Comparison

SCamera vs Encadra

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

Encadra

Features
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Encadra is a camera that shows you the finished frame before you shoot. With a regular camera app, the work starts after you shoot: open the photo, crop it, match the aspect ratio, save it again — every single time. Encadra finishes that work at the moment of capture. The white frame marks exactly what gets saved. Press the shutter and only the area inside the frame goes to your photo library as a high-quality JPEG. No cropping afterwards. Hold your iPhone upright and still shoot a landscape composition such as 16:9. No need to rotate the device. Built for product photos, marketplace listings, and social posts — anywhere a clean, specific ratio matters. ■ Standard ratios (free) 1:1, 4:5, 3:2, 16:9, 9:16. These five cover nearly every ratio that marketplaces and social platforms ask for. The frame stays centered, and you can resize it by dragging the corners — keeping the ratio while you perfect the composition. ■ Frame (free) Bake a margin or border right into the saved JPEG: a slim border, a polaroid-style frame, or a bottom band, each in six colors. Your shot is finished the moment you take it — no editing app needed. ■ Camera controls Tap to focus and set exposure. Press and hold to lock focus and brightness while you reframe. Drag from the focus point to fine-tune exposure. Pinch to zoom. Flash off, auto, or on. Switch between the rear and front lens. Your most recent shot is one tap away from the thumbnail, with pinch-to-zoom for a closer look. ■ Encadra Pro (one-time purchase) - Custom ratios: set any width and height from 1 to 99, give it a name, and reuse it whenever you need - Pinned: pick which five ratios sit in the quick picker and reorder them, so you never scroll for the ratio you use most - Free mode: resize width and height independently, with no fixed ratio — compose exactly what you have in mind - Sequence: combine 2 to 4 shots into a single image using five fixed layouts — front, back, and tag of an item in one photo - Watermark: design date/time stamps, your logo, or styled text with an outline option and six colors. Editing is open to everyone; turning the watermark on requires Encadra Pro One-time purchase. No subscription, no recurring charge, no usage limits. A watermark appears only when you choose to add one. Purchases can be restored with the same Apple ID. ■ Privacy Cropping, orientation correction, JPEG generation, and Sequence compositing all run on your device. Photos are never uploaded to a server. There is no Encadra account and no cloud sync. No advertising SDK, no behavioral analytics SDK, and no crash reporting SDK is included. Encadra does not request location permission and does not use location data. Terms of Use: https://convly.jp/encadra/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://convly.jp/encadra/en/privacy/

Screenshots

SCamera4 screens
Encadra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SCamera at weekly against Encadra's every 3 weeks. SCamera also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 and Encadra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCamera ships an update weekly, Encadra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SCamera versus Encadra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCameraEncadra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (96 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer卓艺 蒋Akira Shimizu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SCamera

One-time1
  • SCamera Pro$2.99
1 purchases

Encadra

One-time1
  • Encadra Pro (Lifetime)$6.99

Questions

Is SCamera free?
SCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Encadra free?
Encadra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SCamera or Encadra have ads?
Neither SCamera nor Encadra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCamera or Encadra?
SCamera ships an update weekly, and Encadra every 3 weeks. Most recently, SCamera was updated on November 2, 2026 and Encadra on October 24, 2026.

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