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Halide Mark III - Pro Camera Positive Reviews

/respectOkay, realistically, I’ll probably never use this app. I’m one of those old skool types who needs to see the world through a viewfinder. No screens will suffice (except for post prod). HOWEVER - these guys do it right, IMHO. They tell you right up front that Halide ain’t free, but give you a reasonable subscription cost and a week to see if it’s worth it. Hate subscriptions? (I do) Okay, you can buy it outright (though it IS a bit expensive to do so). Better yet - no data scavenging. Funny how so many people think everything should be free for them. Free healthcare, free education, free music, free movies, free apps. Folks, ain’t NOTHIN free. Somebody, somewhere is paying for it all, and eventually the tab will make its way back around to you in some fashion. Devs need to buy groceries too. When you find one that’s up front about it, offers a quality product and doesn’t try to soak you a week’s pay for it (oh, that’s right… you probably work for free too. My bad.) maybe crack your wallet open just a bit and show them some love..Left0vertureVersion: 2.2.1

Such a frustrating AppI’ve just upgraded to Halide mark ii, and I’m remembering now why for the past several years the original halide has just sat unused on my app screen. I should have known when their launch “novel” included a paragraph or two in their new fonts they designed. Design seems to be a big deal for the folks at Lux, although it’s obvious they subscribe to the Form over Function school, when it comes to that discipline. The user is met with a dizzying array of beautifully rendered, meaningless icons, hidden control screens, and misnamed features (Instant RAW is just a processed HEIF, as is MAX mode). Ive spent way too much time just trying to get this thing to export a RAW file today.. which I always assumed was the point of RAW programs like this. Finally, there is something seriously wrong with the exposure algorithm they are using.. often in manual mode you are met with a control box (like apple’s exp/focus) just begging you to touch it. Wow to the fool who does .. as you’ll watch watch your image burn to solid white (regardless of what you touched) and manual controls become futile. Slide open one of the hidden screens, you’ll find the program has switched to auto but has locked the iso to “max”.. your only recourse is to switch to manual and reset everything. That’s just for starters. I’m giving this program a 3 because it is capable, and you know...that font... but it’s the hottest mess I’ve seen in a very long time. I hope they get busy and clean it up..BarrygoyetteVersion: 2.0.1

Good Interface but BuggyI am on Halide’s trial. I love the interface. I really think that the interface AND the macro mode are the biggest strengths of this app (I’m on an iPhone 14 Pro). I love being able to change formats, choose raw + jpeg right there on the main screen, and I also love to adjust exposure compensation with a swipe up or down. Unfortunately whenever ProRaw is used there’s a bigger delay than what we get on the native iPhone camera. It doesn’t matter if it’s 12 MP or 48 MP, the native camera allows you to shoot back-to-back shots faster, and that’s important for me (as I do a lot of street or documentary photography). Also. The volume up button is supposed to work as shutter release, but it’s buggy and sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. I’ve found auto-focus to be also a problem. It doesn’t auto-recognize faces as the native camera does and will often focus on objects that are closer instead. When in manual mode the controls are a bit confusing, it’s hard to change speed only without messing with ISO… I wish there was a shutter priority mode. Oh… and manual mode doesn’t work on 48 MP captures. I honestly would not mind paying for the subscription if what I mentioned here is fixed - the autofocus problems, the delay between proraw shots, the volume up shutter, a more intuitive manual mode or shutter priority mode. As it is now I think I’ll continue using the native camera..OgnistikVersion: 2.11.1

Amazing!I’m new to IPhone photography and I have an IPhone XR “yes I know the 12 is out “ but that’s not an option for me right now lol. I poured over review after review on which camera app was best for me as a beginner and was instantly drawn to Halide even though I was Nervous I wouldn’t understand how to use it. I went back-and-forth for about a week and all of a sudden the mark two announcement was made. I took that as a sign since Halide had already been out for a bit. With only a couple days using the app I have to say I feel like it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made on the App Store. The ability have the raw, JPEG and the mixed image is amazing Because it gives beginners the ability to actually see the difference side-by-side. The UI is very clean elegant and calm and very much appreciated by a noob like myself. I’m still in my Trial period but my photos look amazing and I cannot stop taking pictures lol. Super excited to edit some of my raw photos this evening. To all my newbies out there who may be in a position like I was where you want the best quality but you also need it to be cost effective and future proof you will not regret Halide . Ben, Sebastiaan,Rebecca, Thank you for a beautiful product and Cheers to you all..Mysterio770Version: 2.0.1

Do not pay for this application until you read thisPhone being used: iPhone 11 Pro Length spent with application: 1.5 years I first started using this application on my iPhone X, over a year ago. It was probably my favorite camera go to app. It really used to feel like the company was thriving on a great idea that had never been seen on an iPhone before and they took the time to fine tune it. A lot has changed and here is its current state. It has now turned into a very hit or miss application. The app crashes from taking a depth photo and from that, the photo taken is never saved. Most of the features will crash the app as well. Even switching from different camera lenses will crash the thing. I feel like the company has realized they are at a loss for innovation. They are no longer spending resources on R&D let alone basic maintenance hours. I’m sure we will start to notice less and less updates, until it eventually gets lost among the rest. Please do not waste your money. Wait for them to prove me wrong and make the necessary bug fixes. FYI, A typical active company has two week sprints. At the end of each sprint, an update is pushed to insure continued application maintenance. Feature releases take a lot longer and are usually multiple sprints but bug fixes are not..JohnnyIslandVersion: 1.15.0

Decent app for the right scenario onlyHalide is a decent app with some nice features that give you more information about your photos and some customization options. I mostly used it for landscapes and scenery, with the occasional portrait. The standout feature for me is the amount of information available and the option to shoot without any machine learning add-ins—something that appeals to users who want more control. That said, Halide isn’t really a daily-use app for me. You do need to play around a bit to get comfortable, but overall it’s fairly user-friendly. My main frustration has been performance: after just a handful of photos the app lags, my device heats up, and the app sometimes crashes. Many sessions ended with “issues saving to photo library.” The “rescued photos” option is a lifesaver, but the reliability gap is still disappointing—especially on an iPhone 14 Pro Max. For the price, I don’t find it worth subscribing as an average user. I see the value for more professional photographers, or people wanting to move in that direction, especially in indoor or more controlled settings. But the stock iPhone camera app remains more reliable day-to-day, even if it lacks Halide’s extra info and customization..AMantheGreat82Version: 2.17.15

Four years on… (unusable, I guess)?10/22- Looks like I was quite negative about Halide 4 years ago. It seems a lot has changed. I probably had version 1.x.x then. I’m methodically examining apps especially cameras (why waste time w/bad photos?) and notes (love Apple Notes but it can crash every 30 seconds!) I appreciate the trial and outright purchase. Like everyone else I despise subscriptions but these are inexpensive enough annually I’d pay. ASAP I’ll try this (with iPhone 11 Pro Max and/or iPad Pro 12.9 5th Gen) and see what happens. Bumped up to 3⭐️ from 1🌟 for optimism, updates, cheap subscription(if you do them), chance to buy. ——————————————— 6/18 Even with a new 6+ with few apps installed it still crashes. I forgot it even exists until I was looking for something to filter out all reds to get a dog’s perspective on things. I suppose I’ll take my dog’s philosophical perspective on this app and just let go... ———————————————- Earlier...Constantly crashes on my 6 Plus so I'm unfamiliar with it; all I've experienced with it is like it's any other basic decent manual iOS camera app. There once was a manual but it’s obsolete. Maybe I'll delete other apps until it functions, pepper the devs with questions, or give up..PhelineCatVersion: 2.9.3

