Comparison

PinksCam vs Lens Buddy

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

Head to head
About

PinksCam

Capture adorable selfies with a variety of pink-themed filters and textures designed for a soft, fairy-like aesthetic. Enhance your photos with professional editing tools and flexible cropping options to perfectly suit your needs.

Highlights
  • Pink-based filters
  • 20+ Girls Filters + Pink Texture
  • Professional-grade adjustments
  • Multi-scale free cropping
  • Suitable for selfies, cos, objects, couples
Features
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PinksCam - A Kawaii Self-Timer Camera Suitable for girls daily self-timer, cos shooting, objects shooting, couple in tune No need to worry about the photo is not enough girl heart friends This PinksCam let you become the most soft little fairy Features: - Filter The pink-based filter makes your selfies as sweet as peach and romantic as cherry blossom 20+ comfortable Girls Filter + Pink Texture: suitable for self-timer, the better effect on the pink background map - Adjust Professional-grade adjustments make every photo perfect for you - Crop 1:1, 3:4, 4:3, 16:9, 9:16 ... Multi-scale free cutting to meet your size needs

About

Lens Buddy

Capture hands-free photos and videos with a customizable timer. This app allows you to set intervals between shots, organize your pictures in a built-in gallery, and offers advanced features like RAW capture and tracking focus for professional-quality results.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer
  • Photo Booth mode
  • 48MP capture
  • RAW photo support
  • Tracking focus
  • Built-in gallery
  • Burst mode
Features
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Your ultimate handsfree camera experience is here! You take your own photos. Lens Buddy is a simple yet powerful timer camera app that will take pictures of you and your loved ones without the need to press buttons or even hold the device. Just set your desired time interval between the shots and let the camera roll! Leave your Bluetooth clicker home and do your own photoshoot! Take your social media presence to the next level! Once you finished taking your photos you can easily rate your pictures within the app that will help you to keep or export the best ones. Stop taking screenshots from videos - Lens Buddy offers higher quality photos and and easier way to take them! Want to take a group photo without having someone left out? Is there no one around to take a picture of you? Are you a content creator or a solo traveler? In need of building your Instagram feed? Do you need the best self timer app available? Simply put down your device on a safe place and let Lens Buddy make your perfect shot! FEATURES * [NEW] Photo Booth mode * 48MP capture * Video * Save photos to the app to keep your camera roll clean and use the built-in gallery to view, rate and organize your photos * Camera roll integration: save, sort into albums, view and manage your photos in the camera roll just like with the system camera app (optional, requires paid subscription) * RAW photo support (requires iOS 14.3, and available on Pro devices starting from iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max) * High quality photos * Live photos * Portrait mode * A clean, yet familiar and easy to use interface * Fully customizable timer * Sounds: Numerous sound effects and announcements help your photoshoot * Burst mode for super fast photography * Zoom, focus, exposure control * Aspect ratio: You can now snap your photos in either square or wide dimensions * Tracking focus: even if you move around the focus will follow you * Toggle between auto/on/off flash modes * Framing tools: Grid, level * Dark mode support Comments from you: "I love this app! I use is all the time for work and personal." "Just what I needed!" "Super easy and amazing!" "It’s literally perfect when you’re home alone and still want a cute outfit pic!" "This app is really helpful! Especially for those who are content creators like myself and take our own photos for work." Do you like Lens Buddy? Please don't forget to rate it in the App Store! It helps a lot. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PinksCam4 screens
Lens Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lens Buddy at 4.9 against PinksCam's 4.7. Lens Buddy also leads on chart position (#140 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). PinksCam's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PinksCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lens Buddy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lens Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lens Buddy has 35K ratings behind it against 6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of PinksCam's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lens Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PinksCam ships an update every 4 weeks, Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
PinksCam versus Lens Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinksCamLens Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6K ratings)4.9 (35K ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews94.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K35K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer思远 林Lens Buddy Selfie Timer Photo Video Filter Camera LLC

Customer experience

PinksCam

All ratings5,846 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews651 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.3%

Lens Buddy

All ratings34,495 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,026 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

PinksCam

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute filters
  • 🎨 Aesthetic photo editing
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🌟 Satisfying results

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many filters locked behind paywall
  • 🌐 Language barrier (non-English interface)
  • 🔍 Limited free filter options

Lens Buddy

From 35K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Customizable timer and photo settings
  • 💡 Ability to take multiple photos at once
  • 👍 Convenient for solo photography
  • 👍 Organized photo management within the app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes
  • 🐛 Issues with photo saving and transfer
  • 🔒 Cannot fully mute the shutter sound
  • 💰 Subscription model concerns

Bugs and requests

PinksCam

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Slow performance
  • Crashes or freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free filters
  • Multilingual support
  • Advanced editing tools

Lens Buddy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Photos not saving in order
  • Inconsistent photo count between app and export

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to invert camera view
  • Option to only save liked/approved photos
  • Zip/batch photo export
  • Apple Watch integration as a viewfinder

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PinksCam

One-time1
  • PinksCam Pro$0.99
10 purchases

Lens Buddy

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly PRO3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO$4.997 Days
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  • Monthly PRO$4.991 Month
  • Special$14.991 Year
  • Special$19.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PinksCam free?
PinksCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lens Buddy free?
Lens Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PinksCam or Lens Buddy?
Lens Buddy is rated higher. PinksCam averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while Lens Buddy averages 4.9 from 35K ratings.
Do PinksCam or Lens Buddy have ads?
Neither PinksCam nor Lens Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PinksCam or Lens Buddy?
PinksCam ships an update every 4 weeks, and Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, PinksCam was updated on November 11, 2026 and Lens Buddy on November 12, 2026.

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