These camera apps give you more control over the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture

<figure> <img alt="Aperture controls superimposed over a close-up of a camera iris." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Moment" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/moment.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">One of the questionable limitations of the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/995945/iphone-18-pro-max-review-camera-aperture">iPhone 18 Pro's new main camera with a variable aperture</a> is that you're <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/993155/variable-aperture-iphone-18-pro-photography">limited to just four settings</a> in the native iOS' camera app in manual mode: f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8, and f/4. Those same limitations are also in place when the app is adjusting the iris itself in Auto aperture mode, but it turns out that's not a strict limitation of the iPhone's camera hardware. Apple's SDK allows third party camera apps to implement more granular control of the aperture.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">BlackMagic Design's well-featured and <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blackmagic-camera/id6449580241">still completely free BlackMagic Camera app for iOS</a> was one of the first third-party options to introduce …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1000729/moment-pro-blackmagic-camera-ii-ios-app-iphone-18-pro-max-aperature-camera">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>