Top of the world!!! Nothing better!!!First thing first; I have been a user from day one. I started taking pictures on my iPhone as a hobby, but I had no idea what I was doing. I took a photography class in college and someone told me about this app and it’s been magic and great times ever since!!!! It’s frustrating to see people get on her and bash these people about their own misunderstandings of what Mark 2 means for mark 1. As someone who purchased the app early I still get to enjoy the features of this new app for no extra charge!!!! Most devs try and force you into buying the new app because they drop support for the old on, not these Devs. Updates until Dec 21 is fair. The functionality and ease of shooting has allowed me to take some breath taking shots, I have even started making picture books for my friends. I love the tutorials within the app, would be cool to have a section were you offer classes on how to shot with a mobile camera, It would make the subscription model more appealing to those who may not want to go pay more than the original cost and help to bring in Mobile users who may feel intimidated by all the features or just want to learn mobile photography, you could even offer a subscription for the classes alone if advertised correctly(worked in sales for a few years now, I know how to sell a product especially one this cool). Anyway 5 stars!!!! Amazing app and I’m looking forward to your future. Keep killing!!!!.ZatiseVersion: 2.1.1

I applaud the Halide Team!I’m actually not going to use this app. I was under the impression it allowed for video. My ADHD impulsive brain hit download and was ready for whatever premium subscription they’d offer. And this is what I want to praise. Lots of apps can be scummy and manipulative with their pricing; be it in total or structure. As someone who struggles with keeping track of finances, subscription services are a real difficulty for me. Headspace, for example, is a meditation app who offers a longer 14 day trial period for annual subscriptions, over the 7 day trial for monthly. Now, tell me, what sort of person feels the need to download a meditation app? Not Halide. They state up-front, on the store page, that “this is not a free app.” While they do use a subscription model, it is priced to be consumer friendly and is absolutely affordable. If you have a distaste for the subscription model—as I do—they offer a one time payment. Excellent. But, this isn’t special. Lots of companies are fair minded like this. What I’ve never seen before is how Halide provides a MASSIVE button to manage your subscription, and directly links you to the Apple Subscription page so you can unsubscribe. Wow! Headspace used to require you to e-mail a representative and provide a reason why you were unsubscribing. I can think of no starker contrast than Halide for providing such a consumer friendly product—which from what I hear, is just as excellent. That’s market leadership. Thank you, Halide..DD_117Version: 2.5.3

Really good, missing key feature.Absolutely love this app. Especially the “process zero” mode. That shooting mode alone makes the price of entry worth. All that said, one really nice feature to have would be a way to filter down to just photos taken with Halide. Within the built-in photo library in Halide, if there was a way to only show me the photos taken using Halide, this would be instantly a 5/5 app. Maybe I’m alone, but i often go back and forth from using the stock camera app shooting in RAW and halide process zero. At the end of a long shooting session, when I go back to adjust the exposure for all my halide shots, it takes me longer to find those photos that need adjusting than it does to actually make the adjustments. Seems like a QoL feature that could easily be implemented and improve the user experience a ton. That said I’m not an app developer 🤷🏽‍♂️ This app is still worth the cost despite that gripe of mine..JonahTheHumanVersion: 2.17.15

XR Camera Dream Come TrueI’m a designer and DSLR photographer, so the camera features on my phone is a big deal to me. When I upgraded from a 6, I was torn between the XS and XR. I’d been gravitating toward the XR due to the colors, battery life, price, and better lowlight photos, but was devastated it only had portrait mode for people. I heard about Halide finding a solution to this problem, so I went with the XR and bought this app. I took a photo of my dog and I’m in love with its ability to pretty accurately map out data for bokeh shots. My photo went straight to the default apple photos app, and reads it as a portrait photo now so I can adjust the blur like I can on people portraits. The only setback is not seeing bokeh in live mode, but it’s no biggie and who knows what exciting features future updates will bring. Thank you Ben & Sebastiaan for using your intelligence, skills, and talent to make a camera like this for the iPhone XR. Buying this app finally made me 100% happy with my decision to get the phone I did..EmenamoreVersion: 1.12.1

Best camera app for iOSIPhone 13 Pro user here. The native camera app is excellent, but Apple’s image processing really cranks the sharpness, contrast, and saturation to the point of being a little silly. The cameras on this phone are capable of taking amazing photos, but the over processing can really turn a detailed shot into a noisy one, especially where foliage or fabric textures are concerned. Halide does what Apple should’ve - they’ve taken Apple’s existing image pipeline and cut out some of the extra processing. Deep Fusion and Smart HDR still apply, there’s still excellent noise reduction, but the haloed edges and unnatural colors and lighting are gone. The result is a softer, more DSLR-like photograph. Halide isn’t as smoothly polished as the native app, and there are a few UX quirks and bugs that I hope get smoothed out over time, so it’s not my choice for most day-to-day shots. For art though, it’s Halide all the way. Totally worth the money..KittyGirlChloeVersion: 2.9.3

Highlights completely blown out on iPhone 13I want to start by saying this is my go-to camera app. I’ve used Halide almost exclusively ever since I first discovered it around two years ago, and have achieved great results with it thus far. However, I’m writing this review because I recently upgraded from an iPhone 11 to an iPhone 13 and haven’t been getting any detail in the highlights whatsoever ever since making the change to the 13. I mean the highlights are completely and literally white. If I were to take a picture of the same sunny scene, one with the Halide app and one with the native camera app, I’d still get good detail in the highlights using the native camera app as opposed to the same shot taken using Halide. I’m assuming it’s just a temporary issue due to the release of the new 13 and I’m also hoping an update can fix the problem soon. Just wanted to bring it to their attention by writing this, in case it hasn’t been brought up already. Otherwise love this camera app..Arbr3Version: 2.2.10

Debatable value.Pros * Does what it says on the box * Has a decent/clean interface * Has some novel features Cons * Too many UX frills w/o real use * No way to turn off said frills * No customizations * Insists on non-standard (backwards) interface for shot previews It's a nice app with a mostly clean interface. The taptics are a nice touch (initially) for level and photos. The issues though are that in its attempted simplicity, it doesn't allow for any useful customization - for instance with said taptics, how do I turn them off? (saved you a click: you can't) Why can't I have only taptics for my shots? Another more major issue is the disaster of a preview "tinder functionality". It's basically cx-porn. If you somehow believe having tinder for your photos is useful - it doesn't follow the now-standard swipe right for like (wait, its trash?) swipe left for bad (nope that's favorite). More importantly when you're in a preview window it breaks the model used in literally all iOS preview windows. You expect to be able to swipe through images left and right to see what you've shot. This app moves to an up/down model that's unintuitively merges with backwards tinder. It's confusing and irritating to have to deal with the unnecessary interface. Note to the UX designers: Don't fix what's not broken. Don't overload methods of interaction. Seriously - get rid of backwards tinder and go back to a standard left/right model for previewing shots. The value the app claims to provide isn't worth the frustration of dealing with the broken preview..EmcthVersion: 1.5.2

