MuseCam vs Hooky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MuseCam
Enhance your photos with a variety of artistic effects, decorative stamps, and stylish fonts. Add frames and display location and date information to make your pictures more engaging. Easily share your creations with friends on social media.
- Artistic photo effects
- Cute decorative stamps
- Stylish fonts
- Photo frames
- Add date and location
- Social media sharing
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Let every capture begin with inspiration. MuseCam is a creative camera that brings together photography, video recording, live filters, portrait effects, and photo editing. Whether you are capturing everyday moments, taking portraits, documenting a trip, or creating something more expressive, MuseCam lets you preview effects while shooting and quickly turn your ideas into finished images and videos. Live Filters Preview different visual styles before you take the shot. Choose from natural tones, black-and-white looks, cinematic filters, and creative animated effects. Swipe through the filter collection and instantly find the right mood for every scene. Photo and Video MuseCam supports multiple capture modes: Standard photos Square photos Video recording Portrait and background effects See the final look while shooting without repeatedly switching to a separate editing screen. Portrait and Background Effects MuseCam can separate people from the background so each layer can be enhanced independently. Keep your subject clear while applying filters, blur, replacement backgrounds, or creative visual effects behind them. Subject Extraction Quickly isolate a person or main subject from a photo and export it with a transparent background. Use extracted subjects to create stickers, social media graphics, greeting cards, collages, and other visual projects. Practical Camera Tools MuseCam includes intuitive controls for more precise shooting: Front and rear camera switching Flash controls Self-timer Tap to focus and expose Pinch to zoom Exposure adjustment Grid and level guides Multiple aspect ratios Compose your shots confidently in a wide range of situations. Post-Capture Editing Continue creating after the photo is taken by adding: Text Stickers Frames Drawings Location and date stamps Additional filter effects Move, resize, and rotate each element freely. Save and Share Save completed photos and videos to your library or share them directly with friends and your favorite social platforms. Privacy First Image processing is primarily performed on your device. MuseCam does not require an account and does not make your private photos public when you use filters or portrait effects. Capture light, preserve moments, and turn inspiration into imagery.
Hooky
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Talk to the camera. Hooky does the cutting. Hooky turns a raw talking-to-camera take into a tight, captioned clip. It removes the long pauses, the "um"s and "uh"s, and the sentences you said twice, then burns captions into the video. You don't have to touch a timeline. In our demo, a 45-second raw take became a 17-second edit. Your result depends on how much you pause and repeat. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a video from your library (up to 10 minutes). 2. Hooky cuts silences, filler sounds like "um" and "uh", and retakes. It starts working while the video is still uploading. 3. Pick a caption style, add a title if you want, and save the video. CAPTIONS AND TITLE Captions are part of the video, so they show up wherever you post it. Styles include Bold Pop and Karaoke. Add a title and choose its size and position. YOUR LIBRARY Finished edits open instantly and stay on your phone. Close the app while Hooky works; you'll get a notification when your edit is ready. FREE PREVIEW Preview the first 15 seconds of up to 3 edits for free. Saving the full video needs Hooky Pro. No sign-up needed. HOOKY PRO 1080p export with no watermark. Weekly includes 30 edit-minutes a week; Monthly and Yearly include 120 edit-minutes a month. Auto-renewing plans: - Yearly: $69.99 per year, starts with a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers - Monthly: $14.99 per month - Weekly: $5.99 per week Prices are in US dollars and may differ by country; the price in your currency is shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hookycut.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hookycut.com/privacy Support: support@hookycut.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MuseCam at none against Hooky's 3. Hooky's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 40 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Hooky sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. MuseCam asks for nothing beyond the download.
MuseCam ships an update every 40 months, Hooky every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MuseCam | Hooky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chih-Hao Chen | GURSEL PEKGOZ |
In-app purchases
MuseCam
No in-app purchases
Hooky
- Hooky Pro · Weekly$5.997 Days
- Hooky Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- Hooky Pro Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year









