Comparison

Halide Mark III vs TinyScope

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

Head to head
About

Halide Mark III

This professional camera app offers advanced manual controls and powerful tools for deliberate photography. Capture stunning RAW images, utilize Neural Macro for close-ups on any iPhone, and access features like focus peaking and histograms. Learn photography with included lessons and customize your shooting experience.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure and focus controls
  • Neural Macro for close-up shots
  • 14-bit RAW and ProRAW capture
  • Exposure tools: histograms, waveform, zebras
  • Focus peaking and loupe
  • Gesture-based interface
  • Included photography lessons
Features
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Halide unleashes your iPhone’s camera. Disable iPhone processing for natural photos, apply powerful film situations, access manual controls, and more. Halide has over 24,000 5-star ratings and is an App Store Editors’ Choice and Apple Design Award winner. Halide’s Looks are built into the camera itself, changing how your photo is captured and processed - not just a color filter applied after the fact. These are the best photos you can get out of an iPhone. Start with Process Zero for natural, film-like results, without any AI or computational photography. Explore our rich set of creative Looks developed with Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly, and powered by sophisticated film simulation. For nine years, Halide has set the standard for professional iPhone camera control. Nail your manual focus with Focus Peaking and the Focus Loupe. Compose your shots with intention using sophisticated framing guides, from a basic grid and rule of thirds, to the golden ratio and rabatment of the rectangle. Get perfect macro shots with Halide's dedicated Macro Mode. Hate editing? Halide gives you amazing results straight out of the camera. But when you need to fine-tune, Photo Lab makes it fast and intuitive. Try dramatically different Looks, adjust framing and exposure, experiment with film simulation, or rescue details in highlights and shadows with Tone Fusion. You can even import and load RAWs from other apps, such as Apple’s own camera app, or standalone cameras by Canon, Nikon, Sony, Leica, Fujifilm, and Hasselblad. Specific formats are listed below. *Halide is a paid app. Try it free for 7 days with an annual membership, or buy it outright with a one-time purchase — no subscription required.* Features: - Shoot without Apple’s computational photography for stronger contrast and more natural results. - Photographic Looks developed in collaboration with esteemed Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly. - Rescue details in shadows and highlights with a Tone Fusion slider inspired by darkroom dodging and burning. - Try any Look on existing ProRAW files - including photos shot in Apple’s camera app. - Become a better photographer by signing up for our 10-day tutorial directly from the app. - Full manual exposure controls including shutter speed, ISO and white balance. - Technical Readout to view all details of your iPhone camera hardware. - Also runs on iPad, for an amazing Photo Lab experience. RAW File Support: - DNG (iPhone, Leica) - CR2 (Canon) - CR3 (Canon) - NEF (Nikon) - RAF (Fujifilm) - ARW (Sony) - FFF (Hasselblad) Terms of Use can be found here: https://halide.cam/terms Privacy: https://www.lux.camera/privacy/

About

TinyScope

Transform your smartphone into a portable microscope with this companion app. Capture detailed photos and videos of objects up close, turning your device into a mobile lab. Essential for exploring the microscopic world on the go.

Highlights
  • Mobile microscope functionality
  • Capture photos
  • Record videos
  • Usage instructions
  • Accessory integration
Features
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TINYSCOPE is an accessory designed for mobile phone lens,your cell phone turns into a mobile microscope with it,which makes you own a lab on the go at once.Picture or video can be took when it contact the object directly.Matched APP is necessary when you use it.What functions the APP with: 1.Taking Pictures 2.Taking Videos 3.How to use help More functions like community,share,vote are on the way. TINYSCOPE是专门为手机镜头设计的一款配件,有了它你的手机就可以变成一台移动的显微镜,让你即刻拥有一个移动的实验室。直接接触物体即可拍照或者摄像。你需要配合APP来使用它,目前APP实现的功能有: 1.拍照 2.录像 3.获取使用帮助 更多功能,如社区、分享、投票等敬请期待。

Screenshots

Halide Mark III4 screens
TinyScope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Halide Mark III at 4.4 against TinyScope's 2.1. Halide Mark III also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 20) and review sentiment (41% vs 23%). TinyScope's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Halide Mark III sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. TinyScope asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halide Mark III holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halide Mark III has 14K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Halide Mark III's written reviews are positive against 23% of TinyScope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halide Mark III ships an update every 11 days, TinyScope every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Halide Mark III versus TinyScope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalide Mark IIITinyScope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14K ratings) — better2.1 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews — better23.1% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#172 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLux Optics IncorporatedTinyphoton (Wuhan) Technology. Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Halide Mark III

All ratings13,589 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews881 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative50.6%

TinyScope

All ratings20 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative65.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative61.5%

Bugs and requests

Halide Mark III

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Zoom functionality issues
  • Landscape mode UI problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Shutter speed adjustment
  • Live depth/bokeh preview
  • Custom white balance
  • Time-lapse and video recording
  • Ability to save settings/presets

TinyScope

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Halide Mark III

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons$9.991 Month
  • Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase$69.99
None

TinyScope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Halide Mark III free?
Halide Mark III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TinyScope free?
TinyScope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Halide Mark III or TinyScope?
Halide Mark III is rated higher. Halide Mark III averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while TinyScope averages 2.1 from 20 ratings.
Do Halide Mark III or TinyScope have ads?
Neither Halide Mark III nor TinyScope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Halide Mark III or TinyScope?
Halide Mark III ships an update every 11 days, and TinyScope every 2 weeks. Most recently, Halide Mark III was updated on October 22, 2026 and TinyScope on October 15, 2026.

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