21cam vs Viva活
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
21cam
This app offers pose tutorials for various scenarios, advanced beauty editing with 27 facial detail adjustments, and makeup effects. It also provides a wide range of filters and tools for photo and video editing, allowing users to create polished content.
- Pose tutorials for selfies and groups
- 27 detailed facial beauty adjustments
- Virtual makeup and retouching
- Diverse artistic filters
- Music video creation
- Advanced photo editing tools
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21相机，通过拍照姿势教程、27种人像细节美颜、补妆及滤镜等功能，帮助你一键拍出高级感照片和视频。 【拍照POSE】通过自拍、他拍、情侣、CP头像、闺蜜、拍男友、旅行、美食、生活等场景的拍照姿势教程，轻松解决镜头尴尬症，拍出杂志大片感。 【高级美颜】27种人像细节美颜，从美肤、肤色、清晰、瘦脸、小脸、下颔角、削脸、额头、颧骨、下巴、大眼、亮眼、祛眼袋、眼角、眼距、瘦鼻、鼻梁、鼻立体、鼻翼、鼻尖、鼻高度、嘴型、美牙、丰唇、嘴宽、嘴高度、微笑进行微调，轻松拍出高颜值照片和视频。 【高级脸型】自然脸专属、圆脸专属、长脸专属、方形脸专属、菱形脸专属、心形脸专属，总有一款脸型适合你。 【补妆修饰】自然的口红、腮红、眉毛、修容妆效，瞬间提升你的气色。 【质感滤镜】Ins风、港风、轻氧自拍、vlog、特效艺术、极简黑白、假日旅程、摩登街拍、潮酷等滤镜，不同的风格给你不同的质感体验。 【音乐视频】使用音乐录制视频，一键创作好玩又好看的视频短片。 【照片修图】像Photoshop一样对你的照片进行修图编辑，支持滤镜、人像、增高、编辑、裁剪等功能，满足你对完美细节的要求。 【分享保存】保存照片至手机相册，也可将作品分享至第三方平台。 【官方网站】21camera.adnonstop.com
Viva活
This app simulates the experience of using a vintage instant camera. Capture moments as they happen, and watch your photos develop over time. It encourages authentic, unposed photography for everyday memories.
- Realistic instant camera simulation
- Photos develop over time (approx. 90s)
- Encourages spontaneous, unposed shots
- Captures everyday beautiful moments
- Authentic self-expression
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Viva活 - 超拟真拍立得 记录生活瞬间，活出真实自我。 我们拟真还原了拍立得相机的体验。按下快门将消耗一张相纸，同时出片口吐出照片，见证缓缓成像的奇妙过程（约90s）。 无需维持人设，不必僵硬摆拍，随手抓拍就很美！用Viva活，记录日常生活中值得但没有发布出去那个美好瞬间。 玩得开心！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 21cam at 96% against Viva活's 50%. 21cam also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Viva活's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 22 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
21cam holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of 21cam's written reviews are positive against 50% of Viva活's.
21cam ships an update every 22 months, Viva活 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 21cam | Viva活 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Beauty Information Technology Co.Ltd. | Beijing Hongfeng Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
21cam
Viva活
In-app purchases
21cam
No in-app purchases
Viva活
No in-app purchases
