F
ollowing the App Store’s debut in 2008, a cottage
industry for third-party iPhone camera apps began
to flourish, a testament to how underwhelming
Apple’s software was at the time. Over time, Apple
started catching up, with the latest iOS releases proving
the company now takes the Camera app as seriously as
the hardware that drives it.
Third-party developers responded by finding new
ways to differentiate their camera apps from the
one already built in. The latest to face this challenge
head-on is FiLMiC, virtually a brand name when it
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FiLMiC Firstlight
F
ollowingtheAppStore’sdebutin2008,acottage
industryforthird-partyiPhonecameraappsbegan
toflourish,atestamenttohowunderwhelming
Apple’ssoftwarewasatthetime.Overtime,Apple
startedcatchingup,withthelatestiOSreleasesproving
thecompanynowtakestheCameraappasseriouslyas
thehardwarethatdrivesit.
Third-partydevelopersrespondedbyfindingnew
waystodifferentiatetheircameraappsfromthe
onealreadybuiltin.Thelatesttofacethischallenge
head-onisFiLMiC,virtuallyabrandnamewhenit
Price:Freefromfave.co/39RAkyL
FiLMiC Firstlight
