Comparison

Q Camera! vs Quick Shot Camera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Q Camera!

Capture high-resolution photos with magnification for detailed shots. Easily manage your pictures with convenient organization tools. Ideal for everyday use, from libraries to classes.

Highlights
  • High resolution photos
  • Magnification feature
  • Convenient photo management
  • Designed for everyday use
Features
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Q Camera takes photos without the shutter sound — and you do not have to flip your phone to silent first. Use it for study notes in libraries and study rooms, for whiteboards in class and meetings, at museums, or next to a sleeping baby or pet. Anywhere you would rather not make a sound. ■ Features · Silent photo capture. Video records silently too · Choose video resolution and frame rate (up to 4K 60fps, varies by device) · Quality on par with the built-in camera. HEIF / HEVC saving · Shoot with the volume buttons, one-handed · Switch between wide, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses (supported devices) · Tells you when the camera switches to macro up close, and lets you turn that off · Tap to set focus and exposure, double-tap to go back to auto · Self-timer (1s / 3s / 5s / 10s) · Zoom, and mirrored saving for the front camera · Location data on or off · Review and manage your shots inside the app ■ Made for · Study notes in libraries and study rooms · Whiteboards in classes, lectures and meetings · Museums, exhibitions and recitals · Sleeping babies and pets · Food photos in cafes and restaurants ■ Pricing Every feature is free. There are no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. (Ads are shown.) ■ Privacy Photos and videos are saved only to your device's photo library. Note: on some devices and settings, iOS may still play a very quiet sound.

About

Quick Shot Camera

Instantly capture photos without delay. This app takes two Live Photos in quick succession upon launch, ensuring you never miss a fleeting moment. Features a Lock Screen Widget for one-tap capture on iOS 16+.

Highlights
  • Instant photo capture on launch
  • Captures two Live Photos simultaneously
  • Lock Screen Widget for one-tap capture (iOS 16+)
  • One-handed operation
  • Switchable Live Photo/still photo mode
  • Zoom and flash controls
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QuickShotCamera enables you to capture a photo as quickly as possible, without the risk of delay from fumbling for the shutter button or restoring the correct settings. QuickShotCamera will take two Live Photos with the back camera in quick succession as soon as it is launched or returned to active status. This gives you just enough time to point your iPhone in the direction of your subject and capture the image you see before it is gone forever. The concept for Quick Shot Camera comes from experience. How often have you tried to quickly capture a photo of a scene that is about to go away--only to find you have opened the system camera app, reached for the shutter button, and instead of the photo you want, you have started to capture a video--or set the camera to Panorama, or portrait mode, or another setting which you can't recover from until the scene is gone. This will never happen with Quick Shot Camera--every time it becomes active, it will take the photo you want! With the included Lock Screen Widget, (iOS 16 only) a photo can be captured with a single touch on the Lock Screen. From the Lock Screen, a single tap will launch the app and snap your photo. Once you've installed the widget, just tap it at any time--hold your phone up and capture your photo!  Just click, point, and two Live Photos will be captured with no further steps required. (Please note that the lock screen widget is available only with iOS 16.0 or higher. Please be aware that the widget is available for installation only after the app has been launched at least once after installation or update. For instructions on how to customize your lock screen and install the lock screen widget, see https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph4d0e6c351/ios ) For most effective use, keep the icon for QuickShotCamera in the dock or on the first page of your home screen. With a little practice, you will be able to capture photos entirely with one hand. (If you prefer the initial shots to be regular still photos rather than Live Photos, you can change the default setting for Live Photo Mode in the Settings App at Settings—>Quick Shot Camera—>Live Photo Mode.) Once the initial shots have been captured, you can take more shots with the shutter button. You can pinch in and out for zoom effects, or use the ultra-wide and telephoto buttons. You can use flash if desired. You can switch to the front camera, or switch from Live Photos to ordinary stills using the clearly marked and well-spaced controls. The settings you change will only be effective while the app remains active--when you re-launch or re-open the app, it will always immediately take two Live Photos with the back camera. You will never have to scramble to change back from videos or panoramas or take the chance of missing the shutter button on the first try. The first several uses will be free. If you like it, an in-app purchase will allow permanent use of the shoot-on-launch feature.

Screenshots

Q Camera!4 screens
Quick Shot Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Q Camera! at 4.8 against Quick Shot Camera's 4.3. Q Camera! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Quick Shot Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quick Shot Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Q Camera! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Q Camera! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Q Camera!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Quick Shot Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q Camera! ships an update every 5 days, Quick Shot Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Q Camera! versus Quick Shot Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQ Camera!Quick Shot Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (44 ratings) — better4.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhanul gangMarvin Claitman

Customer experience

Q Camera!

All ratings44 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative27.7%

Quick Shot Camera

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Q Camera!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Shot Camera

One-time1
  • Full Access$2.99

Questions

Is Q Camera! free?
Q Camera! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Shot Camera free?
Quick Shot Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Q Camera! or Quick Shot Camera?
Q Camera! is rated higher. Q Camera! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Quick Shot Camera averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Q Camera! or Quick Shot Camera have ads?
Q Camera! shows ads; Quick Shot Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Q Camera! or Quick Shot Camera?
Q Camera! ships an update every 5 days, and Quick Shot Camera monthly. Most recently, Q Camera! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Quick Shot Camera on October 11, 2026.

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