Comparison

SCamera vs Bee Vision Cam

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

Bee Vision Cam

Features
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Bee Vision Cam – See the World Through Insect Eyes Discover a new way of seeing. Bee Vision Cam transforms your live camera feed into a vivid honeycomb mosaic inspired by the fascinating vision of bees and other insects. With its real-time hexagon rendering, adjustable compound-eye distortion, and rich color controls, Bee Vision Cam lets you turn everyday scenes into striking, organic images and videos. From subtle hexagonal stylization to dramatic curved insect-eye effects, you are always in control. Fine-tune the size of the hex cells, the thickness of the honeycomb grid, the color intensity, and the optical eye curvature to create anything from elegant abstract visuals to bold experimental camera art. Whether you are exploring nature, architecture, reflections, flowers, people, or street scenes, Bee Vision Cam gives your camera a completely different perspective — playful, unusual, and instantly recognizable. Key Features - Real-time live camera effect with hexagon mosaic rendering - Adjustable Hexagon Size - Adjustable Grid Thickness - Adjustable Eye Curvature for curved compound-eye distortion - Saturation control - Color Overdrive control - Invert mode - Capture high-quality photos - Record live-effect videos - Switch between front and rear cameras - Pinch to zoom for flexible framing - Smooth and responsive live preview - Clean and intuitive interface Bee Vision Cam is perfect for creative photography, abstract visuals, stylized video clips, and anyone who enjoys playful, unusual camera effects. Turn the ordinary into something buzzing, curved, and beautifully hexagonal.

Screenshots

SCamera4 screens
Bee Vision Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SCamera at Free against Bee Vision Cam's $1.99. Bee Vision Cam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SCamera is free to download; Bee Vision Cam costs $1.99 up front. SCamera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bee Vision Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SCamera versus Bee Vision Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCameraBee Vision Cam
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (96 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer卓艺 蒋Philippe Zay

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SCamera

One-time1
  • SCamera Pro$2.99
None

Bee Vision Cam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCamera free?
SCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bee Vision Cam free?
Bee Vision Cam costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SCamera or Bee Vision Cam have ads?
Neither SCamera nor Bee Vision Cam shows ads.

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