Comparison

Photo Studio by Square vs BurnerCam

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

Head to head
About

Photo Studio by Square

Easily create professional product photos for e-commerce. Snap images, use AI to remove backgrounds and add styling, then seamlessly sell your items online. Offers a free tier with optional AI environment purchases.

Highlights
  • AI background removal
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Realistic shadow effects
  • Built-in camera stabilizer
  • Sync with Square catalog
  • Create Square Online Checkout links
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Just snap, style, and sell. That’s how remarkably easy the Square Photo Studio app is. Snap an ecommerce photo. Style your photo and remove the background. Sell your items instantly with Square. Plus, it’s free so you can start taking professional-looking photos instantly at no cost. New! You now have the ability to purchase AI Environment photos after 40 free images (or 10 free generations.) Pricing for this feature is as follows: 40 images / 10 generations- $8.00 100 images / 25 generations - $15.00 200 images/ 50 generations $20.00 Snap Open the app and you first walk through a set of simple photography tips for lighting, framing, and more. To ensure sharper photos, a built-in camera stabilizer keeps angles straight. The app even remembers your settings so you get consistent images every time. Style After you take and save your pictures, the app’s AI tool extracts the image background and adds a transparent one. Choose a preset or custom color background to help your items stand out and sell. The photo editing utility can add a realistic shadow to your item for depth on any background. Sell Seamlessly go from taking photos to selling online. Use your pictures to create Square items right in the app and sync them with your Square catalog. Or connect new photos to existing items. Even create Square Online Checkout links in the app so you can sell in just a few clicks—no website needed. Privacy Policy: https://squareup.com/legal/general/privacy Terms of Service: https://squareup.com/legal/general/ua

About

BurnerCam

Features
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Some photos don't deserve to live forever. The broken faucet you're showing the plumber. The rash you want a second opinion on. The parking spot, the Wi-Fi password, the serial number on the back of the router, the whiteboard from a meeting. You need the photo for an hour or a day — not in your camera roll for life, and definitely not synced to iCloud forever. BurnerCam is a camera built for exactly those photos. TRULY PRIVATE, BY DESIGN Everything you shoot stays inside BurnerCam, on your device. Nothing is ever added to your photo library. Nothing syncs to iCloud. The app's storage is excluded from device backups and encrypted whenever your phone is locked. BurnerCam uses add-only photo permission, which means it cannot see or read your existing photo library — the only thing it can ever do is add a photo there, and only when you explicitly tap Save to Photos. EVERY PHOTO IS ON A TIMER Photos and videos delete themselves automatically. You pick the lifespan: 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, a week, 30 days — or never. Every thumbnail shows a live countdown, turning red in the final hour. Want one to last a bit longer? Extend its timer individually without changing the rest. Want one to last forever? Tap Keep and it's pinned — auto-delete never touches it. Deletes are immediate and permanent: no trash, no undo, nothing left behind. That's the point. Optional reminders can notify you shortly before something expires, with a lead time you choose. The notification is deliberately generic and never shows the photo unless you turn on previews. KEEP, HIDE, ORGANIZE Three simple tabs: Photos, Kept, and Hidden. Long-press any photo to Keep it (exempt from auto-delete) or Hide it (moved out of the main grid). The Hidden tab can require Face ID on its own, separate from the app lock — so even someone scrolling your snaps can't stumble into it. GET THINGS OUT, YOUR WAY - Copy a photo straight to the clipboard and paste it anywhere - Copy Text in Photo: on-device text recognition pulls serial numbers, Wi-Fi passwords, and whiteboard notes straight to your clipboard - Share through any app without saving anything - Save to Photos when you genuinely want one in your library — the single, deliberate escape hatch A REAL CAMERA, WITHOUT THE CLUTTER All your lenses — ultra-wide 0.5x, wide, telephoto — with tappable lens stops and smooth pinch zoom. Photo and video with sound. A torch button for lining up shots in dark, tight spaces. A self-timer for photos of your own back. Volume-button shutter. Optional grid. No exposure sliders, no filters, no styles — this is a scratchpad, not a photo studio. APPLE WATCH REMOTE VIEWFINDER Phone wedged behind the sink? Pointed at your own back? The watch app shows a live viewfinder streamed from your iPhone. Tap the shutter for a photo, hold it to record video, turn the Digital Crown to zoom, flip the camera and toggle the flash — all from your wrist. (The BurnerCam app needs to be open on your iPhone; iOS doesn't allow camera capture from the background.) LOCKED DOWN - Optional Face ID lock on the whole app - Separate Face ID gate for the Hidden tab - Photos blurred in the app switcher - Panic button: Delete All Unkept, instantly NO ACCOUNTS. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. BurnerCam collects nothing. There's no account, no analytics, no server, no ads. Notifications exist only as an opt-in expiry reminder you control. Pay once, own it. Stop letting ten-second photos live on your phone for ten years.

Screenshots

Photo Studio by Square4 screens
BurnerCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Photo Studio by Square at Free against BurnerCam's $0.99. Photo Studio by Square also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). BurnerCam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Photo Studio by Square is free to download; BurnerCam costs $0.99 up front. Photo Studio by Square sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BurnerCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Photo Studio by Square versus BurnerCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Studio by SquareBurnerCam
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.JAMES WILLIAM MORGAN

Bugs and requests

Photo Studio by Square

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scrolling issues when accessing photo library
  • Inconsistent behavior when removing backgrounds
  • Syncing problems with Square store

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add custom backgrounds
  • Option to upload and edit existing photos
  • Functionality to add multiple photos per item
  • More granular control over photo editing
  • iPad compatibility

BurnerCam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Studio by Square

One-time3
  • 40 Images$8.00
  • 100 Images$15.00
  • 200 Images$20.00
None

BurnerCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Studio by Square free?
Photo Studio by Square is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BurnerCam free?
BurnerCam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Studio by Square or BurnerCam have ads?
Neither Photo Studio by Square nor BurnerCam shows ads.

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