The Simple Camera vs Crisp Zoom Camera
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.
Crisp Zoom Camera
Capture distant subjects with remarkable clarity using advanced machine learning. Effortlessly zoom in on landscapes and objects with an intuitive slider interface. Take stunning, sharp photos of faraway scenes with ease.
- Machine learning for clear distant photos
- Intuitive zoom slider
- Easy shutter button
- Landscape photo mode
- High-quality magnification
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Using machine learning, you can take clear pictures of distant objects. Easy to use! Just move the slider to adjust the magnification, and press the shutter button. ＊To take landscape photos, you need to turn off the iPhone's portrait orientation lock. - Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crisp Zoom Camera at none against The Simple Camera's shown. Crisp Zoom Camera also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). The Simple Camera's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Crisp Zoom Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for The Simple Camera against 4.5 for Crisp Zoom Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 93 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 55% and 55% positive.
The Simple Camera ships an update weekly, Crisp Zoom Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple Camera | Crisp Zoom Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) | 4.5 (93 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Shota Abe |
Customer experience
The Simple Camera
Crisp Zoom Camera
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
Crisp Zoom Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Simple Camera
- Full feature option$5.99
Crisp Zoom Camera
- Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
- Crisp Zoom Camera Pro$2.99
- Lifetime$19.99
Questions
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