Comparison

Halide Mark III vs Exify

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

Exify

This app provides in-depth technical details for iPhone photos, including exposure, lens data, image size, and color information. It offers tools for pixel-level inspection, color sampling, and metadata management, with extensions for easy access within other apps.

Highlights
  • Exposure and lens information
  • Image size and color space
  • Pixel-level detail magnifier
  • Color sampling and layout proportions
  • RGB and luminosity histograms
  • Photo location and maps
  • Watermark and copyright addition
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Exify is a collection of tools for people who take their iPhone photography seriously. The app gives you quick access to: • Exposure and lens information • Image size and color space • Magnifier for pixel-level details • Color sampling and layout proportions • RGB and luminosity histograms • Photo location, elevation and maps • Capture time in local time and UTC • Camera model and manufacturer • Copyright and other IPTC information iOS action extensions provide the following tools in Photos, Messages and any other app that supports the action sheet for images: • Show Image Information • Magnify Image • Duplicate Image Finally, an iOS editing extension lets you perform the following directly from your Photo library: • Add a watermark to your photo • Set a copyright, image description, and artist • Remove location information for privacy • Add GPS metadata from another image Every photographer needs a copy of Exify in their pocket!

Screenshots

Halide Mark III4 screens
Exify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Halide Mark III at Free against Exify's $1.99. Halide Mark III also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months). Exify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, 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

Halide Mark III is free to download; Exify costs $1.99 up front. Halide Mark III sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Exify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halide Mark III holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halide Mark III has 13K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Halide Mark III's written reviews are positive against 44% of Exify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halide Mark III ships an update every 11 days, Exify every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Halide Mark III versus Exify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalide Mark IIIExify
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (13K ratings) — better3.8 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews43.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLux Optics IncorporatedThe Iconfactory

Customer experience

Halide Mark III

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

Exify

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative43.9%

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

Exify

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

Exify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Halide Mark III free?
Halide Mark III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exify free?
Exify costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Halide Mark III or Exify?
Halide Mark III is rated higher. Halide Mark III averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Exify averages 3.8 from 21 ratings.
Do Halide Mark III or Exify have ads?
Neither Halide Mark III nor Exify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Halide Mark III or Exify?
Halide Mark III ships an update every 11 days, and Exify every 5 months. Most recently, Halide Mark III was updated on September 26, 2026 and Exify on September 12, 2026.

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