The Simple Camera vs Microsoft Selfie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Simple Camera
Capture high-quality photos and videos with a minimalist interface. This app offers intuitive controls, supports multiple camera lenses, and integrates with Apple Watch for quick access.
- High quality photos (48MP)
- Live photos and videos
- Minimal User Interface
- Support UltraWide/Wide/Telephoto
- Apple Watch support
- Lock screen widget launch
- Lockable focus and exposure
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SIMPLE IS THE BEST. This is the most simple camera on our planet. - High quality photos(48MP), live photos and videos. - Minimal User Interface and sophisticated feature. - Easy and Intuitive to use. - Support UltraWide / Wide / Telephoto camera - Launch-able from Lock screen widget. - Lockable focus and exposure. - Free App but almost no ads.
Microsoft Selfie
Enhance your selfies and portraits with intelligent, one-click adjustments. This application uses computer vision to automatically optimize photos based on various factors like lighting and skin tone, transforming average shots into ideal portraits quickly.
- Intelligent portrait enhancement
- Automatic noise reduction
- Auto exposure correction
- Photo clarifying
- One-click adjustments
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Microsoft Selfie is a selfie and photo enhancement application available on iOS, web and WeChat. Backed by computer vision technology, Microsoft Selfie intelligently considers age, gender, skin tone, lighting, and many other variables all with one click. Users can transform average photos into enhanced, ideal portraits in seconds. [Key Features] - Intelligent Portrait Enhancement: The app intelligently considers age, gender, skin tone and lighting when enhancing the portraits, and it will make the result much more natural. - Noise reduction: In dim light condition, the app would automatically enable “Denoise” mode, and effectively reduce noise by using burst shots. When “Denoise” mode is enabled, you can see “Denoise” on the screen. - Auto exposure: It can do automatic exposure correction and photo clarifying, especially for backlit photos. This function can be achieved when user chooses the “Boost” filter mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Simple Camera at 4.5 against Microsoft Selfie's 3.2. The Simple Camera also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Microsoft Selfie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Simple Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Microsoft Selfie asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Simple Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 381 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of The Simple Camera's written reviews are positive against 54% of Microsoft Selfie's.
The Simple Camera ships an update weekly, Microsoft Selfie every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple Camera | Microsoft Selfie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) — better | 3.2 (381 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 53.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 206 | 381 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
The Simple Camera
Microsoft Selfie
User reviews
The Simple Camera
From 206 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and user-friendly interface
- 📸 High photo quality
- 🤫 Silent shooting capability
- 🚀 Fast performance
- 💡 Useful features like gridlines and Live Photo
Room to improve
- ❌ Ads in free version
- 📉 Quality not as good as native app
- ❓ Inconsistent silent mode functionality
- 😵 Occasional crashes and freezes
- 📱 Compatibility issues with newer devices
Microsoft Selfie
From 381 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💫 Impressive automatic photo enhancement
- 🤩 Surprisingly effective and free
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🌟 Fantastic for selfies
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤖 Doesn't work with recent iOS updates
- 🔒 Unable to access photo library
- 🤷♀️ Inconsistent performance
Bugs and requests
The Simple Camera
Reported bugs
23 issues- App crashes on startup
- Camera access button not working
- Cannot switch between front and rear cameras
- App freezes or closes unexpectedly
- Photos not saving
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- App not launching after permission granted
- Feature broken: no longer goes to landscape with Apple TV
- Focus problems, blurry photos
- 48MP setting disables zoom
- Vertical/horizontal orientation detection issues
- Widget icon disappeared after update
- Video focus issues
- Shutter button placement issues
- Volume buttons not working for shutter
- App reverts to free mode after purchase
- App crashes after update
- Silent mode not working
- Shutter sound randomly plays
- Ads appearing during critical moments
- In-app purchase not unlocking full version
- App not saving photos after processing
- Accelerometer metadata corrupted, causing orientation issues in other apps
- 1:1 square shooting results in vertical shift
Requested features
14 requests- Add 24MP resolution option
- Improve zoom functionality and buttons
- Option to switch between main, telephoto, and ultra-wide lenses at 48MP
- Add option to always have shutter sound on or off
- Allow saving to custom albums
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- Implement portrait mode
- Add Timelapse and Panorama features
- Add option to toggle adjustable exposure/brightness square
- Support for cinematic mode
- Add option to change app icon
- Mirror effect for front camera
- VGA resolution setting
- Improve QR code reader functionality
- Allow setting as default camera app
Microsoft Selfie
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when selecting photos
- Unable to save edited photos
- Permissions issues with iOS 11 and later
- Incompatibility with newer iPhone models
Requested features
4 requests- Update app for latest iOS versions
- Add option to edit existing photos
- Improve photo saving and sharing functionality
- Introduce more advanced editing tools
In-app purchases
The Simple Camera
- Full feature option$5.99
Microsoft Selfie
No in-app purchases
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