Comparison

First Camera vs AlbumCamera

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

Head to head
About

First Camera

Capture high-quality photos and videos with a simple, sophisticated camera interface. Offers features like 48MP capture, serial shots, and customizable aspect ratios. Supports multiple cameras and offers changeable skins for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • High quality photo, Live Photos, and video
  • 48MP Photo capture
  • Simple and minimal interface
  • Various aspect ratios
  • Easy serial shot
  • Multi-camera support
  • Changeable skin
Features
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First camera is a simple and sophisticated camera app. - high quality photo, livephotos and video - 48MP Photo capture for particular devices such as iPhone 14 Pro. - simple and minimal interface - totally light weight app - various aspect ratio for photo - very easy serial shot - just press and keep it on - support multi camera - changeable skin so that you can choose your own favorite one. - URL scheme com.kaname.surya.ios.firstcamera:// com.kaname.surya.ios.firstcamera://photo com.kaname.surya.ios.firstcamera://selfie com.kaname.surya.ios.firstcamera://video

About

AlbumCamera

Effortlessly organize your photos and videos as you shoot. This camera app automatically saves media to designated albums, saving you time on manual sorting. Supports various formats including LivePhotos and videos.

Highlights
  • Automatic album saving
  • Square photo shooting
  • LivePhotos support
  • Video recording
  • HEIF/HEVC format support
  • Add new/existing albums
  • Browse albums by preview
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It is a camera application that saves to the designated album (folder) at the same time as shooting. Simultaneously with the shooting, the shooting data is saved in the designated album, so you can easily organize photos and videos. Even when sorting out later, you can save time to organize because the shooting data has already been sorted. Pictures are arranged in order of shooting in the album, making the album easier to see. You can easily select Album by slide. In addition to ordinary pictures, you can also save square photos, LivePhotos, and videos to the album you set. = = Recommended for this person = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - People who do not have time to organize photos - People who are not good at organizing photos - Person who wants to save it in a temporary album = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Introduction of recommended functions = = = = = = = = = = = = - Square shooting - LivePhotos shooting is possible (iPhone 6s or later) - Shoot movies - High efficiency storage format (HEIF / HEVC) compatible (iPhone 7 or later) - High-quality shooting - Save to existing albums = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The initial setting of the save format is Most Compatible (JPEG / H.264). When saving to an existing album, you can select it by adding an album from the "Edit Album” options. For details, refer to the optional "Help". ■ URL scheme com.sky-nexus.albumcamera:// Main function - Photo aspect ratio Normal (4: 3), Square (1: 1), Wide (16: 9) - Shooting LivePhotos - Supports HEIF storage of photos - Supports HEVC storage of video - Delete data on the preview screen - Shake correction - Focus Lock - Flash - Retina Flash - 10 times Zoom - Add a new Album - Add existing Album - Sort and delete Album names - Restore deleted Album name - Browse by preview screen for each Album A new Album will be added to the My Album of the Photos app after shooting. Even if you delete the Album name, the Album in the Photos app will not be deleted. Compatible models - iPhone 5s or later (iPad, iPodTouch is not officially supported)

Screenshots

First Camera4 screens
AlbumCamera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: First Camera at every 3 weeks against AlbumCamera's every 9 months. AlbumCamera's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 68%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. First Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AlbumCamera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AlbumCamera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of First Camera's written reviews are positive against 92% of AlbumCamera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, AlbumCamera every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
First Camera versus AlbumCamera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst CameraAlbumCamera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKANAME OHARAsky-nexus Inc.

Customer experience

First Camera

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.8%

AlbumCamera

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

First Camera

One-time1
  • Full Feature Option$4.99
1 purchases

AlbumCamera

One-time1
  • Hides the ads in the app$2.99

Questions

Is First Camera free?
First Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlbumCamera free?
AlbumCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First Camera or AlbumCamera?
AlbumCamera is rated higher. First Camera averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while AlbumCamera averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do First Camera or AlbumCamera have ads?
Both First Camera and AlbumCamera show ads.
Which is updated more often, First Camera or AlbumCamera?
First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, and AlbumCamera every 9 months. Most recently, First Camera was updated on September 25, 2026 and AlbumCamera on September 10, 2026.

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