Comparison

Reefraction vs ScubaShot

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

Head to head
About

Reefraction

Features
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Reefraction brings your underwater photos and videos back to life. Water swallows red and orange light the deeper you go, leaving dive and snorkel shots looking flat, blue, and lifeless. Reefraction restores the true colors the ocean took away β€” in a single tap, or with full manual control when you want it. ONE-TAP CORRECTION Open a photo and Reefraction instantly neutralizes the blue-green cast and rebuilds the lost reds. No sliders, no guesswork β€” just natural color. BUILT-IN PRESETS Choose the look that matches your dive with hand-tuned presets: β€’ Shallow β€” light snorkeling and surface shots β€’ Reef β€” the everyday all-rounder β€’ Deep β€” for darker, bluer water β€’ Wreck β€” low-light and shadowed scenes β€’ Cave β€” extreme low light β€’ Green Water β€” neutralizes murky green casts ADVANCED CONTROLS Want to fine-tune? Slide up the Advanced panel for precise control over: β€’ Color Temperature (cool ↔ warm) β€’ Tint (green ↔ magenta) β€’ Red channel boost β€’ Exposure & Contrast Nudge anything and your edit becomes fully Custom. VIDEO COLOR CORRECTION Shot underwater video? Scrub to any frame, dial in the correction live, then export the whole clip with your audio intact. Perfect for GoPro and action-camera dive footage. (Video editing available on iPhone and iPad.) BEFORE & AFTER Press and hold the image any time to peek at the original and see exactly how much color Reefraction restored. SAVE & SHARE Save corrected photos and videos straight to your library, share them to social, or export a copy. Your originals are never touched. DARK, DISTRACTION-FREE DESIGN A clean ocean-themed interface that puts your image front and center. REEFRACTION PRO Reefraction is free to use. A single one-time purchase, Reefraction Pro, removes the small watermark from your exported photos and videos forever β€” no subscriptions, ever. Whether you're a scuba diver, freediver, snorkeler, or shoot with a GoPro, Reefraction gives your underwater memories the color they deserve. Dive in. Bring the reef back to life.

About

ScubaShot

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ScubaShot restores natural color and clarity to underwater photos. Two photos taken seconds apart can need different corrections. ScubaShot corrects each photo individually instead of forcing one preset across the dive. START WITH AUTOMATIC CORRECTION Import a photo, and ScubaShot immediately restores its color, clarity, brightness, and detail. Use Correction Strength to move from the original to the full correction. Compare your result with the original at any time. USE SUBJECT CONTROL Open Subject Control on any photo. ScubaShot creates a starting selection when automatic detection finds the subject. Use Add and Subtract to refine that selection. When detection misses, paint the subject yourself. Adjust the subject’s brightness, warmth, saturation, and sharpness without changing the surrounding water. MAKE YOUR OWN ADJUSTMENTS Open the adjustment panel when a photo needs more attention. Refine Color Restore, Water Clarity, brightness, saturation, sharpness, white balance, tone, hue, and individual color channels. Crop, straighten, rotate, or flip the frame without leaving ScubaShot. CORRECT A FULL DIVE Import one photo or an entire dive. ScubaShot corrects each photo separately. Review the results, select the photos you want, then save or share one, a selection, or the entire set. USE THE CAMERA YOU CARRY Import photos from phones, action cameras, compacts, and dedicated cameras in housings. ScubaShot opens common image formats and RAW files that iOS supports, including Apple ProRAW. Choose JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or TIFF for export. ScubaShot keeps useful capture metadata, and you decide whether exports include location. WORK OFFLINE Use ScubaShot without an internet connection. It processes every image on your device and never uploads your photos. You do not need a ScubaShot account. TRY EVERY FEATURE Import and preview as many photos as you want. Use every correction and control from the start. Export five photos for free. One purchase unlocks unlimited exports. ScubaShot has no subscription.

Screenshots

Reefraction3 screens
ScubaShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Reefraction at 15.0 against ScubaShot's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Reefraction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScubaShot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 4 level
Reefraction versus ScubaShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReefractionScubaShot
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size57 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoger WeissScott Saxton

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reefraction

One-time1
  • Reaafraction Pro$17.99
1 purchases

ScubaShot

One-time1
  • English$9.99

Questions

Is Reefraction free?
Reefraction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScubaShot free?
ScubaShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reefraction or ScubaShot have ads?
Neither Reefraction nor ScubaShot shows ads.

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