Overview

Features & Capabilities

v3.2: multi-frame long exposure, slow-motion up to 240fps, Live Photo, ProRes 422 HQ + Apple Log video, and a Halide-style focus loupe.

Halcyon brings the soul of film to your iPhone.

Twelve hand-crafted film stocks — Kodak Portra 400, Cinestill 800T, Velvia 50, Tri-X 400 and more — each with the temperature, tone curve, grain, and halation of the real thing. Apply them live, before you take the shot, and what you see is exactly what you get.

REAL PRO CONTROLS, ONE-HANDED. Full manual ISO, shutter, focus, white balance, and exposure. Tap to focus. Long-press for AE/AF lock. Pinch to zoom. Volume buttons fire the shutter. Lens switcher for ultrawide, wide, telephoto. Halide-style focus loupe magnifies the sharpness plane as you rack focus. Histogram, waveform, focus peaking, zebras, false color, horizon level — when you need them, hidden when you don't.

NEW IN 3.2 — LONG EXPOSURE, SLOW-MO, LIVE PHOTO. • Multi-frame long exposure — 2, 5, 10, or 20 second stacks with automatic alignment for handheld light trails, silky water, and star fields • Slow-motion capture at 120fps and 240fps • Live Photo for every film stock — the frames before and after, with the film baked in • Thermal and storage health warnings before a long take can bite you • Alternate app icons: Amber, Midnight, Noir

BUILT-IN PRO OVERLAYS. • Histogram — real-time RGB • Waveform — luminance monitor • Focus peaking — see what's sharp • Focus loupe — Halide-style magnifier • Zebras — highlight clipping alert • False color — exposure map • Horizon level — stop crooked photos • Rule-of-thirds grid • Cinematic frame modes — square, 3:2, 16:9, half-frame • Live ISO / shutter chips

PRO VIDEO WITH FILM SIMULATION. Record HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, or Apple Log with the film baked in. Cinematic 24fps, 4K, live audio, plus 120/240fps slow-motion.

EVERYTHING IS YOURS. WYSIWYG: every effect — film, grain, halation — is baked into the saved photo. ProRAW is preserved as alternate. Create custom film recipes with a 14-slider editor. Save them, share them, refine them.

YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE. No analytics. No data collection. No network requests. Nothing leaves your iPhone.

Made with care for everyone who misses film.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Birkan Aksoy
Rating:
1.00
(3)
Version:
3.3 Last updated: 2026-09-26
Version code:
892043459
Creation date:
2026-08-17
Bundle ID:
com.birkanaksoy.halcyon
Compatible devices:
Size:
3.65MB
Website:
Privacy policy:
Support:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-11-12
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Developed by:
Birkan Aksoy
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/halcyon-camera/id6776859366
Website:
https://birsoftware.com/

User Reviews

I downloaded this app when it was offered free, next update came with a paywall and now you can’t even click a single frame. don’t update if you have it, don’t buy it if you don’t. Scam app. You can’t even click any settings to email the dev in the app for support.

by Oi*****
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