Comparison

StaCam vs PollyFrame

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

Head to head
About

StaCam

This app provides professional video filming tools with a simple interface. It offers automatic and manual camera controls, advanced footage analysis for better image quality, and framing assistance to help you compose your shots effectively. Shoot in high resolutions like 4K 60FPS for professional post-production.

Highlights
  • Auto and Manual Filming Modes
  • Footage Analysis Tools (Focus Peaking, Zebra Pattern, False Color)
  • Professional Monitoring Tools (Histograms, Scopes)
  • Framing Assistance (Ratio Frames, Guides)
  • High Resolution Video Recording (up to 4K 60FPS)
Features
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StaCam is a professional app dedicated to video filming with simple yet multifunctional interface and handy operation. The app will brighten up your daily vlogs and can also make your videos more cinematic and mind-blowing! [Filming Mode] Auto Mode: The camera automatically controls the parameters and offers the best image solutions. A great option for newcomers. Manual Mode: Can manually control all the parameters, taking your filmmaking to another level. [Footage Analysis] 1. Five features in footage analysis for better filmmaking: Focus peaking, zebra pattern, false color, highlight clipping, and monochrome. 2. Four professional footage monitoring tools for objective and efficient coloring assistance: luminance histogram, RGB histogram, greyscale scope, and RGB scope. [Framing Assistance] Offers multiple features such as ratio frames, guides, safe frames, etc., getting your subjects to the exact spotlight. [Video Parameters] Offers setting as high as 4K 60FPS for easier video post-production.

About

PollyFrame

Features
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Turn your photos into little memories — framed, captioned, timeless. PollyFrame gives any photo the retro instant-print treatment: a classic white frame, a handwritten caption, and that unmistakable just-developed feel. Pick a photo, frame the perfect square, write on it in your own style, and watch your Polly slide out and develop before your eyes. Make it yours • Drag and pinch to frame exactly the moment you meant • Write anywhere on the print — ten fonts, any ink color, snap-to-center guides • Film-feel filters: Original, B&W, Instant, Sepia, Chrome, Fade • Frames in any color — or sampled straight from your photo with the eyedropper • 20+ artist-made canvases, from Hearts and Botanical to seasonal drops for Christmas, Halloween, Easter and more Made for sharing Instagram-ready 4:5 exports at full resolution. Every creation is saved and re-editable — change the caption next month, re-export in seconds. Yours forever PollyFrame is free to use. PollyFrame Pro unlocks everything — every font, filter, color and canvas, with no watermark — for a single one-time purchase. No subscription. Ever. No accounts. No tracking. Your photos never leave your device.

Screenshots

StaCam4 screens
PollyFrame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PollyFrame at daily against StaCam's every 2 months. StaCam's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StaCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PollyFrame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StaCam ships an update every 2 months, PollyFrame daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StaCam versus PollyFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStaCamPollyFrame
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer桂林智神信息技术有限公司Uneven Bits ApS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StaCam

One-time1
  • 拍摄大会员-月卡$2.99
1 purchases

PollyFrame

One-time1
  • PollyFrame Pro$3.99

Questions

Is StaCam free?
StaCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PollyFrame free?
PollyFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StaCam or PollyFrame have ads?
Neither StaCam nor PollyFrame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StaCam or PollyFrame?
StaCam ships an update every 2 months, and PollyFrame daily. Most recently, StaCam was updated on October 16, 2026 and PollyFrame on October 19, 2026.

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