Fisheye Camera Lens Effect vs ArchCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fisheye Camera Lens Effect
Capture unique photos with a wide-angle fisheye effect in real-time. Easily select different fisheye camera styles, take pictures, and share them instantly on social media.
- Real-time fisheye effects
- Multiple fisheye camera options
- Easy photo capture
- Social media sharing
- Intuitive user interface
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Get the fish eye look without guessing, editing in another app, or missing the shot while you switch effects. Preview the bend, snap the photo, or record video with the lens style already applied. Fisheye Camera Lens Effect helps you shoot and edit photos and video with a live fisheye camera view. See the result before you capture. Live preview shows your fisheye effect in real time, and you can change lens style, strength, color grade, mirror the front camera, or add the cinema look before you shoot. Tap the preview to set focus and exposure where you want it. For back camera photos, you can also choose flash Auto, On, or Off. Save the look you want in the format that fits the moment. Take high-quality stills, record filtered video, or export a photo from library mode with the current fisheye filter and crop already applied. Pick Full or Square on the free plan, and use Circle crop with Pro for round photos with transparent corners. If you want motion, record video with the fisheye effect baked in, and add microphone sound when that option is turned on. Choose a faster shooting flow when timing matters. Long-press the Lens chip to open the quick lens picker and switch among free lenses with one hand. Long-press the shutter with Pro to capture a short burst and get the top picks back, so you can keep the sharpest frame from action or candid moments. You can also adjust exposure with the Pro slider when a scene is too bright or too dark. Use it for skate clips, car interior shots, pet close-ups, street photos, playful selfies, concert lights, or a circular profile picture that stands out. Open a library photo in Pro when you want to give an older shot a fish eye camera look. Add the Crystal Ball style from a widget or shortcut when you want a quick effect without digging through menus. It stands out by keeping the whole experience in one place on your phone. You get live fisheye preview, photo capture, video recording, library editing, and quick access from widgets or shortcuts without needing a separate editor. Your photos stay tied to your device experience, with no account to create and no user tracking. Pro adds more ways to shoot and save. It includes burst capture, Circle crop, extra save options on supported devices, library editing, microphone audio for video, a higher-quality video option, exposure control, quick widget access, and shortcut actions that can open a lens or take a photo. Camera access is needed to shoot, Photos access is needed to save, microphone access is only needed if you choose sound in video, and library access is only needed if you want to edit a photo from your library. If you want a fisheye camera that makes the effect easy to preview, capture, and save, give Fisheye Camera Lens Effect a try today. Terms of Use (EULA) - http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
ArchCam
This app automatically corrects perspective and levels horizons in your photos, making buildings upright and people look natural in wide shots. It offers live preview and a studio editor for further refinement, with all processing done on your device.
- Automatic vertical perspective correction
- Natural wide photo distortion reduction
- Horizon leveling
- Document and artwork modes
- Live preview and studio editor
- On-device private processing
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ArchCam keeps buildings upright, horizons level, and people looking more natural near the edges of wide photos. See corrections while you shoot, then refine them in Studio Editor. Your original stays recoverable. AUTOMATIC VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE Point the camera up or down at buildings or interiors. Verticals uses camera orientation and lens information to straighten converging upright lines, similar to the shift movement of a perspective-control lens. MORE NATURAL WIDE PHOTOS Reduce stretching of faces and figures near frame edges in group photos and selfies. Wide uses a curved, fisheye-like projection, so straight lines may bend. It works with front and rear cameras, not just ultra-wide lenses. LEVEL HORIZONS Automatically straighten tilted horizons. For most everyday photos, this is the only correction you need. Turn it off for deliberately angled compositions. DOCUMENT AND ARTWORK MODES Document mode straightens flat subjects photographed from above with the rear camera. Artwork mode adds manual horizontal perspective for paintings, posters, and building facades photographed from one side. PREVIEW OR OUTLINE See enabled corrections live in Preview, or use Outline to show the future corrected frame with less processing and typically lower battery use. Both save the same enabled corrections. REFINE IN STUDIO EDITOR Edit ArchCam or library photos with Horizon, Vertical and Horizontal perspective, 4-Corner, Wide, and Color tools. Live Photo editing retains motion and sound; geometry edits preserve the chosen Portrait appearance. COMPARE AND KEEP Compare Original and ArchCam versions, save either, or keep both as separate photos. Review actions are free. Studio Editor and Artwork capture share 10 free saves; an optional one-time purchase removes the limit. LIVE PHOTO CAPTURE Capture motion around the full-resolution still photo, with optional sound. APPLE WATCH REMOTE Frame shots with a live view on Apple Watch, zoom with the Digital Crown, toggle Wide correction, and use a shutter timer. Keep ArchCam open on your paired, unlocked iPhone. CAMERA CONTROLS Adjust exposure and white balance, pinch to zoom, switch cameras, and shoot with either volume button. Tap to focus or touch and hold for focus and exposure lock. PRIVATE PHOTO PROCESSING Photos are processed on your iPhone, with no ArchCam account, advertising, analytics, tracking, or image-processing backend. Apple handles Studio purchases; Photos may sync through your iCloud settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ArchCam at none against Fisheye Camera Lens Effect's shown. ArchCam also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Fisheye Camera Lens Effect's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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. Fisheye Camera Lens Effect sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and ArchCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fisheye Camera Lens Effect ships an update every 2 months, ArchCam every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fisheye Camera Lens Effect | ArchCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandeep Bhandari | Alpine Dog Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Fisheye Camera Lens Effect
ArchCam
In-app purchases
Fisheye Camera Lens Effect
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
- Fisheye Pro (Weekly)$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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- Yearly Subscription Discount7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription Sale$14.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription Special$19.991 Year
- Fisheye Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Forever Pro Discount$79.99
- Pro forever$99.99
ArchCam
- ArchCam Studio$9.99
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