Comparison

Camare Experimental Camera vs Vasoline Lens

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

Head to head
About

Camare Experimental Camera

This app offers unique image filters and simulations for creative photography. Combine multiple exposures and filters to create one-of-a-kind images. It also features an experimental editor and supports using multiple lenses simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Unique image filters
  • Single, dual, and multi-exposure photography
  • Film-sensor simulations
  • Border-framing filters
  • Experimental editor/post-processor
  • Multi-lens support
  • Adjustable image aspect ratios
Features
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Camare is a creative photography app with unique image filters you can combine to take photos. You can creatively take single, dual, or multiexposure photographs like no other apps. It is the first to provide program cards for storage and files but also to use with all compatible photo apps. App includes by default 17 creative filters (Nerve, Dolce, Bewi, Sqare, Booty, Geoh, Ouibak, Moop, Dnaz, Semi, Morkmall, Habaen, Bomber Baba, Herate, Gulbul, Karbad Bob, Cainswoe), 10 film-sensor simulations, and 12 border-framing filters. In-app packages are available and offer multiple extra combinations of filters and user interface skins. They enable me to focus more on the app development and of its functionalities. There is also an experimental editor / post-processor, still in its infancy but offers myriads of creative results. This app was originally developed for my personal experimental photographic works and is constantly being updated: an app from a photographer for photographers. It also lets you use more than one lens at once for dualphotography or multiphotography. Its tens of creative filters are of three types you can combine to your desired effect: - input saturators (aka insaturators) - frame and skins (aka frameskins) - film simulators (aka filmulators) You can also modulate them using the easily accessible color-coded variator. Once taken, the basic whole-screen editor lets you rerender the last photograph with a new filter combination. Image aspect ratios can be changed at capture or at output and you can save three presets for your future shots.

About

Vasoline Lens

Easily apply soft focus blur effects to any part of your photos using adjustable brush tools. Control brush size, intensity, and shape for precise editing. Recreate the vintage aesthetic of smeared lens filters.

Highlights
  • Adjustable brush tool for selective blur
  • Control brush size and intensity
  • Multiple brush shapes for fine control
  • Simulates soft focus lens effect
  • Apply blur to foreground, background, or mid-ground
Features
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Simply use the brush tool to apply light or heavy amounts of blur effect to any portion of your photo - foreground, background and mid-ground. Adjust the brush size and intensity. And select from a number of brush shapes from the editor for fine picture control. Vasoline Lens is inspired by soft focus, a lens flaw, in which the lens forms images that are blurred. To recreate this effect people would smear petroleum jelly on a clear filter or on the front element or even the back element of the lens itself. Messy times!

Screenshots

Camare Experimental Camera4 screens
Vasoline Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vasoline Lens at Free against Camare Experimental Camera's $0.99. Camare Experimental Camera's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Vasoline Lens is free to download; Camare Experimental Camera costs $0.99 up front. Camare Experimental Camera sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Vasoline Lens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Camare Experimental Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camare Experimental Camera has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Camare Experimental Camera versus Vasoline Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamare Experimental CameraVasoline Lens
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size584 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLooprMerriment Ltd

Customer experience

Camare Experimental Camera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Vasoline Lens

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Camare Experimental Camera

One-time3
  • Luckyfloy Now Pack$0.99
  • Konoff Sevan Pack$0.99
  • Oldlymp Ksa Package$0.99
1 purchases

Vasoline Lens

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$0.99

Questions

Is Camare Experimental Camera free?
Camare Experimental Camera costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Vasoline Lens free?
Vasoline Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Camare Experimental Camera or Vasoline Lens?
Camare Experimental Camera is rated higher. Camare Experimental Camera averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Vasoline Lens averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Camare Experimental Camera or Vasoline Lens have ads?
Neither Camare Experimental Camera nor Vasoline Lens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camare Experimental Camera or Vasoline Lens?
Camare Experimental Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vasoline Lens every 2 weeks. Most recently, Camare Experimental Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vasoline Lens on October 24, 2026.

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