CLOS vs selfer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CLOS
This app enables remote photoshoots by allowing photographers to control a model's device camera. It also features an AI assistant for self-portraits and a discovery platform to find creative collaborators.
- Remote camera control for photoshoots
- AI-powered selfie assistant
- Virtual rooms with user permissions
- CLOS Cloud for file sharing
- Discover new creative collaborators
- Advanced camera controls
- JPG and RAW file formats
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Direct a professional photoshoot from anywhere: control the camera on your model's iPhone live, while your client watches. Every shot is captured on the model's iPhone at full quality - JPEG, RAW or Apple ProRAW, up to 48MP on supported iPhones - and goes straight to a gallery the whole room can open. Used by teams at Chanel and Valentino, photographers such as Juergen Teller and Greg Williams, and media including WSJ, Vogue and i-D. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a room and send the link. Your model joins from their iPhone; clients and art directors join as viewers. 2. You see the model's camera and take over the controls: tap to focus, exposure, ISO, shutter speed, white balance, zoom, lens, flash and a 5-second timer. 3. Press the shutter. The photo is taken by the iPhone's camera, not grabbed from the video call, and uploads to the room's gallery. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS - Shoot campaigns, editorials, portraits and headshots without travelling. - Use every lens on the iPhone: wide, ultra wide and telephoto, front or back. - Pick the format for the job: JPEG, RAW (DNG) or Apple ProRAW, plus video. FOR BRANDS, AGENCIES AND ART DIRECTORS - Join as a viewer from wherever you are and watch the shoot as it happens. - Open the gallery during the call and heart the frames you want. Everyone in the room sees your picks. - Brief talent anywhere in the world without flying a crew out. FOR STUDIOS AND PRODUCTION TEAMS - Run lookbook, e-commerce and creator shoots with talent at home. - Files upload while you shoot; follow progress from the Lock Screen. - Deliver through CLOS Cloud or the Camera Roll, and share the room with a link. ALSO IN CLOS - AI CAM: a hands-free selfie assistant that presses the shutter when you are in frame with your eyes open. - CLOS Discover: swipe through photographers and models to find collaborators for your next remote project. PLANS Free to start with 1 GB of CLOS Cloud storage - room for around 50 RAW photos, or many more JPEGs. Subscribe when you need more space. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://closapp.notion.site/PRIVACY-POLICY-CLOS-Inc-1141c2be584e800b81e5faa26f16ee23 Terms of Use: https://closapp.notion.site/END-USER-LICENSE-AGREEMENT-5774f6cdd8dd47cfb10e7f28f54a8ed3 Questions? hi@clos.vc
selfer
Capture perfect self-portraits without needing a photographer. This app automates photo taking with customizable intervals, allowing you to set up your device and get multiple shots to choose from. Manage your captured images easily within the app before saving or sharing.
- Customizable photo intervals
- Automatic photo capture
- Internal photo management
- Save, delete, and share photos
- Autofocus and flash control
- Switch between front and back cameras
- Disable shutter sound
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Let's be honest, not everyone has their own photographer at the rate, but everyone wants to have the perfect photo of yourself to share it on social media, send to parents or use on dating apps and you don't want to bother someone every time to help with it. Just ask the app to do it, it never gets tired :) App provides custom camera to take photos with the specified interval. You can handle device in your hand and use different angles or put it somewhere to be focused on you and app will make as many photos as you want automatically. This makes it possible to take a picture of yourself on your own and choose only the perfect photos from the many taken. All photos are initially saved in internal app's memory and grouped into photosets to not get mixed with your device gallery photos. Photosets and photos can be conveniently managed such as save to gallery, delete, share etc. Camera has all needed features to take the perfect selfie: autofocus, configuration of photos interval in seconds and minutes, lock of screen sleep when camera is active, maximum image quality, disable or enable shutter sound, you can switch between all camera lens direction (for example between back and front cameras), flash mode. UI is easy to use, built using material design and has support of dark mode to provide nice looking and convenient interface.
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Verdict
CLOS and selfer both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 97% of selfer's written reviews are positive against 53% of CLOS's. selfer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. CLOS sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and selfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
selfer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 126 and 98 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of CLOS's written reviews are positive against 97% of selfer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CLOS | selfer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (126 ratings) | 4.7 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | 96.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 126 — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CLOS Inc. | Ihor Prysiazhniuk |
Customer experience
CLOS
selfer
Bugs and requests
CLOS
Reported bugs
54 issues- App force closes when other person joins link
- App force closes when opening gallery
- Photos not saving
- Photos not uploading
- Connection errors with model
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- Lost visual during connection
- Video not saving
- Unable to find matches
- Errors since day one
- Model's face not showing on phone
- Only works on model's phone
- Takes pictures of self, not model
- All photos disappeared after update
- Deleting pictures doesn't always work
- Can't zoom in on shoots
- Basic needs not fulfilled
- Couldn't shoot in RAW
- Didn't upload all pictures
- Voice breaks in and out
- Get "Please allow access to your photos" error
- Screenshots of thumbnails and low-res previews
- Clunky interface
- Not horizontal on iPad
- Photos not saved to photographer's device
- Photos saved to client/model's device
- Poor photo quality
- Grainy photos
- No limit on photos
- Paid for 0.5x lens
- Long capture time
- No free trial
- No free trial period
- Everything is paid
- Made paid, high prices
- Security concern with Apple ID login
- Can only download a few photos
- Switching to competition
- Obvious feature missing
- Not intuitive to use
- Photos are blurry
- Some photos don't load
- Lost interest due to removed AI option
- Poor quality of pictures
- Takes ages to download
- Frustrating for photographer and subject
- Wish it was available on more than Apple devices
- Doesn't let me create a room
- Lot of problems with photos saving
- Removed useful features
- Expensive online storage
- Risk of not receiving photos
- Too many steps for models to download app and create account
- Quality not good enough
- Like FaceTime screen shots
Requested features
14 requests- Limit on number of photos per day
- Connect with monitor for larger image display
- Option to overlay photos of poses
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
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- Support for RAW format
- Manual control options
- Filters like Snapchat
- Option to see viewers (not just photographer)
- Video call doesn't stop after switching apps
- AI option to take pictures when object focused
- Automatically organize pictures in date folder
- Option to save photos to photographer's device
- More intuitive user experience
selfer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CLOS
- AICAM PRO$3.991 Month
- Monthly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Monthly Gold7 Days trial$10.991 Month
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- Monthly Platinum$19.491 Month
- Annual Platinum14 Days trial$89.991 Year
- CLOS Photographer$49.99
selfer
- Pro version$3.99








