The Simple Camera vs SkyCamera
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.
SkyCamera
Enhance your mobile photography with a wide array of beautiful filters and powerful editing tools. Capture high-resolution photos and videos with ease, benefiting from features like anti-shake and manual controls for stunning results.
- 20+ beautiful filters
- Skin-beautifying function
- Photo editing and cropping
- High-quality video recording
- Anti-shake function
- Geo Tagging
- Manual camera controls
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SkyCamera is a powerful Camera app. It has many beautiful filters inside for free. You can use it to capture high resolution photos and record videos. And it is very easy to use. MAIN FEATURES - Take photos with more than 20 beautiful filters - Powerful skin-beautifying function - Photo editing, cropping: easily crop people and objects in photos - Take high-quality video - Anti-shake function, make sure your photos is clear - Add Geo Tag on photos you take - Grid line on live camera view - Manual white balance control, flash mode, torch mode, and self-timer - Capture high resolution photos - Record high quality videos With this powerful camera app, you can just click the capture button to create and share amazing photos. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS - Confirm subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Manage subscriptions: Users can manage or unsubscribe in iTunes & App Store account management in the phone system settings. - Auto-renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. To cancel the renewal, please turn off auto-renew manually at least 24-hours before the end of the period.No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Free trial: Free trial (if any) will automatically renew the version upon expiration. You can go to the Account Settings to cancel the renewal before the trial ends. The current free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to the premium version before the trial period ends. TERMS OF SERVICE https://batman-byte.github.io/skycamera/user-agreement.html PRIVACY POLICY https://batman-byte.github.io/skycamera/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Simple Camera at weekly against SkyCamera's every 7 months. The Simple Camera also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 29%) and ratings volume (206 vs 15). SkyCamera's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and SkyCamera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SkyCamera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Simple Camera has 206 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of The Simple Camera's written reviews are positive against 29% of SkyCamera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Simple Camera ships an update weekly, SkyCamera every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple Camera | SkyCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 29.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | 智帆 钟 |
Customer experience
The Simple Camera
SkyCamera
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
SkyCamera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Simple Camera
- Full feature option$5.99
SkyCamera
- Monthly VIP$1.991 Month
- Yearly VIP3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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