ApolloOne
ApolloOne is a photo and video viewer for macOS, with tools for viewing and culling photos without importing camera RAW files into a proprietary database.
What ApolloOne is
ApolloOne is a photo and video viewer for macOS, with tools for viewing and culling photos without importing camera RAW files into a proprietary database. Its EXIF tools manage keywords and metadata, which users can also search, optionally with regular expressions. The app can display camera autofocus points over photos for inspection at 100% magnification. Interactive Apple and Google Maps let users adjust GPS location data by dragging and dropping. Slideshows can use music from iTunes playlists, and ApolloOne can work with an external image editor of the user's choice. Pro Edition adds batch resizing and format conversion, batch export including RAW-to-JPEG conversion, and memory-card import with Auto Resume. The App Store listing specifies macOS 12.0 or later. A free version is available indefinitely, with a purchase reminder after 14 days; the maker also offers a 14-day trial.
Good
- Browse and cull RAW photos without a proprietary database
- Search keywords and metadata with optional regular expressions
- View autofocus points at 100% magnification
- Edit GPS data using interactive maps
Watch out
- Available only for macOS
- Requires macOS 12.0 or later
- Pro tools are included in the Pro Edition
Who it suits
ApolloOne suits Mac users who want to browse and cull photos, work with image metadata, and inspect autofocus points. Pro Edition may suit users who need batch processing or memory-card import with Auto Resume.
Verdict
ApolloOne combines photo and video viewing with metadata search, GPS editing, and autofocus-point inspection. Check the macOS requirement and the edition-specific tools against your workflow.
Plans and prices
From ApolloOne's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Max Edition 14-Day Trial | Free | Max Edition features for 14 days |
| Free edition | Free | Continues after Max trial · no subscription required · no lockout |
| Free version | Free | Free indefinitely · purchase reminder after 14 days |
| 1-Year Standard Subscription | $14.99 a year | Standard Edition features · $14.99 for one year |
| 1-Year Pro Subscription | $23.99 a year | Pro Edition features · $23.99 for one year |
| Pro Edition perpetual upgrade | $23.99, paid once | Upgrade to Pro Edition |
| Standard Edition Perpetual License | $35.99, paid once | Tabs and windows · standard features |
| Pro Edition Perpetual License | $59.99, paid once | Pro features · HDR tools · automatic lens correction |
| Max Edition Perpetual License | $99.99, paid once | Focus Score · Stacks · AI Rating · AI Keywords · ML Processing · AppleScript automation |
The facts
Each one read from ApolloOne's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AF point inspection
- The app can overlay camera autofocus points on photos so users can inspect them at 100% magnification.checked 30 Sep 2026
- AI features
- AI Rating and AI Keywords use Apple Private Cloud Compute and require Apple Intelligence on supported Apple-silicon Macs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Culling tools
- Contact Sheet, List View, filtering, sorting, Stacks, Pick and Reject controls support selecting images from large shoots.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Support includes FAQs, tutorials and videos, a PDF user guide, a library and settings recovery guide, and contact support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- External editor integration
- Images can be sent to an external editor, and the product describes compatibility with Lightroom and Photo Mechanic metadata fields.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Focus Score
- Focus Score grades each image from 1 to 100 using recorded autofocus points and detected faces, then allows filtering by score.checked 15 Oct 2026
- GPS and maps
- Geotagged images can be shown and corrected on Apple Maps or Google Maps, with Google Street View available from the sidebar.checked 15 Oct 2026
- HDR
- HDR-capable Macs can display RAW dynamic range and export AVIF, JPEG XL, gain-map JPEG, gain-map HEIC and OpenEXR.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page says ApolloOne can work with any external image editor chosen by the user.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Licence model
- ApolloOne is distributed commercially through paid perpetual licences and subscriptions rather than as open-source software.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: bugs and stability
- MacUpdate reviewers report lockups with large folders, slideshow refresh problems, confusing menus and general bugs or sluggishness.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: licensing prompts
- MacUpdate reviewers complain about subscription prompts, payment reminders and the app stopping when they had not paid.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: network performance
- One App Store reviewer reports 5–10 second delays and apparent freezing when browsing HEIC files over AFP network storage.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: speed on RAW files
- An Australian App Store reviewer reports buffering after advancing only a few 26 MB RAW images on an M1 MacBook Pro.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maps
- ApolloOne provides interactive Apple and Google Maps and lets users edit GPS location data by dragging and dropping.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Metadata
- ApolloOne includes EXIF tools for managing keywords and metadata in files.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Metadata editing
- The metadata tools edit EXIF, IPTC, GPS, titles, descriptions, keywords, copyright, star ratings, color labels and Finder tags.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news: version 5.0.0
- Version 5.0.0 was announced September 30, 2026 with tabs, multiple windows, Liquid Glass mode, ML processing, Focus Scores, Stacks, AI Rating, AI Keywords and AppleScript automation.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- AppleScript API
- ApolloOne exposes AppleScript commands that read and write metadata, ratings, color labels and picks for selected images.checked 15 Oct 2026
- App size and architecture
- MacUpdate lists version 5.0.1 as 38 MB with Intel 64 and Apple Silicon builds.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The privacy policy identifies Anogeissus Limited as the company behind ApolloOne.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Company copyright date
- The App Store copyright notice is © 2015–2026 Anogeissus Ltd.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Apple identifies the seller and developer as Anogeissus Limited.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Limit: free-edition restrictions
- A reviewer complains that the free version imposed a countdown timer and limited drag-and-drop or opening actions, making evaluation frustrating.checked 15 Oct 2026
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