Issue with Raw files was iOS 13.0Issue with raw files not being handled properly was an system wide issue with iOS 13.0. It has been fixed on iOS 13.1. All in all I am happy with Halide. Now that I can save photos in both raw and jpeg formats, I have the flexibility of either playing with raw files or use jpeg as it is. Generally the results I get buy editing raw files are superior (better colors.) Darkroom integrates nicely with Halide, I with premium upgrade on darkroom was little cheaper than $10. Anyone with iPhone should have an option for capturing raw files. Until Apple integrates that in built in camera app, Halide is an excellent option. I like its smart raw capture more than other manual camera apps. It doesn’t offer lot of granular controls, but I like it for keeping it simple. ProCam 7 offers more manual camera controls, but it can get little overwhelming. Halide over any other manual camera apps any day..Keyur82Version: 1.13.1

Great App with a Few CaveatsI really like this app. The RAW quality is fantastic and the manual control is excellent as well. The portrait mode leaves something to be desired: the quality is excellent but as far as I can see there is no way to adjust the depth of field the way you can in portrait mode in Apple’s own camera app. The developer’s website claims you can load an image shot in portrait mode in Halide into Apple’s Photos app and adjust the lighting and depth of field from there. The lighting can be adjusted but unless I’m missing something the depth of field cannot. The macro mode is cool. It defaults to 2x zoom when you use this mode but I get the impression this is essentially just cropping the picture. I don’t see much of a difference vs. taking a closeup in Apple’s camera app. If these features were addressed and implemented this would be a five star app for me..NikonGuy81Version: 2.11.3

Finally. Unlimited Potrait Mode on XR!I am a Chef and Take pictures of my food constantly. When Apple released the iPhone XR, it wasn’t a well known fact that the Portrait Mode on this phones camera only worked on humans. I was not aware until after I upgraded. I felt that Apple was making a huge mistake. Now I had to scramble and find an App that would bring back the unlimited potential of Portrait Mode. Halide does just this and more. This App takes beautiful pictures. It is so far above Apples camera App that I hid that one and use Halide for all of my pictures. However, one note to everyone considering purchasing this App. Research the App before buying. Go on their website and read everything. If you buy it and start snapping away, chances are you won’t understand what this robust App is doing and your photos will NOT look like you want them to. So read up on it. Highly recommended App! Thanks!.DarylbldwnVersion: 1.11.1

Updated review to 5 starsI was having difficulty with the manual settings. ISO and shutter speed weren't recording properly -- shots would come out with different values than the settings. It was my misunderstanding of the file formats that was the cause. Now that I'm shooting in the full "Process Zero" RAW, I'm getting great photos with the correct ISO and shutter speed. What a difference! I've tried other photo apps, but I like Halide's layout and controls. (Maybe one little feature request would be to have tactile response "sticking" to some common film speed values, like 100, 400, 800, etc.) One small challenge is that there is no way for the preview to truly capture what will be recorded. I understand that it's impossible to circumvent the underlying iOS image processing. But, hey, I still remember the days of film when you got what you got a week or two later….Field_effectVersion: 2.17.6

THE BEST but…Halide is easily the best pro camera app on iOS hands down. There’s a lot to like for enthusiasts and pros like myself. I subscribed in the past but didn’t feel I was getting enough to justify the sub. What I’d like to see is wireless tethering with iPad, better stability and faster operating speed. I’m on a 1TB iPhone 13 Pro (I upgrade yearly) and even with apples top iPhone the app is slow to launch. I’ve lost more images than I can count and often have to rely on the default camera app. I have a feeling iOS 15 is somewhat to blame here. If I could wirelessly tether, that alone would be worth the price of subscription. As one who’s helped major camera companies move into mirrorless I’ll tell you that the iPhone is good enough for pro shoots. I sold my pro gear a few years ago and have been fully on board with iPhone. Just need tethering to complete the what I need for pro studio shoots..GIULIO SCIORIOVersion: 2.6.0

Great camera app. Doubles what I can do with my phone.I actually bought this app by mistake. I had intended to use the free trial for a single project and then cancel it before being charged. I forgot, and figured whatever, at least I’m supporting independent developers, they can have my $20. I have used Halide more times than I can count since then. I do in person trade show events for work, and always need clean photos of my displays and products at events. That unintended $20 expense honestly saved me buying a camera to get around the overkill Apple AI image processing that makes my products (fine art products with many small details) look janky, oversaturated, and clownish. Having a totally unprocessed DNG option to edit even more cleanly on desktop when needed is great too. Great app, intuitive controls, customizable UI without being overwhelming, and runs very stably. Does one thing and does it perfectly, while giving you the option to quickly swap back to the Apple processing if you want it. I even replaced the iPhone camera app on my home screen widget with Halide. I’d love a lifetime license option, but the subscription is honestly quite fairly priced for an app I’ve ended up using daily. I don’t leave reviews but I’m happy to for this app..ManitariasVersion: 2.17.15

Customize feature, and more white balance flexibilityHas anyone else had the same problem I have on my iPad pro 11” when going into ‘customize’ on settings? I see how I can move the icons around in order to choose which are visible and which are hidden. The problem is that I cannot get out of that mode. The broken circles and icons keep dancing around. Even when somehow they stop, I can’t get back to the basic camera mode unless I shut down the device and start over. The other thing I wish I could do was have more flexibility with the white balance. My main purpose for using the camera on this device is to photograph my paintings. It seems that the red is off. And when I change white balance to cloudy day, the colors all look the same as in Automatic white bal. The subtle grayish purple hues in a distant mountain, for ex., are being captured as grayish or bluish gray, lacking warmth. Yes I can edit later, only with varying success so far though, on the Photos App. Well, maybe I’ll learn more about editing a raw photo, but I personally would prefer take an accurate picture rather than take a flawed one that needs to be edited later. Halide’s camera is far superior to the Camera App on this iPad, and I’m a brand new user to both. Working my way through the 10 day program and learning a lot, but thought I’d write a review while these things were on my mind. Thank you for reading. A reply would be great!.El pintor777Version: 2.0.4

Macro is the best price is rightSo i feel like i get better macro shots with this app than i do the native iPhone camera app and this is why i made the purchase. Many times more often than not i would try to take a photo of something really close to the lens and the native app would switch back and forth not m owing what to do and finally i would back away the subject and it would work. But sorry the manual macro mode on this app i can set the focus and then just place the subject within. The depth of field and boom perfect photo every time. So for me this app is worth the money as a straight 60 dollar purchase or as a subscription which honestly i hate subscription based apps but this one at least gives you a single purchase option and also bills the subscription as annually which i also like...Jimmerz1976Version: 2.14.5

Once Great App now hobbled by Subscription Issues.I really want to give Halide Mark II a perfect score and previous versions of the app were absolutely worthy of that. This App is the most advanced Camera App for iPhone- period. I also use Filmic Firstlight which is a great App however Halide is better for some of the types of photography I do (Macro). However he current version has locked me out of the App twice now when I’m out in the field beyond the reach of WiFi and Cellular Service rendering the App useless. I get a pop up to start a trial version and it never gets beyond that screen. I had to ultimately reinstall the app to fix the issue but who knows for how long until it crops up again. If I’m out taking pictures I expect my hardware and software to perform. If it can’t do the job I’ll be forced to look elsewhere..Aconitum ColumbianumVersion: 2.9.3

Completely changed my opinion on mobile photography for the betterTo start this review, I have for the most part hated mobile photography, and especially so in recent years with all the intense computational/AI blah blah blah. Phone have been producing photos that seem muddy and very obviously shot on a phone, which is great for a quick shot or whatever but terrible for anything actually good or pleasing to the eye. Process Zero on Halide has entirely changed the way I think about mobile photography. My phone is fully the camera I choose to use now. The ability to disable processing and just use the raw photo has produced some incredible, fully real-camera comparable photos that have ultimately lead me to stop grabbing a lot of my other cameras. It’s quicker, I have more control, more customizability, and more trust in my camera when using Halide. The focus loupe and zebra stripes are indispensable features to me, and the swiping up and down to change the exposure makes going back to my “real” cameras a bit clunky feeling. Obviously it’s just an app, your kit and how you choose to edit these photos play just as important of a role in everything, but Halide is a MUST on all of my phones from now on. This app kinda made me fall back in love with photography..AleconlineVersion: 2.17.13

