Comparison

Codecam vs FilmHolders

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

FilmHolders

Easily track the status of your large format film holders. This dedicated app focuses solely on managing your film sheets, offering simple data saving and reloading to ensure your information persists. Designed for large format photographers, it's straightforward to use.

Highlights
  • Track film holder status
  • Store large format film data
  • Easy data saving and reloading
  • Dedicated to large format photography
  • Tested on iOS 15
Features
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The FilmHolders App allows to store the status of your large format film holders. It is a one purpose application which does not aspire to solve other problems, like registering your 35mm or 120 rolls (you find better apps for this in the store). I have also made sure that it is easy to save and reload the data, since part of the motivation was the frustrating experience that apps come and go in the app store. So if you don't want to feel notches in the dark you might want to use this functionality;) I appreciate everybody using it and giving feedback below. I programmed this purely for my needs and for my education but believe that I am not the only one in need of such an application. The app is largely self-explanatory to those who have ever shot large format. It was tested extensively on my iPhone 12pro Max under iOS 15 but should work on older or newer models as well. Maybe the UI suffers a bit on smaller screens.

Screenshots

Codecam2 screens
FilmHolders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FilmHolders at 4.6 against Codecam's 4.0. FilmHolders also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Codecam's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FilmHolders holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Codecam's written reviews are positive against 67% of FilmHolders's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codecam ships an update monthly, FilmHolders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Codecam versus FilmHolders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodecamFilmHolders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (24 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo VaradiGuido Haak

Customer experience

Codecam

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

FilmHolders

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Codecam

No in-app purchases

None

FilmHolders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codecam free?
Codecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FilmHolders free?
FilmHolders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Codecam or FilmHolders?
FilmHolders is rated higher. Codecam averages 4.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while FilmHolders averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Codecam or FilmHolders have ads?
Neither Codecam nor FilmHolders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codecam or FilmHolders?
Codecam ships an update monthly, and FilmHolders every 3 weeks. Most recently, Codecam was updated on September 26, 2026 and FilmHolders on October 17, 2026.

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