Comparison

Beastcam vs Trexo Slider

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

Head to head
About

Beastcam

This app offers advanced controls for capturing professional-quality photos and videos on your iPhone. It provides granular control over settings like focus and exposure, supports external lenses and microphones, and includes features for efficient file management and organization.

Highlights
  • Complete control over focus, exposure, zoom, and white balance
  • Support for anamorphic lenses and external microphones
  • Advanced presets for workflow organization
  • Project and scene-based file management
  • Focus peaking, false colors, and histogram analysis
  • Image stabilization and aspect ratio guides
Features
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Beastcam makes it easier than ever to capture the best possible photos and videos on your iPhone. It’s fast and easy-to-use, but powerful and customizable as a professional camera when you need it. We believe Beastcam is the most intuitive and advanced camera app ever created for capturing life’s special moments, expanding the capabilities of your iPhone camera to its fullest potential, and taking your #iPhoneography to the next level! *Complete control Easily set, fine-tune, and lock the most important settings you need in seconds, such as focus, exposure, zoom, white balance, and more using Beastcam’s intuitive design, quick-access buttons, precise value sliders, focus, and exposure reticles. All are available with a single tap on the home screen. *Hardware support Enhance your creativity with built-in support for DOF adapters, 1.33X & 1.55X anamorphic lenses in both photo and video mode. Improve your sound quality with external microphones and dial in the perfect settings for your environment, such as gain, audio format, sample rates. *Advanced presets Speed up and organize your workflow with shareable presets for every available setting. Save time setting up your camera with unlimited customizable presets for all available settings that can be applied at any time. Perfect for multi-phone setups, DOF Adapters, 1.33X & 1.55X anamorphic lenses, and other commonly used settings like frame rate, resolution, etc. *File management Save time finding your files by creating projects and scenes that auto-generate readable file names based on the project name, scene name and take # and prioritize your best footage (or delete your worst) with a single tap as soon as you’ve finished recording, or later in the built-in gallery. Conveniently manage and share all of your organized photos and videos with the built-in gallery. -SSD recording support on iPhone 15 and 16 Pro Series # Features - Set and lock focus and exposure with reticles - Precisely adjust white balance, focus, zoom, and exposure settings right from the home screen - Analyze your shots accurately: focus peaking, false colors, zebras, and histogram - Take steadier shots with standard or cinematic image stabilization - De-squeeze footage to 2.39:1 for 1.33X anamorphic lenses and 2.76:1 for 1.55X anamorphic lenses - Rotate orientation for DOF lens adapters - quick zoom, perfect for manual focus - Switch between any of your iPhone cameras - Monitor audio levels, microphone type, format, and sample rate right on the home screen - Compose your shots with 1:1, 2.39:1, and 2.76:1 aspect ratio guides and grids - Show/hide all of the menus from your home screen - Built-in flash/torch control - Create projects and scenes that auto-generate easy-to-read folder and file names based on the project name, scene name, take # - Prioritize your best footage (or delete your worst) with a single tap as soon as you’ve finished recording or later in the gallery - View, rename, move, share, or delete files with the built-in gallery - Custom local presets for white balance, zoom, and focus - Create shareable global presets for all available settings (video mode only) - Custom settings/rules for a fresh start - Easily adjust exposure, focus, zoom with gesture controls # Video - 4K 3840x2160, QHD 2560x1440, FHD 1920x1080 or HD 1280x720 resolutions - 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60, 120, or 240 FPS options - Bit rates: Low, Standard, High, Beast (up to 160 Mbit/s) - 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR - 10-bit SDR - ProRes (+Apple Log on iPhone 15, 16, and 17 Pro Series) Note: Some resolution and FPS options are not available on older iPhone models. The bit rate may vary depending on the resolution, FPS, and scene of your video # Audio - ACC, PCM, AIFF audio formats - 44.1kHz and 48kHz audio sample rates (device-dependent) - Supports built-in and external microphones - Control gain for external microphones #Photo - JPEG, HEIF, RAW, file formats - 1:1 , 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios

About

Trexo Slider

Control and program your Trexo Slider and Pan/Tilt modules remotely via Bluetooth. Create time-lapse or stop motion shots with ease, and use the Pan/Tilt module for 360 product photography.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Remote control
  • Programming multi-point movements
  • Time-lapse creation
  • Stop motion creation
  • 360 product photography support
Features
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With Trexo Slider App, you can control and program Trexo Slider and Trexo Pan/Tilt Modules remotely. Trexo Slider app connects your phone through Bluetooth instantly to Trexo Slider when you turn on the device. With its intuitive interface the app makes it a breeze to control your Trexo Slider. Program and execute multi point slide movements. Each motion can be turned to a Time-lapse or Stop Motion shot with click of a button. Trexo Pan/Tilt Module can be used a as a product turntable for 360 product photography/videography.

Screenshots

Beastcam4 screens
Trexo Slider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beastcam at 55% against Trexo Slider's 0%. Beastcam also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (198 vs 6). Trexo Slider's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Trexo Slider is free to download; Beastcam costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beastcam holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beastcam has 198 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Beastcam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Trexo Slider's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Beastcam versus Trexo Slider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeastcamTrexo Slider
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (198 ratings) — better1.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeastGripTrexo Innovation

Customer experience

Beastcam

All ratings195 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral15.2%
Negative29.5%

Trexo Slider

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Beastcam

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Crashes on iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • ProRes and 10-bit HDR not working
  • Upside down camera on some devices
  • Settings reset when changing lenses
  • Video recording not saving properly
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  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhones

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add support for Log/Flat profiles
  • Implement true constant frame rate
  • Add focus racking and focus peaking
  • Integrate with Apple Watch for remote control
  • Improve anamorphic lens support
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  • Add 48MP photo mode
  • Implement Dolby Vision and ProRes support

Trexo Slider

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beastcam

No in-app purchases

None

Trexo Slider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beastcam free?
Beastcam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trexo Slider free?
Trexo Slider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beastcam or Trexo Slider?
Beastcam is rated higher. Beastcam averages 4.0 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while Trexo Slider averages 1.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Beastcam or Trexo Slider have ads?
Neither Beastcam nor Trexo Slider shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beastcam or Trexo Slider?
Beastcam ships an update every 2 months, and Trexo Slider every 2 months. Most recently, Beastcam was updated on November 2, 2026 and Trexo Slider on November 3, 2026.

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