. โ€” MORE โ€” Privacy Policy: https://purocamera.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://purocamera.com/terms

About

Clear Frame Camera

Features
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Is the thing you want to photograph hidden behind the shutter button? Shooting a plate of food from above. Placing your child, your dog or your cat low in the frame. On the stock camera app, the shutter button can land right there. You cannot tell how it came out until you take the shot. Clear Frame Camera is a camera app that promises to keep the shutter button outside the frame. ( 1 ) The shutter never hides your frame Nothing overlaps the frame. What you see is what you get. ( 2 ) It works like the camera you know Nothing new to learn. The same gestures as the stock camera, doing the same things. - Tap to focus and set exposure - Pinch to zoom - Flash (auto / on / off) - Timer (3s / 10s) - Grid - Photos and videos save straight to your photo library ( 3 ) Settings step aside while you shoot The gear in the top corner opens flash, timer, ratio, grid and exposure in one panel. Close it and the wide view is back. While you are shooting, settings never sit over the frame. ( 4 ) Pro (one-time purchase) A single purchase unlocks these features. There is no monthly fee. - Video recording (HD / 4K, 24 / 30 / 60 fps) - 16:9 and 1:1 aspect ratios - Live Photos - Exposure compensation Photo capture stays free forever, whether or not you buy it. ( 5 ) We collect nothing No ads. No usage analytics. The photos and videos you take are only saved to the photo library on your device.

Screenshots

Puro3 screens
Clear Frame Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

Puro and Clear Frame Camera are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Puro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Clear Frame Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Puro versus Clear Frame Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuroClear Frame Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnderson Marques OliveiraRyuichi Kayashima

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Puro

Subscriptions2
  • Puro Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Puro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Puro Premium Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Clear Frame Camera

One-time1
  • Clear Frame Camera Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Puro free?
Puro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Frame Camera free?
Clear Frame Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Puro or Clear Frame Camera have ads?
Neither Puro nor Clear Frame Camera shows ads.

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