Comparison

Selfie Camera Expert vs Lens Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Selfie Camera Expert

Enhance your photos with live filters and editing tools. Apply effects to your live camera feed or edit images from your gallery with stickers, frames, and text. Share your creations instantly to social media.

Highlights
  • Live camera filters
  • Photo timer
  • Gallery image editing
  • Stickers, frames, and text
  • Blemish removal
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Selfie Camera is a camera application with gorgeous live filters. 1. This Application facilitates the user to apply effects on Live Camera 2. User can apply effects on live camera by selecting one or can also apply effects randomly. 3. User can make use of timer where the picture will get clicked after selected time. 4. User can also select the camera preview to be square or rectangle. 5. Along with effects on live camera, there is an option to pick image from gallery and apply different effects, stickers, frames, text on it 6. After capturing the image from camera or editing the gallery image, preview screen will appear, from where user can share the image to social websites. Key Features : + Live Filters: Preview your beautiful moment before capturing through camera + Time - Set timer as per your requirement and capture pic. + Share it to Instagram as this facilitates of capturing square pic. + Realistic and user friendly app design + It involves a photo editor to edit your pics from gallery. + It includes option of sharing your moments to all type of social websites. + It includes blemish option for gallery images. so easily removes the marks on face. + It includes Bilateral Filter .so easily removes the marks on live Camera Subscription Terms - Subscribe to get unlimited video collage app access to all features. - Upon confirmation of purchase, the payment will be charged to the iTunes account. - Until you turn off the auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current. period it will be automatically renewed. - If you decide to turn off auto-renewal, you can turn it off maybe by going to account settings after purchase. -The renewal amount will be charged from the account within 24 hours before the end of the current period. -As per the policy, cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be returned for any unused portion of the subscription period. Terms of use - https://www.outthinkingindia.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy - https://www.outthinkingindia.com/privacy-policy/

About

Lens Buddy

This app allows you to take hands-free photos and videos using a customizable timer. It's ideal for solo photoshoots, group pictures, and content creation, offering features like a photo booth mode and high-quality capture.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer
  • Photo Booth mode
  • High-quality photo capture
  • Video recording
  • Built-in gallery for rating and organizing
  • RAW photo support
  • Burst mode
Features
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Your ultimate handsfree camera experience is here! You take your own photos. Lens Buddy is a simple yet powerful timer camera app that will take pictures of you and your loved ones without the need to press buttons or even hold the device. Just set your desired time interval between the shots and let the camera roll! Leave your Bluetooth clicker home and do your own photoshoot! Take your social media presence to the next level! Once you finished taking your photos you can easily rate your pictures within the app that will help you to keep or export the best ones. Stop taking screenshots from videos - Lens Buddy offers higher quality photos and and easier way to take them! Want to take a group photo without having someone left out? Is there no one around to take a picture of you? Are you a content creator or a solo traveler? In need of building your Instagram feed? Do you need the best self timer app available? Simply put down your device on a safe place and let Lens Buddy make your perfect shot! FEATURES * [NEW] Photo Booth mode * 48MP capture * Video * Save photos to the app to keep your camera roll clean and use the built-in gallery to view, rate and organize your photos * Camera roll integration: save, sort into albums, view and manage your photos in the camera roll just like with the system camera app (optional, requires paid subscription) * RAW photo support (requires iOS 14.3, and available on Pro devices starting from iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max) * High quality photos * Live photos * Portrait mode * A clean, yet familiar and easy to use interface * Fully customizable timer * Sounds: Numerous sound effects and announcements help your photoshoot * Burst mode for super fast photography * Zoom, focus, exposure control * Aspect ratio: You can now snap your photos in either square or wide dimensions * Tracking focus: even if you move around the focus will follow you * Toggle between auto/on/off flash modes * Framing tools: Grid, level * Dark mode support Comments from you: "I love this app! I use is all the time for work and personal." "Just what I needed!" "Super easy and amazing!" "It’s literally perfect when you’re home alone and still want a cute outfit pic!" "This app is really helpful! Especially for those who are content creators like myself and take our own photos for work." Do you like Lens Buddy? Please don't forget to rate it in the App Store! It helps a lot. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Selfie Camera Expert4 screens
Lens Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lens Buddy at 4.9 against Selfie Camera Expert's 4.4. Lens Buddy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). Selfie Camera Expert's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Selfie Camera Expert sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Lens Buddy sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lens Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lens Buddy has 34K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Selfie Camera Expert ships an update every 12 months, Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Selfie Camera Expert versus Lens Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelfie Camera ExpertLens Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (27 ratings)4.9 (34K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—94.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2734K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#146 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerout thinking limitedLens Buddy Selfie Timer Photo Video Filter Camera LLC

Customer experience

Selfie Camera Expert

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

Lens Buddy

All ratings34,046 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,001 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.9%

Bugs and requests

Selfie Camera Expert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lens Buddy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Photos not saving in order
  • Inconsistent photo count between app and export

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to invert camera view
  • Option to only save liked/approved photos
  • Zip/batch photo export
  • Apple Watch integration as a viewfinder

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Selfie Camera Expert

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
12 purchases

Lens Buddy

Subscriptions12
  • Weekly PRO3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO2 variants$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO$4.997 Days
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  • Monthly PRO2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Monthly PRO$9.991 Month
  • Special$14.991 Year
  • Special$19.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Selfie Camera Expert free?
Selfie Camera Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lens Buddy free?
Lens Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Selfie Camera Expert or Lens Buddy?
Lens Buddy is rated higher. Selfie Camera Expert averages 4.4 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Lens Buddy averages 4.9 from 34K ratings.
Do Selfie Camera Expert or Lens Buddy have ads?
Selfie Camera Expert shows ads; Lens Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Selfie Camera Expert or Lens Buddy?
Selfie Camera Expert ships an update every 12 months, and Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Selfie Camera Expert was updated on September 17, 2026 and Lens Buddy on September 28, 2026.

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