Comparison

Chic vs AiryCam

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

Head to head
About

Chic

This app recreates the aesthetic of vintage film cameras with unique filters and effects. It allows users to add artistic elements like light leaks, bubbles, and retro styles to their photos and videos, making everyday moments feel special.

Highlights
  • Vintage film camera aesthetic
  • Creative filters and effects
  • Light leak effects
  • Bubble and bling overlays
  • Y2K and retro styles
  • Minivlog recording
  • Lofi and oil-painted color styles
Features
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Chic - Creative Film Camera Restore the texture and color of the film camera, while using the image technology to give the film camera more ways to play Added hot image elements, such as light and shadow, bubbles, bling, etc. to create a variety of ways to play with the camera and take high quality portrait photos easily. "Light Leakage Capsule" gives your photos a different feeling with random light, helping you capture a good story. "Smart B" is a bubble light spot in the summer by smelling the blue in the wind of Kamakura. "Millennium Disco" is a glittering millennial party that sets off a wave of Y2K. The film camera is a great tool for minivlog to record the fragments of daily life. "Summer Art Museum" is a low-fidelity and oil-painted color fragment of life. "LofiLive" is a low-fidelity view combined with overlay frames to record the most comfortable fragments of life. "Livelog" is inspired by Super 8mm, a projector that turns photos into negative movies and records every ordinary thing for you. We will continue to release new camera themes to help you record your life with a more interesting negative camera, please look forward to it. About Chic VIP and subscription terms - Unlock all Chic's filter effects - We offer monthly and yearly subscriptions - Open Chic to experience Chic VIP service for free - The payment will be processed from your iTunes account after you confirm to become our VIP member. The subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription duration unless you choose to cancel the auto-renewable subscription at least 24 hours prior to the end of your current subscription. Otherwise, the auto-renewable subscription payment will be processed within the last 24 hours of your current subscription. You can go to your iTunes account to set up viewing, managing and canceling your subscriptions after your purchase is successful. If you purchase a subscription before the end of the free trial period, the unused trial period will be automatically cancelled. -All private data is handled in accordance with Chic's Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, available at Service Agreement: https://pro.meitu.com/chic/legacy/services.html?lang=en Privacy Policy: https://pro.meitu.com/chic/legacy/privacy.html?lang=en

About

AiryCam

This app helps you strike perfect poses for photos without needing to be a model. It offers live camera syncing, skeleton tracking to match reference poses, and guided steps for precise adjustments. Achieve professional-looking results quickly and boost your confidence in social media photos.

Highlights
  • Live camera sync for real-time pose adjustment
  • Skeleton tracking to replicate reference poses
  • Guided posing steps for detailed body part focus
  • Use sample poses or your own photos as references
  • Professional model-like posing in under a minute
Features
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Posing for a photo is awkward. If you are not a model or someone gifted with a natural presence and body awareness, posing is not easy and it’s often not fun. In today’s world of social media, your friends and followers want to see more than yet another landscape picture. They want to see you with the landscape. Looking great in photos is a confidence boost and will increase your popularity. Traditionally you have to fight through the discomfort to pose in public. Now with AiryCam, you can make any pose like a professional model in under a minute! AiryCam’s proprietary camera technology is specifically developed to make posing easy and fast. You can achieve dramatically better posing results right away. Live camera sync - See yourself posing on your iPhone while your friend is taking your photos with another iPhone. You are no longer in the blind. You can easily adjust your pose like using a mirror. Skeleton tracking - Do you have a pose you want to replicate? Simply match your body’s skeleton with that of your reference picture. AiryCam provides free sample poses, and you can also use photos from your Photos library. Guided posing steps - Focus on the face, the arms, and the legs, one step at a time. AiryCam intelligently zooms in on each body area to make sure your pose is as close to your expectation as possible. If you plan to purchase a subscription, your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes Account & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your membership and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read more about our terms and conditions here — https://www.airycamera.com/terms Read more about our privacy policy here — https://www.airycamera.com/privacy

Screenshots

Chic4 screens
AiryCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AiryCam at 4.6 against Chic's 3.8. Chic's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Chic sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and AiryCam sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AiryCam holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Chic's written reviews are positive against 54% of AiryCam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chic ships an update every 4 weeks, AiryCam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chic versus AiryCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChicAiryCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (49 ratings)4.6 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiamen HongTianChuangShi Technology Co., Ltd.SHOWKACE, LLC

Customer experience

Chic

All ratings49 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral16.1%
Negative25.4%

AiryCam

All ratings34 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chic

Subscriptions4
  • Chic Cam VIP(1 Month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Chic Cam VIP(1 Month)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Chic Cam VIP(1 Year)3 Days trial$21.991 Year
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  • Chic Cam VIP(1 Year)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • NIJI Flow$3.99
  • Satin Glow$3.99
  • Chic 3D Filter$3.99
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  • Portrait G$3.99
  • Chic Gemini$3.99
  • Lofi Live Photo$3.99
10 purchases

AiryCam

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly premium subscription$1.991 Month
  • Use my own posing photo3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Advanced Camera features$9.991 Year
One-time7
  • Pay per download$0.99
  • Business formal collection$4.99
  • Business casual collection$4.99
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  • Businessman collection$4.99
  • a ticket for $29.99$29.99
  • a ticket for $39.99$39.99
  • a ticket for $49.99$49.99

Questions

Is Chic free?
Chic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AiryCam free?
AiryCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chic or AiryCam?
AiryCam is rated higher. Chic averages 3.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while AiryCam averages 4.6 from 34 ratings.
Do Chic or AiryCam have ads?
Neither Chic nor AiryCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chic or AiryCam?
Chic ships an update every 4 weeks, and AiryCam every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chic was updated on October 12, 2026 and AiryCam on October 5, 2026.

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