Argentum Camera vs Camera1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Argentum Camera
Capture stunning black & white photos with real-time processing and classic-inspired filters. This app offers intuitive controls and advanced features for street photographers, allowing you to compose and shoot with ease.
- Real-time black & white processing
- Six classic-inspired filters
- Live Photos support
- Street shooting mode
- Double exposure mode
- RAW image capture
- Adaptive interface layout
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Argentum Camera is a Red Dot Award-winning black & white camera app developed with street photographers in mind. It allows you to shoot high-quality black & white images without complicated adjustments or the need for post-processing. Argentum Camera offers six filters, each aesthetically inspired by the classics of black & white photography, such as Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn, Garry Winogrand, Yousuf Karsh, and Dorothea Lange. Want to bring your black & white photos to life? Try shooting Live Photos with Argentum. All images (Live Photos and stills) are processed in real-time, so you can see an Ansel Adams inspired landscape treatment or Irving Penn inspired portrait tones right on your screen while you're still composing your shot. Argentum Camera's interface is simple but functional, a balance between the modern sleekness and the classical forms. It is hardly noticeable and allows you to focus fully on composing the shot. It is also the first camera interface that adapts to the shift in handling. In the landscape mode, the shutter button slides to the end of the panel, placing it right under your thumb. FEATURE HIGHLIGHT Real-time Processing Argentum Camera processes images in real-time. The image you see while composing your shot is exactly the result you’ll get when you press the shutter button. Two Additional Shooting Modes Street shooting mode turns your whole screen into one large button. Tap it anywhere to take a shot. Double exposure mode lets you superimpose two different images in a single photo with real-time preview. Pro-tip: go for underexposure on both shots to compensate for exposing the sensor to light twice. Live Photos Bring your black & white images to life by turning the Live Photo mode on. Instant Preview This option lets you have a quick look at the photo you just took right after pressing the shutter button. No need to go all the way to the Gallery to check if you got the light or focus right. Keep Original Photos When this option is switched on original unprocessed photos will be stored in your Camera Roll. JPEG, HEIC, TIFF and RAW Save original and processed photos in JPEG, HEIC, or TIFF. Additionally, save the original photo in RAW. Adaptive Interface Layout In the landscape mode, the shutter button is shifted and placed right under your thumb. Torch & Flash In addition to the standard flash option, there is also a torch mode that provides continuous lighting for better control. AF/AE Lock Tap and hold on the screen to lock focus and exposure while composing the shot. Rich Metadata Argentum Camera saves your location and the filter you used in the EXIF, so you can always keep track of your best photos. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://argentum.camera/legal/privacy-policy.html
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.
- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Argentum Camera at Free against Camera1's $4.99. Argentum Camera also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). Camera1's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On ratings volume, ads 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
Argentum Camera is free to download; Camera1 costs $4.99 up front. Argentum Camera sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Camera1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Camera1 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 128 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Argentum Camera's written reviews are positive against 77% of Camera1's.
Argentum Camera ships an update every 10 days, Camera1 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Argentum Camera | Camera1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (95 ratings) | 4.7 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 55th Street Ventures | Sebastien Ardon |
Customer experience
Argentum Camera
Camera1
Bugs and requests
Argentum Camera
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
Argentum Camera
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- AA Filter$7.99
- IP Filter$7.99
- GW Filter$7.99
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- YK Filter$7.99
- DL Filter$7.99
- HCB Filter$7.99
- Lifetime$39.99
Camera1
No in-app purchases








