Emerald Eyes vs Crisp Zoom Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emerald Eyes
Magnify small text, distant objects, or intricate details with this app. It offers intuitive gesture controls for zooming and brightness, image stabilization, and a flashlight. Capture and share photos or videos of your magnified views.
- Gesture-based zoom and brightness control
- Image stabilization
- Flashlight integration
- Photo and video capture
- AR headset compatibility
- Advanced image filters
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Want to read the ingredients on a package? Emerald Eyes can help you. Want to see the details of a Gothic building? Emerald Eyes can help with that too. Emerald Eyes has been designed to make it easier to see things near and far. Zoom in and out with a single finger. You can use that same finger to brighten or dim the screen. How about freezing the image? Sure, that same finger can do it all! Gestural commands save time and there is no need to hunt for tiny little onscreen icons, just simply slide or hold your finger on the screen. Emerald Eyes has a few more tricks up its sleeve. Try one of the advanced filters designed to make images easier to see. Or try image stabilization to reduce shakiness. You can even turn on the phone's flashlight for a bit more light. That's not all, you can take photos and videos so you can share your experiences with family and friends. Easily convert Emerald Eyes into a pair of electronic binoculars. Simply slide your phone into an Augmented Reality (AR) headset. With a Bluetooth game or media controller attached, you'll be able to see a concert or sporting event. Or simply go bird-watching!
Crisp Zoom Camera
Capture distant subjects with remarkable clarity using advanced machine learning. Effortlessly zoom in on landscapes and objects with an intuitive slider interface. Take stunning, sharp photos of faraway scenes with ease.
- Machine learning for clear distant photos
- Intuitive zoom slider
- Easy shutter button
- Landscape photo mode
- High-quality magnification
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Using machine learning, you can take clear pictures of distant objects. Easy to use! Just move the slider to adjust the magnification, and press the shutter button. ＊To take landscape photos, you need to turn off the iPhone's portrait orientation lock. - Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emerald Eyes at none against Crisp Zoom Camera's 4. Emerald Eyes also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 55%). Crisp Zoom Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Crisp Zoom Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Emerald Eyes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crisp Zoom Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crisp Zoom Camera has 93 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Emerald Eyes's written reviews are positive against 55% of Crisp Zoom Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Emerald Eyes ships an update every 6 months, Crisp Zoom Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emerald Eyes | Crisp Zoom Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Thomson | Shota Abe |
Customer experience
Emerald Eyes
Crisp Zoom Camera
In-app purchases
Emerald Eyes
No in-app purchases
Crisp Zoom Camera
- Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
- Crisp Zoom Camera Pro$2.99
- Lifetime$19.99
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