Comparison

ArchCam vs Cerulean

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

Head to head
About

ArchCam

This app automatically corrects perspective and levels horizons in your photos, making buildings upright and people look natural in wide shots. It offers live preview and a studio editor for further refinement, with all processing done on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic vertical perspective correction
  • Natural wide photo distortion reduction
  • Horizon leveling
  • Document and artwork modes
  • Live preview and studio editor
  • On-device private processing
Features
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ArchCam keeps buildings upright, horizons level, and people looking more natural near the edges of wide photos. See corrections while you shoot, then refine them in Studio Editor. Your original stays recoverable. AUTOMATIC VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE Point the camera up or down at buildings or interiors. Verticals uses camera orientation and lens information to straighten converging upright lines, similar to the shift movement of a perspective-control lens. MORE NATURAL WIDE PHOTOS Reduce stretching of faces and figures near frame edges in group photos and selfies. Wide uses a curved, fisheye-like projection, so straight lines may bend. It works with front and rear cameras, not just ultra-wide lenses. LEVEL HORIZONS Automatically straighten tilted horizons. For most everyday photos, this is the only correction you need. Turn it off for deliberately angled compositions. DOCUMENT AND ARTWORK MODES Document mode straightens flat subjects photographed from above with the rear camera. Artwork mode adds manual horizontal perspective for paintings, posters, and building facades photographed from one side. PREVIEW OR OUTLINE See enabled corrections live in Preview, or use Outline to show the future corrected frame with less processing and typically lower battery use. Both save the same enabled corrections. REFINE IN STUDIO EDITOR Edit ArchCam or library photos with Horizon, Vertical and Horizontal perspective, 4-Corner, Wide, and Color tools. Live Photo editing retains motion and sound; geometry edits preserve the chosen Portrait appearance. COMPARE AND KEEP Compare Original and ArchCam versions, save either, or keep both as separate photos. Review actions are free. Studio Editor and Artwork capture share 10 free saves; an optional one-time purchase removes the limit. LIVE PHOTO CAPTURE Capture motion around the full-resolution still photo, with optional sound. APPLE WATCH REMOTE Frame shots with a live view on Apple Watch, zoom with the Digital Crown, toggle Wide correction, and use a shutter timer. Keep ArchCam open on your paired, unlocked iPhone. CAMERA CONTROLS Adjust exposure and white balance, pinch to zoom, switch cameras, and shoot with either volume button. Tap to focus or touch and hold for focus and exposure lock. PRIVATE PHOTO PROCESSING Photos are processed on your iPhone, with no ArchCam account, advertising, analytics, tracking, or image-processing backend. Apple handles Studio purchases; Photos may sync through your iCloud settings.

About

Cerulean

Easily photograph and scan your physical artwork and sketchbook pages. Correct perspective, crop, and enhance lighting and contrast directly on your device. Preserve your creations with privacy-focused features.

Highlights
  • Import from Photos or photograph directly
  • Perspective correction
  • Open Book mode for spreads
  • Automatic lighting and contrast enhancements
  • Monochrome and line-art options
  • Touch-up tool
  • Custom watermark
Features
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Cerulean makes it easy to photograph your physical artwork and sketchbook pages. Created by an artist, for artists. Correct perspective, crop your artwork, and improve uneven lighting and contrast — all directly on your device. FEATURES • Import from Photos or photograph directly with your camera • Perspective correction for artwork photographed at an angle • Open Book mode for two-page sketchbook spreads • Automatic lighting and contrast enhancements • Monochrome and line-art options • Rectangle and square cropping • Touch-up tool for cleaning up smudges and imperfections • Add a custom transparent watermark • Save and share your finished artwork at full resolution PRIVACY • Your artwork stays on your device. • Cerulean does not upload your photos for processing. • Your photos are never used for AI training.

Screenshots

ArchCam4 screens
Cerulean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ArchCam at 6 against Cerulean's 1. Cerulean's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. ArchCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cerulean sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ArchCam against 5.0 for Cerulean. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArchCam has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArchCam ships an update every 8 days, Cerulean weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ArchCam versus Cerulean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchCamCerulean
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlpine Dog Apps LLCJoseph Lesko

Customer experience

ArchCam

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cerulean

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ArchCam

One-time1
  • ArchCam Studio$9.99
1 purchases

Cerulean

One-time1
  • Cerulean Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is ArchCam free?
ArchCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cerulean free?
Cerulean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArchCam or Cerulean?
ArchCam and Cerulean are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ArchCam or Cerulean have ads?
Neither ArchCam nor Cerulean shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArchCam or Cerulean?
ArchCam ships an update every 8 days, and Cerulean weekly. Most recently, ArchCam was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cerulean on October 31, 2026.

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