Comparison

Henshu Edit vs Halcyon Camera

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

Head to head
About

Henshu Edit

Features
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Henshu EDIT is the developing studio for photographers who hate subscriptions: pay once and it is yours, on Mac and iPad. FULL RAW DEVELOPING - RAW from virtually any camera (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji and more) - Light, color, 8-channel HSL, tone curves (Tone + R/G/B) - Apple-AI masks: Subject, Background and Sky in one tap - Radial and linear masks you place by dragging on the photo - One-tap background removal (Apple segmentation, transparent PNG) - Per-channel black & white, freeform crop, straighten, flips LOOKS - 20 exclusive Sotiega LUTs + 34 parametric film looks - Live previews on YOUR photo, adjustable intensity ON iPAD - The Mac workspace, complete: catalog, live histogram, tabbed inspector, filmstrip, undo/redo, pinch zoom, Apple Pencil - DJI-style manual camera with live-filtered viewfinder and RAW (DNG) capture - A light meter for your analog and SLR cameras - Library shared through iCloud with the free iPhone app BUY ONCE, USE ON BOTH Buy Henshu EDIT once and use it on Mac AND iPad. PRO EXPORT JPEG, PNG, TIFF, HEIF - quality and size control, color spaces, resizing, metadata, watermark. No subscription. No account. Your photos never leave your devices.

About

Halcyon Camera

Capture photos and videos with the authentic look and feel of classic film stocks. Offers professional manual controls, advanced editing tools, and various shooting modes like long exposure and slow-motion.

Highlights
  • Authentic film stock simulations
  • Full manual camera controls
  • Long exposure and slow-motion video
  • WYSIWYG editing with film simulation
  • Pro video recording options
  • Built-in pro overlays and grids
Features
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Halcyon brings the soul of film to your iPhone. Twelve hand-crafted film stocks — Kodak Portra 400, Cinestill 800T, Velvia 50, Tri-X 400 and more — each with the temperature, tone curve, grain, and halation of the real thing. Apply them live, before you take the shot, and what you see is exactly what you get. REAL PRO CONTROLS, ONE-HANDED. Full manual ISO, shutter, focus, white balance, and exposure. Tap to focus. Long-press for AE/AF lock. Pinch to zoom. Volume buttons fire the shutter. Lens switcher for ultrawide, wide, telephoto. Halide-style focus loupe magnifies the sharpness plane as you rack focus. Histogram, waveform, focus peaking, zebras, false color, horizon level — when you need them, hidden when you don't. NEW IN 3.2 — LONG EXPOSURE, SLOW-MO, LIVE PHOTO. • Multi-frame long exposure — 2, 5, 10, or 20 second stacks with automatic alignment for handheld light trails, silky water, and star fields • Slow-motion capture at 120fps and 240fps • Live Photo for every film stock — the frames before and after, with the film baked in • Thermal and storage health warnings before a long take can bite you • Alternate app icons: Amber, Midnight, Noir BUILT-IN PRO OVERLAYS. • Histogram — real-time RGB • Waveform — luminance monitor • Focus peaking — see what's sharp • Focus loupe — Halide-style magnifier • Zebras — highlight clipping alert • False color — exposure map • Horizon level — stop crooked photos • Rule-of-thirds grid • Cinematic frame modes — square, 3:2, 16:9, half-frame • Live ISO / shutter chips PRO VIDEO WITH FILM SIMULATION. Record HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, or Apple Log with the film baked in. Cinematic 24fps, 4K, live audio, plus 120/240fps slow-motion. EVERYTHING IS YOURS. WYSIWYG: every effect — film, grain, halation — is baked into the saved photo. ProRAW is preserved as alternate. Create custom film recipes with a 14-slider editor. Save them, share them, refine them. YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE. No analytics. No data collection. No network requests. Nothing leaves your iPhone. Made with care for everyone who misses film.

Screenshots

Halcyon Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

Henshu Edit and Halcyon Camera 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 · 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Henshu Edit versus Halcyon Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHenshu EditHalcyon Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjosuar ochoaBirkan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

Henshu Edit

No in-app purchases

None

Halcyon Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Henshu Edit free?
Henshu Edit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halcyon Camera free?
Halcyon Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Henshu Edit or Halcyon Camera have ads?
Neither Henshu Edit nor Halcyon Camera shows ads.

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