A once amazing app.I am a long time user of Halide. I don’t open it often because I’m not always trying to do everything in manual but as a professional photographer of 10 years it’s nice to have the option and Halide is the one company to just get it right. That said with updates freezing I feel like I’m left with an ultimatum of pay $60 and get updates for who knows how long (because there is no specification on how long they’ll honor it) or go monthly which as a hater of subscription services I hate to do. What I fear even more is what happens when I decide I don’t want to be monthly anymore…? do I lose the new widgets? Do I lose the app altogether that I paid for back in the beginning? I hope the company comes out and makes the wording more clear and maybe adjusts the pricing. $60 for a phone app is insanity unless I’m getting in writing promises updates and guaranteed in the pipeline future features for years to come..BecomeAPrimeVersion: 2.9.3

Was a good app now selecting photos doesn’t work.Despite the app telling me I can continue using the app I paid for, it seems the photo roll screen doesn’t even load a photo when you tap it it’s a black screen with stuck spinner. When you press to select photos in the roll, the app (which once again, I paid for) spams a pop-up trying to get me to subscribe to a camera app subscription… You can Force Touch and then export an individual photo, but that’s it. That’s not the functionality I paid for. I started using the app (that I PAID for) again after a long hiatus only to discover it’s been nerfed (?) unless I add another subscription. At least it can still go directly to your phone camera roll, but honestly can’t imagine subscribing when it’s partially functioning. I tried to make this my main photo taking app for a while, but eventually it just found itself in a folder with the built in app.FoolioVersion: 2.11.1

Desperately need priority modes with Process ZeroI am (or was) subscribed solely for Process Zero. It’s amazing, and everything i’ve been waiting for a camera to do. I’m obsessed with the fact that it’s not an emulation, it’s just anti-digitally-processed photography. BUT. The UX makes it hard to embrace and lean in to the natural grainy look due to how the app behaviors really prefer auto mode. If you change the lens, auto mode. If you tap the screen by accident, auto mode, if you tap the screen for focus, auto mode, every time i open the app, auto mode. I’m constantly fighting against auto mode when it’s already hard enough to get exposure right in manual due to the not-very-real-time rendering of the scene i’m trying to capture. If we had shutter and iso priority modes, or even an exposure locking mechanism, this wouldn’t be an issue. I’m somewhat surprised this app has been out for this long and still doesn’t have it, which lessens my hope. But it does seem like a small dev team, so I can’t expect everything. I guess given the price, I’d expect a little more? I’m not sure. I just want to use this as my main camera but the slowdown and hiccups of the UX for Process Zero cause too much friction for me right now, and i’ve already missed many shots trying to dial in a fully manual shot..Tally KleckoVersion: 2.15.3

Definitely the best camera app out thereLove the app and the thoughtful gesture based approach to adjustments. A couple of suggestions that would make this even more awesome. In landscape mode the slide up to adjust exposure compensation doesn’t work. Instead it took me a while to figure out that the gesture has to go left to right. The last image thumbnail from the camera roll is seriously distracting from the rest of the beautiful interface and also when I want to only ‘see’ the scene in front of me. Maybe a button to access my roll would be better. I don’t know about others but my thumb naturally sits at either corners of the screen irrespective of orientation or which hand I use (I am ambidextrous:) would be cool to allow customizing placement of the shutter release button like we can customize the quick bar. Just my wishful thinking!.CrushedVersion: 1.6.0

When an iPhone camera dreams bigSome of us do read release notes very thoroughly. When software is exciting, every update is exciting. So, as requested, some brief thoughts: If you really enjoy taking photos, Halide is the iPhone camera app you might fantasize about. It facilitates an interaction between you and your phone’s camera that feels so obvious and right and complete that it’s frustrating to think any phone camera is sold without this proper companion. Far and away my favorite and most “duh” feature that feels essential to a camera is the ability to manually focus shots. It’s mind boggling that this isn’t a native function, but I digress. The most frustrating aspect of the iPhone camera is not just solved by Halide, but solved with a cherry on top. Minute adjustments are limited only by your thumb’s dexterity. And of course autofocus is still available for those of a more… pedestrian… mind. Really the only quibble I can think of is related to the (overall very useful) manual focusing aids. The focus loupe I wish was a bit larger and offered higher magnifications. Depending on the photo subject, the kind of visual elements most effective as sharpness indicators might not be present in that small circular area in the middle of the shot, necessitating shifting the camera to briefly look somewhere else. This can add a bit of frustration to keep your hands steady for a desired shot. My fingers are getting sore from typing so I’ll leave it at that for now. Overall, Halide is absolutely worth every dollar. It’s the only “big” app I’ve ever bought, and I’ve never once questioned it. I consistently use it for probably 1/3 of photos I take on my phone, which comes out to several times a week—and I’m pleased every time..Dr. J from Californ-I-AVersion: 2.13.6

Best camera app that can be even betterI like the intuitive control of different parameters when taking photos. The app focuses on just taking photos without bloated features like filters and editing tools, which keeps the interface very simple and clean. I prefer editing my photos on Snapseed or Lightroom. The Smart RAW feature works quite nicely as well. However, it would be even better if exposure time feature can be fine tuned. First of all, when the shutter speed is low, the preview becomes so laggy. Second, the max exposure time can be further increased. Currently on iPhone XS, the max is 1 sec. But sometimes when taking photos for light painting or moving scenes like waterfall, it’s necessary to have even longer exposure time, possibly with a help of a ND filter for mobile phone lens. If such improvement is done, I would have no excuse not to give 5 stars..BillykwokhkVersion: 1.10.2

A highly effective toolI've been getting into underwater macro photography lately and have a iPhone 17 pro. A big challenge is not really being able to see what you're aiming and not being able to touch the screen. Apple's camera app isn't smart enough to know what the subject is and focus onto it. Halide gives you the tools to make this difficult setup work. Although, it's not perfect. Occasionally submerging or removing the phone is interpreted as a swipe and messes up some setting. Usually it's faster to restart the app and enter everything again than figure out what went wrong. A "lock settings" feature would be nice for this. But despite these minor grievances, I'd recommend it to anyone getting into macro photography on their phone.W. HardenVersion: 2.27.3

Let’s get seriousWith smartphones having the ability to take stunning photos, it’s time for a serious camera app for serious photographers and Halide is one app that can accomplish this but for the following. In manual mode, setting the ISO and Shutter Speed is very tricky. It’s very difficult to get it exact, it’s like skating on ice. If and when you get one then try to get the other you wind up inadvertently changing the one you thought you just got, or changing the focus placement. Using finger swiping on the viewfinder for ISO and Shutter Speed is, in my opinion a bad idea. You should have haptic dials below the viewfinder. Keeping fingers off the viewfinder as much as possible is good practice. EXIF/Metadata in the preview image does not always reflect the actual ISO and/or Shutter Speed of the photo taken. This is very strange. Focus peaking is great but it’s not in the focus loop. About the focus loop. It appears only in the center. If you focus somewhere away from center the focus loop is useless. The focus square stays in the viewfinder in Auto mode but not in Manual mode (there should be a setting for this in “Settings”). Also no ability to lock focus. No Semi-Automatic (SI) mode, Shutter or ISO priority. White balance has no kelvin value or color casting. EV value only appears in Auto Mode and fingers on the viewfinder again. Portrait (Depth) mode is OK but no ability to refocus or control blur in preview before saving. To me, these are serious drawbacks for a serious camera app. If these were implemented, then you would have a serious app on your hands and worth the price..NikcGVersion: 2.5.2

