Comparison

Sunbeam Editor vs ScubaShot

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

Head to head
About

Sunbeam Editor

Features
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Sunbeam is an advanced mobile photo editor built to be intuitive, tactile, and private. — POWERFUL TOOLS IN THUMB'S REACH A fleet of tactile sliders lets you make refinements without needing to shift around or burrow into menus. ADVANCED CAPABILITIES Color grade, mix individual colors, apply film-like effects like grain and halation, adjust tone, and more. REFOCUS A powerful on-device depth model allows you to tap a subject and adjust focus and bokeh intensity on the fly for any photo in your library. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Save your own edits or import cinema-grade 3D LUTs as customizable presets. PRESET CAROUSEL Find the right look by browsing presets that apply in real time as you scroll, and freely dial in the intensity once you've found the right one. BATCH EDITS MADE EASY Effortlessly apply presets across your library for quicker edits. SMART MASKS Automatically select a subject or region to make local adjustments. PUT YOUR BEST PHOTO FORWARD Toggle between edited and original views. Undo up to 50 times, or completely revert changes non-destructively at any time. Explore parallel edits with separate versions of a photo. EXPORT CONTROL Independently manage the format, scale, and included metadata of each export in a batch, or apply all settings globally. CLICKS, TICKS, THUMPS, AND POPS Sunbeam takes cues from the physicality of hardware. These small details make the editing process feel deliberate and close at hand. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Editing and rendering happen on your device. Sunbeam requires no account and uses no analytics, advertising, or tracking. Your photos are never uploaded to servers operated by Sunbeam. GO INFINITE Sunbeam's core editing tools are entirely free to use. An optional one-time Sunbeam Infinite purchase unlocks unlimited saved presets, alternate versions and 3D LUT imports, complete undo history, and full export controls.

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

Sunbeam Editor4 screens
ScubaShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ScubaShot at 17.0 against Sunbeam Editor's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Sunbeam Editor 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 · 5 level
Sunbeam Editor versus ScubaShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunbeam EditorScubaShot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin MankaScott Saxton

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sunbeam Editor

One-time1
  • Sunbeam Infinite$4.99
1 purchases

ScubaShot

One-time1
  • English$9.99

Questions

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

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