Comparison

Halide Mark III vs 映色

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

映色

Features
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映色 Yingse,把专业摄影师的调色,变成你手里的一键 不用懂参数。选一张照片,或者打开相机——映色帮你认出场景、推荐风格、拍出大片 智能相机,一键出片 打开相机自动识别人像 / 美食 / 街景 / 夜景,推荐最搭的三个风格,再给一句拍摄建议(脸有点暗、画面歪了…),按下快门即是成片 48+ 场景化风格 按场景找风格,不再对着一堆滤镜发懵: · 人像 — 日系清新、韩系杂志、胶片人像、港风、撕拉片 · 胶片 — 金色胶片、柔肤胶片、经典日系、过期胶片 · 电影 — 青橙电影、港片霓虹、黑金大片 · 旅行 / 美食 / 街拍 / 潮流,总有一款对味 真·胶片质感,还能微调 颗粒、褪色、暗角、强度,每个风格都能调到你喜欢的程度 自然美颜,不塑料 只磨皮肤、不糊五官。频率分离保留真实皮肤纹理,还有「肤色保护」让滤镜不带脏你的脸 想深调,给你专业模式 曲线、HSL、白平衡、锐度、清晰度全都有,还能把你的调色导出成 LUT (.cube),带到其它软件用 一切都在本地 所有处理都在你的设备上完成。不上传、不联网、不收集任何数据 把专业调色变成一键,就用映色 「本次更新」What's New(首次发布填) 映色首个版本上线 · 智能相机:识别场景、推荐风格、一键变好看 · 48+ 场景化胶片风格 · 自然美颜(肤色保护) · 专业模式 + LUT 导出 所有处理都在本地,不联网不收集数据

Screenshots

Halide Mark III4 screens
映色3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Halide Mark III at Free against 映色's $0.99. Halide Mark III also leads on chart position (#159 vs unranked). 映色's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Halide Mark III is free to download; 映色 costs $0.99 up front. Halide Mark III sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 映色 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Halide Mark III versus 映色: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalide Mark III映色
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#159 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLux Optics Incorporated文阳 何

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

映色

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

映色

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Halide Mark III free?
Halide Mark III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 映色 free?
映色 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Halide Mark III or 映色 have ads?
Neither Halide Mark III nor 映色 shows ads.

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