First Camera vs Zero Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Zero Camera
Instantly start recording video with a single launch. This app prioritizes speed, automatically beginning video capture upon opening and stopping when you exit. It allows for seamless sharing and captures both video and photos without mode switching.
- Auto-record on launch
- Auto-stop when leaving app
- Lock recording orientation
- Seamless sharing
- Capture video and photos without switching
- Secure in-app storage vault (Premium)
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Start recording video in an instant. That's the whole idea behind this app. It launches incredibly fast — and not just fast. Once launched, recording starts automatically with zero interaction required. After stopping a recording, you can seamlessly share to other apps and social media. You can capture both video and photos at any time without switching modes. All of the above is available for free, no special purchase required. Built with all the know-how developed in our sister app "Mugen Camera" over several years. Mugen Camera records as long as possible. Zero Camera starts recording as fast as possible. We hope you enjoy both! [Key Features] 1. Auto-record on launch. No tapping needed. [Super convenient!] 2. Auto-stop recording when you leave the app (home screen or switch apps). 3. Lock recording orientation. Record in your preferred direction regardless of device orientation. 4. Seamlessly share to external apps and social media after stopping. [Super convenient!] 5. Saves to your Photo Library just like the built-in camera. 6. All the video recording expertise from our popular sister app [Mugen Camera] — 3+ years of development. 7. Secure in-app storage vault with privacy protection. (Premium) 8. Screen Saver feature loved in Mugen Camera. (Premium) 9. Restores zoom level, quality, and other settings automatically on relaunch. 10. Auto-mirror video from the front camera. 11. Capture video and photos anytime without switching. [Super convenient!] [Optimized Architecture] Launch and resume processing are parallelized to the maximum. Takes full advantage of modern multi-core CPUs. [Premium Features (Paid)] 1. Change recording quality 2. Change frame rate (fps) 3. Screen Saver (covers the screen with a dark full-screen or custom image) 4. Pinch to zoom 5. Tap to set focus and exposure [Bonus] Remove in-app ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zero Camera at 5.0 against First Camera's 4.4. Zero Camera also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 68%). First Camera's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. First Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zero Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zero Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of First Camera's written reviews are positive against 76% of Zero Camera's.
First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, Zero Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Camera | Zero Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Koichiro Kamada |
Customer experience
First Camera
Zero Camera
In-app purchases
First Camera
- Full Feature Option$4.99
Zero Camera
- プレミアム機能$5.99
