ProCapture is the most DSLR-like in its layout and controls, and goes the furthest out in terms of ISO, but I found that in a single, one shot comparison of a low light subject, Camera FX edged it out slightly in terms of quality (to my eyes). FV-5 was slightly behind either by a small margin but all three were without question far better than stock.
I posted the shots in the lengthy thread asking who thought that the camera sucked (toward the very end). It's a very small and limited sample admittedly, but it represents conditions that test the limits of the camera. You can look at them and decide for yourself. Keep in mind that photos posted to the forum will suffer from some compression simply from posting so the real results, so the originals are a little better, but they all suffer equally from the compression so you have a basis for comparison.
The biggest difference between the camera phone and the DSLR/quality portable other than the obvious lens/sensor quality is the choice of exposure parameters that the phone is forced to make because of the size or lens and sensor. Whereas my Panasonic GF1/1.7 prime 20 mm combo (a great 4/3 machine and lens) chose 1/15 at 800 ISO for the same scene, the Note 3 various camera apps and stock generally had to go 1/10 at 1600 ISO. There's just no way to get around that when you're shooting with almost a pinhole camera, as you indicate. But any of those three apps can produce very good photos considering. ..
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