Better Camera: Point & Shoot

Name: Better Camera: Point & Shoot
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Author: Davyd Horhiashvili

Film looks. Yours, not AI's.

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases

8 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Davyd Horhiashvili
Language

EN
+ 14 More
Size

9.9
MB

iPhone

Buy film, not a subscription. 36-shot rolls – no timer, no expiry. Your first 12 shots are free. Camera, but better. No AI. No compromise. Better Camera is the iPhone camera app for photographers who want what they see. No scene detection rewriting your photo. No smart HDR flattening highlights. No AI denoise smoothing skin into plastic. Just manual ISO, shutter, focus, and white balance – plus film simulations that respect what light actually did. When the stock Camera isn't enough but pro tools are too much, Better Camera is the camera in between. Simple where it can be. Manual where it matters. Honest about what it captures. BUY FILM, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Start with 12 free shots. When they run out, buy a 36-shot roll – or the whole camera once, and never think about it again. No countdown, no expiry, no renewal you forgot about. Film you own, the way film used to work. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY SHOOT – Manual ISO and Shutter Speed, plus Auto ISO and Auto Shutter – Shutter Priority and ISO Priority modes for flexible exposure control – Three focus modes: C-Auto across the frame, S-Auto locked to your point, and full Manual – Focus peaking highlights sharp edges as you focus by hand, in your choice of colour – Live histogram in the viewfinder, so you can see clipping before you press the shutter – Exposure compensation in third stops with a thumb-friendly stepper – Flash power compensation across five steps, for fill light that doesn't overpower – White balance presets (Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent) plus full manual Kelvin control – Tap to focus in any mode, including Manual – Front camera with screen flash for low-light selfies EVERY LENS, INCLUDING MACRO All your iPhone's lenses in one row, from ultra wide to telephoto. On supported models a dedicated macro lens gets you close enough to fill the frame with something small. FILM, THE WAY IT SHOULD LOOK Ten carefully crafted film simulations modelled on real stocks photographers actually shoot. Each is a proper colour profile – authentic rendering of colour, contrast, and tonal response. Not a slapped-on filter. GRAIN, OPTIONAL A separate grain layer, with four intensity levels, that can be applied to any film simulation or to unfiltered photos. Rendered per-pixel through a Metal compute shader. The grain is monochromatic – a single noise value per pixel applied equally across colour channels – the way real film grain actually behaves. OUTPUT YOU CAN TRUST – HEIF for everyday shooting – JPEG for compatibility – Lossless TIFF for archival, post-processing, and when compression is not acceptable Full EXIF metadata embedded in every photo: exposure values, lens information, GPS, and the film simulation used. QUALITY OF LIFE – Camera settings persist between sessions – open the app and your setup is exactly where you left it, ready to shoot – On-screen rule-of-thirds grid and gravity-based level line – iPhone Camera Control support – Hardware shutter button (volume keys) – Launch from Lock Screen control – Designed for one-handed use BUILT BY A PHOTOGRAPHER Better Camera was made by a Fuji X-T5 and Ricoh GR shooter who wanted his iPhone to feel as deliberate as a real camera in his pocket. No AI. No filters pretending to be film. No menus inside menus. Just a camera, but better. Privacy Policy: https://bettercamera.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Instagram Community: https://www.instagram.com/better_camera/ Contact us: hey@bettercamera.app

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

8 Ratings

Great Simple Camera App
Jun 1
Andrey Yasenya
Super simple and easy to use. Refreshing compared to many other and love that there is a lifetime purchase option. My only feature request would be to have this app as a camera button launch option.

Developer Response
Thank you – glad the simplicity and the lifetime option both hit the mark.You can already launch it from the Action Button: Settings > Action Button > Controls > Better Camera.It's also available as a Control Centre and lock screen control. Launching from the Camera Control button is noted.— David
Great Simple Camera App
Jun 1
Andrey Yasenya

Super simple and easy to use. Refreshing compared to many other and love that there is a lifetime purchase option. My only feature request would be to have this app as a camera button launch option.
Developer Response Sep 22
Thank you – glad the simplicity and the lifetime option both hit the mark.You can already launch it from the Action Button: Settings > Action Button > Controls > Better Camera.It's also available as a Control Centre and lock screen control. Launching from the Camera Control button is noted.— David
I don’t use the default iPhone camera app anymore
Jun 1
alina_g_71
Photos from this app look like they were taken with a professional camera, with a beautiful vintage film-like vibe. Easy to use and beautifully designed

Developer Response
Thank you, Alina – replacing the default camera is the best compliment it can get. Glad the film look and the design land for you. Happy shooting.— David
I don’t use the default iPhone camera app anymore
Jun 1
alina_g_71

Photos from this app look like they were taken with a professional camera, with a beautiful vintage film-like vibe. Easy to use and beautifully designed
Developer Response Sep 22
Thank you, Alina – replacing the default camera is the best compliment it can get. Glad the film look and the design land for you. Happy shooting.— David
No focus peaking unfortunately
Aug 17
Happydutch
Looking for an alternative to Halide as it has a beautiful Chroma Noir film setting but it’s not configurable and not always suitable. Better camera has film grain simulation, but not as nice as Halide, but passable, but no focus peaking. I shoot a lot of manual so that’s not workable.

Developer Response
Thanks – fair feedback.Focus peaking is now in 1.20: it works in manual focus, and the highlight colour can be switched in Settings (yellow, red or white).Tap to focus works in manual too – tap to get close, fine-tune with the slider. Grain intensity is adjustable in Settings (1–4), so it's worth trying a few levels.Appreciate you giving it a real try.
No focus peaking unfortunately
Aug 17
Happydutch

Looking for an alternative to Halide as it has a beautiful Chroma Noir film setting but it’s not configurable and not always suitable. Better camera has film grain simulation, but not as nice as Halide, but passable, but no focus peaking. I shoot a lot of manual so that’s not workable.
Developer Response Sep 22
Thanks – fair feedback.Focus peaking is now in 1.20: it works in manual focus, and the highlight colour can be switched in Settings (yellow, red or white).Tap to focus works in manual too – tap to get close, fine-tune with the slider. Grain intensity is adjustable in Settings (1–4), so it's worth trying a few levels.Appreciate you giving it a real try.

Bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.22 Oct 16

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Supported Features
- Differentiate Without Color Alone
- Sufficient Contrast

Information

Seller: Davyd Horhiashvili
Size: 9.9 MB
Category: Photo & Video
Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.6 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
Languages: English and 14 more

English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

Yearly $29.99

Lifetime $59.99

Film Roll $2.99

Monthly $9.99

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