Comparison

The Magic Camera 3D Simulator vs Camera18

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

Head to head
About

The Magic Camera 3D Simulator

Practice photography skills in an interactive 3D environment without needing real gear. Learn about camera and lens characteristics, lighting, and composition through simulated real-life scenarios. Explore different locations and times of day to master various photography techniques.

Highlights
  • 3D photography simulation environment
  • Practice with virtual cameras and lenses
  • Simulate natural light and weather conditions
  • Explore different global locations
  • Learn composition and lighting techniques
  • Time-lapse and moon photography simulation
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The Magic Camera Experience: A fresh vision to practice photography. In order to allow people to practice photography without spending a penny in photo gear, The Magic Camera Experience has finally arrived! It is an interactive 3D gaming environment that will let you enhance your gear and photography knowledge in a way never seen before. REAL LIFE ISSUES - You don't have enough money for expensive photo gears yet - Would like to practice the new skills that you learn online, but you face too many stopping points to practice outdoors - Busy during daytime and missing sun light to practice - Tired to wait for the help of friends in order to practice portraits or lighting - Bought the camera and are lost with so many buttons and controls - You think that you might do the wrong choice of photo equipment - Don't want to lose time or it's impossible to go to presencial photo classes - Struggling with the choice of the best camera or lens HOW TO SOLVE? The features of the simulator will help you practice and understand a ton of photography knowledge such as lens and cameras characteristics, composition, framing, natural light photography, off camera flash, outdoors and indoor photography, landscape, portraits, creative lighting and much more. GAME CHANGER? The Magic Camera Experience is an attempt at something different. The core concept is to bring a new platform to learn, teach and practice photography in a non-boring, fun and unforgettable way. The world's first 3D photo simulator App. THE MAGIC CAMERA FEATURES' LIST CAMERAS AND LENSES FOR FREE? With The Magic Camera Experience you will be able to choose between selected models of cameras (cropped, Micro 4/3 and Full Frame) and lenses (Prime, Zoom, Cine). You'll instantly see and understand their characteristics such as ISO capability, vignetting, chromatic aberration, sharpness, variable aperture on zoom lenses and other technical features that you'll love to learn. MANUAL AND AUTO-FOCUS Real cameras and lenses can offer manual or auto focus capabilities. And of course you are going to experience this with the simulator. NATURAL LIGHT SUPERPOWERS It's difficult for beginners to understand lighting and the best time of the day to photograph, right? Not anymore. With the Natural Light Superpowers you'll be able to choose the time of the day you want to photograph and not only. You can also choose the weather condition. It's the fastest way to understand the difference in shadows from a cloudy or sunny day for example. Golden hour anytime? Of course! Just one touch distance! ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Choose latitude and longitude to properly simulate the natural light conditions in your city (or anywhere you want). TIME-LAPSE Speed up and get a full understanding of the result of the time-lapse in no time. THE MOON IS YOURS Every photographer, at least once in the lifetime, will try to photograph the moon. Just open the simulator and the moon will be there for you. FREE FLASH AND MODIFIERS TO CHOOSE Just get your light, choose your modifier and position them the way you like! Change power, height and color gels. MODELS ANYTIME Make a model appear for you to photograph anywhere! SMILE! Press the button and see your magic happening. THE IMAGE GALLERY Just open the gallery to see and compare your photos. THE EXIF Check your camera settings while reviewing your pictures. SAVE THE SCENE Every time you do a picture you're automatically saving your scene with the camera, lens, model, objects and light positioning. IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS White balance, contrast, saturation and Hue adjustments at your fingertips. COMPOSITION GUIDELINES You'll find composition guidelines extremely helpful in your first steps into the photography world. TRIPOD OR NOT Use tripod to perfect framing or get a handheld experience. VARIABLE ND FILTER Handy 10EV variable ND Filter at your disposal anytime. Terms of Use: https://bit.ly/37DryW5

About

Camera18

Features
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Camera18 turns your iPhone into a collection of cameras. Seamlessly zoom through your scene, switch cameras in an instant, and discover a different photographic character with each one. Every camera is more than a filter. Each has its own color, texture, lens feel, and aperture character — from wide-open softness to crisp depth and dramatic starbursts. ONE CAMERA. MANY CHARACTERS. • Seamless Zoom Move naturally from wide to close without interrupting the shot. • Camera Simulations Shoot with distinct camera-inspired looks, each built around its own color, texture, and optical character. • Aperture Character Aperture is part of each camera’s identity — changing how light, depth, softness, and starbursts feel. • Aperture Control On supported hardware, control the physical aperture directly. Other supported devices recreate the experience computationally. • Shoot, Don’t Filter Choose your camera and aperture before the shutter. The look is part of how you shoot, not something added afterward. One iPhone. Many cameras. A different character in every shot. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://cornpiess.github.io/camera18/privacy.html

Screenshots

The Magic Camera 3D Simulator4 screens
Camera183 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Camera18 at Free against The Magic Camera 3D Simulator's $4.99. Camera18 also leads on device support. The Magic Camera 3D Simulator's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Camera18 is free to download; The Magic Camera 3D Simulator costs $4.99 up front. The Magic Camera 3D Simulator sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Camera18 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
The Magic Camera 3D Simulator versus Camera18: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Magic Camera 3D SimulatorCamera18
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#189 — better—
Devices—iPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Farjoun洪 朱

In-app purchases

8 purchases

The Magic Camera 3D Simulator

Subscriptions3
  • One Month Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Six Months Subscription$34.996 Months
  • One Year Subscription$65.991 Year
One-time5
  • UNLOCK APP FOREVER$8.99
  • Ebook - O Olhar Fotográfico$17.99
  • Ebook Descomp. a Fotografia$17.99
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  • Ebook - The Magic Camera$17.99
  • Ebook - The Magic Composition$17.99
2 purchases

Camera18

Subscriptions2
  • Camera 18 Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Camera 18 Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is The Magic Camera 3D Simulator free?
The Magic Camera 3D Simulator costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Camera18 free?
Camera18 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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