Halide Mark III vs FluxCapacitor Timecode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
FluxCapacitor Timecode
Effortlessly synchronize timecode across multiple cameras, even with mixed frame rates and no initial sync. This tool automates complex calculations, allowing for real-time adjustments and a clear overview of all camera feeds.
- Reconcile timecode across unlimited cameras
- Support for mixed frame rates (23.976 to 120fps)
- Automatic drop-frame and non-drop-frame correction
- Live timecode display with transport controls
- Manual re-sync of individual cameras
- Integrated Time of Day reference clock
- Customizable display themes
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FluxCapacitor reconciles timecode across multiple cameras — even when they were never jam-synced, or were shot at different frame rates. Point it at the sync point you know, and it works out where every other camera should be. No more squinting at a calculator or a spreadsheet trying to convert 23.976 against 29.97 drop-frame in your head. WHAT IT DOES - Reconcile timecode across any number of cameras at once - Handle mixed frame rates side by side — 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 DF/NDF, 30, 50, 59.94, 60, 119.88, 120, and custom rates - Correct drop-frame and non-drop-frame counting automatically - Run every camera's timecode live together with J/K/L transport controls - Hold any one camera to re-sync it by hand without disturbing the rest - Keep a Time of Day reference clock right alongside your cameras - Two looks: a clean modern panel, or a retro time-circuits display BUILT FOR THE EDIT BAY Everything runs instantly and entirely on your device. There's no account, no sign-in, no network, and nothing is ever uploaded — it works the same on set with no signal as it does at your desk. FluxCapacitor is free. If it saves you some time, there's a "buy me a coffee" link inside, and more free tools at RampantOctopus Softworks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FluxCapacitor Timecode at 5.0 against Halide Mark III's 4.4. FluxCapacitor Timecode also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). Halide Mark III's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Halide Mark III sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. FluxCapacitor Timecode asks for nothing beyond the download.
FluxCapacitor Timecode 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 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Halide Mark III ships an update every 11 days, FluxCapacitor Timecode daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halide Mark III | FluxCapacitor Timecode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lux Optics Incorporated | Michael Jennings-Offen |
Customer experience
Halide Mark III
FluxCapacitor Timecode
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
FluxCapacitor Timecode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Halide Mark III
- Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons$9.991 Month
- Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- One Time Purchase$69.99
FluxCapacitor Timecode
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Halide Mark III free?
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