Comparison

First Camera vs CALSカメラ

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
Read full description

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

CALSカメラ

Capture construction-grade photos with optimized file sizes and intuitive controls. Easily adjust focus, exposure, and zoom, and add pointers to highlight important details. Preserve metadata like date, time, and location for professional use.

Highlights
  • Optimized 1280x960 photos (under 500KB)
  • Instant image preview with zoom
  • Intuitive focus, exposure, and zoom adjustment
  • Add and save pointer annotations
  • Volume button shutter control
  • Embed EXIF data (date, time, location)
  • Toggle location saving
Read full description

スマートフォンのカメラで撮影すると写真のサイズが大き過ぎて、扱いに困ったことはありませんか? また、工事用のデジタルカメラでピントや露出調整が思うようにできず、あとで大事な写真が使えなかったという経験はありませんか? そのような方にとって、このアプリを使うメリットはたくさんあります: - 工事用カメラ(CALSモード搭載カメラ)と同じ1280X960サイズの写真を撮影でき、ファイルサイズは500KB程度以下に抑えられます。 - 撮影直後に、いま保存された画像が表示されます(表示時間を1秒から設定可能)。ピンチやダブルタップ操作で拡大し、細部まで確認することができるので、ピンボケなどの撮り損じを防ぐことができます。 - 撮影時に画面タップすることで、直感的にフォーカス、露出(明るさ)、ズームの調整ができます。 - 矢印ポインターを撮影画像に重ねて表示し、注目点を指し示したい場合に、ポインター付きの写真として保存できます。ポインターは好きな位置に移動させることができます。また大小2種類のサイズに切り替えられます。 - ボリュームボタンだけでシャッター操作と画面遷移が行えるので、手袋をしたまま撮影ができます。 - 撮影日時や撮影情報、位置情報などをEXIF形式で写真に埋め込むので、電子納品を含め様々に活用していただけます。 - 位置情報を保存するかどうかを撮影画面でON/OFFできるので、不用意に個人情報を拡散させてしまうリスクが軽減します。

Screenshots

First Camera4 screens
CALSカメラ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CALSカメラ at none against First Camera's 1. CALSカメラ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. First Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CALSカメラ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, CALSカメラ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
First Camera versus CALSカメラ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst CameraCALSカメラ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKANAME OHARAHidetoshi Ichioka

Customer experience

First Camera

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

CALSカメラ

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

First Camera

One-time1
  • Full Feature Option$4.99
None

CALSカメラ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Camera free?
First Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CALSカメラ free?
CALSカメラ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Camera or CALSカメラ have ads?
First Camera shows ads; CALSカメラ does not.
Which is updated more often, First Camera or CALSカメラ?
First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, and CALSカメラ every 5 weeks. Most recently, First Camera was updated on September 25, 2026 and CALSカメラ on June 25, 2026.

Other comparisons