Free
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- Classic 400 and Fine 100
- Yellow filter
- Grain and exposure
- 12 MP
Film camera · iPhone & iPad · Monochrome
See in black & white before you shoot.
B&W Camera develops the photo while you frame it. Pick a film look and a colour filter, and the viewfinder shows the finished monochrome picture, live.
Download on theApp Store
Free · iPhone & iPad · iOS 18+
Classic 400 Yellow filter
A century of darkroom tricks, done per pixel.
Black-and-white photographers screwed coloured glass onto their lenses to choose which colours turned dark. B&W Camera does the same with your iPhone's colour sensor, using the same maths you just played with above. Nothing is guessed after the fact: what you see in the viewfinder is the photo you get.
The whole camera under one thumb.
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Looks. Six film stocks, from fine-grained Fine 100 to Infra 800.
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Filters. Yellow, orange, red, green and blue, previewed live.
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Manual. ISO, shutter speed and zone focus for the street.
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Review. Every frame with the look and settings it was shot with.
iPad · iPadOS 18+
A bigger ground glass on iPad.
The same camera runs on iPad. The viewfinder fills the screen, so you can judge tones and frame a scene the way a large-format photographer reads the ground glass. Looks, filters and manual control are all there, and Pro carries over on the same Apple Account.
Spec sheet
- Looks
- Classic 400, Fine 100 Free
Push 1600, Noir, Matte 200, Infra 800 Pro - Colour filters
- Yellow Free
Orange, Red, Green, Blue Pro - Grain
- Adjustable film grain that sits in the midtones Free
- Exposure
- Exposure compensation, focus and exposure lock Free
- Manual
- ISO, shutter speed, zone focus Pro
- Colour RAW
- A colour DNG negative saved next to every mono shot Pro
- Resolution
- 12 MP Free · 24 and 48 MP on supported iPhones Pro
- Languages
- English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Português (Brasil), 日本語, 한국어
- Requires
- iPhone with iOS 18 or later, or iPad with iPadOS 18 or later
Free to shoot. Pro when you want the whole darkroom.
Pro
$24.99/year
or $2.99/week · $49.99 once for life
- Every look and colour filter
- Manual ISO, shutter and zone focus
- Colour RAW negative
- 24 and 48 MP on supported iPhones
US prices. The App Store shows the price for your country. Subscriptions renew until cancelled in Settings.
Questions
Is B&W Camera free?
Yes. The free download includes the Classic 400 and Fine 100 looks, the yellow filter, grain and exposure control. Pro adds four more looks, every colour filter, manual control, colour RAW and higher resolutions.
What does a colour filter do in black and white photography?
A colour filter changes which colours turn light or dark grey. A red filter makes a blue sky almost black and clouds stand out; a green filter lightens leaves; a yellow filter darkens the sky a little and keeps skin natural.
Can I keep a colour version of my photo?
With Pro, colour RAW saves a colour DNG negative next to every black and white photo, so you can develop it again later.
Does B&W Camera work on iPad?
Yes. B&W Camera runs on iPhone with iOS 18 or later and on iPad with iPadOS 18 or later, with the same looks, filters and manual controls. One Pro purchase works on both when you use the same Apple Account.
Which iPhones does B&W Camera run on?
Any iPhone with iOS 18 or later. 24 and 48 MP capture is available with Pro on iPhones whose camera supports it.