Comparison

SkyCam Frame vs Manual Camera

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

Head to head
About

SkyCam Frame

Easily blend sky images with your live camera feed to create imaginative and artistic compositions. Add fun effects like rainbows, stars, and lightning to your photos and videos. Share your unique creations with friends and family across various social platforms.

Highlights
  • Fantasy sky effect templates
  • Special film effect filters
  • Real-time screen warping
  • Save edited photos
  • Edit photos from camera roll
  • Social media sharing
Features
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*** Funny Sky effect camera app *** Let your imagination run wild into the universe. InSkyCam lets you easily combine a sky image and live camera into one natural and creative composition. It’s time to share fun photos with family and friends, play tricks on colleagues, and create artwork to share. Charming templates of Rainbow,Star,Lightning,Universe are available now to get you started creating quickly. More amazing templates are coming soon. KEY FEATURES .65 preset fantasy sky effect templates .31 special film effect filters .Touch the screen to warp the view in real time .Save your edited tags for share .Save you work to camera roll .Edit the photo again after shooting .Edit photos in camera roll .Share to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, WeinXin, Email We appreciate you feedback. We are working hard to deliver the next version of InSkyCam. Stay tuned -another update is just around corner Don't forget to leave us a review:)

About

Manual Camera

Take full control of your mobile photography with manual adjustments for focus, ISO, shutter speed, and white balance. Achieve professional-looking shots with reduced noise and creative motion blur effects.

Highlights
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable ISO sensitivity
  • Variable shutter speed
  • Customizable white balance
  • Long exposure photography
  • RAW photo capture
Features
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With mcamera you can control parameters that are not available in the standard camera app: - Focus distance - ISO sensitivity - Shutter speed - White balance With manual control of shutter speed you can keep ISO as low as possible which will give you less noise on the photos. Long shutter speed would also give you opportunity to take photos with smeared elements such as car lights or smooth river water. Terms of service: https://vdugnist.com/mcamera_tos.html

Screenshots

SkyCam Frame4 screens
Manual Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Manual Camera at 4.3 against SkyCam Frame's 3.7. Manual Camera also leads on ratings volume (456 vs 3) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). SkyCam Frame's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). 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. SkyCam Frame sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Manual Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Manual Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manual Camera has 456 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SkyCam Frame's written reviews are positive against 59% of Manual Camera's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SkyCam Frame versus Manual Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyCam FrameManual Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.3 (456 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews58.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3456 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer玉彬 陈Vladislav Dugnist

Customer experience

SkyCam Frame

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Manual Camera

All ratings440 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

SkyCam Frame

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Manual Camera

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Unable to save photos
  • Aspect ratio not saving correctly in free version
  • Slow shutter not working as expected
  • App crashes
  • Cannot access selfie camera
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  • EXIF data not displayed in native Photos app
  • ISO value discrepancy between slider and display
  • Cannot save photos due to photo access settings

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to turn on macro focus mode
  • Option to switch to selfie camera
  • Longer exposure times (e.g., 30 seconds)
  • Support for ultra wide and telephoto cameras
  • ND filter for daylight slow shutter speeds
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  • Ability to change lenses on iPhone 12Pro
  • More settings and controls
  • Fix alignment issue with aperture symbol

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SkyCam Frame

One-time4
  • Film filter Packs$0.99
  • Remove watermark$0.99
  • Sky Packs$0.99
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  • Pro Packs$1.99
2 purchases

Manual Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$11.991 Year

Questions

Is SkyCam Frame free?
SkyCam Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Manual Camera free?
Manual Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SkyCam Frame or Manual Camera?
Manual Camera is rated higher. SkyCam Frame averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Manual Camera averages 4.3 from 456 ratings.
Do SkyCam Frame or Manual Camera have ads?
Neither SkyCam Frame nor Manual Camera shows ads.

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