Comparison

SCamera vs Stellar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SCamera

Capture high-resolution photos and 4K videos with various aspect ratios and a user-friendly interface. Features include fast autofocus, countdown timers, and easy sharing to social networks.

Highlights
  • 4K video capture
  • Multiple photo aspect ratios (16:9, 4:3, 1:1)
  • High-resolution photo output
  • Fast auto-focus and auto-exposure
  • Easy photo album access and social sharing
  • Countdown timer
  • Volume key control
  • Date stamp
Features
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A camera app built for everyday moments — especially when you need to shoot quietly, quickly, and with minimal distraction. Whether you're capturing plants, food, pets, selfies, group shots, class or meeting notes, or quick everyday moments, SCamera gives you a clean capture flow, instant review, and essential editing tools so you can stay focused on the frame. Everyday shooting: · Quiet-friendly shooting — capture photos with minimal disturbance to your surroundings · 12MP / 48MP photo options — balance file size and image detail · 4K Video with stabilization — smoother, steadier recordings · Slow Motion capture mode for moments with movement and speed · Live Photos — preserve the moments before and after each shot · Long-press the shutter in Photo mode to start recording quickly without switching modes · HDR Mode — richer highlights and deeper shadows for more dynamic range · Smooth zoom across wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto lenses · Front camera dual field of view — toggle between standard and wide for selfies and group shots · Portrait Mode — capture depth-of-field photos with a real-time blur preview (on supported devices) · Countdown timer for hands-free shots · Viewfinder assists — grid, level, face detection, and QR code recognition on demand · Optional location tagging for your photo library · Built-in gallery — browse and manage your shots in-app Creative control and editing: · Manual Mode — take full creative control of exposure, focus, and white balance, with a real-time brightness histogram to guide every shot · Real-time Filters — a variety of film-inspired looks with adjustable intensity, previewed live as you compose · Photo editing — crop, rotate, adjust color, apply filters, and auto enhance · Video editing — trim clips, mute audio, adjust color, apply filters, and track export progress · Multiple aspect ratios for portrait, landscape, or square compositions · Customizable date watermark to stamp your memories your way Apple ecosystem: · Apple Watch Remote — see a live preview on your watch, then control the shutter, recording, modes, and common settings · Home Screen Widget — jump straight into Photo, Video, Selfie, or Manual mode · Lock Screen Widget — launch SCamera with a single tap · Control Center Shortcut — quick access from iOS 18+ · Lock Screen Camera (iOS 18+) — launch SCamera directly from the Lock Screen, Control Center, or Action button If you enjoy SCamera, we'd love a rating or review. Your feedback helps us improve.

About

Stellar

This app offers advanced control for creating timelapses and capturing single shots with customizable intervals and delays. It supports manual camera settings, dual camera capture, and various output formats, including RAW. Remote control and Apple Watch integration are also available.

Highlights
  • Interval shooting
  • Manual camera controls
  • Dual camera capture
  • RAW photo output
  • Remote control
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Timelapse video creation
Features
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Stellar is a precision interval camera built for photographers who want complete control from a quick self-timer shot to a multi-hour timelapse session. CAPTURE • Interval shooting: every 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds • Single shot mode with start delay. Use Stellar as a self-timer • Set a shot count (1 to ∞) or a duration limit (30s to 1h) • Schedule a session to fire automatically at a specific time • Visual countdown before the session starts CAMERA CONTROLS • Switch between Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto lenses (If supported) • Manual shutter speed, ISO, and exposure compensation • Manual focus with barrel-style slider and haptic feedback • Barrel-style zoom with haptic tick feedback • Flash: Off / Auto / On • AE/AF lock and tap-to-focus DUAL CAMERA • Multicam: Capture front and back cameras simultaneously • Picture-in-Picture layout: draggable and swappable • Both lenses fire at the exact same time PHOTO OUTPUT • Formats: HEIC, JPEG, RAW, RAW+HEIC, RAW+JPEG • Aspect ratios: Original, 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 • Optional geotagging. Embed GPS location in EXIF metadata • Sessions automatically saved to a named album in Photos TIMELAPSE VIDEO • Build a timelapse from any session or photo library • Share photos from the iOS Photos app directly into Stellar to generate a timelapse • Frame rate: 24 or 30 fps • Quality: 1080p, 1440p, or 4K • Speed: 0.5×, 1×, 2×, 3×, or 4× • Reverse playback option • Export and share in seconds REMOTE CONTROL • Control a second iPhone over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth • Start, stop, and preview shots remotely APPLE WATCH • Start and stop capture from your wrist • Live preview on the watch face after each shot • Shot counter displayed during active sessions FRAMING AIDS • Ghost overlay: match composition to the previous shot • 3×3 grid for rule-of-thirds framing • Horizon level indicator • Aspect ratio crop guides GALLERY • Browse, view full-screen, share, or delete photos & videos captured by Stellar FEEDBACK & SETTINGS • Shutter sound and haptic feedback • LED countdown: flashes 3-2-1 before each shot • Battery saver mode: dims screen during long sessions • Sleep mode: pause and resume without losing your session • Presets: save and load named setting combinations • Storage warning before starting a session Download Stellar. Every second counts.

Screenshots

SCamera4 screens
Stellar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stellar at 5.0 against SCamera's 4.1. Stellar also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). SCamera's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SCamera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stellar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stellar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SCamera has 95 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of SCamera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stellar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCamera ships an update weekly, Stellar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SCamera versus Stellar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCameraStellar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (95 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer卓艺 蒋Gabriel Pires

Customer experience

SCamera

All ratings95 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral16.2%
Negative13.5%

Stellar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SCamera

One-time1
  • SCamera Pro$2.99
None

Stellar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCamera free?
SCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stellar free?
Stellar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SCamera or Stellar?
Stellar is rated higher. SCamera averages 4.1 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Stellar averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SCamera or Stellar have ads?
Neither SCamera nor Stellar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCamera or Stellar?
SCamera ships an update weekly, and Stellar every 4 days. Most recently, SCamera was updated on September 19, 2026 and Stellar on September 11, 2026.

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