Comparison

Colorimeter vs Camera1

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

Head to head
About

Colorimeter

This app uses your iPhone camera to identify colors from real-world objects. It displays the selected color's HTML hex code and RGB values. Features include low-light compatibility and white balance locking for accurate color capture.

Highlights
  • Camera-based color identification
  • HTML hex code display
  • RGB component display
  • Low light compatibility
  • White balance lock
Features
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Colorimeter is your professional color picker. Just point your iPhone camera to an object and tap in the video image. Colorimeter displays the selected color in HTML hex code and RGB components. Colorimeter is low light compatible: Antialising rendering deletes any noise in the video image. By touching the "WBal Lock" button you can lock the white balance to get unmanipulated real world colors.

About

Camera1

This app offers a dedicated manual camera experience for black and white photography. It provides full creative control over contrast and exposure in real-time, allowing users to develop their vision before capturing the shot. Users can also manually adjust focus and exposure for professional-quality monochrome images.

Highlights
  • Black and white photography only
  • Manual focus and exposure control
  • Real-time contrast and exposure adjustments
  • Live histogram and over-exposure warning
  • Support for RAW, ProRAW, TIFF, and JPEG formats
  • Zen mode for distraction-free shooting
  • Multiple crop formats and grid views
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Camera1 is the dedicated Black & White manual camera for iPhone. No colour, no compromise — just pure monochrome photography with full creative control. DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVITY Learn to "see" in Black & White through Camera1 unique simultaneous contrast and exposure adjustments. Explore the infinite black and white image possibilities in real-time, such as high-key/low-key right in the viewfinder, before taking the shot. Use the Zen mode to focus all your creative attention on the picture, and not the camera or technique. TAKE CONTROL Take control of the camera, with manual overrides of exposure and focus. Super easy access to focus lock using the manual focusing slider, for ultra-fast shooting - as the camera won’t need to re-focus between shots. PROFESSIONAL OUTPUT Camera1 takes full advantage of your camera hardware and saves in a variety of different file formats, including JPEG, TIFF, RAW & ProRAW / DNG, allowing for maximum editing flexibility in applications like Photoshop and Lightroom later in your workflow. Advanced iOS image processing such as Deep Fusion and Smart HDR is used on supported devices. Live histograms, flash, grid views and a range of manual controls allow you to get the perfect shot, every time. Features • Black & white photography only: commit to Black and White at shooting time. • High-quality image processing engine. Take full advantage of your device camera hardware. • Manual focus (with magnification of the center focusing area), focus lock, spot focus, auto-focus • Manual exposure compensation, or use Auto exposure • Live histogram, when adjusting exposure, optional over-exposure warning indicator (zebras) • 6 contrast/color filters for Black & White: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, infrared (simulated) • Manual contrast control • High-resolution capture (48MP) (*) • Support for multi-lens devices - standard, telephoto and ultra wide-angle (*) • ProRAW, RAW, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF file formats. DNG files contain colour information, allowing later editing. A full-resolution JPEG, processed to Black and White by Camera1 is saved alongside the DNG file, to the camera roll • Support for iOS Deep Fusion and Smart HDR (*) • Tap on the picture to take the shot • 5 crop formats: 3:2, 4:3 (native), 1:1, 16:9, 2.35:1 (panorama) • Zen mode: all controls disappear, leaving only the viewfinder on the screen for the ultimate picture-taking experience • 3 flash modes: On, Off, Torch • 2 framing grid types: Rule of Thirds and Golden Triangles • Live view of all controls above • iOS Widget - quickly launch the app from your lock or home screen • Camera Control: use hardware camera control to launch Camera1, or to take shots (iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max) • Black and White camera roll, image viewer at full resolution "The most brilliant Camera App in recent years" -- Keisuke Takahashi "I like the results-a bit like film (Tri-X) with a slight grain pattern. Lots of latitude" -- Eric Mencher @emencher Don't forget to tag your pictures with #camera1app ! Privacy-first • Camera1 does not embed any tracking / third-party SDKs (*) Compatibility Notes Camera1 features depend on the capabilities of your iOS device: • High-resolution (48MP) capture: iPhone 14 Pro and later Pro models • ProRAW capture: iPhone 12 Pro and later Pro models • RAW capture: iPhone 6S and later, iPad Pro • Smart HDR & Deep Fusion: iPhone 11 and later • Multi-lens support (standard, telephoto, ultra wide): devices with multiple rear cameras • Ultra Wide lens may not support RAW or manual focus/exposure on some devices

Screenshots

Colorimeter1 screens
Camera14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camera1 at 77% against Colorimeter's 0%. Camera1 also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 86 months). Colorimeter's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Colorimeter costs $0.99 and Camera1 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorimeter ships an update every 86 months, Camera1 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Colorimeter versus Camera1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorimeterCamera1
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating—4.7 (128 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 86 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian HahnSebastien Ardon

Customer experience

Colorimeter

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Camera1

All ratings128 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative17.2%

Bugs and requests

Colorimeter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Camera1

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Lock function confusing/not working
  • Image stabilizer not managed (blurry photos)
  • Swiping out of app not always working
  • Live filters not working on some devices
  • Preview tonality not always matching result
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  • RAW saving issues with front camera
  • Settings lost when switching apps
  • No support for iPhone XS (app exit issues)
  • Manual focus not working on upgraded phones
  • App crashes
  • Randomly changes settings
  • Does not open on iPad 2 iOS 9
  • Manual focus works intermittently
  • Only landscape mode available
  • Front camera disables RAW saving and doesn't re-enable on return

Requested features

16 requests
  • More effects / profiles
  • Autofocus field display and movement
  • Choose focal length (e.g., 28mm, 35mm, 50mm)
  • Anamorphic lens option
  • Timer
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  • Zoom function
  • Finer control over sliders
  • Minimum shutter speed
  • Focus peaking
  • Save to TIFF file
  • Simulation of burned edges or films
  • Vignetting management
  • Display shutter speed and ISO
  • Ability to switch to front camera and return to RAW saving
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

Colorimeter

No in-app purchases

None

Camera1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorimeter free?
Colorimeter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camera1 free?
Camera1 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Colorimeter or Camera1 have ads?
Neither Colorimeter nor Camera1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorimeter or Camera1?
Colorimeter ships an update every 86 months, and Camera1 every 4 months. Most recently, Colorimeter was updated on November 1, 2026 and Camera1 on November 11, 2026.

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