The Simple Camera vs Simple AI 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.
Simple AI Camera
Transform your photos into unique digital portraits using advanced AI. Choose from a wide range of artistic styles, from cartoon and anime to renaissance and pixel art. Capture new photos or upload existing ones for instant, high-quality artistic creations.
- AI-powered photo transformation
- Multiple artistic styles (cartoon, anime, painting, etc.)
- In-app camera for instant capture
- Upload existing photos for processing
- High-quality digital portrait creation
- Avatar creation for social media and games
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Simple AI Camera is your personal artist based on artificial intelligence. Key features: Artificial Intelligence: Advanced technology transforms your photo into an amazing digital portrait. Multiple styles: Choose from a variety of styles such as cartoon, digital art, painting, anime, medieval, renaissance and pixel art; Camera Mode: Capture a new photo right in the app and convert it instantly. Photo Upload: You can also upload an already finished photo for processing. How it works: Open AI Camera and choose whether you want to take a new photo or upload an existing photo. Select the desired processing style. Wait a few seconds while the artificial intelligence works its magic. Save or share your new digital portrait! Why choose Simple AI Camera? Easy to use: Intuitive interface makes portrait creation easy and enjoyable. High Quality: Artificial intelligence provides high quality processing, turning your photo into a work of art. Create your avatar: Perfect for creating avatars for social media, games and more. Download Simple AI Camera today and discover the amazing world of digital photography on a new level! Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Simple AI Camera at none against The Simple Camera's shown. Simple AI Camera also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 55%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). The Simple Camera's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 24). On price, update cadence, 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 Simple AI Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple AI Camera 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 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of The Simple Camera's written reviews are positive against 83% of Simple AI Camera's.
The Simple Camera ships an update weekly, Simple AI Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple Camera | Simple AI Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | SIMPLEIT, LLC |
Customer experience
The Simple Camera
Simple AI 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
Simple AI Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Simple Camera
- Full feature option$5.99
Simple AI Camera
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
Questions
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