Comparison

DSLR Camera vs Beastcam

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

Head to head
About

DSLR Camera

Capture and edit stunning photos and videos with manual camera controls, AI-powered filters, and advanced editing tools. Offers features like RAW capture, AR effects, and predictive filter selection for professional-quality results.

Highlights
  • Manual camera controls (Shutter, ISO, Focus)
  • AI-powered predictive filters
  • RAW photo capture
  • AR Portrait and AR Assistant
  • Advanced photo editor
  • Bokeh and Dual Filter effects
  • Hand timer and Face Tracking
Features
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DSLR Camera for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and iMessage the complete app for Photo and Video with Manual Controls, Advanced Editor and 200+ Professional Filters. You can shoot and record with the full advantage of the camera on your device, for spectacular shots and videos even at night. • Constantly updated since 2014 to ensure better performance - Most downloaded app in 30 World Stores - Selected like "App of the Day" in many world stores Made with love in Sicily The app is designed to be used by beginners and experts. 3 modes: Auto Mode - for automatically perfect photos and videos
 Manual Mode - modifies: Shutter Times, ISO Sensitivity, Manual Focus, Manual WB P Mode - to shoot and record, choose perfect exposure quickly and easily Then only one with AI to predict the best filters for your photo • Perfect shots and videos DSLR Camera offers you the ability to capture and film your subjects, automatically with the ability of controlling manual function to control shooting time and ISO. The controls are designed to be simple and complete • Hand Timer Use your hand to tell your iPhone how many seconds to wait before taking a shot • RAW Shot beautiful photographs in RAW format for a Professional quality • Predictive Filters A powerful feature that automatically select the filters most appropriate for your photos • AR Portrait Take unique portraits using the LiDAR sensor and AR. Easily place stickers and graphics between the subject and the background, adjust the blur and enjoy the new photo taking experience. • Bokeh Take shots by adjusting the intensity of the blur and the depth at which the effect is applied. • Widgets Use exclusive widgets that automatically select and improve every shots • AR Assistant Use the augmented reality to study and choose the best point of view for your photo or video. Use the tutorial to learn various photographic techniques • Siri Shortcuts Control the app with the voice You can say "Hey Siri filter last shot" and Siri will automatically use a predictive filters to correct your photo • Advanced Focus
 Choose the focus to highlight the subject using Focus Macro to capture even minute details, Focus "Infinity" to perfectly define subjects that are far away. • AFC - No more blurry photos
 Hold down a point of the frame to track the subject you chose and DSLR Camera app will focus on what you have chosen. • Face Tracking - Selfie and Perfect Portraits
 Faces in your photos will always be at the right brightness • Selfie Comparison Thanks to ML the app evaluate face quality in a picture to help you in selecting the best shot • Music Filters This exclusive feature creates and recommends filters based on the music you are listening to and the mood of the moment. • Dual Filter The Dual Filter feature allows you to correct and post-produce the subject and background separately. • Advanced Editor
 Edit easily all your photos thanks to the integrated editor.
 Photo Editor is fast and complete, allowing you to make your shot even better. You can adjust: Exposure, Contrast, Lights, Shadows, Color Temperature, Saturation, Vividness, Structure, Sharpness, Photo Noise, and Vignette.
Complete with all the Tools to resize, crop, and adjust your photos. • 200+ Filters 200+ exclusive Photo Filters to make your photo unique • Cinematic Videos Select recording quality and take videos in 4k, lock exposure, for a cinematic result • MultiCam You will be able to take photos and record videos using two cameras simultaneously, to obtain unique and innovative results • iMessage App • Apple Watch Remote DSLR Camera also offers: 3 Shots mode, Predictive Filters, AFC, RAW (DNG), Manual Controls, Photo Editor, 200+ Photo Filters, 3D Touch Support, 4k Video, Manual Focus, Night Mode, Auto WB, Jump Shot, Timer, Photos Effect, Tone Curves, Advanced Blur, Advanced Correction Tools, Text, Splash, Resize, Crop, Dual Camera Zoom, Digital Zoom, Selfie Flash. Easy, Complete and Powerful!

About

Beastcam

This app offers advanced controls for capturing professional-quality photos and videos on your iPhone. It provides granular control over settings like focus and exposure, supports external lenses and microphones, and includes features for efficient file management and organization.

