OpenCam: Open Gate Camera

Name: OpenCam: Open Gate Camera
Rating: 4.5 (42 reviews)
Author: ZHI QI

By: ZHI QI

Cinematic Videos, Pro Tools

Features & Capabilities

Shoot Open Gate videos on any iPhone. Simple controls. Immense power. Now with full LUT preview and baked-in recording support!

OpenCam is the Open Gate video camera app built for creators, filmmakers, and everyday users. Capture cinematic, immersive videos that’s easy to edit for any social platform. Featured on YouTube and MacStories.

OpenCam records in the cinematic open gate format, utilising your full camera sensor. One video can be edited into both vertical and horizontal orientations, so you can share on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, while retaining your scene. Open gate is also used in iconic films like The Lighthouse, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Perfect Days. OpenCam brings the professional filmmaker framing to your iPhone.

OpenCam features intuitive manual controls and professional features like ProRes and Apple Log 2 for beautiful, cinematic videos — without the complexity of other video recording apps.

Key Features:

Shoot in a Wider 4:3 Frame OpenCam records in an open gate 4:3 aspect ratio, giving you more room to capture, edit, and create. It’s significantly wider than standard iOS video.

Record Once, Edit for any Social Media platform Capture one video and have more room for both vertical and horizontal formats — perfect for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube.

Live LUT previews Import your .cube LUT files into OpenCam, and preview the Apple Log footage with your LUT applied when recording.

Pro Tools Includes powerful features like Apple Log, ProRes, variable HEVC bitrate, for stunning quality and pro-level color control.

Intuitive Manual Controls Adjust focus, brightness, tone, and more — instantly. Sliders are always visible and easy to use, so you stay in control without missing the moment.

Effortless Exposure Lock Lock in your look with a tap. Our simple exposure system makes it easy to get consistent, professional-looking results.

Intuitive Glide Zoom Create dramatic dolly-style zoom effects with steady gliding zoom. Use this to mimic dolly effects seen in popular films and shows like Jaws and Severance.

Privacy First Your videos stay on your device. Always. No accounts, no cloud storage, no data tracking.

Whether you’re making family montages, daily vlogs, or cinematic edits, OpenCam helps you capture more of what matters. Download OpenCam now and unlock the full potential of your iPhone camera. Terms: https://opencam.app/terms Privacy: https://opencam.app/privacy

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

ZHI QI

Rating:

4.50

(42) 1 new ratings

Version:

2.1 Last updated: 2026-05-14

Version code:

885653538

Creation date:

2025-06-30

Compatible devices:

Size:

33.05MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-10

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 210,897 ▲ 1,813

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Developed by:

ZHI QI

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opencam-open-gate-camera/id6743316690

Website:

https://opencam.app/

User Reviews

OpenCam is praised for its creator-friendly UI and a true Open Gate 4K/Apple Log workflow with wide FOV, plus solid zoom/exposure controls. However, reviewers repeatedly report stability problems (freezes/crashes) and concerns about the pricing model. There are also ongoing requests for more features (LUT preview, exposure lock, overlays, customizable controls), indicating gaps to address for broader pro-level use.

Pros

Creator-friendly UI/design and easy workflow
Genuine Open Gate 4K capture with full sensor exposure and Apple Log support (wide field of view)
Strong on-device controls for zoom and exposure with a straightforward recording experience

Cons

Recording stability issues: freezing during capture and crashes that can lose footage
Pricing/subscription model criticized by multiple reviewers
Missing features and frequent feature requests (LUT preview during shooting, exposure lock, overlays, and customizable UI/layout)

Recent reviews

I actually really like this camera app. As someone who makes a lot of content, the overall design and workflow feel great. It’s very creator-friendly and easy to use. But there’s one issue that keeps happening. After recording around 7–10 clips, the camera will sometimes freeze while recording. The image just stops moving and that whole clip becomes unusable. It doesn’t happen every time, but it happens often enough that it’s frustrating. For content creators this is a pretty big problem, because we can easily miss important moments when the camera freezes. Other than that, the app is honestly great and I’d love to keep using it. I really hope the developers can fix this freezing bug in a future update. If that gets fixed, this would easily be a 5-star app for me.

by 张雪*****, 2026-03-11

I've seen others say there are alternatives, but if you actually want the whole sensor, this is the only video app I've seen to actually expose full sensor 4k video. even the built in quicktake video feature, at least for 15 gen and below iphones, can do full sensor video but only at 1440p in sdr. so despite having that feature that I have really been looking for in a camera app; all the other stuff people have said about the payments, and the fact that it wants access to my whole camera roll just to save anything is crazy. and makes this app not worth it for me. the 4k 4:3 video on here doesn't have any option for stabilization either, which I get might require a bit of a crop in, but I think that should be an option. idk, this app is too greedy and shady for me. it's probably trying to harvest your camera roll if you let it. especially since it holds saving any video at all hostage behind allowing it that full access. reply to the dev reply: okay, assuming nothing about this app has changed since I wrote the original review (I think a couple months ago), I don't remember what I was referring to by log in, so I'll take that specific piece out since you say it now as if you never asked for that. but downloading this app again now, it does still look like you want way more money for basic features that I am interested in spending, and it does still look like you require full camera roll access to save anything. for me this is not cool. you could save video with just add only permissions, or at the very least accept limited access with no photos selected like a lot of other 3rd party camera apps accept currently. I'm actually surprised this app distinguishes between full access and empty limited access granted and I see no reason to require my actual full camera roll to be shared with you unless you actually want to do something with my preexisting photos. maybe this is something you haven't considered, or some glitch in the permission check implementation in this app, but from my perspective this behavior looks weird.