Comparison

Zocus vs Top Camera

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

Head to head
About

Zocus

Wirelessly control the zoom and focus of your DSLR camera lens using two touchscreen sliders. This app connects via Bluetooth to a 3D printable rig, offering precise adjustments for filmmakers and photographers. It's also an accessible solution for users with limited hand dexterity.

Highlights
  • Wireless zoom and focus control
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Customizable rig attachments
  • Lens calibration and presets
  • Open-source design files
  • Wide rotation sweep (90 degrees)
Features
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Zocus gives you remote control of the Zoom and Focus of your DSLR Camera Lens. Move the two touchscreen sliders and control the Zoom or Focus of your Lens - wirelessly. The App works via Bluetooth to drive the 3D Printable Zocus Rig to control the Lens. Download the part files, code and guide at Zocus.co.uk The Rig was designed as part of a BBC Documentary about designers helping people with disabilities - in this case how to operate a Camera Lens with limited dexterity in your hands. However, the App and Rig has been popular with filmmakers and photographers alike. Customise it to suit your creative needs. Features include: - Wide Zoom/Focus sweep (90 degrees rotation). - High Torque. - Allows calibration and saves pre-set lenses. - Able to design your own lens attachments. - Open Source code, component files and instructions. This project was brought together by: * Jude Pullen - Concept & Zocus Rig design * Ross Atkin - Zocus Rig firmware * Akram Hussein - Zocus iOS App and Zocus.co.uk development

About

Top Camera

Easily add authentic time and location stamps to your photos and videos. Customize watermarks with various information and effects, and enhance your recordings with over 100 filters.

Highlights
  • Add time and location watermarks
  • Manual address fine-tuning
  • Drag and drop watermark placement
  • Over 100 video filters
  • Customizable video effects
  • Adjust video resolution and bit rate
  • Add watermarks to existing photos
Features
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Top Camera is a professional watermark photo camera application. When taking pictures, the time positioning is accurate, tamper-proof, and the pictures are guaranteed to be authentic. It is also possible to add time and accurate to the second while recording. · Add current time, address, weather, latitude and longitude and other information when taking pictures or videos. The address can be fine-tuned manually. You can also drag and drop the watermark anywhere on the video canvas to change the font and font color. · Support more than 100 video filters and various video effects (such as comics, sketches, snow, lightning, bubbles, etc.) · Supports changing the video recording resolution and bit rate, and the exported video volume is different with different settings. · Support countdown to take photos, and there will be voice broadcasts for the countdown. · Supports setting the format of recorded video. · Support adding watermark to existing pictures. The time and location of the watermark are the shooting time and shooting address of the picture, and the size of the watermark can be scaled.

Screenshots

Zocus2 screens
Top Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Top Camera at 100% against Zocus's 50%. Zocus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Top Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zocus ships an update every 3 days, Top Camera every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Zocus versus Top Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZocusTop Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoss Atkin意 田

Customer experience

Zocus

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Top Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zocus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Top Camera

One-time1
  • Professional Edition$0.99

Questions

Is Zocus free?
Zocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Top Camera free?
Top Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zocus or Top Camera have ads?
Neither Zocus nor Top Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zocus or Top Camera?
Zocus ships an update every 3 days, and Top Camera every 10 months. Most recently, Zocus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Top Camera on October 13, 2026.

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