BlackCam Lite vs HRZN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlackCam Lite
Capture striking black and white images with a live preview. Apply various filters, adjust contrast and brightness, and add film grain or vignetting. Easily share your creations in full resolution.
- Live black and white preview
- Colored lens filters
- Professional conversion filters
- Live contrast, brightness, exposure sliders
- Simulated film grain
- Black vignetting
- Full resolution export
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BlackCam helps you to take stunning black and white photographs with live preview Features: - Very simple to use - Different colored lens filters - Different professional conversion set filters - Filters are shown live on camera screen - Live contrast, brightness & exposure slider - Add simulated film grain - Add black vignetting - Custom EXIF Artist Credit entry - Export your photos to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and email - Outputs images in full resolution - Add black and white filters to your existing photos You like BlackCam!? Please give us 5 stars! Your feedback is very important to our work. Help us to improve BlackCam! by sending your bugs or requests on contact@xnview.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xnview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/xnview G+: http://plus.google.com/+xnview/
HRZN
Create cinematic photos with a 21:9 aspect ratio and unique film effects. Design custom cameras with your preferred settings and import existing photos for editing. Discover new film effects and apply timestamps for a nostalgic touch.
- 21:9 cinematic aspect ratio
- Customizable film effects
- Create and save custom cameras
- Adjustable aspect ratios
- Fine-tune details (highlights, shadows, vignette)
- Timestamp overlays
- Import and edit existing photos
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◎ Life in Ultrawide 21:9 Make cinematic photos set in the ultra-wide 21:9 format, directly from your iPhone. Complete the look with handpicked film effects that were HRZN originals: - Metropolitan — a modern film that produces subtly vivid colours - Cosmos — a dramatic film for high-contrast black-and-white shots - Violla — an artistic choice for colours that resemble those on an instant photo from the ’80s … and 40+ more. ◎ Make Your Cameras Life is more than cinema. You can build your own custom cameras that launch with one tap, ready for your day’s mood. Customize your camera with: - Aspect Ratios — the classic 1:1 square, a portrait-worthy large frame emulating 6:7, or DSLR 2:3. - Film Effects — customize the film effect that fits your mood, with customizable intensity to apply. - Preferred Lens — designate a selfie camera, or shoot landscape always with 20mm. The choice is yours! - Fine-tune details — further customize your look with highlight/shadow adjustments, colour fade, vignette, and exposure. - Timestamps! Ring in the nostalgia with handcrafted timestamp overlays that represent key eras of photography history ◎ Import Photos Once you build a camera, you can import photos from Photo Library. Edit your photos for a consistent look, suitable for posting online in a batch. HRZN is closely integrated with your iOS and iPadOS Photo Library. Your edits are always non-destructive and allow do-overs. Edit away! ◎ Find Inspirations Discover editor-curated film effects in the app. The “Discovery” tab is the best place for experiments and trials alike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HRZN at monthly against BlackCam Lite's every 4 months. BlackCam Lite's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (197 vs 62). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. BlackCam Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HRZN sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BlackCam Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 197 and 62 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 79% positive.
BlackCam Lite ships an update every 4 months, HRZN monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackCam Lite | HRZN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (197 ratings) — better | 4.4 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 79.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | pierre gougelet | Sasquatch Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
BlackCam Lite
HRZN
In-app purchases
BlackCam Lite
- BlackCam Remove Ads$1.99
HRZN
- Pro Membership: Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Membership: Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Pro Membership: Lifetime2 variants$24.99
- Unlock Everything (Legacy)$24.99









