Comparison

Discretion vs Tiny Screen Camera

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

Head to head
About

Discretion

Securely share photos by masking sensitive information and removing hidden data. Protect identities with customizable masks and anonymize filenames. This app offers robust privacy controls for images before sharing.

Highlights
  • Automatic and manual face masking
  • Metadata removal (GPS, camera settings)
  • Anonymous filename simplification
  • Layer flattening and TIFF removal
  • Video removal from Live Photos
  • Privacy Report
Features
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Share photos without worrying about sensitive data being seen. Add masks to securely protect identities. These and other features like metadata removal, layer flattening, and anonymous filenames let you share images on your terms, not theirs. Face Masking Features • Optional: Automatic masking / Manual masking / No masking • Built in Mask Editor: • Add and remove masks • Precision edits to the mask size and position • Change each mask's shape and style Automatic face detection is done privately on-device using two different face detection algorithms with combined results for better coverage. Automatic privacy features • Removes tracking metadata - including date, time, location information (GPS coordinates), camera settings, equipment, operating system, editing software and more. • Simplifies the filename to a two digit number like "01.jpg" (to help prevent source tracing) • Flattens PSD files • Removes hidden TIFF files • Removes video from Live Photo These all help prevent unwarranted data mining and reduce the data available for digital fingerprinting. The results can be viewed in the Discretion photo Privacy Report within the app. Sharing Discretion is ideal for sharing privacy enhanced photos to social media. You are not limited to social media sites though! The Discretion app uses the standard share sheet, so you can do anything you can normally do with an image file. Other features • Supports Light / Dark mode • Dynamic text resizing • No watermark • Emoji Mask (standard smilie only! see Complete Discretion for more information) • iPad - split screen • iPad - hardware keyboard support • iPad - drag and drop support * Complete Discretion * Discretion is free to download and use. Complete Discretion is an enhanced version of Discretion available as an in-app purchase. With Complete Discretion you get all the features of Discretion plus: • Unlock access to every single system emoji for creating masks • Unlock access to Genmoji masks on Apple Intelligence supported devices • Unlock access to Memoji and sticker masks on iOS 18+ and iPadOS 18+ • Batch processing - up to ten images processed at a time • Support independent development Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tiny Screen Camera

Features
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Capture moments Tiny Screen Camera, a versatile app that lets you take photos and videos. Using the right bottom corner option makes it perfect for concerts or other low-light events,. With continuous auto-focus, you can trust that every shot or video stays sharp without extra effort. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Discretion4 screens
Tiny Screen Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tiny Screen Camera at weekly against Discretion's every 2 months. Discretion's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Discretion sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Tiny Screen Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Discretion ships an update every 2 months, Tiny Screen Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Discretion versus Tiny Screen Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscretionTiny Screen Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid KennedyFrazao Costa

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Discretion

Subscriptions2
  • Yearly Complete7 Days trial$1.991 Year
  • Yearly Family Complete$2.991 Year
One-time2
  • Life-Time Complete$4.99
  • Life-Time Family Complete$7.99
1 purchases

Tiny Screen Camera

One-time1
  • Unlock Video Recording$9.99

Questions

Is Discretion free?
Discretion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Screen Camera free?
Tiny Screen Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Discretion or Tiny Screen Camera have ads?
Neither Discretion nor Tiny Screen Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Discretion or Tiny Screen Camera?
Discretion ships an update every 2 months, and Tiny Screen Camera weekly. Most recently, Discretion was updated on June 9, 2026 and Tiny Screen Camera on September 14, 2026.

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