First Camera vs Muon
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
Muon
This camera app offers high-quality photo capture with multi-camera support and flexible image format options. It preserves detailed EXIF data and allows quick access from a lock screen widget. Capture your memories beautifully and effortlessly.
- High-quality photo capture
- Multi-camera support
- HEIF and JPEG format options
- Preserves EXIF metadata
- Lock screen widget for quick launch
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Muon is an intuitive camera app that allows you to capture stunning, high-quality photos effortlessly. Key Features: • Capture high-quality photos with ease. • Enjoy multi-camera support, enabling you to switch between lenses and capture different perspectives. • Choose between HEIF and JPEG image formats for optimal flexibility. • Preserve a wealth of EXIF information, including location data, exposure settings, and shutter speed, in your photos' metadata. • Quickly launch the app from the lock screen widget for instant access. With Muon, you can confidently capture exceptional photos, ensuring your memories are beautifully preserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Camera at 4.4 against Muon's 4.0. First Camera also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Muon's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 68%). 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
Both are free to download. First Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Muon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
First Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of First Camera's written reviews are positive against 84% of Muon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, Muon every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Camera | Muon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Rakko Inc. |
Customer experience
First Camera
Muon
In-app purchases
First Camera
- Full Feature Option$4.99
Muon
- Remove Ads$3.99
