Comparison

Photo Markup vs Low Resolution Camera

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

Head to head
About

Photo Markup

Enhance images and screenshots by adding text, drawings, highlights, and over 300 emojis. Express your messages more clearly with handwritten notes and annotations. Easily explain details or point out important elements in any picture.

Highlights
  • Add text and handwritten notes
  • Draw lines, rectangles, and circles
  • Highlight and underline areas
  • Insert over 300 smileys and emojis
  • Undo and redo drawing actions
  • Customize drawing color and thickness
Features
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Add notes, highlight, draw lines, circle an object, add smileys, emojis and many more. The application supports more than 300 smileys and emojis to enhance the images. Smileys and emojis also help to show expression making the photos better and more expressive. You could also directly draw on the images. You could write using your fingers or Apple Pencil to show your messages in more expressive way. Handwritten messages or text adds more meaning to the images. You could take a screenshot on the phone and edit it in the application. In the application, you could write text on screenshots, add emojis and smileys, draw using your fingers, highlight using rectangle or circle and underline text as well. Using the image markup, you could easily explain things on the screenshots or the images to the other people. Using the image markup, you could easily point to important things in an image. For example, you could highlight yourself in a group of people. The application also comes with various other tools. For example : Using eraser, the drawn content could be deleted. The application has the undo and redo options. The application also comes with options to change the drawing color and thickness of the borders of the drawn objects. Using the application you could draw randomly on the screen, draw a line, rectangle or circle, write text on the screen and highlight an area . When you write the text, you could change the Font, Size and colour as well.

About

Low Resolution Camera

Capture photos with intentionally reduced resolution for smaller file sizes and quick sharing. Choose from multiple low-resolution modes, aspect ratios, and retro filters. Save and share images instantly in various formats.

Highlights
  • Low-resolution photo capture
  • Real-time preview of resolution
  • Multiple aspect ratios
  • Retro-style filters
  • Configurable output formats
  • Offline functionality
Features
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An app for shooting low-resolution photos. The resolution you choose is reflected in the live preview, so you can save and share compact files as is. ● Features 【Simple workflow】 ・Launch → choose resolution → shoot → save/share ・One-tap selfie switch / flash / grid lines 【Low-resolution modes】 ・Four levels: Lowest / Lower / Low / Medium (saved with fewer pixels than standard) ・Your selection updates the preview instantly → capture and save exactly what you see 【Aspect ratios】 ・Supports 4:3 / Square / 16:9 【Focus & zoom】 ・Tap to set AF/AE (auto focus / auto exposure) at that point ・Smooth pinch-to-zoom with two fingers 【Retro-style filters】 ・Monochrome, Sepia, Noir, Film grain, Pixel, and more 【Save & share】 ・Choose output format: JPEG / HEIC / PNG (configurable in Settings) ・Right after shooting, preview the photo and share or delete immediately 【Other】 ・Toggle grid lines on/off ・No account required / works offline ● Use cases ・Quickly send smaller photos to social apps and chats ・Save records while conserving storage and data ・Enjoy retro, “emo” low-res looks

Screenshots

Photo Markup4 screens
Low Resolution Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Low Resolution Camera at Free against Photo Markup's $2.99. Low Resolution Camera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Photo Markup's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On in-app purchases 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

Low Resolution Camera is free to download; Photo Markup costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Low Resolution Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Markup has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Photo Markup's written reviews are positive against 100% of Low Resolution Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Markup ships an update every 28 months, Low Resolution Camera every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Photo Markup versus Low Resolution Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto MarkupLow Resolution Camera
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikhil AnshumanMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO

Customer experience

Photo Markup

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Low Resolution Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Photo Markup

No in-app purchases

None

Low Resolution Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Markup free?
Photo Markup costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Low Resolution Camera free?
Low Resolution Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Markup or Low Resolution Camera?
Low Resolution Camera is rated higher. Photo Markup averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Low Resolution Camera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Photo Markup or Low Resolution Camera have ads?
Low Resolution Camera shows ads; Photo Markup does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Markup or Low Resolution Camera?
Photo Markup ships an update every 28 months, and Low Resolution Camera every 4 months. Most recently, Photo Markup was updated on October 25, 2026 and Low Resolution Camera on October 24, 2026.

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