Comparison

Plates vs Warm Camera

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

Head to head
About

Plates

This app is a social photography platform that allows users to curate and organize their photos into thematic albums called 'plates'. It emphasizes collaboration, storytelling, and privacy, enabling users to discover great photographers and share intimate moments with select groups.

Highlights
  • Create thematic photo albums ('plates')
  • Collaborate with other users as co-curators
  • Organize photos and videos
  • Discover photographers worldwide
  • Create private albums for friends and family
  • Storytelling and co-creation tools
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Photography app for curating your photos and discovering great photographers Starting with the idea that memories exist in context, we have built Plates, a new social photography platform. "Plates" replaces conventional hashtags with a powerful combination of collaboration and curation tools, as well as respect for users' privacy. Plates is for storytelling, curation, co-creation and discovering great photos! Organize your photos Organize your photos by creating plates on the different types of photography you do. A plate is nothing but a photo album. A plate can be about anything you like, be it your trips, passions or anything that floats your boat. Add photos and videos to your plate and curate your content like never before. Find genuinely interested followers for your photography. Be free from the risk of spamming your follower's feed. Collaborate with Photographers Introduce a new way of storytelling, add other users as co-curators to your plate. Have a common space for all your photos! Conduct your photo walks like never before. Create private plates Some stories are meant for everyone. Some are meant for some. Have private spaces for your friends and family. Perfect for sharing intimate moments. Discover great content Discover amazing photos from photographers from all around the world. Find thousands of photos from every genre of photography. We can`t wait to see your amazing content on Plates. Come, let`s Platesit, Live Life Together! https://platestheapp.com For any help, please reach out to us at platestheapp@gmail.com. Follow us on https://instagram.com/platestheapp https://twitter.com/platestheapp https://www.facebook.com/platestheapp

About

Warm Camera

Capture photos and videos with a built-in soft, warm, and slightly grainy aesthetic, eliminating the need for post-editing. Offers unique shooting modes for iPhone Duo and integrates with Lock Screen for quick access. Enhances memories with automatic captions and QR code scanning.

Highlights
  • Built-in soft film looks
  • Live viewfinder preview
  • Point-and-shoot simplicity
  • iPhone Duo folding mode
  • Lock Screen integration
  • Automatic captioning
  • QR code scanning
Features
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Warm Camera is a point and shoot camera with its look built in. Soft, warm and a little grainy, like the photos you love. What you see in the viewfinder is what you get, so there is nothing to edit afterwards. THREE HOUSE LOOKS Warm for golden light and everyday life. Cool for overcast days and neon nights. Warrrmmmm for when warm isn't warm enough. Applied live in the viewfinder, in photos and in video. POINT AND SHOOT Tap to take a photo. Hold the shutter for a quick video. Swipe up or down to brighten or darken. Each zoom stop is its own lens, so the camera never quietly switches on you. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Fold it halfway and set it down: the picture stands on one half, the controls lie on the other. Unfolded, it becomes a landscape camera with the controls in your hands. Turn on Duo Preview and the person you're photographing sees themselves on the outer screen, look and caption included. STRAIGHT FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN Add Warm Camera to your Lock Screen, Control Center or the Action button and it opens without unlocking. A GALLERY THAT KEEPS UP Your shots land in Photos and in Warm Camera's own gallery immediately after you take them. Swipe through, favorite, share or delete, all actions sync to the Photos app. The gallery loads and navigates blazing fast. A CAPTION THAT REMEMBERS Add a quiet caption to your photos and videos: the day, time, city and weather, the song playing or the one Shazam just named, a landmark nearby, your altitude, sunrise and sunset. Out walking all day? Add today's steps, calories burned and heart rate from Apple Health, or your scores from your Oura ring. MagicCaption picks the right line for the moment; pull the caption button for a new one, or build your own. Forgot it? Add one later from the gallery, dated from when the photo was taken. Warm Camera only reads your Health and Oura data, only after you connect it, and it stays on your iPhone except inside the photos you choose to share. SCANS QR CODES Point the camera at a QR code and tap the note that appears to open it. WARM CAMERA PRO No caption, or your own words in it. Make your own filters: drag one dot warmer, cooler, softer or crisper, or fine-tune every setting. Import LUTs and shoot through them live with our grain on top. Manual ISO, shutter speed and exposure lock while recording. 48 megapixel photos, and tall 9:16 photos and videos that fill the screen. Try it free for 7 days. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your photos and your Health data stay on your iPhone. Privacy: https://warm.camera/privacy Warm Camera Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, yearly or monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Plates4 screens
Warm Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plates at none against Warm Camera's 4. Plates also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Warm Camera's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads and device support 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. Warm Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Plates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Warm Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plates has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Plates's written reviews are positive against 100% of Warm Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plates ships an update monthly, Warm Camera daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Plates versus Warm Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatesWarm Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSarthak MishraAeon Products Inc

Customer experience

Plates

All ratings38 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

Warm Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plates

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Warm Camera

Subscriptions4
  • Warm Camera Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Warm Camera Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Warm Camera Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Warm Camera Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Plates free?
Plates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Warm Camera free?
Warm Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plates or Warm Camera?
Warm Camera is rated higher. Plates averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Warm Camera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Plates or Warm Camera have ads?
Neither Plates nor Warm Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plates or Warm Camera?
Plates ships an update monthly, and Warm Camera daily. Most recently, Plates was updated on November 2, 2026 and Warm Camera on November 6, 2026.

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