Mavis Camera vs Cinema P3 Pro Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mavis Camera
This app offers advanced video recording and live streaming capabilities for creators and professionals. It provides manual camera controls, professional monitoring tools, and various output options for seamless integration into modern workflows.
- ProRes, HEVC 10-bit, Open Gate recording
- Custom and Filter LUTs for filmic looks
- Advanced monitoring tools (focus peaking, zebras)
- Manual camera controls (focus, exposure, ISO)
- NDI® HX3 Certified
- Camera to Cloud integrations (Frame.io, MediaSilo)
- Live streaming to YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook
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Whether you're a streamer building a channel, an industry veteran looking for new ways of working or a creator with a passion for filmmaking, Mavis Camera has something for you. -- MAIN FEATURES -- • Record in a range of resolutions, frame rates, and codecs including Open Gate, HEVC 10-bit, ProRes and ProRes RAW • Record and preview using custom LUTs, and achieve a filmic look with built-in Filter LUTs • Monitor tools including focus peaking, zebras, false color, expanded focus, guides, flip • Manual camera controls including focus, exposure, shutter and color • Hardware Remote Controllers: SKAARHOJ, Teradek RT, CyanView RCP, Tilta Nucleus (USB dongle only) • NDI® Send and Receive HX3 Certified • Pro HDMI output • HDMI input via Atomos Ninja Phone support • HDMI / SDI input via Accsoon SeeMo series support • Adobe Frame.io Camera to Cloud • Streaming including YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and Facebook • Custom audio inputs • Audio mixer including gain, pan and solo controls for individual channels • Real-time audio passthrough for monitoring in headphones • HDR video pipeline • Custom RTMP destination & SRT (TX Caller) streaming • Mavis C2C including Framelight X, MediaSilo, Sony Ci & Amazon S3 • Mavis Cloud Hub remote configuration for Mavis C2C and streaming settings • Timecode including Time-of-Day, Offset and UltraSync BLUE • Vertical and landscape recording and streaming • API -- AUDIO TOOLS -- • Integrated audio mixer with stereo output • Gain & pan control per input channel • External mic inputs • Internal mic selection • Multi-track ISO recording • Bluetooth monitoring -- CONNECTED WORKFLOWS -- NDI • Send or Receive with NDI • NDI HX3 Certified • Automatically find all NDI sources on local network • Set NDI Groups, Discovery Server, UDP/TCP Mode Camera to Cloud • Mavis C2C integrations with Framelight X, MediaSilo, Sony Ci & Amazon S3 • Direct integration with Adobe Frame.io • Direct integration with Atomos ATOMOSphere • Progressive uploads while you record • Manage Mavis C2C devices from hub.mavis.cloud Live Streaming • Vertical and landscape streaming • Simultaneously record and stream • Custom RTMP and SRT Caller destinations • Manage Streaming devices from hub.mavis.cloud -- CAMERA CONTROLS -- Manual controls including • Focus • Exposure • ISO • Shutter • Color temperature • Shutter lock • Custom frame rates • Range of resolutions • Range of bitrates • Codecs including ProRes -- MONITOR TOOLS -- What they do • Mavis LUTs let you record or preview your footage with a filmic grade, helping you visualise the final look while you shoot • Focus peaking and expanded focus features help you achieve consistently sharp and precise shots • Zebras help ensure your shots are never overexposed • Guides help you frame your shot • Aspect Ratio overlay lets you preview your image in a different width/height • Waveform monitor helps you shoot with the optimal dynamic range • Vectorscope helps maintain consistent colors and ensures accurate white balance Notable settings • Record and preview LUTs • Focus peaking color and sensitivity • Guides including thirds, portrait safe and square • Zebras, color and sensitivity range • Aspect Ratio overlay cross hairs, safe area and transparency -- API -- • Control the internal camera from an API • Discover and learn the API with a built in API Playground web server • Develop your own control interfaces with a WebSocket based interface • Full RCP based control including color shading • Secure your connections with API keys Device restrictions apply. Some features require In-App Purchase or App Subscription. Check out the support pages for full details - support.mavis.cloud EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Mavis Camera was developed by people who love what they do. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! :-)
Cinema P3 Pro Camera
This app provides professional-grade video recording tools, offering extensive manual controls for exposure, focus, and color. It supports various advanced video formats and includes real-time image analysis scopes to help users capture high-quality footage.
