HDR Camera for SimplyHDR vs HDR Effect Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HDR Camera for SimplyHDR
Transform your iPhone camera into professional HDR equipment with this app. Achieve enhanced photos in a single click, with full control over effects, brightness, contrast, and color. All images are saved in a square format, perfect for social media sharing.
- One-click HDR photo capture
- Adjustable HDR effects
- High-resolution images
- Square format for social media
- Tone mapping
- In-app gallery
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HDR (high dynamic range) makes you photos look better than real-life! Our app turns you iPhone camera into professional HDR equipment. All photos can be in a square format acessible with Instagram. No need in taking several shots - the photos become HDR in just one click! FEATURES * Change all aspects of the HDR process: Effects, Brightness and Contrast, Temperature, Hue/Saturation * High-Resolution * Take HDR photo in one click * Gallery with your HDR photos * Tone Mapping * High Dynamic Range
HDR Effect Camera
Effortlessly create stunning HDR photos with this app. It automatically captures and combines multiple exposures into a single, high-dynamic-range image. Save directly to your library or share your creations instantly.
- 4K & XDR support
- Automatic HDR photo creation
- Capture from any lens
- Multiple HDR filters
- Direct photo saving
- In-app sharing
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12MP and XDR support. With one tap, capture 4 photos (with different exposures) and auto combine them into one HDR photo. Photos are directly saved to your photo library. Capture from any supported lens on the device. There are multiple HDR filters. You can also share the HDR photo directly from the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HDR Effect Camera at none against HDR Camera for SimplyHDR's 2. HDR Camera for SimplyHDR's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. HDR Camera for SimplyHDR sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. HDR Effect Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for HDR Camera for SimplyHDR against 2.4 for HDR Effect Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of HDR Camera for SimplyHDR's written reviews are positive against 40% of HDR Effect Camera's.
HDR Camera for SimplyHDR ships an update every 6 weeks, HDR Effect Camera every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDR Camera for SimplyHDR | HDR Effect Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (13 ratings) — better | 2.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitaliy Odarchenko | Anton Heestand |
Customer experience
HDR Camera for SimplyHDR
HDR Effect Camera
In-app purchases
HDR Camera for SimplyHDR
- Remove Commercial$0.99
- HDR and Midtones Settings$2.99
HDR Effect Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
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