First Camera vs Simple AI 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
Simple AI Camera
Transform your photos into unique digital portraits using advanced AI. Choose from a wide range of artistic styles, from cartoon and anime to renaissance and pixel art. Capture new photos or upload existing ones for instant, high-quality artistic creations.
- AI-powered photo transformation
- Multiple artistic styles (cartoon, anime, painting, etc.)
- In-app camera for instant capture
- Upload existing photos for processing
- High-quality digital portrait creation
- Avatar creation for social media and games
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Simple AI Camera is your personal artist based on artificial intelligence. Key features: Artificial Intelligence: Advanced technology transforms your photo into an amazing digital portrait. Multiple styles: Choose from a variety of styles such as cartoon, digital art, painting, anime, medieval, renaissance and pixel art; Camera Mode: Capture a new photo right in the app and convert it instantly. Photo Upload: You can also upload an already finished photo for processing. How it works: Open AI Camera and choose whether you want to take a new photo or upload an existing photo. Select the desired processing style. Wait a few seconds while the artificial intelligence works its magic. Save or share your new digital portrait! Why choose Simple AI Camera? Easy to use: Intuitive interface makes portrait creation easy and enjoyable. High Quality: Artificial intelligence provides high quality processing, turning your photo into a work of art. Create your avatar: Perfect for creating avatars for social media, games and more. Download Simple AI Camera today and discover the amazing world of digital photography on a new level! Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Simple AI Camera at none against First Camera's shown. Simple AI Camera also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (83% vs 68%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 Simple AI Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple AI Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of First Camera's written reviews are positive against 83% of Simple AI Camera's.
First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple AI Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Camera | Simple AI Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | SIMPLEIT, LLC |
Customer experience
First Camera
Simple AI Camera
In-app purchases
First Camera
- Full Feature Option$4.99
Simple AI Camera
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
