ACDSee Pro vs PGYTECH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACDSee Pro
This app combines a professional-grade camera with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor. Capture stunning images with advanced manual controls and perfect them with selective adjustments and effects. Create collages from your memories with over 100 layouts.
- RAW, TIFF, PNG support
- Manual camera controls
- Nondestructive photo editing
- Selective adjustments (gradients, brushing)
- Collage maker with 100+ layouts
- Real-time effects and adjustments
- HDR and Flash Fusion
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Capture, perfect, and share your photos with ACDSee Pro for iPhone. ACDSee Pro combines a professional-grade camera and photo editor with all the tools you need to produce stunning photographs. Camera Harness the full power of your device's camera with specialized shooting modes, lossless RAW, TIFF and PNG support, manual controls for exposure/focus/white balance, real-time effects and adjustments, HDR & flash fusion, separate exposure and focus points, dual-axis level indicator, and more. Edit Perfect your photos with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor with RAW processing. Use gradients and brushing to selectively apply adjustments and special effects, including shadows & highlights, contrast, dehaze, white balance, saturation, vibrance, sharpness, split toning, and noise removal, and our one-of-a-kind Light EQ, Tone EQ, and Color EQ. Collage Convenient collage maker for sharing your memories. Quickly combine multiple photos into a single image for easy sharing. Choose from over 100 layouts. — CAMERA FEATURES RAW Support Shoot RAW on capable devices and write captured photos in DNG format. Lossless TIFF/PNG Write captured photos in lossless TIFF or PNG format, or choose one of three JPEG quality settings. Manual Controls Precisely control exposure, focus and white balance, including a custom white balance preset. Real-time overexposure and underexposure visualization. Shutter Priority Mode Set the shutter speed and ACDSee Camera Pro automatically chooses the ISO for proper exposure. Selfie Mode Look your best with skin smoothing and lightening, plus a front-facing torch/flash for low-light situations. Real-time Effect Filters Choose from 24 effects, including high-quality black & white, Orton, film grain, halftone, and various color tone filters. Real-time Adjustments See brightness, contrast, vibrance, sharpness, clarity, skin tune and vignette adjustments in real time and add additional noise reduction during capture. Exposure Bracketing Capture three exposures at once at different exposure levels. HDR Fusion Combine three shots taken at different exposures to create a single high-dynamic-range image, with manual override of composition parameters. Flash Fusion Combine a naturally-illuminated capture with a flash-illuminated capture. Video Mode Capture those special moments with video and apply filters and adjustments in real-time. Flash Modes Choose from six flash modes: Off, On, Auto, Torch, Torch & flash, and Flash Fusion. All modes work with either the rear-facing or the front-facing camera. Focus and Exposure Touch to select focus and exposure point. For more precise control, independently select focus and exposure points. Lockable AF, AE and AWB Independently lock focus, exposure, and white balance. Cropping modes Crop before you shoot to square, 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios. Independent settings for front and rear cameras, still photo and video modes. Level Indicator Compose your shots with precise alignment using a dual-axis level indicator. — EDITOR FEATURES Image adjustments, including: - Shadows & Highlights - Light EQ - Exposure - Dehaze - Contrast - Tone EQ - Fill Light - White Balance - Saturation & Vibrance - Color EQ - Split Toning - Sharpness - Clarity - Softness - Denoise - Skin Tune Effects Apply a variety of creative effects to your photos, including film, light leaks, halftone, and more. Use gradients and brushes to mask adjustments. Focus Bring your subject into focus. Simulate a shallow depth of field by blurring the background. Vignette Adds a vignette effect around the edges of your photo. Geometry Crop, rotate, straighten, and mirror your photo. Filter Splash Creatively splash on effects such as selective coloring to draw attention to your subject. ACDSee is a trademark of ACD Systems International Inc. and may be registered in Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan, or certain other jurisdictions.
PGYTECH
This app provides advanced camera controls and specialized shooting modes for professional-level photography and videography. It offers manual adjustments, creative filters, and robust video features like 4K recording and Log mode.
- Multi-Scene Shooting Modes (Photo, Video, Time-Lapse, Slow Shutter)
- Manual Camera Controls (Focus, Shutter Speed, ISO, White Balance)
- 4K Video Stabilization
- Stylized Filters with Intensity Adjustment
- External Recording Support
- Electronic Image Stabilization
- Log Mode & LUT Import
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PGYTECH is a pro camera and photo editor built for iPhone creators. Capture high-quality photos, shoot 4K Log video, explore film-inspired looks, and fine-tune your images — all in one streamlined workflow. ● PRO CAMERA CONTROLS Take control of Focus, Shutter, ISO, White Balance and Tint. Lock white balance during recording and save frequently used shooting settings for faster setup. ● PRO PHOTO & VIDEO • HEIF, JPEG and ProRAW photo formats • 4K video up to 60 fps • 1080p video up to 120 fps • HEVC, ProRes Proxy, ProRes LT and ProRes • Log recording and LUT import • External storage for supported photo and video formats ● CREATIVE SHOOTING Choose from 6 shooting modes: • Photo • Video • 4K Live • Retro Camera with film-inspired filters • Time-Lapse • Slow Shutter for motion trails and long-exposure effects Built-in filters support adjustable intensity, giving you more control over every look. ● PHOTO EDITING After shooting, adjust exposure, highlights, shadows, HSL, and more directly in the built-in album. AI Upscale makes images clearer. Watermarks and custom signatures can also be re-edited later, making creation more flexible. Convert videos in any format to Live format, making your dynamic moments clearer and more textured. ● MORE WAYS TO SHOOT Connect supported Bluetooth accessories such as MagCam and RetroVa for physical-button camera control. Whether you're capturing everyday moments, travel, street photography, film-style photos or professional video, PGYTECH gives you better control from capture to edit. *Some features depend on your iPhone model and hardware capabilities. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PGYTECH at Free against ACDSee Pro's $5.99. PGYTECH also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). ACDSee Pro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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
PGYTECH is free to download; ACDSee Pro costs $5.99 up front. PGYTECH sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. ACDSee Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
ACDSee Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACDSee Pro has 1.1K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of ACDSee Pro's written reviews are positive against 53% of PGYTECH's.
ACDSee Pro ships an update every 2 months, PGYTECH every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACDSee Pro | PGYTECH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.5 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better | 53.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 412 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACD Systems International Inc. | PGYTECH Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
ACDSee Pro
PGYTECH
Bugs and requests
ACDSee Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when using certain filters
- Inability to export photos in desired format
- Syncing issues with photos from other devices
- Inconsistent behavior after iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add lens distortion correction
- Implement non-destructive editing
- Allow saving of original and edited versions
- Improve collage and layout tools
- Add support for more file formats
PGYTECH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ACDSee Pro
No in-app purchases
PGYTECH
- Pro$0.991 Year
- Pro2 variantsFree








