First Camera vs 48 MP
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
48 MP
Capture high-resolution 48MP photos in HEIC or JPEG formats. Gain full manual control over camera settings like focus, shutter speed, and ISO for professional-quality images. Includes a timer for selfies and adjustable torch levels.
- Capture 48MP HEIC/JPEG photos
- Full manual camera control
- Adjust focus, shutter speed, ISO
- Adjust temperature and tint
- Torch level adjustment
- Timer with countdown alerts
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WARNING: 48MP can capture 48 megapixel photos only on the iPhone Pro 14 and newer models. Capture lightweight super high resolution photos 48 megapixel photos saved in JPEG or HEIC formats. Have a full control over the camera and manually adjust the focus, shutter speed, ISO, temperature and tint to capture amazing photos. Special features: - capture 48M pixels photos in HEIC or JPEG formats on the iPhone 14 Pro Max and newer models The app can still capture HEIC and JPEG photos on other devices. - full camera control. Manually adjust: • the focus • the shutter speed • the ISO • the temperature • the tint - Tap where you want to focus, or press and hold where you want to set the exposure - Double tap to change the preview size, triple tap to set the camera in automatic mode - Adjust the torch level to light up your scene - Timer: adjust the timer, and chose an eventual countdown beep or flash alert, to capture great RAW/ProRAW selfies - All your 48 megapixel photos are automatically saved in your photo library, i.e. Photos app If you have any question, issue, or suggestion, just drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Check out many great iPhone and iPad apps at seb-appstore.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: First Camera at 68% against 48 MP's 0%. First Camera also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 48 MP's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 48 MP sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
First Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Camera has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of First Camera's written reviews are positive against 0% of 48 MP's.
First Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, 48 MP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Camera | 48 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Sebastien BUET |
Customer experience
First Camera
48 MP
In-app purchases
First Camera
- Full Feature Option$4.99
48 MP
- Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year
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