My default camera app.I am a professional photographer and usually have some very nice gear with me whenever I am out. But, whenever I am shooting with my LUMIX S1R, my iPhone 12 Pro Max with Halide is also right there as well. Surprisingly, the iPhone will more often than not get the shots that I keep most often as people let their guard down in a way they don’t when a large lens is looking. Halide gives the quality and control to let me match the color and tone of my other cameras with RAW shooting, combined with features missing on my other cameras like zebra bars, color meters, and a customizable UI so I can hide stuff I won’t use behind a collapsible menu. Very happy to have such a great camera app available, and this my replacement for the built-in camera..Kalani HelekunihiVersion: 2.2.3

Profesional app works well with Adobe work flows.Halide is the first truly professional level camera control app (full manual control &c. easily accommodated) I have tried for iPhone. Given it has an accurate watch app for remote shooting and it has a very useful iOS 16 Lock Screen widget, this app is ahead of many competitors. Halide fits perfectly in my work flow. I have iOS set to send photos to Adobe Lightroom for post processing and cataloguing on both Mac and iOS. I laud the lack of editing tools in Halide as I do all my post processing in Lightroom. Non Lightroom users can post process in Apple Photos. There is clearly no reason to have a bloated program with redundant tools. Needless to say the ability to shoot RAW (DNG) is greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work. I look forward to the addition of time lapse shooting in Halide..EdLewis2Version: 2.9.3

Pretty goodI downloaded this app cause researching online showed it shoots in RAW and it’s a way around the Deep Fusion apple automatically puts on your photos that I rly don’t like. But you can’t zoom in much. I understand after researching online there’s no zoom because after 2x zoom it’s the same quality and you can just crop the photo. Right. But if I’m taking 50 photos I don’t want to have to go through and crop every one to see the end result…. Which is why the zoom exists past 2x on most other apps lol. Won’t be continuing to use this app because that’s a key feature missing and it makes it too time consuming and not worth it. Also the app functionality is very confusing, it just has icons with no explanation of what they do, and weird swiping you have to do to even find the settings or other features with no explanations on how to do it.Nunya……..Version: 2.7.10

Best camera app I’ve ever usedThis app has it ALL. It NAILS the user interface, allowing you not just manual control, but it makes that manual control intuitive and quick to use. This app has FOCUS PEAKING!! This is one of the best things anyone could add to an app like this. For those of us with not the sharpest eyes, this helps a LOT. My only gripe is how long it takes to process each shot before you can look at it. I’m not sure if it’s the app or iOS so we’ll see if it gets fixed soon. Still worth five stars. This app makes my phone feel more like my pro-level camera that’s laid out and designed for people to make quick decisions about their shots on the fly. Recommended for any serious photographer wanting their phone to do more..KlapUrHanzVersion: 2.5.0

Great RAW camera appThis is an updated review of my previous comments, wherein I lamented a couple key features that I thought weren’t there. I’m not sure if I had a “bad build”, or if I completely missed them (though I’m certain I spent a good 20 minutes trying to find them), but nevertheless after updating I now see them (I probably just didn’t find hem before). ANYWAYS. Great app. Easy to use. I’m looking forward to shooting with my 8+ a bit more when I’m in Europe next week, knowing I can use RAW and post process later without loss..Ryan baldwinVersion: 1.5.0

File ManagementGreat app overall. The big issue is it ties you to the Photos app which is poorly designed for dealing with large RAW libraries. A phone is supposed to be the easier option for low risk shots but I end up not using it because it’s a hassle. I wish Halide let us save to Files instead like Kino..MRKTYLRVersion: 2.17.11

Love it!Thank you, loving Halide so far! pretty intuitive, and I love the haptic feedback when locking into a level rotation :).Nec2607Version: 1.2.2

Better than the camera appWow I love this app so much. I didn’t realize lens work like that. 0.5 1 and 5 just blows my mind. I’ve gotten much better with exposure shots. I appreciate it so much. Thanks Halide!!.LogJMVersion: 2.17.13

Easy to use and take good pictures!The camera is nice and easy to use but I miss some practical options like adding a copyright or personal tag in the Exif data, there are holes in the menu, place is lost and I don’t know why,….YmartinVersion: 2.17.8

GREAT UpdateThis update to the already great app is truly unexpected and much appreciated. Its simplicity is a boon to iPhone users but sophisticated enough for those who like to go beyond the basics i.e. importing other RAW photos into its PhotoLab - very thoughtful. Many thanks to the folks at LUX for their efforts in delivering a wonderful update..MeInArvaVersion: 3.0.1

This is the one.Please read the title of this review..FO'SVersion: 3.0.1

Consistently amazing resultsI’ve used many camera apps, this is one of the few that I can say is worth the money..Shitbats ReviewsVersion: 2.27.3

App crashesJust got the latest update, on an iPhone 11, and whenever I select 0.5 for the magnification the app closes/crashes. The latest version does not appear to be stable..HAL2007Version: 3.0.1

Its awesomeI love it.Levian RalVersion: 2.26.2

Paywall as soon as you download it.I’ve used this app before when it was free, one of the best photo apps I’ve seen. I understand how developers need to make money, but this is a scummy way to do it. Inform people that the app isn’t free.Benjam1n_44Version: 2.26.1

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Halide Mark III - Pro Camera Negative Reviews

Bait and switch business model, just buy pro camI purchased Halide when it was a full priced app with no subscription. The developer has transitioned to a subscription model including spamming existing customers constantly to upgrade either with a monthly fee for an app with no ongoing costs or an exorbitant price far greater than anything it competes with. Don't reward this behavior and shift in App Store monetization. Just buy pro cam instead. Update to developer response: it is not the same as it was before. It now contains a persistent annoying nag/ad to upgrade to a subscription. I’ve seen this nag at least 10 times from various pop ups, and my experience has been degraded from such. I will not subscribe to an app that is not providing live server functionality on principle so the nags themselves make the app worse. I do not want advertising in the apps I use. That is why I paid for a license. I would update my review to 4 stars, only taking one off for excluding my perpetual license from new features, if it were possible to opt out of all buttons that may pop up with update prompts. I understand the position that Apple puts you in, but I do not accept the business model of perpetual subscriptions for local apps - not do I feel I can trust the very expensive options to purchase a perpetual license, because I already did! Even if I ignore the exorbitant price, how can I trust purchasing a second perpetual license will actually be perpetual given that purchasing the first has put me in this position?.Created NicknameVersion: 2.10.0

