Xiaomo Camera vs Sideways
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Xiaomo Camera
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Love selfies, better be unique; Love group photos, better do it ourselves; Xiaomo AI camera, your best personal photographer, Find new angle, record down every cherished moment for you and the ones you love. Intelligent gesture recognition Based on deep learning technology, the userβs gesture can be recognized intelligently with accuracy higher than 95%. No shutter needed, easily control the camera with one gesture, make creative poses as you want, free your hands, say goodbye to boring selfies. Smart beautify feature Smart beautify feature works in real time: whitening, wrinkle, freckles eliminate. Based on the deep learning of millions of data, the face detection algorithm could recognize every part of human face, it could make your face look smoother and whiter. Single shooting/Burst shooting/short videos/ Interval Timer Interval Timer, Single shooting, Burst shooting, Video, your call.
Sideways
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You no longer need to rotate your iPhone to capture a landscape shot. Sideways is a camera for capturing photos and video in 16:9, 4:3, or 1:1 while holding your iPhone comfortably in portrait. Frame the moment with a stable, natural one-handed grip. Key features β’ Sideways mode Keep your portrait grip while capturing the selected output ratio. A bright guide shows the area that will be saved. β’ Photos and video Capture photos at the maximum size supported by your device. Hold the shutter to record 1080p video, including audio when microphone access is allowed. β’ 16:9, 4:3, and 1:1 ratios Choose a ratio for the scene. The same framing is applied to the guide, photos, and video. β’ Full mode Save the full camera frame without the Sideways crop. β’ Lens controls and pinch zoom On supported devices, compact controls let you select physical lenses. Pinch the viewfinder for continuous zoom. β’ Framing tools Compose with a selected-ratio guide and an optional 3Γ3 grid. β’ Session gallery Review photos and videos captured during the current app session, play videos, and share individual items. Captures are also saved to your Photo Library. β’ Restored settings Continue with your previous Sideways/Full mode, capture ratio, grid, and shutter sound settings after relaunching the app. Privacy first Photo and video processing happens on your device. Sideways does not send your captures to an external server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Xiaomo Camera at 9.0 against Sideways's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xiaomo Camera | Sideways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 β better | 17.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai MeetVR Tech.Co.,LTD | Dongseop Kim |
In-app purchases
Xiaomo Camera
No in-app purchases
Sideways
No in-app purchases









