The Simple Camera vs 48 MP
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.
48 MP
Capture high-resolution 48MP photos in HEIC or JPEG formats. Gain full manual control over camera settings like focus, shutter speed, and ISO for professional-quality images. Includes a timer for selfies and adjustable torch levels.
- Capture 48MP HEIC/JPEG photos
- Full manual camera control
- Adjust focus, shutter speed, ISO
- Adjust temperature and tint
- Torch level adjustment
- Timer with countdown alerts
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WARNING: 48MP can capture 48 megapixel photos only on the iPhone Pro 14 and newer models. Capture lightweight super high resolution photos 48 megapixel photos saved in JPEG or HEIC formats. Have a full control over the camera and manually adjust the focus, shutter speed, ISO, temperature and tint to capture amazing photos. Special features: - capture 48M pixels photos in HEIC or JPEG formats on the iPhone 14 Pro Max and newer models The app can still capture HEIC and JPEG photos on other devices. - full camera control. Manually adjust: • the focus • the shutter speed • the ISO • the temperature • the tint - Tap where you want to focus, or press and hold where you want to set the exposure - Double tap to change the preview size, triple tap to set the camera in automatic mode - Adjust the torch level to light up your scene - Timer: adjust the timer, and chose an eventual countdown beep or flash alert, to capture great RAW/ProRAW selfies - All your 48 megapixel photos are automatically saved in your photo library, i.e. Photos app If you have any question, issue, or suggestion, just drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Check out many great iPhone and iPad apps at seb-appstore.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Simple Camera at 55% against 48 MP's 0%. The Simple Camera also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 48 MP's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and 48 MP sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Simple Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Simple Camera has 206 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of 48 MP's.
The Simple Camera ships an update weekly, 48 MP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple Camera | 48 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Sebastien BUET |
Customer experience
The Simple Camera
48 MP
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
48 MP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Simple Camera
- Full feature option$5.99
48 MP
- Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year
Questions
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