(Not Boring) Camera is one of the best new camera apps on the iPhone, and ironically, it mimics the film cameras of yore. I love its UI’s emphasis on replicating the film camera experience, with all the right sliders, buttons, dials, and even neat effects like the drop shadow below buttons that keeps shifting as you move your iPhone. It has really large buttons, which is a great accessibility choice too, because not everyone can hit small button targets easily. In committing to the film camera experience, it also uses a rather small viewfinder, which is the only major con of this app.
There’s much more to (Not Boring) Camera than its UI, though. The app lets you customize lots of controls, supports importing LUT (lookup table), which is a staple for all pro photographers, takes photos in RAW format (another great pro feature), and is full manual configuration options. Some of these pro features are locked behind a subscription, but all the features aimed at casual users, plus full manual controls, are available for free. Be aware that the app has no native photo editing controls. You’ll have to open your photos in your favorite photo viewing/editing app for post-processing.
Price: $14.99/year or $60 (one-time purchase)
