Comparison

Truly Simple RAW Camera vs FocalWell 66

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

FocalWell 66

Features
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Your phone takes pictures. FocalWell takes photographs. FocalWell 66 brings the classic 6×6 medium format camera to iPhone. You compose on the ground glass of a waist-level finder: a square frame, optional grid, etched split-image and microprism rings, and an image mirrored as in a real finder or upright. Saved frames are always upright. THREE MODES • BODY: the whole camera on screen, with shutter speed, ISO and aperture controls. • MANUAL: frame on top, full exposure control below — shutter speed ruler, ISO, aperture, ±2 EV compensation, light-meter needle, 3 or 10 s self-timer, focus AUTO, POINT or MANUAL. One tap returns to auto. • QUICK: just the film rolls, lens chips and shutter. Front or back camera; flash continuous or at exposure. On iPhone Duo, in the laptop pose, the viewfinder lies below and the controls face you. FILM BEFORE THE SHOT The picker has three groups: ANALOG (color negative, slide, cine and black-and-white), VINTAGE (processing tricks, old print processes, light play) and MODERN (the unfiltered Normal look, Modern for clean medium format, and six looks that adapt to the light — one reads the scene and picks for you). Eighteen films, each an interpretation under its own name; none is a measured copy of a branded stock. Every roll previews live in the finder; press and hold one to make it a favorite. Tap the loaded film to set its color strength (0–100%), grain (0–200%) and one of six textures, live in the finder. Grain follows exposure, halation leaves a warm fringe only around real highlights, and every roll is a batch with a slight color shift of its own. SEVEN LENSES Normal, wide, portrait, soft focus, tilt-shift, fisheye and an antique meniscus, each with its own rendering and distortion. The lens is part of the frame; the film can be changed later. TWELVE FRAMES PER ROLL As on 120 film, numbered by roll and frame on a contact sheet. DEVELOPMENT Frames appear instantly, or wait in the tank for 1, 5 or 30 minutes or 2 hours, stage by stage, with a notification when ready. Push or pull from −2 to +2 stops, per frame and final. LONG AND DOUBLE EXPOSURE Hold the shutter open, or use bulb with timed 2, 4 or 8 s. "Expose again" puts your next shot on top of any frame. DARKROOM Strips lie on a light table: press and hold a frame to see it under a loupe; double-tap or pinch to zoom. Edit exposure, contrast, saturation and warmth, change the film, hold to compare. Film border and edge label on or off. Save to Photos (optionally automatic), share, or develop a photo from your library. Texture, grain, halation, bloom and color strength can also be set per frame. On supported models frames are developed from RAW sensor data; no separate RAW file is saved. FREE AND PRO Free: the unfiltered Normal look and two films (a color negative and a black-and-white), one roll each — 24 digital frames, 12 per film — the normal and fisheye lenses, three bulb and three double exposures. Free frames always carry the edge label. Pro: all eighteen films, Modern and the six looks, new films from the catalog, all seven lenses, unlimited frames, bulb and double exposure, zoom up to 3× and the edge label switch. Monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan starts with a free trial; cancel before it ends and nothing is charged) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your App Store account. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Frames stay on your device; the app only downloads the film catalog and verifies purchases. In 17 languages. Privacy: https://focalwell.github.io/gizlilik.html Terms: https://focalwell.github.io/kosullar.html

Screenshots

Truly Simple RAW Camera3 screens
FocalWell 664 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Truly Simple RAW Camera at none against FocalWell 66's 3. FocalWell 66's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). 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. FocalWell 66 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Truly Simple RAW Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Truly Simple RAW Camera ships an update every 5 months, FocalWell 66 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Truly Simple RAW Camera versus FocalWell 66: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruly Simple RAW CameraFocalWell 66
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin WrightSezer Kusku

In-app purchases

None

Truly Simple RAW Camera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FocalWell 66

Subscriptions2
  • FocalWell Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FocalWell Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • FocalWell Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Truly Simple RAW Camera free?
Truly Simple RAW Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocalWell 66 free?
FocalWell 66 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Truly Simple RAW Camera or FocalWell 66 have ads?
Neither Truly Simple RAW Camera nor FocalWell 66 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Truly Simple RAW Camera or FocalWell 66?
Truly Simple RAW Camera ships an update every 5 months, and FocalWell 66 every 3 days. Most recently, Truly Simple RAW Camera was updated on October 25, 2026 and FocalWell 66 on October 29, 2026.

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