Comparison

Codecam vs TV Tune Up

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

Head to head
About

Codecam

Unlock the full potential of your iPhone camera with advanced manual controls for both photos and videos. Adjust settings like shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and focus for professional-quality results. Explore various compression and frame rate options for video recording.

Highlights
  • Manual shutter speed and ISO
  • Manual white balance (temperature, tint)
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable video compression and frame rates
  • Video zoom with focal length display
  • Video stabilization options
Features
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All the power of the iPhone camera at your fingertips! With the incredibly capable camera that is your iPhone, and Codecam, the most simple, easy to use, yet very powerful app, you can enjoy the unlimited possiblities that the complete control over your iPhone's camera can provide! Photo features: - shoot in JPEG, like the stock camera app, or shoot JPEG+RAW, which also records a DNG file next to your jpeg (it will still look like a single photo in the photos app). You can import the DNG to you computer, or edit it on your iPhone with an app that supports DNG raw files. - manual shutter speed, ISO. Lock your exposure by picking a new value, or by long pressing the automatically selected one. Long press again to go back to auto. You can also swipe up and down on the screen to apply an exposure compensation while in automatic exposure mode. - manual white balance: temperature and tint. You can lock the current value just like the exposure, or pick the exact values. White balance presets are also available: Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, plus two Incandescent and Fluorescent presets. - manual focus: switch between auto an manual focus by tapping the button, or by tapping an area on the image to focus on it. A slider to manually focus is also available. Video features: - video zoom: you can zoom by pinching the image, up until the point where upscaling would occur. For 4K, you can override this behaviour to allow zooming until the 1080p crop. The approximate focal length for the given zoom is also shown on the screen (converted to the equivalent focal length of a Super 35 or Full Frame sensor). - the same manual controls for shutter speed, ISO, white balance and focus as in photo mode. Smooth autofocus using Focus Pixels on the iPhone 6 or newer is available. - compressions supported: 15 Mbit, 25 Mbit, 50 Mbit, 75 Mbit, 100 Mbit, 200 Mbit, 400 Mbit in H.264 (or H.265 in newer devices) with selectable IPB or ALL-I modes, and MPJEG compression with either optimal (9/10 or 8/10 for 4K) or full quality (10/10) setting (note: the displayed bitrate in MJPEG mode is an estimation of the maximum possible bitrate) - frame rates supported: 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30 - additional frame rates supported by iPhone 5s: 720p50, 720p60 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6: 720p120 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6: 1080p50, 1080p60, 720p240 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6s and 7: 1080p120, 2160p30, 2160p25, 2160p24 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 8, X, 11, 11 Pro: 1080p240, 2160p50, 2160p60 - video stabilization is supported, you can toggle between on, off or cinematic, depending on availability on your device - show shutter angle instead of shutter speed - cinematic 1:2.35 overlay: crop mark option is available in the settings menu to switch between 16:9 and cinemascope. This feature is for composition only, the image that will be recorded is the full 16:9 frame. Additional features: - automatic save to camera roll: all images and supported videos are saved to the camera roll - gallery: You can see the images and videos you took in a grid or loupe view, with full metadata. You can also share them, or delete them right in the app.

About

TV Tune Up

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See movies and TV shows the way they were meant to be seen. Improve the picture quality of your TV or projector with TV Tune Up, an easy-to-use calibration tool kit. You stare at your screen for hours at a time - spend 15 minutes with our app to maximize the quality of those hours! Out of the box, your TV is set by the factory to make it stand out among all the other TVs in the store, which often means the picture is too bright and not as true to life as it could be. Calibrating your TV’s settings to be ideal for your home environment is key to achieving the best possible viewing experience. You can use TV Tune Up, with its test patterns, tools, and instructions, to make your TV look its best. TV Tune Up is the best way to calibrate your TV, ensuring you have the correct brightness, contrast, and sharpness settings. As a bonus, TV Tune Up includes system information such as your device’s storage usage.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Codecam at Free against TV Tune Up's $0.99. Codecam also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Codecam is free to download; TV Tune Up costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codecam ships an update monthly, TV Tune Up every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Codecam versus TV Tune Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodecamTV Tune Up
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betterApple TV
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo VaradiCerebral Gardens

In-app purchases

None

Codecam

No in-app purchases

None

TV Tune Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codecam free?
Codecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TV Tune Up free?
TV Tune Up costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Codecam or TV Tune Up have ads?
Neither Codecam nor TV Tune Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codecam or TV Tune Up?
Codecam ships an update monthly, and TV Tune Up every 19 months. Most recently, Codecam was updated on September 9, 2026 and TV Tune Up on July 20, 2026.

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