Comparison

ReellyLocal vs Aperto

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

Head to head
About

ReellyLocal

Features
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ReellyLocal turns the videos already on your device into a fast, private reel-style library. Scan local videos, browse them in a smooth vertical feed, search your library, view folders, save favorites, like clips, and continue watching from where you stopped. ReellyLocal is designed for people who want a simple way to enjoy their own videos without sending them to a cloud service. Key features: - Reel-style playback for local videos - Library, folder, favorite, liked, and recently watched views - Fast search and sorting - Local thumbnails and playback history - Private profile insights - Optional rewarded ads for ad-free time - Works with your device video library Privacy first: Your videos stay on your device. ReellyLocal does not upload your videos, thumbnails, titles, folders, or playback library to our servers. Video scanning and playback are local. Ads, if available, may connect to Google AdMob, but your local videos are not shared as ad targeting content.

About

Aperto

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Aperto is a manual camera for iPhone that puts every exposure setting under your thumb and develops photos that look like photos. No AI, no subscriptions, no ads, no accounts. Every camera feature is free. NATURAL PROCESSING, NO AI • Natural develops the sensor's RAW with classic algorithms: honest color and real detail, without oversharpening or fake HDR • Every photo merges several RAW frames for less noise and more detail, and bright skies and windows keep their highlights • Prefer Apple's look? Switch to Apple processing with Smart HDR and Deep Fusion, up to 48 MP NIGHT MODE • Merges a burst of frames into one clean, detailed photo, without AI • Frames are aligned automatically to cancel hand shake • Turns on by itself in the dark, or set it to always on or off FULL MANUAL CONTROL • ISO and shutter speed in 1/3-stop steps, within your camera's real limits • Set only ISO or only shutter and Aperto meters the other • Manual focus with focus peaking and a loupe • White balance presets or exact Kelvin, from 2000 K to 10000 K • Exposure compensation and touch-and-hold AE/AF lock • Swipe on the viewfinder to adjust, swipe sideways to change the look RAW WHEN YOU WANT IT • Apple ProRAW or DNG, HEIC, JPEG, or RAW together with HEIC/JPEG • File quality: High or Maximum • Complete EXIF: ISO, shutter, lens and more, plus optional location FILM LOOKS Natural, Warm, Fade, Chrome, Cine, Gold, Mono and Noir, with real grain and halation. Previewed live and applied to your HEIC or JPEG; your RAW always stays untouched. COMPOSE WITH CONFIDENCE • Live histogram, horizon level and highlight zebras • Rule of thirds, golden ratio, square grid or crosshair • 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1 and 65:24 panoramic framing • Ultra wide, wide and telephoto lenses, front camera • 3 s and 10 s timer, volume buttons as a shutter • Icons rotate smoothly with your iPhone CAMERA CONTROL AND LOCK SCREEN On iPhone 16 and later, choose Aperto for Camera Control and open it with the button, even from the Lock Screen. Light-press to adjust exposure, ISO, shutter and looks. Aperto is also available as a Control Center and Lock Screen control. MACRO • Get really close with the ultra wide lens (iPhone 13 Pro and later), framed tighter, with autofocus kept near • Manual focus with peaking and a loupe for the finest detail BUILT-IN EDITOR • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, warmth, tint, saturation, vibrance, clarity, sharpness and vignette • Film looks and grain, crop, rotate and straighten • RAW files are re-developed with Natural processing; your original is never changed LEARN AS YOU SHOOT • Camera basics: what ISO, shutter speed, EV, white balance and focus do and when to use them, with live examples • Pro School: short photo sessions with an example and a task; Aperto sets up the camera and checks your shot PRIVATE BY DESIGN Aperto collects no data. Your photos go straight to your library: no accounts, no tracking, no cloud. FREE, FOR REAL Every camera feature is free: no paywall, no ads, no subscriptions. If you enjoy Aperto, leave a one-time tip: it unlocks five more app icons and supports development. Available in English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Screenshots

ReellyLocal4 screens
Aperto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReellyLocal at none against Aperto's 2. Aperto's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Aperto sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ReellyLocal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ReellyLocal versus Aperto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReellyLocalAperto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperS M Mohi Us SunnatMaksim Logvinov

In-app purchases

None

ReellyLocal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Aperto

One-time2
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$1.99

Questions

Is ReellyLocal free?
ReellyLocal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aperto free?
Aperto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReellyLocal or Aperto have ads?
ReellyLocal shows ads; Aperto does not.

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