Virtual Background Camera vs Background Art Style
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Background Camera
Effortlessly replace your background with any video or photo from your device using augmented reality and AI. Capture high-quality content and easily share it with popular social media apps.
- Replace background with any video or photo
- AR and AI powered
- Adjust background position and zoom
- Capture high-quality photos and videos
- Easy integration with social media apps
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a creative studio—no green screen needed! Virtual Background Camera uses AR and AI to instantly replace your background with **any video or photo stored on your device**. **Key Features**: * Select **any video or photo** saved on your iPhone/iPad as a virtual background. * Adjust background positioning and zoom with intuitive gestures. * Capture high-quality photos and videos. * Use your creations easily with apps like **TikTok, Instagram Reels, and more**. **Compatibility**: Requires iPhone 11 or later, iPad mini 5 or later, iPad Air 3 or later, iPad Pro 3 or later, iPad 8 or later. Download now and unlock endless creativity with AR and AI!
Background Art Style
Effortlessly remove and replace photo backgrounds with a single click. Choose from a variety of themed backgrounds and apply filter effects to your foreground or the entire image for a unique look.
- One-click background extraction
- Variety of themed backgrounds
- Filter effects for foreground/background
- Create custom images
- Easy to use interface
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Add yourself with the background you like. In one click extract yourself from your photo and add the new background. Landscape theme background. Love theme background. Retro theme background. Meditation theme background. Choose from many different backgrounds and create a beautiful image. Then you can apply filter effects to the whole image, foreground or background. Check out the amazing backgrounds. Download now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Background Art Style at 100% against Virtual Background Camera's 6%. Background Art Style also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Virtual Background Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Virtual Background Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Background Art Style sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Background Art Style holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Art Style has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Virtual Background Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Background Art Style's.
Virtual Background Camera ships an update every 4 days, Background Art Style every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Virtual Background Camera | Background Art Style |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOBEEC | Jorge Gregorio Martin Bello |
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Virtual Background Camera
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In-app purchases
Virtual Background Camera
- UPGRADE UNLIMIT$3.99
Background Art Style
- Landscape Background$1.99
- Love Backgrounds$1.99
- Remove ads$1.99
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- Retro Backgrounds$1.99
- Meditation Backgrounds$1.99
- Unlock all Backgrounds and Ads$4.99
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