- Manual and automatic camera controls
- 10-bit video capture (Apple Log, HLG, Dolby Vision)
- Multiple video recording formats (ProRes, HEVC)
- Real-time image analysis scopes (Histogram, Vectorscope)
- Anamorphic lens support and distortion correction
- LUT export and .cube LUT support
- Advanced focus and audio controls
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Cinema P3 Pro Camera unlocks the full capability of your device’s cameras. — Intuitive easy to use controls make taking photos and video a pleasure. — Advanced professional tools allow you to capture the highest quality image every time. FULL CONTROL — Automatic and Manual controls White balance, temperature and tint, exposure, ISO, shutter speed, shutter angle and focus — ISO Priority and Shutter Priority with Spot, Matrix and Center Weight Metering — Manual and Automatic White Balance (AWBc) with Temperature and Tint controls Automatic White Balance calibration using a grey card — Manual Zoom control with adjustable zoom speed for smooth transitions Zoom with a two finger pinch gesture — High Dynamic Range (HDR) Video Capture — Capture 10-bit video with Apple Log*. — Capture 10-bit BT.2020 color (Dolby Vision)*. — Capture HDR video with Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG). — Capture HDR video with C-Log and D-Log. — Capture and playback video with P3 wide color. — Presets to store custom camera settings such as Exposure Mode, White Balance, Video Format and Anamorphic Lens Distortion, Restore a preset with a single tap. ADVANCED TOOLS ● Multiple video recording formats: — 10-bit Apple Log* — 10-bit HLG (Dolby Vision)* — 10-bit 709* — 8-bit P3 HLG — 8-bit P3 — 8-bit 709 ● Full control over video format settings: — Use all Frame Rate, Resolution and Color Spaces supported by your device. — H.265 HEVC, H.264, H.265 4:2:2, ProRes* — Bit Rate, Pixel Aspect Ratio and Key Frame Interval — Time Code Track — 4K Wide Recording Mode ● Powerful full screen and mini scopes, with advanced image processing tools provide real time image analysis. — Luma/Luminance Scope — RGB Parade — RGB Overlay — Histogram. — XY Colorspace — VectorScope — Luma Histogram — (False) Color Analysis ● Tools — Anamorphic Desqueeze with Distortion Correction — Aspect Ratio Guides and Grids assist scene composition. — P3 Button highlights parts of an image that use P3 color. — Anamorphic De-squeeze for 1.3x, 1.55x and custom lenses. — Preserve Camera Settings when changing camera modes — Lock White Balance on Record — Camera Quick Select — Torch — Tilt Sensor — Rotation Lock — Zebras ● Creative Video Mode to optimise and enhance the image in camera: — A-Log & B-Log (SDR) — C-Log & D-Log (HDR) — 33 and 65 point LUT export to convert Log footage to 709, 2020 PQ & 2020 HLG color spaces. — Creative presets with saturation adjustment — .cube LUT support with “LUT Tools Upgrade” In-App Purchase. ● Focus Controls — Continuous Automatic Focus, Manual and Automatic Focus — Face and Animal Detection focus modes. — Focus Target for automatic focus and Focus Lock function — Focus Assist Tool for precise manual focus — Manual focus control with Focus Loupe — Focus peaking ● Audio — Audio level meter — Audio monitoring with headphones — Stereo audio recording on compatible devices — Audio Format selection AAC/LPCM — Manual or automatic microphone selection — Microphone gain control for compatible microphones ● Media Player/Viewer — Photo Viewer with image info display (EXIF, TIFF) — Video Player with track info display (audio, video, timecode) PHOTOGRAPHY ● Full Manual Control for Photos — White Balance, Color Temperature and Tint, Exposure, Shutter Speed, Stabilisation, Flash, Focus, HDR and Red Eye Reduction ● Multiple image formats — Capture photos in HEIC or JPG formats, with optional Live Photo — Custom Aspect Ratio for JPG photos 4:3, 3:2, 5:4, 7:5, 1:1, 16:9, 2.39:1 — RAW, ProRAW* capture — RAW with Bracket capture ● User customisable EXIF Data ● Photo Timer NOTE: *Not all functionality is available on all iOS devices In-App purchase is required to enable some functionality Feature availability is dependent upon model of iPhone/iPad used
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cinema P3 Pro Camera at every 3 days against Mavis Camera's fortnightly. Cinema P3 Pro Camera also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (76% vs 59%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Mavis Camera sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days and Cinema P3 Pro Camera sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cinema P3 Pro Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 746 and 377 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Mavis Camera's written reviews are positive against 76% of Cinema P3 Pro Camera's.
Mavis Camera ships an update fortnightly, Cinema P3 Pro Camera every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Mavis Camera | Cinema P3 Pro Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (746 ratings) | 4.7 (377 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 746 — better | 377 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mavis Broadcast | Thomas Blackburn |
Customer experience
Mavis Camera
Cinema P3 Pro Camera
User reviews
Mavis Camera
From 746 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 🎥 Excellent video quality and features
- 🔧 Comprehensive manual controls
- 🎨 Useful tools like focus peaking and waveform monitor
- 🔒 Stable and reliable performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🚫 Removal of useful features like OpenGate
- 💰 Paywall for essential features like LUT support
- 🤔 Confusing layout and settings navigation
- 🔇 Issues with audio codec and sync
Cinema P3 Pro Camera
From 377 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Incredible features and controls
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎥 Powerful video capture capabilities
- 💰 Excellent value for the price
- 🔍 Comprehensive manual controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
- 🔌 Compatibility problems with newer iPhones
- 🕰️ Weird frame rate issues
- 🔒 Difficulty restoring in-app purchases
- 🔍 Lack of remote monitoring via second device
Bugs and requests
Mavis Camera
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inconsistent video metadata and resolution
- Upside-down video playback after switching cameras
- Inability to lock manual shutter speed and ISO
- Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity with external devices
- Saving videos taking an unusually long time
Requested features
6 requests- Dolby Vision HDR support
- Log color profile and flat picture settings
- Smooth zoom functionality
- Remote monitoring and control capabilities
- Improved gimbal integration and support
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- Portrait mode and Instagram Reels support
Cinema P3 Pro Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Face detection focus causing crashes
- Incorrect frame rates being recorded
- Inability to delete footage from within the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch remote control support
- Implement manual bitrate control
- Include timelapse and slow motion modes
- Allow importing custom LUTs
- Add gimbal integration and control
In-app purchases
Mavis Camera
- Mavis C2C$14.997 Days
- Annual Pass$29.991 Year
- Mavis C2C$29.991 Month
- Timecode UltraSync BLUEFree
- Timecode$2.99
- Gimbals$2.99
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- Buy us a coffee$4.99
- Viewfinder$5.99
- Formats$5.99
- Pro Tools$5.99
- Film Kit$14.99
- Pro Pack$14.99
- Big Bundle$17.99
- API$19.99
- NDI®$29.99
Cinema P3 Pro Camera
- 7-Day TrialFree
- LUT Tools Upgrade$7.99
- Pro Tools Upgrade$13.95
Questions
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