7 alternativesHalide: From $19.99
The best Halide alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Halide is Darkroom, and the best free one is LibreCam.
DarkroomPick this if you shoot on iPhone and want serious edits on your Photos library without paying up front.Free to startCompare at a glance
Halide is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | Watch | App Store | Rating |
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 Halide | From $19.99 | Subscription | 4.4 | |||||
| Darkroom | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.8 | |||||
 Photomator | From $7.99 | Subscription | 4.5 | |||||
 LibreCam | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | |||||
 Lampa | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.7 | |||||
 Phlow | From $8 | Subscription | 4.9 | |||||
 Better Camera | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | |||||
 Zerocam | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 3.9 |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick this if you shoot on iPhone and want serious edits on your Photos library without paying up front.
Serious photo and video edits straight on your Apple Photos library, with a free tier that already handles RAW.
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Pick it if you edit RAW photos in batches and want a lifetime license for Lightroom-style tools.
Lightroom-style editing that works right inside your Photos library, with a lifetime license if you hate subscriptions.
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Pick it if you hate the smoothed, over-sharpened look of iPhone photos and edit RAW files in Lightroom or Darkroom.
Shoots what the sensor saw, with Smart HDR, Deep Fusion and sharpening all off, for a $5.99 Pro upgrade.
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Pick it if you want iPhone photos and videos that look like film without editing every shot afterwards.
Film and 2000s digicam color baked in at capture, for photos and 4K video, without the flat HDR look.
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Pick it if you shoot and edit RAW on your iPhone and are tired of duplicate files cluttering Photos.
RAW capture with live film presets, and edits that sync back to the original file in Photos.
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Pick it if you want real manual controls on your iPhone but find Halide-style pro apps too busy.
Manual exposure, focus peaking and film looks on iPhone, with a free roll of 36 shots to start.
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Pick it if you want natural-looking iPhone photos but never want to think about settings.
One button, no menus and no processing tricks, for iPhone photos that look like what you actually saw.
When Halide is still the right pick
You think your iPhone photos look over-processed and want them closer to what a real camera shoots.
Halide prices and verdictFrom $19.99