Stops vs zerotake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stops
This app simplifies photography, allowing users to capture beautiful photos without needing technical knowledge. It focuses on a joyful and intuitive shooting experience, delivering stunning results with minimal effort.
- Simplified photography controls
- Intuitive user interface
- Produces high-quality photos
- Focuses on user enjoyment
- Minimalist design
- Inspires daily photography
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You don't need to know what an ƒ stop is to take a good photo. Forget about overlay grids, photographic rule books and cameras with 100's of knobs. These are not essential. What you need is a camera that makes you fall in love with the process. A camera that provides you with results that feel right. A camera you want to use. Every day. Stops is our humble endeavour to deepen your love with Photography. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
zerotake
Capture stunning videos with a user-friendly cinema camera app. It offers simple recording with an option for advanced controls and an integrated editor. Enjoy private, offline video creation with no ads or tracking.
- Intuitive cinema camera interface
- Tape Mode for continuous recordings
- Simple and Pro recording modes
- Built-in video editor
- On-device processing for privacy
- Offline video creation
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Beautiful video should not require a camera degree. Zerotake is a cinema camera designed to stay out of your way. Open it, frame the moment and record with a beautiful look. Tape Mode keeps each new recording in one continuous video. Film breakfast, the journey and sunset; when you press play, the day is already together. It is inspired by camcorders, but made for now. Simple by default. Powerful on demand. ZERO mode is the easy everyday workflow. And PRO mode is only one tap away if you need extra precision. Use the built-in editor when you want to shape the result yourself. Zerotake uses native camera technologies and system design to feel fast, familiar and at home on Apple platforms. Your videos belong to you. Zerotake is designed around on-device processing and private ownership of the files you create. Your videos remain private, completely offline. Zero ads, zero tracking. Designed by Dmitry Novikov Developed by Sergio Rodriguez Rama Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: zerotake at 5.0 against Stops's 4.7. zerotake also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Stops's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and ratings volume (78 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Stops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and zerotake sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
zerotake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stops has 78 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Stops's written reviews are positive against 100% of zerotake's.
Stops ships an update every 2 days, zerotake every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stops | zerotake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (78 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Eff Corp | Zero Camera Ltd |
Customer experience
Stops
zerotake
Bugs and requests
Stops
Reported bugs
5 issues- Shutter suddenly stopped working
- Lost hours of pictures because they didn't save
- Shutter does nothing when taking a photo
- Music pauses when opening the app
- Image doesn't get saved if switching to gallery too fast
Requested features
6 requests- Single toggle for zoom lens
- More film profiles
- Option to use wide angle lens
- Bring back beta app icon
- Import existing images to apply correction
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- Option to change photo appearance
zerotake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stops
- 1 Month$2.991 Month
- 12 Months$19.991 Year
zerotake
- PRO Monthly Upgrade3 Days trial$4.001 Month
- ZERO Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PRO Monthly3 Days trial$7.001 Month
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- PRO Annual Upgrade7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- ZERO Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- PRO Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- PRO Lifetime Upgrade$39.99
- ZERO Lifetime$59.99
- PRO Lifetime$79.99