From Premium to SubscriptionI'm so very fed up and very, very tired of greedy and unethical developers like these two. Who make all they can from selling an app as a premium, one-time purchase. Then they succumb to greed and avarice and change their initially premium app into another filthy subscription. It's truly unethical, immoral and abhorrent behavior and very fitting of the lowest of the low crooks. This type of scummy and low rent behavior is sadly quite commonplace now among App Store developers. Then they offer a new one-time purchase of $35 dollars! Gee, how very generous, thank you so very much... I already paid for this app as a premium program. But, sure, let me give you even more money or pay you forever via the subscription plan for an app I already owned and paid good money for, just so I can continue to receive updates. Developers like you two make the App Store such an unpleasant and shady place to do business. I don't care for your dishonest remarks about why you pulled such a massive bait-and-switch by changing this app from premium to another disgusting subscription plan. Because it's simply just lies and is just saying the exact same tired, pathetic line as all the other crooked developers and businesses that pull this underhanded scam on their once trusting and once loyal customers. You should be ashamed of your seriously unethical and immoral actions. I wouldn't give you the lint in my pockets now. I hope you two enjoy all your ill gotten gains..Joshua D.Version: 2.0.5

7 Day Trial Does NOT Equal FreeI curiously downloaded this app to see how it works and was surprised that I couldn’t even see the dashboard or test it without paying first. I have done “free trials” before and it does charge you right away most of the time. I can purchase the trial and then ask for a refund but that’s a hassle and this app was free to download. I was reading the other reviews and the support teams (or founders) responses and it’s the first time I’ve seen a company put blame on the apple store... Unfortunately, it is your responsibility not Apple to create an ethical and clearly described app. There are many out there that proved that it’s possible. I understand that you need to make money but there are other ways to do it like, as others have said, giving people the ability to take a limited amount of photos before having to upgrade. You can have a subscription model for a premium version (something like VSCO does) and people will subscribe if the app proves to work well. Which in this case, after reading so many reviews, it seems the app has crashes and bugs that haven’t been fixed. That should be unheard of in a PAID app. If it was free and new, it’s understandable but not something that is paid. It you believe in your app, do the right thing always, create a working app, and you’ll be good (you already have a unique idea). Unfortunately since I can’t even test it without a trial, I’ll be deleting it now. If I was able to test it without any strings attached I would have been happy to upgrade if I liked it..Lorina DaianaVersion: 2.1.3

Still not impressed with focusIve had halide for a long time now. Though there have been upgrades and improvements to the app, I still remain underwhelmed by the app. In the latest update, the focus brackets got even larger than before. Too many times I’ve touched to focus and the object I wanted to capture was not in focus, an object in front of what I wanted was in focus. This is because the focus are is way to broad. I don’t understand why the focus area can’t be reduced. The default camera app on the iPhone focus bracket is good but it could be more focused & smaller. The app Luwian has a nice focus point, ya’ll should try to match that apps focus. Now that the focus brackets are much larger, this is a problem for me. Focus peeking is functional, but the highlight area is to broad, almost everything is covered in green. I don’t think I’m going to continue to fund halide. The updates are noticeable but not dramatic. Now with the upcoming Mark III, I can’t shoot raw only, now a JPEG file gets saved & I have to CHOOSE the DNG file and manually export it… I don’t want to do that! An option for raw only is not available in settings. I don’t use Halide much at all, I’ve lost interest in the app..THPHYVersion: 2.27.1

Buyer beware!!!I just added Halide II from the reviews to help take difficult dark room pictures with focused lighting. There is no way to get the ISO and the shutter speeds stable as you try to focus it. As soon as you use any kind of focusing help, the ISO and shutter speeds jump around and you have to reset them, then of course your focus is off again because you had to work the sliders in manual to get the ISO back low. The Apple default camera is taking way better pictures. Using Halide, “every” setting comes out unfocused and grainy. I left a msg for Sebastiaan, and the team, and got nothing but general help. I finally found something deep in IOS that says….. Limitations in Manual/Advanced Modes: While the 48MP sensor is capable of full resolution, certain manual settings and shooting modes will trigger the system to default back to 12MP. This includes scenarios like using manual exposure mode, burst mode, depth mode, Live Photo, or Triple Photo. If you're using third-party camera apps with advanced manual controls, altering settings like white balance, shutter speed, or ISO will also cause the resolution to drop to 12MP. Which means useless using as manual..Jeff4675Version: 2.17.15

Halide no option to buy it outrightThe fact that this is a yearly subscription and they don’t have you an option to buy it outright is a shame. The app is great for people that want to get into photography with the manual controls however I’m going to compare it with the best videography app. Filmic pro, is one time purchase app and the developers have been working just as hard as these guys giving you manual controls, Vlog, different aspect ratios, you can even link your app to a gimple and control your phones camera manual controls from your gimbals devices button controls. You can remote control your device from another device like an iPad and see that your recording to see how you would look on frame when the iPhone camera is facing you. You can record with the front and back camera at once if your blogging and recording something I front of you want to show later in post. It has presets, you can you pro res videos you can do Timelapse with controls the list goes on and on. The best part is that you can ACTUALLY OWN THE APP..73537282Version: 2.7.9

What?I don’t know if I’m an idiot or what but I can’t really figure out certain things about this app. For example, I was trying to open an image from camera roll. I had opened my camera roll, but only one option for photo selection is offered I can’t select a different album or anything like that and the most recent picture that I have is a screenshot, but it’s not showing up in the options. Also, I had the premium one time purchase thing a while ago like several years and years ago and haven’t used it much sense so I don’t know what happened, but it was supposed to be like a one time payment fee and then when I tried to use the feature in the app, it’s offering me to upgrade. I don’t understand why. I vividly remember having the premium access because it was the first ap for me to ever do so. However, I do not see any type of feature or menu or even settings button within the app to restore purchases. Honestly, at this point, the user interface is just so frustrating. I don’t even really want to use that app now especially after the money thing like what?.XChasityVersion: 2.26.1

Why it’s not free??I opened this app to discover no usability as the trial of whatever semi use settings were no longer available. That’s fine because ac a pro photographer I have many applications available many I pay for and some who have limited use. It’s good to have different user perspectives and other designs available. I will pay full price for any photography processor or camera application that truly enhancers my workflow and experience. This app does none of that and in true Ken Rockwell fashion we need to support daddies who are designers and their growing families. If the only reason you can give me to purchase your app is that your growing family had no other means of support and that this is really great because we have struggled for eight years making it an indispensable product. I’ve seen some very good apps that I bought and used for years and the support and updates slowly dissipated to nothing. Even if I would be willing to pay for this it’s simply too expensive. Now that’s for me others might see this different..SpanielmanVersion: 2.16.1

A five star app hobbled by one critical missing featureI can’t say enough good things about Halide. By every measure it should be an amazing five star app. Alas, it’s missing one utterly basic feature that so many other iPhone camera apps have: exposure bracketing. The Halide interface is excellent and well thought out. It’s possible to create very high resolution images by shooting raw files in Halide and then stitching them together later on with software like PTGui Pro. But I recently had an experience where I lost a critical image simply because there’s no exposure bracketing. The sunlight was so bright I couldn’t see my screen well, and I therefore didn’t notice that Halide was overexposing the entire scene. I lost an image that could have been very good because all the critical highlights got totally blown out, even shooting raw. Simple exposure bracketing - which I use as a matter of course on my medium format camera (which, alas, I didn’t have with me) - would have saved the day. Add exposure bracketing, and Halide becomes not just a five star app but a ten star app. Without that features, it’s hobbled in a way it shouldn’t be..Dh78fgVersion: 2.17.14

