Halcyon Camera
Film soul. Pro controls.
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
v3.2: multi-frame long exposure, slow-motion up to 240fps, Live Photo, ProRes 422 HQ + Apple Log video, and a Halide-style focus loupe.
Halcyon brings the soul of film to your iPhone.
Twelve hand-crafted film stocks — Kodak Portra 400, Cinestill 800T, Velvia 50, Tri-X 400 and more — each with the temperature, tone curve, grain, and halation of the real thing. Apply them live, before you take the shot, and what you see is exactly what you get.
REAL PRO CONTROLS, ONE-HANDED.
Full manual ISO, shutter, focus, white balance, and exposure. Tap to focus. Long-press for AE/AF lock. Pinch to zoom. Volume buttons fire the shutter. Lens switcher for ultrawide, wide, telephoto. Halide-style focus loupe magnifies the sharpness plane as you rack focus. Histogram, waveform, focus peaking, zebras, false color, horizon level — when you need them, hidden when you don't.
NEW IN 3.2 — LONG EXPOSURE, SLOW-MO, LIVE PHOTO.
• Multi-frame long exposure — 2, 5, 10, or 20 second stacks with automatic alignment for handheld light trails, silky water, and star fields
• Slow-motion capture at 120fps and 240fps
• Live Photo for every film stock — the frames before and after, with the film baked in
• Thermal and storage health warnings before a long take can bite you
• Alternate app icons: Amber, Midnight, Noir
BUILT-IN PRO OVERLAYS.
• Histogram — real-time RGB
• Waveform — luminance monitor
• Focus peaking — see what's sharp
• Focus loupe — Halide-style magnifier
• Zebras — highlight clipping alert
• False color — exposure map
• Horizon level — stop crooked photos
• Rule-of-thirds grid
• Cinematic frame modes — square, 3:2, 16:9, half-frame
• Live ISO / shutter chips
PRO VIDEO WITH FILM SIMULATION.
Record HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, or Apple Log with the film baked in. Cinematic 24fps, 4K, live audio, plus 120/240fps slow-motion.
EVERYTHING IS YOURS.
WYSIWYG: every effect — film, grain, halation — is baked into the saved photo. ProRAW is preserved as alternate. Create custom film recipes with a 14-slider editor. Save them, share them, refine them.
YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE.
No analytics. No data collection. No network requests. Nothing leaves your iPhone.
Made with care for everyone who misses film.
Halcyon 3.2 — the pro update: long exposure, slow-motion, Live Photo, ProRes and Apple Log.
• Multi-frame long exposure — 2, 5, 10, and 20 second stacks with auto-alignment
• Slow-motion capture at 120fps and 240fps
• Live Photo for every film stock
• ProRes 422 HQ and Apple Log video codecs
• Halide-style focus loupe for tack-sharp manual focus
• Thermal and storage safety warnings before a long take
• Alternate app icons: Amber, Midnight, Noir
Made with care for everyone who misses film.
The developer, Birkan Aksoy, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Birkan Aksoy
- Size
- 3.8 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. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 11 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Halcyon Pro $12.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Birkan Aksoy