Obscura 4 is a camera app packed full of features to help you take incredible photos. Obscura pairs a stunning design with intuitive controls that make taking photos a delight.
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Over its 10 years on the App Store, Obscura has been much numerous times around the world, including as Editors’ Choice and App of the Day.
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Design
Obscura squeezes a bunch of powerful features into simple controls anyone can master. The interface balances aesthetics, ergonomics, and intuitiveness. You won’t want to use anything else. Controls can be reached with one thumb, and gestures and haptics combine to create a tactile experience that lets you stay focused on your subject.
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Capture Modes & Formats
Obscura captures photos, videos, Live Photos, and portraits. Photos can captured in RAW, ProRAW, HEIC, and JPEG (on supported devices, see http://obscura.camera/compatibility).
Capture images in multiple different aspect ratios, or filters live in camera for a wide variety of styles.
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Camera Settings
Obscura gives you control over exposure, focus, white balance, ISO, shutter speed, and flash, with intuitive controls that make you feel in control of your device’s camera.
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View Options
Obscura lets you display a grid, a spirit level, a histogram, focus peaking, a focus loupe, and exposure clipping highlights to help you understand every detail of what you’re shooting.
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Photo Library
Obscura has its own interface for browsing, rating, editing, and sharing images, but it’s fully integrated with your system photo library, so images captured with Obscura are available everywhere.
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Obscura Ultra
Obscura is free to use, with an annual subscription for premium features. See http://obscura.camera/ultra for full details.
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I hope you love using Obscura as much as I’ve loved designing and building it. If you do, please consider subscribing to Ultra, leaving a review, or just sharing with a friend.
All the best,
Ben
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Privacy Policy: http://obscura.camera/privacy
Terms of use: http://obscura.camera/terms
If you’re missing the manual controls of your DSLR camera, give Obscura a try. We love all the powerful features you can pull up at the touch of a thumb. Flick through unobtrusive controls to adjust your shot’s focus, metering, white balance, and shutter speed, with satisfying haptic feedback linked to every change.
Quickly becoming my go-to mobile photography app.
Cyntrifical
I've been on iOS since iOS 11, using an iPhone 6, and currently I''m on iOS 16, using an iPhone 13. During that time I've purchased, downloaded and used many apps in the category of mobile photography and still have a folder loaded with them. I make an effort to bounce between different ones, giving each a chance to stand out to me, especially after an update. Typically my favorites are Pro Shot and Halide, and Obscura was more or less an impulse buy at the time, which sat on my homescreen exactly where it downloaded to. But once I took the time to try it out I was surprised I hadn't gotten it sooner. Easy UI, flexible controls and great photo processing have made Obscura the app I keep finding myself gravitating towards everytime I see a shot I want to take. I own DSLR's and am amazed by how far mobile photography has evolved especially on iPhones - and I believe the team with Obscura is utilizing every bit of technological innovations to not only emulate DSLR grade photography, but to exceed and stand in a category it's own. Amazing job to the developers! Carpe Diem
It’s all in the details
Hope730
Wow! So far so good. I’m just working the trial version. I’m a novice and love to take photos. I usually shoot many and hope for one. This app has it all. At first it seems overwhelming to someone like me who doesn’t understand photo lingo. But when you realize this author has taken the time to detail not only the app from top to bottom he also explains the camera and its functionalities in depth along the way. Follow in sequence and you will find this application to be well organized and well worth the subscription fee. I have not mastered enhanced photography yet but thanks to auto mode I can continue to learn while I snap away. Bonus factor! Video is available.
Excellent Camera App ( with some improvements suggestions)
Davemh54
This is a really full featured app with plenty of advanced control to enable a photographer to really take good photos instead of just good looking snapshots (although this also possible when using the basic “Camera” function. The one area of improvement for a future version is: “allow the user to choose the compression level for JPEG and HEIC format files, up to 100% ( no loss) quality. Also, the precision when moving exposure reticle must be improved (the finger should be over or very close to the reticle when moving it)
Fixed a very minor bug related to diagnostic info in support email.
Version 2025.12
The developer, Ben McCarthy, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Ben McCarthy
Size
103.1 MB
Category
Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
Languages
English and 9 more
English, Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
