Comparison

Truly Simple RAW Camera vs Kiso Camera

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

Head to head
About

Truly Simple RAW Camera

Capture unedited digital negatives directly from your iPhone's sensor. This app bypasses automatic image processing to provide pure RAW DNG files for manual development. It offers DSLR-like controls and essential framing tools.

Highlights
  • Pure RAW capture (.DNG)
  • Tap to focus and exposure lock
  • Hardware back-facing lens switching
  • Optional haptic shutter feedback
  • Rule-of-thirds grid overlay
  • Quick review of recent photos
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Most modern smartphone cameras automatically process every picture you take. They apply aggressive smoothing, artificial HDR, and automatic sharpening. Sometimes, you just want the actual, unedited digital negative so you can develop it yourself. Truly Simple RAW Camera bypasses automatic processing to give you the exact, unedited light that hit your iPhone’s physical sensor. NOTE: This app only works on devices with hardware capable of capturing Bayer RAW images, which means most iPhones and iPad Pros but not other sorts of iPad, sorry! It does not work with front-facing cameras, either, for the same reason (they lack that capability). Features: • Pure RAW capture: Saves uncompressed 14-bit Bayer .DNG files directly to your camera roll with zero AI processing. • Tap to focus: Tap anywhere on the viewfinder to physically adjust the lens focal plane and lock in your exposure, just like a real DSLR. • Hardware controls: Switch between the physical back-facing lenses and toggle the hardware flash. No digital zoom allowed. • Tactile feedback: An optional haptic shutter toggle lets you physically feel exactly when a photo is captured. • Visual basics: Toggle a rule-of-thirds grid to frame your shot, and switch between light and dark color themes for comfort. • Quick review: Tap the recent photo thumbnail to instantly jump to your native iOS Photos gallery. • Free: Enjoy a completely free app with no recurring fees, intrusive advertisements, or paywalls.

About

Kiso Camera

Features
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Professional control. Reliable capture. Kiso is built on the promise this category keeps breaking: the shot you took is the shot you keep, and what you see before you press capture is the truth. Every frame is written to Kiso's own storage before your photo library is asked for anything, and that copy is only released once the library has accepted it. The "saved" checkmark appears at that point, not at the shutter. If a call, a crash, or a thermal shutdown interrupts a capture, the frame is still on disk and Kiso hands it back to you on the next launch. Take intentional photos with direct control over exposure, focus, lens selection, and format. Capture in RAW and ProRAW. Shoot video in ProRes and HEVC with the frame rate and stabilization you chose, not the ones the app decided on. Made for street, travel, portrait, landscape, and low-light photography. No noisy dashboards. No gimmicks. Shooting, saving and recovery are free forever, with no account and no sign-in, and so is timelapse. Kiso Pro adds the monitoring instruments, screen-off recording, ProRes and ProRAW, and lossless export. Just a camera that helps you make the shot you had in mind, and proves it kept it. Kiso Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://theproperinvestment.github.io/kiso-camera/

Screenshots

Truly Simple RAW Camera3 screens
Kiso Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Truly Simple RAW Camera at none against Kiso Camera's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kiso Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Truly Simple RAW Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Truly Simple RAW Camera versus Kiso Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruly Simple RAW CameraKiso Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin WrightAUSTIN SHEPHERD

In-app purchases

None

Truly Simple RAW Camera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kiso Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Kiso Pro: Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Kiso Pro: Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Kiso Pro: Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Truly Simple RAW Camera free?
Truly Simple RAW Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kiso Camera free?
Kiso Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Truly Simple RAW Camera or Kiso Camera have ads?
Neither Truly Simple RAW Camera nor Kiso Camera shows ads.

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