Comparison

Open Camera vs Blackbone Pro Camera

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

Head to head
About

Open Camera

This pro camera application provides full manual controls for capturing high-quality photos and videos. Enhance your shots with features like HDR, exposure adjustments, zoom, timers, and grid overlays. Easily select resolutions and switch flash modes for professional-level results.

Highlights
  • Full manual controls
  • HDR support
  • Exposure adjustment
  • Zoom functionality
  • Timer options
  • Grid overlays
  • Resolution selection
Features
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Open Camera is the pro camera app you need. With Open Camera, capture stunning photos and videos using full manual controls. Open Camera offers HDR, exposure, zoom, timers, and grid overlays. Pick your resolution, switch flash modes instantly. Open Camera — shoot like a pro.

About

Blackbone Pro Camera

Features
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Shoot like a cinema camera. Blackbone Pro Camera turns your iPhone into a professional video rig: flat Apple Log capture for maximum grading latitude, ProRes and HEVC up to 4K, and the exposure tools you know from real cameras. MANUAL EVERYTHING • ISO, shutter (speed or angle), white balance + tint, focus, zoom — each with instant Auto • Tap to focus • Flicker-free shutter 50/60 Hz • WB lock on record MONITOR LIKE A PRO • Focus peaking in 5 colors • Zebras with adjustable level & intensity • False color (IRE bands) • Histogram, waveform, RGB parade — GPU-rendered, never touching your recording COLOR PIPELINE • Apple Log 10-bit end to end (iPhone 15 Pro and newer) • ProRes 422 HQ/LT/Proxy, HEVC, H.264 • 8 built-in 3D LUTs including Log to Rec.709 • Import .cube LUTs from DaVinci Resolve • Monitor-only by default, or bake the look into the file PRO AUDIO • USB-C audio interfaces (RØDE, Zoom, MOTU and more) • Bluetooth microphones • Hardware gain control • AAC or uncompressed 24-bit PCM, stereo or mono • Built-in mic pickup selection BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Record straight to an external USB-C SSD, automatic fallback to internal storage • Volume buttons: record trigger + hold-to-zoom rocker that never stops the take • Presets: save, export and import your entire setup • Everything persists • Anamorphic desqueeze 1.33x–2x • Composition guides & aspect masks • Full HUD: timecode, dBFS meters, storage, battery BLACKBONE CLOUD • Optional account with 1 GB of free backup • Clips are encrypted end-to-end on your iPhone before upload — our servers only ever store ciphertext. Not even we can see your footage. English and Romanian interface. No analytics, no trackers.

Screenshots

Open Camera3 screens
Blackbone Pro Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blackbone Pro Camera at none against Open Camera's shown. Open Camera's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Open Camera versus Blackbone Pro Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen CameraBlackbone Pro Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAX EVANSBLACKBONE SRL

In-app purchases

None

Open Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Blackbone Pro Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Camera free?
Open Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackbone Pro Camera free?
Blackbone Pro Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Open Camera or Blackbone Pro Camera have ads?
Open Camera shows ads; Blackbone Pro Camera does not.

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