Comparison

Carousel Camera vs Made

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

Head to head
About

Carousel Camera

This app offers a unique circular video recording format that adapts to any screen orientation. Capture footage in high resolution and easily switch between full frame views with a simple double tap.

Highlights
  • Circular video recording
  • Adapts to any screen orientation
  • High-resolution capture (4K compatible)
  • Double-tap for full frame view
  • Ratioless video format
Features
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Designed by wearedot.agency, Carousel Camera is a beautifully designed, innovative camera solution that gets rid of an old problem: aspect ratio. By using a circular video (ratioless), it can be adapted to any screen! Using a 4K-compatible phone is yields a better than HD image*, that is vertical, horizontal, any angle you want... Double tap to see a complete view of the frame, both horizontal and vertical! *Final image is "1215p" (2160x1215) in 4K phones. 607.5p in 1080p phones.

About

Made

Easily create stunning social media stories and posts with a vast library of photo templates. Add text, apply filters, and customize backgrounds to make your content stand out. No design experience needed.

Highlights
  • 200+ photo templates
  • Add text to photos
  • 50+ photo filters
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Preview on social platforms
  • Reorder story pages
Features
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Made is the easy-to-use story collage maker. Create beautiful Instagram stories, Pinterest pins, social posts, and so much more — no design skills required! With over 200+ incredible photo templates, Made is the fastest way to create stories for any social platform, including Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and more. It's super simple, browse our library of photo templates, and select your favorite. Then, choose a few photos from your camera roll, add some text, and just like that, your photo story is ready to be shared. FREE PHOTO STORY TEMPLATES • Choose from over 200+ templates to create beautiful stories. • Curated template collections to perfectly fit your style. • Select a photo template and add your photos to quickly create content that stands out. • Change the background color of any template to match your photos. ADD TEXT TO PHOTOS • With over 25 fonts, quickly add text to photos and make your text pop. • Quickly change the color of your text to match your template. • Add color backgrounds to highlight your text. • Completly control the spacing and width of every font. PHOTO EDITING • Equipped with over 50 photo filters so you can make a quick edit. • Fine tune your photos with adjustments including brightness, sharpness, contrast, and more. CREATE, PREVIEW & REORDER • Add an unlimited number of pages to your story. Each with its own photo template. • See how your story template looks on social platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and more. • Reorder pages so you can tell your story. SHARE • Save individual pages or the entire story to share on social platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and more MADE PRO Join Made Pro to unlock your creative potential. Access our complete photo templates library of over 200+ templates and get all the photo templates you need to create beautiful story content for any social platform. — Made Pro will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of use: http://madeonmade.com/terms Privacy Policy: http://madeonmade.com/privacy

Screenshots

Carousel Camera3 screens
Made4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Made at 4.7 against Carousel Camera's 2.7. Made also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 3). Carousel Camera's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 26%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Carousel Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Made sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Made holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Made has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Carousel Camera's written reviews are positive against 26% of Made's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carousel Camera ships an update every 10 days, Made every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Carousel Camera versus Made: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarousel CameraMade
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better25.6% of reviews
Number of ratings312K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB292 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRafael CostaInstasize Inc.

Customer experience

Carousel Camera

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Made

All ratings12,191 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral12.3%
Negative62.1%

Bugs and requests

Carousel Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Made

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to save work
  • Inconsistent app behavior
  • Trouble uploading images
  • Text editing issues
  • Subscription problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow custom templates
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Provide more free templates
  • Remove watermarks on templates
  • Improve export quality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Carousel Camera

One-time1
  • Carousel Camera Pro$0.99
4 purchases

Made

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Made Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Made Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Made Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year

Questions

Is Carousel Camera free?
Carousel Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Made free?
Made is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carousel Camera or Made?
Made is rated higher. Carousel Camera averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Made averages 4.7 from 12K ratings.
Do Carousel Camera or Made have ads?
Neither Carousel Camera nor Made shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carousel Camera or Made?
Carousel Camera ships an update every 10 days, and Made every 2 months. Most recently, Carousel Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and Made on October 29, 2026.

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