Highlights
  • Complete control over focus, exposure, zoom, and white balance
  • Support for anamorphic lenses and external microphones
  • Advanced presets for workflow organization
  • Project and scene-based file management
  • Focus peaking, false colors, and histogram analysis
  • Image stabilization and aspect ratio guides
Features
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Beastcam makes it easier than ever to capture the best possible photos and videos on your iPhone. It’s fast and easy-to-use, but powerful and customizable as a professional camera when you need it. We believe Beastcam is the most intuitive and advanced camera app ever created for capturing life’s special moments, expanding the capabilities of your iPhone camera to its fullest potential, and taking your #iPhoneography to the next level! *Complete control Easily set, fine-tune, and lock the most important settings you need in seconds, such as focus, exposure, zoom, white balance, and more using Beastcam’s intuitive design, quick-access buttons, precise value sliders, focus, and exposure reticles. All are available with a single tap on the home screen. *Hardware support Enhance your creativity with built-in support for DOF adapters, 1.33X & 1.55X anamorphic lenses in both photo and video mode. Improve your sound quality with external microphones and dial in the perfect settings for your environment, such as gain, audio format, sample rates. *Advanced presets Speed up and organize your workflow with shareable presets for every available setting. Save time setting up your camera with unlimited customizable presets for all available settings that can be applied at any time. Perfect for multi-phone setups, DOF Adapters, 1.33X & 1.55X anamorphic lenses, and other commonly used settings like frame rate, resolution, etc. *File management Save time finding your files by creating projects and scenes that auto-generate readable file names based on the project name, scene name and take # and prioritize your best footage (or delete your worst) with a single tap as soon as you’ve finished recording, or later in the built-in gallery. Conveniently manage and share all of your organized photos and videos with the built-in gallery. -SSD recording support on iPhone 15 and 16 Pro Series # Features - Set and lock focus and exposure with reticles - Precisely adjust white balance, focus, zoom, and exposure settings right from the home screen - Analyze your shots accurately: focus peaking, false colors, zebras, and histogram - Take steadier shots with standard or cinematic image stabilization - De-squeeze footage to 2.39:1 for 1.33X anamorphic lenses and 2.76:1 for 1.55X anamorphic lenses - Rotate orientation for DOF lens adapters - quick zoom, perfect for manual focus - Switch between any of your iPhone cameras - Monitor audio levels, microphone type, format, and sample rate right on the home screen - Compose your shots with 1:1, 2.39:1, and 2.76:1 aspect ratio guides and grids - Show/hide all of the menus from your home screen - Built-in flash/torch control - Create projects and scenes that auto-generate easy-to-read folder and file names based on the project name, scene name, take # - Prioritize your best footage (or delete your worst) with a single tap as soon as you’ve finished recording or later in the gallery - View, rename, move, share, or delete files with the built-in gallery - Custom local presets for white balance, zoom, and focus - Create shareable global presets for all available settings (video mode only) - Custom settings/rules for a fresh start - Easily adjust exposure, focus, zoom with gesture controls # Video - 4K 3840x2160, QHD 2560x1440, FHD 1920x1080 or HD 1280x720 resolutions - 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60, 120, or 240 FPS options - Bit rates: Low, Standard, High, Beast (up to 160 Mbit/s) - 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR - 10-bit SDR - ProRes (+Apple Log on iPhone 15, 16, and 17 Pro Series) Note: Some resolution and FPS options are not available on older iPhone models. The bit rate may vary depending on the resolution, FPS, and scene of your video # Audio - ACC, PCM, AIFF audio formats - 44.1kHz and 48kHz audio sample rates (device-dependent) - Supports built-in and external microphones - Control gain for external microphones #Photo - JPEG, HEIF, RAW, file formats - 1:1 , 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios

Screenshots

DSLR Camera4 screens
Beastcam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DSLR Camera at 4.7 against Beastcam's 4.0. DSLR Camera also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 195). Beastcam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (55% vs 44%). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

DSLR Camera costs $2.99 and Beastcam $2.99 up front. DSLR Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beastcam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DSLR Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSLR Camera has 2.9K ratings behind it against 195, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of DSLR Camera's written reviews are positive against 55% of Beastcam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DSLR Camera versus Beastcam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDSLR CameraBeastcam
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better4.0 (195 ratings)
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews55.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better195
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#99#58 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFulvio ScichiloneBeastGrip

Customer experience

DSLR Camera

All ratings2,880 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews1,044 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral15.9%
Negative39.8%

Beastcam

All ratings195 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral15.2%
Negative29.5%

User reviews

DSLR Camera

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful manual controls
  • 💡 Useful filters and editing features
  • 🎨 Great photo quality
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔌 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔍 Unintuitive UI/UX
  • 🔧 Buggy features (e.g. RAW mode, video recording)
  • 🤖 Unreliable AI/AR functionality

Beastcam

From 195 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great interface
  • 🔒 Lots of manual controls
  • 👍 Saves presets
  • 🚀 Cinematic stabilization
  • 👍 Good for videography

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 🐛 Issues with zoom and lens switching
  • 🐛 Video recording problems
  • 🐛 Exporting/saving issues

Bugs and requests

DSLR Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when switching between lenses
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Manual settings not applying correctly
  • AR features not functioning as expected
  • Slow performance on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Implement night mode and better low-light performance
  • Allow saving of custom camera settings
  • Improve video recording capabilities (e.g. frame rates, stabilization)
  • Integrate with photo editing apps for seamless workflow

Beastcam

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Crashes on iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • ProRes and 10-bit HDR not working
  • Upside down camera on some devices
  • Settings reset when changing lenses
  • Video recording not saving properly
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  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhones

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add support for Log/Flat profiles
  • Implement true constant frame rate
  • Add focus racking and focus peaking
  • Integrate with Apple Watch for remote control
  • Improve anamorphic lens support
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  • Add 48MP photo mode
  • Implement Dolby Vision and ProRes support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DSLR Camera

One-time1
  • Black & White collection$0.99
None

Beastcam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DSLR Camera free?
DSLR Camera costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Beastcam free?
Beastcam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DSLR Camera or Beastcam?
DSLR Camera is rated higher. DSLR Camera averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Beastcam averages 4.0 from 195 ratings.
Do DSLR Camera or Beastcam have ads?
Neither DSLR Camera nor Beastcam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DSLR Camera or Beastcam?
DSLR Camera ships an update every 2 months, and Beastcam every 2 months. Most recently, DSLR Camera was updated on October 19, 2026 and Beastcam on October 18, 2026.
Which is more popular, DSLR Camera or Beastcam?
DSLR Camera currently peaks at #99 in the App Store charts, and Beastcam at #58. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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