Comparison

BitCam vs Z

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

Head to head
About

BitCam

Capture photos with a unique one-bit camera, producing images with only black and white pixels. Experience a retro interface with mechanical sounds and experiment with different pixel resolutions and an 8-color mode. Save your creations as clean PNG files for printing or digital projects.

Highlights
  • One-bit camera (black and white pixels)
  • Retro interface with mechanical sounds
  • Multiple pixel resolutions
  • 8-color mode option
  • Clean PNG output
  • Atkinson dithering method
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A blast from the past! Capture your photos with a unique 1-bit camera: only pure black and pure white pixels, no grayscale! BitCam's interface is delightfully old school, featuring chunky buttons and mechanical sounds the likes of which haven't graced your screen in over 40 years. In Camera mode, three different pixel resolutions let you experiment, and an 8-color mode brings you a little closer to the current day while preserving the distinct aesthetic. Or jump over to the editor to dither any photo from your library and experiment with resolutely modern colors & gradients. Clean, high resolution PNG output means you can print those files, use them in digital collages, or other art projects. You can also now run BitCam natively on your iPad, and your Mac! And on Mac, you can install a system extension to use BitCam in any app that uses the camera: Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet, WebEx, Photo Booth, etc. The camera mode is entirely free and unlimited. The editor mode offers a 3 day trial, after which it requires a one-time in-app purchase for full access, on all of your account's devices.

About

Z

Control your action camera remotely from your smartphone. Capture photos and videos with a live preview, and enjoy intuitive camera management for your wonderful moments.

Highlights
  • Full remote camera function control
  • Capture photos and videos
  • Live preview on smartphone
  • Easy Wi-Fi connection
  • Intuitive camera management
Features
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X2 action camera presented by Z-Edge! Capture your life in a different perspective. With our simple but powerful Z-VergeX2 app, you can now control your Z-Edge X2 action camera with your smart phone; capturing footage of your wonderful moments. 
The Z-VergeX2 app gives you the best and intuitive control of you Z-Edge X2 action camera - just capture and enjoy. Features: ·Get full remote control of all the cameras functions ·Capture photos and videos, live preview on you smart phone ·Easy Wi-Fi connection to remote control you X2 Z-Edge Camera

Screenshots

BitCam4 screens
Z4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BitCam at 73% against Z's 0%. BitCam also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (92 vs 2). Z's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price and ads 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. BitCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Z asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BitCam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BitCam has 92 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of BitCam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Z's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BitCam versus Z: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitCamZ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (92 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings92 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHéliographe, IncZero Edge Technology, LLC

Customer experience

BitCam

All ratings92 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral11.4%
Negative15.4%

Z

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

BitCam

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Color graphics not working
  • Doesn't recognize camera access
  • Saves photos in incorrect orientation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import/edit existing photos
  • Video recording function
  • Option to adjust brightness/exposure
  • Ability to mute sounds
  • Inverted mode

Z

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BitCam

One-time1
  • Full BitCam2 variants$9.99
None

Z

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BitCam free?
BitCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Z free?
Z is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BitCam or Z?
BitCam is rated higher. BitCam averages 4.7 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Z averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BitCam or Z have ads?
Neither BitCam nor Z shows ads.

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