Comparison

AnoniCamera vs Cameo Waves

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

Head to head
About

AnoniCamera

Features
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We would all like to relive our magical moments forever and for this we take pictures: To capture a fraction of our time that would otherwise be lost forever. However, we would like our magical moments to remain private (except for the ones we expressly want to share, of course!) but the pictures we take are sent immediately "to the cloud", fed to Mr. Big Data! With AnoniCamera you can immortalize your magical moments, with the security that they will remain private and safe, as all shots will be stored on AnoniCloud and removed from the device! Your pictures will thus remain safe on the AnoniCloud servers and away from the intrusiveness of Mr. Big Data. To encourage your creativity we have included various filters (with the possibility of seeing the photograph in real time on the display of your device), the possibility of saving the photograph in RAW (if you like to post-produce) and shoot bracketing to build HDRs. AnoniCamera is the companion app for AnoniCloud, the file manager that help you to manage files stored on AnoniCloud server, the only cloud service 100% conceived, designed, operated and hosted in Switzerland.

About

Cameo Waves

This app offers advanced manual camera controls and on-device AI editing for photographers and filmmakers. It provides professional tools for capturing and enhancing images and videos without uploading your data.

Highlights
  • True RAW+ capture
  • Live histogram and focus peaking
  • On-device semantic masking
  • Portrait relighting tools
  • LOG color profile for video
  • Computational photography modes
Features
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Cameo Waves is the precision camera for people who care how light feels. Shoot with real manual control — shutter, ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance — then finish with on-device AI that never uploads your images. Clean, calm chrome. Pro tools when you want them. Nothing in the way when you don’t. LIGHT COACH • Live, on-device tips when highlights clip or the frame is too dark • One-tap apply of suggested exposure • On iOS 26+, refined by Apple Intelligence — free, private, on-device • Built for learning light — not another filter pack SYSTEM CITIZEN • Hardware Camera Control and capture button support • Siri & Shortcuts — take photo, toggle video, open camera • VoiceOver-friendly controls across the viewfinder CAPTURE LIKE A PRO • True RAW+ with DNG when your device supports it • Live histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking, and electronic level • Tap to focus · hold to lock AE/AF • Burst, bracketing, and real time-lapse video • Pinch zoom, aspect guides, and film looks INTELLIGENT EDITING — ON DEVICE • Semantic masking: Sky Pop and selective color without affecting the rest of the frame • Portrait relighting: studio-style Contour, Stage Light, Soft, Rim, and Golden Hour • Super-resolution to recover detail in crops • Object cleanup, noise reduction, and one-tap Magic Enhance • Film simulations from Portra to Cinematic CINEMA-READY VIDEO • Dual front + back recording on supported iPhones • Teleprompter and a soft screen ring light for talking-head takes • In-app studio — trim, film looks, social reframes, captions, cover frames, anamorphic de-squeeze, slow-mo, and export • LOG color profile for grading in DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro • ProRes 422 on supported iPhones • 4K capture and live audio monitoring so you never clip CAMEO AI STUDIO • Prompt-to-still and motion clips, on-device • Image Playground on supported iPhones; a cinematic local look as fallback • Hand off into the photo editor or video studio CREATIVE COMPUTATIONAL MODES • Silky Water & light trails — multi-frame stacks that simulate an ND filter • Star Trails for night-sky motion • Macro Assist for close-up lens and focus WORKFLOW THAT TRAVELS • Import professional .cube LUTs • Save exposure + film looks as shareable Cameo Presets and recipe cards • Scan a recipe QR or open a .cameo file to apply a look • Pro EXIF viewer — lens, aperture, shutter, ISO — plus copyright and location edits CAMEO WAVES PRO Unlock full manual controls, RAW, advanced AI, LOG/ProRes, computational modes, LUTs, presets, clean exports, and no watermark. Built for photographers and filmmakers who want control without complexity. All AI runs on-device. Your work stays yours. Privacy Policy: [https://textwaves.org/privacy-policy/](https://textwaves.org/privacy-policy/) Terms of Use (EULA): (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

AnoniCamera4 screens
Cameo Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AnoniCamera at none against Cameo Waves's 2. AnoniCamera also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Cameo Waves's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Cameo Waves sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. AnoniCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnoniCamera ships an update fortnightly, Cameo Waves every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
AnoniCamera versus Cameo Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnoniCameraCameo Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco PiraneoTextWaves Inc

In-app purchases

None

AnoniCamera

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cameo Waves

Subscriptions1
  • Cameo Waves1 Month trial$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Cameo Waves$39.99

Questions

Is AnoniCamera free?
AnoniCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cameo Waves free?
Cameo Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AnoniCamera or Cameo Waves have ads?
Neither AnoniCamera nor Cameo Waves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnoniCamera or Cameo Waves?
AnoniCamera ships an update fortnightly, and Cameo Waves every 4 days. Most recently, AnoniCamera was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cameo Waves on October 31, 2026.

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