Comparison

Beastcam vs Mountain Mag Camera

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

Mountain Mag Camera

Capture and stabilize wildlife footage with a specialized camera app. Zoom without lens switching, study footage frame-by-frame, and save settings. Features real-time and post-capture stabilization for clear recordings, even offline.

Highlights
  • Lens lock zoom
  • Frame-by-frame footage study
  • Save favorite settings
  • Real-time stabilization
  • Post-capture stabilization
  • Offline functionality
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Mountain Mag Cam is a camera app built from the ground up for digiscoping. It's made to help you capture, share, and relive your most epic moments in the wild. Pick the lens you want and zoom all the way in and out without the camera switching lenses on you. It stays locked where you put it. Study your footage frame by frame, save your favorite settings so they're ready next time, and open straight into the app with the Camera Control button. Every photo and video saves right to your camera roll. Then there's Stasis. It's a one-of-a-kind, patent-pending stabilization algorithm, the first ever built from the ground up for digiscoping. Stasis Active Stabilization steadies your footage in real time as you shoot. Stasis Post Stabilization smooths out footage you've already captured. Both run right on your device, so they work anywhere, even with no cell reception. The epic moments don't wait. Never miss one again. Built in Bozeman, Montana by Epoch Outdoors. Mountain Mag Cam is free to download, and every feature is completely free to use. Saving your stabilized footage is the only thing that requires a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beastcam4 screens
Mountain Mag Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mountain Mag Camera at Free against Beastcam's $2.99. Mountain Mag Camera also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Beastcam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On ads, monetization model 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

Mountain Mag Camera is free to download; Beastcam costs $2.99 up front. Mountain Mag Camera sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Beastcam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mountain Mag Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beastcam has 198 ratings behind it against 26, 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 81% of Mountain Mag Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beastcam ships an update every 2 months, Mountain Mag Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Beastcam versus Mountain Mag Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeastcamMountain Mag Camera
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (198 ratings)4.4 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings198 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeastGripEpoch Outdoors LLC

Customer experience

Beastcam

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

Mountain Mag Camera

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

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

Mountain Mag Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beastcam

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Mountain Mag Camera

Subscriptions7
  • Mountain Mag Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Mountain Mag Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Mountain Mag Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • Mountain Mag Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Mountain Mag Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Mountain Mag Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Mountain Mag Pro$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Mountain Mag Pro Lifetime$24.99
  • Mountain Mag Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • Mountain Mag Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Beastcam free?
Beastcam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mountain Mag Camera free?
Mountain Mag Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beastcam or Mountain Mag Camera?
Mountain Mag Camera is rated higher. Beastcam averages 4.0 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while Mountain Mag Camera averages 4.4 from 26 ratings.
Do Beastcam or Mountain Mag Camera have ads?
Neither Beastcam nor Mountain Mag Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beastcam or Mountain Mag Camera?
Beastcam ships an update every 2 months, and Mountain Mag Camera weekly. Most recently, Beastcam was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mountain Mag Camera on November 8, 2026.

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