Comparison

Halide Mark III vs Silver B&W Camera

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

Silver B&W Camera

Capture stunning black & white or color photos and videos with advanced manual controls. Offers RAW and ProRAW formats, customizable B&W transformations, and various video resolutions and frame rates.

Highlights
  • Manual focus and exposure
  • B&W and color photo modes
  • RAW and ProRAW capture
  • Customizable B&W color transformation
  • 4K and Full HD video recording
  • Manual white balance
  • Image stabilization
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Color and black & white camera app with ProRAW and RAW formats and manual control support for every photography enthusiastic. You can take great B&W photos where color is transformed to grayscale just the way you want. And you can take great color photos — even in RAW or ProRAW format and you can control the camera with manual focus and exposure settings. Users in over hundred countries have downloaded this camera app. Color adjustment sliders for B&W transformation and quick access mode buttons are shown on screen alongside preview window. After settings are selected preview window can be expanded to full screen for better viewing if so desired. Great photo features include • ability to shoot B&W or color photos (default mode can be selected in settings) • sliders to set how light or dark red, green and blue color are transformed to grayscale • quick access buttons to select color mode, natural b&w transformation or any single color channel to grayscale transformation • exposure bias +/- • manual exposure (ISO and shutter speed) • manual white balance • manual focus • zoom with control buttons or pinch gesture • flash mode selection • camera lens selection if device has multiple cameras • image stabilization setting (automatic or off) • RAW and ProRAW mode (**) (see additional information on www.ahola.dev/raw) • JPEG and HEIC photo formats (**) Also great video features • 4K, Full HD and 720p video (*) • 60, 50, 30, 25 and 24 fps (*) • video stabilization standard, cinematic or off (*) • color and B&W • H.264 and HEVC video file formats (*) This app is free download and is ad supported. If paid version is previously downloaded or in app purchase of full version is made at any time then no ads are shown. ** Note about app privacy: Ahola Development does not collect any user data or track users in any way. All data collection and user tracking is done by ad framework used in app. This framework is Google AdMob and it operates in confinement set by Apple in iOS and iPadOS systems restricting access to user private and personal data. ** (*) Actual available settings are depending on a device capabilities and selected combination of settings. For example cinematic stabilization mode may not be usable or available. Mismatching settings are downscaled to best available device capability. 4K video with 24, 25 or 30 fps on iPhone 11 Pro and later devices. HEVC video mode requires supported device. (**) HEIC and ProRAW requires supported device otherwise feature can not be used.

Screenshots

Halide Mark III4 screens
Silver B&W Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Silver B&W Camera at 5.0 against Halide Mark III's 4.4. Silver B&W Camera also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Halide Mark III's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Silver B&W Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Silver B&W Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halide Mark III has 13K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halide Mark III ships an update every 11 days, Silver B&W Camera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Halide Mark III versus Silver B&W Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalide Mark IIISilver B&W Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLux Optics IncorporatedAhola Development

Customer experience

Halide Mark III

All ratings13,365 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews859 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative51.1%

Silver B&W Camera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Silver B&W Camera

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
2 purchases

Silver B&W Camera

One-time2
  • Free Trial (no ads)Free
  • Full Version (no ads)$1.99

Questions

Is Halide Mark III free?
Halide Mark III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Silver B&W Camera free?
Silver B&W Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Halide Mark III or Silver B&W Camera?
Silver B&W Camera is rated higher. Halide Mark III averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Silver B&W Camera averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Halide Mark III or Silver B&W Camera have ads?
Silver B&W Camera shows ads; Halide Mark III does not.
Which is updated more often, Halide Mark III or Silver B&W Camera?
Halide Mark III ships an update every 11 days, and Silver B&W Camera every 3 months. Most recently, Halide Mark III was updated on September 24, 2026 and Silver B&W Camera on September 7, 2026.

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