MultiCamera vs Mantel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MultiCamera
Capture multiple photos simultaneously from different iPhone cameras with a single tap. Offers creative control and a hassle-free photography experience, including advanced features for professionals and the ability to disable HDR processing for natural-looking images.
- Capture from Wide Angle, Ultra Wide, Telephoto, and Selfie cameras
- Take multiple photos with a single click
- Easy camera switching
- Focus View for professional previews
- Capture Non-HDR photos
- Selectable aspect ratios (9:16, 4:5, 1:1)
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MultiCamera is an innovative mobile camera app for you! With this app, you can take advantage of all the different cameras available on your iPhone - whether it’s Wide Angle, Ultra Wide, Telephoto or Selfie camera. With access to different cameras available on your iPhone, you can take multiple photos with just a single click and be creative with your shots. Taking multiple photos is now a breeze with the easy-to-use interface. Plus, this handy app makes it easy to switch between different cameras with just a few taps, making your photography experience more fun and hassle-free! The MultiCamera app gives you the superpower to take multiple photos with different angles and perspectives of a scene or subject, without having to switch between camera apps so you’ll never miss a moment again. Whether you're trying to capture the perfect moment or simply want to get a variety of shots, with this app you can be confident to get the perfect shot every time. You'll never have to worry about missing a photo opportunity again. This app will help you to take amazing high-quality photos that you'll treasure forever. We use Apple's API to capture high-quality photos which results in the same high-quality photos captured by the native camera app. In terms of quality, It will be hard to tell the difference between photos taken with the MultiCamera app and the native camera app. Focus View (Premium Feature): The Focus View is designed especially with Professional Photographers in mind. When you want to photograph something in focus like a portrait, a pet, or a product, the Grid View isn’t ideal. Focus View gives you the ability to preview the primary camera of your choice in full screen and small previews of other cameras at the bottom. You can even hide the small previews at the bottom but the app will still capture the photos in the background. Focus View includes all customization options available in Grid View. If you are a professional photographer, you will definitely gonna love Focus View. Non-HDR Photos: Sometimes “Smart HDR” causes the images to present shadow crushing (very dark shadows), chromatic aberrations or burned bright areas in the images. Many photographers don’t like the HDR look of the photos taken by the Apple camera app and there isn’t any way to disable it for iPhone 13 series and iPhone 14 Series. But now with the MultiCamera app, you can take Non-HDR photos. Yes, you have read it correctly. Accurate Shadows and Natural Skin Tone. Capture what your camera sees without an over-processed laver of "Smart HDR". No more overexposed sky, inaccurate shadows and oversaturated colors. More details without AI processing. The photo quality will be the same as the native camera app but without HDR. This single reason is worth downloading the app. Camera Selection: Just select how many cameras you want to capture photos and the app will do the rest. Start snapping away! Insta Ready: Take multiple photos in 9:16, 4:5 and 1:1 aspect ratios which makes it super convenient to upload on Instagram. No more cropping and instant sharing. MultiFlash: Capture photos with the flash of front and rear cameras simultaneously. The flash works just like it works on the native Apple camera app. HEIF Export (Premium Feature): HEIF file format is also supported along with the standard JPEG output. HEIC file size is lighter than standard JPEG. Preserve Settings: Preserve the choice of cameras, the number of cameras, flash on/off, JPEG/HEIF output, and aspect ratio, rather than automatically reset every time you relaunch the app. Warning: This app is only supported on iPhones 11 and later devices. Furthermore, it's not compatible with iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini because of their smaller screens which don't have enough room for the interactive features required by this app! This app is completely free (ad-supported) to download and use, so why not give it a try today? You won't be disappointed! Download Now!
Mantel
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Put your own photos on your Home Screen. Mantel is a photo widget with no subscription: pick a few photos, and they rotate in a widget — your dog, your friends, last summer — right where you already look. No ads, no account, and nothing leaves your phone — except that Pro syncs your sets through your own iCloud (you can turn it off). Use it as a vision board, too: pick the photos of what you're working toward — the trip, the house, the finish line — and keep them on your Home Screen. ■ What it does (free) ・Pick photos with the system picker — Mantel never asks for access to your whole library ・One set of up to 12 photos ・A Small widget on your Home Screen that changes photo every hour ・Choose whether each photo fills the frame or fits inside it ・Add and remove photos any time ■ Mantel Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) ・Medium, Large, and Extra Large widgets, as many as you like ・Unlimited sets — family, travel, pets — one set per widget ・Unlimited photos per set ・Rotation interval: every 15 minutes, hourly, every 6 hours, or daily ・Shuffle Reaching a limit never removes anything you already added. Only adding more stops. ■ Privacy Only the photos you pick are copied into the app. Your originals in Photos are untouched, and your photos are never uploaded anywhere. To improve the app, only anonymous usage (the app was opened, a widget was displayed) is sent — never your photos, and never your name, email or advertising ID. You can turn it off under Privacy in Settings. No ads. No subscription. No account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mantel at none against MultiCamera's shown. Mantel also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. MultiCamera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Mantel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MultiCamera ships an update every 5 months, Mantel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MultiCamera | Mantel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanita Chovatiya | Minari Taniguchi |
In-app purchases
MultiCamera
- Advance$0.991 Month
- Professional$1.991 Month
Mantel
- Mantel Pro$6.99









