Comparison

Campanion vs Phloto

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

Head to head
About

Campanion

Stay connected with your child's camp experience through a personalized stream of photos, albums, and updates. Advanced facial recognition technology automatically finds and delivers pictures of your camper, ensuring you never miss a moment. Easily download and share high-resolution images, and send letters directly to your child.

Highlights
  • Personalized camp photo stream
  • Face Finder technology for automatic photo tagging
  • Push notifications for new photos
  • Organized photo albums
  • Download and share hi-res images
  • In-app letter composition and delivery
Features
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Your Personalized Camp Adventure A curated stream brings together the content that's important to you. Join your child's journey with a personalized stream of camp photos, albums, and quick updates from camp. More Smiling, Less Searching Campanion's Face Finder technology sifts through thousands of photos to find your camper so you don't have to. Upload a photo of your camper, then let Face Finder do the rest, finding and delivering pictures of your child directly to you. And with push notifications of new tagged photos of your camper, you won't miss a moment. View Albums & Tagged Photos, Download & Share Free Hi-Res Images Campanion organizes photos from camp in easy-to-browse albums to help you feel connected while your camper is away. View albums and tagged photos from camp and download hi-res versions to share with family and friends — all with a few taps. Sending Letters Just Got Easier Compose letters in the app that get printed and hand-delivered to your camper. One app, a few taps, and voila – you've sent your camper a little love.

About

Phloto

Features
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Phloto turns photos and videos of one person into a smooth, looping video, with their face held in the same spot in every frame. Add a dozen photos or a few hundred. Phloto finds the face in each one, lines them up, and puts them in an order where the head turns smoothly from shot to shot. The result plays as a seamless loop. • Face-locked: every photo is scaled and rotated so the face lands in the same place. • Smart order: photos are arranged so poses flow into each other, with a seamless loop back to the start. • Photos and videos: mix both. Phloto picks the best moments from each video and cuts on matching motion. • Pick the person: in group photos, tap who to follow. Hold faces to select and merge looks of the same person. • Fine-tune by hand: overlay the previous and next frames and nudge any photo into place. Re-optimize learns from your adjustments. • Looks and music: color matching, film and memory looks, a built-in song or your own, cuts on the beat, and a speed ramp that builds to a rush. • "Never forget them": one tap for a soft, hazy tribute with music. • Export: MP4 or GIF, sized for Reels, TikTok, portrait posts, square or landscape. Save straight to Photos. • Share a link: send a view-only page where friends can watch and download the video or GIF. Private by design: your photos and videos are processed on your iPhone and never uploaded. Only a finished video or GIF you choose to share is uploaded, and you can stop sharing it any time.

Screenshots

Campanion4 screens
Phloto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phloto at none against Campanion's 4. On price, update cadence, 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. Campanion sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Phloto asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Campanion ships an update every 8 days, Phloto every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Campanion versus Phloto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCampanionPhloto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings40K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCampMinder, LLCJon Wexler

Bugs and requests

Campanion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App fails to load or get past splash screen
  • Notifications not working properly
  • Typing issues in email composer

Requested features

3 requests
  • Full-screen iPad support
  • Ability to manually correct tagged photos
  • Option to view all tagged photos in an album

Phloto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Campanion

One-time4
  • Campanion Season Pass 2026$10.00
  • Campanion Season Pass 2026$20.00
  • Campanion Season Pass 2026$35.00
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  • Season Pass 2026 – $50.00$50.00
None

Phloto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Campanion free?
Campanion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phloto free?
Phloto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Campanion or Phloto have ads?
Neither Campanion nor Phloto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Campanion or Phloto?
Campanion ships an update every 8 days, and Phloto every 4 days. Most recently, Campanion was updated on November 11, 2026 and Phloto on October 31, 2026.

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