The Simple Camera vs Muon
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 - Support Apple Watch - Launch-able from Lock screen widget. - Lockable focus and exposure. - Free App but almost no ads.
Muon
This camera app offers high-quality photo capture with multi-camera support and flexible image format options. It preserves detailed EXIF data and allows quick access from a lock screen widget. Capture your memories beautifully and effortlessly.
- High-quality photo capture
- Multi-camera support
- HEIF and JPEG format options
- Preserves EXIF metadata
- Lock screen widget for quick launch
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Muon is an intuitive camera app that allows you to capture stunning, high-quality photos effortlessly. Key Features: • Capture high-quality photos with ease. • Enjoy multi-camera support, enabling you to switch between lenses and capture different perspectives. • Choose between HEIF and JPEG image formats for optimal flexibility. • Preserve a wealth of EXIF information, including location data, exposure settings, and shutter speed, in your photos' metadata. • Quickly launch the app from the lock screen widget for instant access. With Muon, you can confidently capture exceptional photos, ensuring your memories are beautifully preserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Simple Camera at 4.5 against Muon's 4.0. The Simple Camera also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (206 vs 6). Muon's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 55%). 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 Muon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Simple Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Simple Camera has 206 ratings behind it against 6, 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 84% of Muon'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, Muon every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple Camera | Muon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Rakko Inc. |
Customer experience
The Simple Camera
Muon
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
Muon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Simple Camera
- Full feature option$5.99
Muon
- Remove Ads$3.99