Great UI, limited functionality, misleading advertisingTo start with the good: the UI design is Apple-level quality. Really smooth, modern, and easy to use. A+, Apple would do well to hire their designers. That’s about where my praise ends though. The functionality of the camera is limited in ways that are self-imposed and which seem like straightforward oversights. There’s intentionally no digital zoom to prevent users from degrading the image quality with it, but that prevents the app from being something I’d use when take casual snapshots. White balance is disappointingly limited with no slider option. And this is on top of the Apple-imposed limitations on camera apps, like no access to Night Mode or (I believe) limited access to sensor shift stabilization on models that support it. Then there’s the much-touted Macro Mode. Fact is they’re just zooming in 2x or 3x and using their own special sauce to try to sharpen it up, the only neat thing is that the cropping is nondestructive. And honestly I find the resulting images either identical to or worse than the default camera app, especially given the worse stabilization. People just overestimate how badly low-level digital zoom degrades image quality with how great the quality is to start with these days. Ultimately you just can’t outsmart the hardware you’re working with, and I found the advertising on this feature very misleading. I’d recommend the free version of Lightroom before shelling out for a paid app like this. There’s not really anything special here worth paying money for other than a slick UI..ErelaneVersion: 2.7.10

Missed when they offered it for $30Update #3: Zero sale periods in sight, easily replicable with ProRAW in native camera app. Come on folks! Update #2: After being completely flabbergasted by me for following up on their request of showing them old marketing materials where they still listed the old price, they moved the goalposts and said they "kept true to their word". Best they could come up with, instead of honoring their old price. New Year's Resolution: list when your promotions end with a date? 🤔🤔🤔 Just a thought! You'll do well by your customers. $30 waiting for you on the next sale! 💸 Update: As requested, I took the developer up on their offer and linked an article by Ben Sendofsky where they list the old (launch) pric e. Apparently price since then increased to $36, and now $40. Ah, they did the subscription thing. Then they did the "raise price and show the lower price in marketing materials" thing. Ugh 🤦‍♂️. Worst of all it's Christmas and they raised the price, Merry Christmas folks!.Danny11143Version: 2.2.3

Great app, but has issues..From a perspective of having almost every feature a photographer would need, this app does nail it. From complete control over focus mapping and shutter speed control, to 2 types of exposure levels (including automatic) and RAW capture, Halide’s got it. However, I have been Extremely disappointed in the depth (portrait) feature. With the app boasting amazing portrait photo capturing and support for my iPhone 11, I thought this app could outperform the standard iOS camera app - I was gravely mistaken. Portrait photos taken with this app come out with a clear outline of where the app tried to blur the background but before it even gets to that it often fails to even recognize the background of any object (including humans)! I feel I shouldn’t have to use the standard camera app after purchasing Halide for it other great features yet, I find myself opening iOS’s stock camera app Half of the time. Not a great situation for an app which I paid $7 for :(.SoundtechguyVersion: 1.15.0

The “App of the Day” description makes no mention that it’s subscription-basedUpdate: the developer’s attempt at a passive aggressive response to claim that I simply *missed* the info is lazy, given that they simply copied and pasted it from their boilerplate response to the other folks who were misled by the App of the Day description, which, again, doesn’t contain that info anywhere, anywhere, on the page. Presumably they hoped to simply leave that glove slap and move on, but they now just look silly. While the regular AppStore description does have a note at the very top that this app is not free to use & that it requires a subscription, a great many recent downloads of this app were a result of it being featured as App of the Day, and the description in the App of the Day entry doesn’t make any mention of it requiring a subscription. And since you can download directly from that place without ever going into the normal app page, you can bet a great many people were misled as a result..OldthinkerVersion: 2.11.3

Membership - BummerNow this means ads, locked features and updates/downloads to tools you can’t use. :( I wish you had created a completely new app and left version 1 alone for us who bought it. RESPONSE: *completely optional* subscription that takes you beyond the “core” features. Which you can only subscribe to within the app through ads you use to self promote. Or is it locked out features we have to bypass? Either way not upgrading. Subscriptions are dealbreakers. I already bought the app. I’m sticking with it and not upgrading just to be exposed to promoted features I can’t use unless I pay a monthly rental fee. 👎🏽 RESPONSE 2: I’m not asking for added features or continued updates. I’m fine with the app as it was. I paid for it and I’ll stick with it even without updates. I appreciate you taking efforts to keep yourselves employed. I was looking to purchase a product, not a service. No refund necessary and no membership needed thank you and good luck. If you create a new dramatically different ONE TIME PURCHASE APP I’d be happy to support you. Memberships are gross. Camera+ did it without memberships. So can you if you really wanted to. Changing from one time to membership without giving customers the option to choose any way you phrase it is shady. I see many apps going the membership route and I see myself purchasing less apps DIRECTLY because of it. Guess that’s just the way of things..HektikLyfeVersion: 2.0.2

Update forces subscription or 40 purchase!I loved this app, but the new updates comes with force subscription or one time purchase for 40 dollars. I just want my app works as was before and I can’t see any option for it. Disabling an expensive app with an update is not honest..ImiliaVersion: 2.0.0

Bought it once already now they want 70$ to use it?Make a new app, don’t make me pay again for what I already paid for. Or make the price on the AppStore 70$ so everyone avoids it..ZLKoctaneVersion: 2.6.3

MisleadingShown as a ‘free’ app...with in app purchases available. In reality, unless you purchase it won’t allow you to use. Free trials are useless an out the onus on the user to cancel....why bother, especially for just another camera app..UberJimmyVersion: 2.0.1

Not a free appScam app that’s nothing but a royal waste of time. You can’t get past the intro screen unless you sign up for a crappy subscription. I often wonder how these scammy apps even get through apple’s screening for publishing apps on the AppStore. What a waste of time!.Wasim OsmanVersion: 2.5.0

Total Rip Off Business ModelHalide has now switched to either a $1.25/month or an excessive $85 payout business model… There are much BETTER Camera Apps with MORE features and only pay ONCE business model… I highly recommend Camera+, Moment, ProCam, or ProCamera… Halide has now been permanently DELETED off of my phone!.Tia & ShadowVersion: 2.10.0

MisleadingI had already purchased Halide and I’m being forced to pay 79.99 if I want to use it again..Pprrccss80Version: 2.17.0

No trialApp is a free download, but you are immediately asked to subscribe to try the app. Not for me..AjmasVersion: 2.15.2

$84 for a camera app?!Sure your app has a good reputation but this is ridiculous. Let me know when you release a good iPad camera app for $6, $10 max. Until then anyone who isn’t a professional will use just about anything else. And why the HECK would a professional use an iPad as their main photography device to warrant this?!.RPGJackVersion: 2.10.4

Bought a lifetime Membership that expired?I can understand making a profit. However don’t sell me a lifetime membership and then try to tell me it expired. That is Mickey Mouse in the extreme! I believe your lifetime was maybe 2 or 3 years. If it was for 3 years you should have been very clear about it. Until recently I stopped using Halide as the Apple camera app was better at zooming and had Apple Pro raw. Thought I would check it out to see if it was better and was informed of the above..JimGWatsonVersion: 2.11.1

DisappointingLet me start by saying that Halide does everything they say it will: it is a beautiful app and works smoothly with an easy to use interface and enough functionality that lets you set up the technical aspects of a shot. That being said I use it to capture in RAW format on an iPhone X. After HOURS on various forums, YouTube videos, websites etc I have consistently FAILED to extract/export/transfer (fill in your verb of choice HERE) my RAW images. There is no functionality or feature in the Halide app to allow you to export your raw images (and I am transferring to a Mac: therefore Apple to Apple product). Maybe Halide will say “we offer the camera app,... you figure out how to get it out of the camera.” Well Halide, I am neither a computer scientist nor do I want to be. If there is no easy way to export raw images, or way to at least explain how to do this, why offer a feature like RAW when it will not leave the camera? Don’t tell me it’s to take better Instagram photos, JPEGS easily cover that need. It’s like a car offering reverse gear, which you can shift into, but never actually use to get the car to go backwards. Why bother including it? I’ve tried Airdrop, LightRoom, etc etc etc. nothing works. So my phone is clogged up with large raw files that I can’t access outside the phone. I’ve decided that I will have to delete then as they’re dead space. Too bad. Disappointing indeed..Roof dudeVersion: 1.15.0

Piece of Crap app. Read below.It’s no better than the standard camera app that comes with the iPhone. I purchased by mistake hoping it was what I required. It claims that the depth of field will work on non people. Mine didn’t. I requested a refund and was denied. Funny, you can physically go to any store and request a refund with proof of receipt and will get your refund. At Apple, NOT THE CASE..Uppercase NikkoVersion: 1.17.0

MisleadingIt’s misleading! You see paywall only after downloading-installing-opening-going through tutorial-there it is..Hmmm_nickNameVersion: 2.17.2

Signed up for a 7 day trial but charged for a year after cancelling within 2 hoursWanted to explore the app so I signed up for their 7 day trial that will turn into yearly subscription. Didn’t like it and ended up cancelling within 2 hours but ended up getting charged the subscription fee instead..AdminshateusVersion: 2.16.2

This app violates apple rulesYou cannot have a app that is useless unless you make an in app purchase...M3kw9Version: 2.14.7

Confusing interface, inadequate docsThe app functions well but is remarkably awkward to use. Meaningless icons appear and disappear, and nowhere do the developers provide a translation into English of what the icons mean and a diagram of the control structure. Requests for this basic documentation have been ignored..HaroldbassetVersion: 2.14.2

Asking for more moneyBought the app, now ask for more money down the line, dishonest.TomoniosVersion: 2.13.6

No demo mode without opting into a subYeah, hard pass on this rent-seeking garbage. Give people a timed demo, not a "free trial" where you're obviously hoping people forget to cancel..Mr.MacysVersion: 2.11.3

Don’t buy the lifetime membershipI’d already bought the app but when it updated it replaced it with the new version and I can no longer use it without paying for this new version. I understand there are costs to developing but it would have been nice if there was a reduced upgrade price for those that bought the previous version. At the very least I should be able to use the older version I already paid for..ScreaminlizardVersion: 2.5.0

Disappointed to see the increasing cost of new featuresUsed and loved this app, but cannot accept the increasing cost even I as a developer understand how much work is needed to develop the software. Apple’s stock camera app is already doing a great job and a lot new features are added..Mac_Mark_MacanVersion: 2.5.0

Unable to use the app without free trial (With the latest update (mark II))It’s misleading, after the latest update, we MUST take a subscription with a free trial to get into the app. This is misleading and a really dangerous way of doing things. There should be an option to not take the free trial..Kapalai9Version: 2.0.0

Can’t use without subscription?!I bought Halide 1 and I’m supposed to get Halide 2 for free, it says. But I can’t get past the subscription page to use the camera!.KiransuVersion: 2.0.0

ExtortionI used to own the app, paid for with real money. Today the app updated itself and removed all functionality completely unless I subscribe or pay more money. I used to rely on this tool. Don’t trust them not to remove the rug out from under you!.Andrew Goodrick–WernerVersion: 2.0.0

Do not subscribe for “free trial”Like the many comments mentioned here do not subscribe for the free 7 day trial. They say it’s a free trial and you get billed afterwards but that’s not true you get billed the full amount right upfront. FYI this camera app is IDENTICAL to the default camera app you get with your iPhone. Waste of money!.Sushi DeivenVersion: 2.7.1

Not freeTo even use the app you need to pay.AppReviewMeVersion: 2.0.2

Shady business practicesDon't even bother. If developers want to release a freemium app that's fine. But I paid for this product and the "upgrade" is just their attempt at gaslighting customers into believing they are doing you a favour by adding subscriptions to a product that has already been bought. This is a super shady practice and I personally cannot trust any people who engage in corporate double speak to manipulate their users. Again, I understand the need to have ongoing revenue streams but honestly camera as a service is just pointless. Seriously, you going to try and sell us the monthly calculator subscription next?.Deaner 2Version: 2.0.1

Bait and switchThis app was awesome and I used it all the time. It just updated and now asks me 13$ a year or 40$ to continue??? This is just super gross, I paid for a product and now I just get it taken away?.AlbinogiraffeVersion: 2.0.0

Another subscription!Bought it back in 2019, used it on a trip and no more since because I have found the photos were not as sharp when using this app compared to the default camera app, which has better image for macro shots. Now this latest version is subscription based, well no thanks. Deleting off my phone..DdmakVersion: 3.0.1

Can’t use it anymore…Perhaps early buyers and supporters should have some nicer off-ramp..Tch-tch-tchVersion: 3.0.0

RéglagesLes les réglages ne fonctionnent pas sur ma iPhone 14pro.Guy de Re...Version: 3.0.0

Scam app. Costs moneyThey let you install it and after youve installed it and go into it, the app just asks you to pay. Why would you allow me to download it in the first place? 🤦‍♂️.Abdul Muizz d1Version: 2.27.3

Halide constant ErrorHoped this app would be bug free and better than default Apple camera, but it isn’t—so I cancelled during the free trial. The problem: 30% or more photos will disappear and show an Error message. Halide says (apparently for years now) that this is Apple issue, and is beyond their control. Because i occasionally do professional work, this is an unacceptable risk..Product Test ApeVersion: 2.27.3

Greedy devsBought the app as a one time purchase a while ago and now they want an advanced membership? Get tf out of here Halide..Dwigt1Version: 2.27.3

Post-processing looks terribleGot because iPhone post-processing looks bad and this app I selected “no post-processing” and yet it changes it even more and looks worse. I just want an app that doesn’t change my photos. I shouldn’t have to edit every photo to make it look remotely ok..Micky JaneVersion: 2.27.2

Restricted to 12 mpixelsCounter intuitive UI, restricted to 12 mpixels. At this resolution, after you reduce the obscene noise, you are not left with much detail!.Ds3dVersion: 2.26.5

Scam, no free trial at allI expect I will get charged after free trial period, but it’s not true, you’ll get charge once start “free trial”. Scam.Jan 852Version: 2.26.5

SDW MoronHe’s a greedy fellow, get Moment Camera. No subscription no nothing.Love Wine MomsVersion: 2.26.4

Program not helpful dealing with Apple’s terrible close up camera switching idiocyTried free trial to see if this pro program would solve Apple’s idiotic camera switching when trying to focus on an up close image. Program was no more helpful for this than Apple’s default idiotic behaviour. Then I had to deal with Apple’s idiotic negative billing strategy for cancelling free trials. I tried cancelling one day late but was refused by Apple. If I could easily do it I would leave the Apple eco system because of their predatory free trial policy. I would’ve been happy to pay the prorated one day worth of using this program. I haven’t used the program. I haven’t opened it since. I am wondering how many other people have been hit by Apple stupid policy there must be lots of people. Why isn’t there a class action lawsuit against Apple?.Rescued loved cherished by GodVersion: 2.26.4

Locking the app to need internet access is really stupid.Payed for the app and cannot use it in airplane mode while in a flight. It goes into “pay please” screen. Time to find a new camera app..UnIdiotiaVersion: 2.26.3

Can’t try until you payYou can’t even take 1 photo until you pay. I don’t think that is how camera apps are suppose to work nowdays?.Adam J NolanVersion: 2.26.1

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