Camera Zoom 4 vs FocalCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camera Zoom 4
Capture high-quality photos and videos with advanced zoom capabilities and manual controls. Offers professional-grade features like 4K HDR recording, slo-mo, and spatial audio for enhanced content creation.
- 16x optical-quality zoom
- Up to 48MP photo resolution
- Manual lens selection
- Manual camera controls (focus, exposure, ISO)
- 4K HDR Dolby Vision video recording
- Cinematic video stabilization
- Spatial Audio recording
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We now have over 3 million users! Camera Zoom is the ultimate app to capture photos and videos. Features • 16× optical-quality zoom by intelligently fusing images from dual-lens • Up to 48MP photo resolution, 64× digital zoom on supported devices • Manual lens selection support: Front, Wide, Main, Telephoto, Fusion • Exposure, white balance, focus controls • 4K HDR Dolby Vision support, slo-mo video recording • Clean and intuitive interface with a simple slider • Cinematic video stabilization • Spatial Audio recording support • Automatic wind noise removal • Customize video format • Photo timer Manual Camera Controls • Focus • Exposure • White Balance • ISO • Flash Level Some features may not be available on all hardware. This app requires an active subscription, and comes with a free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FocalCalc
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FocalCalc shows, live, what focal length your iPhone's current view corresponds to on your own cameras. When you are scouting a location and want to know which lens will give you this framing, just hold up your iPhone. FocalCalc converts the angle of view to full frame, APS-C, Micro Four Thirds, medium format and more. FEATURES • Live equivalent focal length Your main format is shown large, with up to four other formats below it, along with the angle of view (diagonal or long edge). • Zoom slider with focal-length ticks The slider shows ticks in your main format (24, 35, 50, 85 mm…). Tap a number to jump to that focal length, or pinch to zoom. • Sensor formats Presets for full frame, APS-C (Sony / Nikon / Fujifilm and Canon), Micro Four Thirds, 44×33 medium format, 645 and 6×6. Add your own camera by entering its sensor size. • Diagonal or long-edge basis Match the diagonal angle of view (the same idea as the "35mm equivalent" in iPhone photos) or the long-edge width in landscape. • Capture with records Photos are saved with the 35mm equivalent focal length (EXIF) and a caption such as "FF 24mm | APS-C 16mm (diag, FocalCalc)", which you can see in the Photos app info panel. • Optional burn-in Draw the values into a corner of the photo. Choose the position and text size, and optionally keep a copy without the text. • Save as HEIC or JPEG PRICING • Free to download, with a 7-day free trial of every feature. • To keep using it after the trial, purchase the app for ¥300 (one-time — there is no subscription). • The focal length calculator (enter a focal length and see it in every format) is free to use at any time, with or without a purchase. PLEASE NOTE • FocalCalc is a tool for checking and recording the angle of view. It cannot use all of the image processing of the built-in Camera app (such as Night mode), so image quality and low-light results are lower than with the Camera app. • The values are estimates calculated from the angle of view reported by the iPhone. Lens distortion and device differences may cause small differences from real cameras. • The app is available in English and Japanese and works in landscape orientation. PRIVACY FocalCalc does not collect any data. It makes no network connections and only adds photos to your library when you take them. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 17 or later
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Verdict
Camera Zoom 4 and FocalCalc are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Camera Zoom 4 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FocalCalc sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Camera Zoom 4 | FocalCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (801 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 801 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Kao | Takumi Komatsu |
Bugs and requests
Camera Zoom 4
Reported bugs
3 issues- Zoom bar disappears after switching to camera roll
- Fails to save photos/videos
- Incompatible with iPhone 3GS and iOS 3.0
Requested features
5 requests- Video zoom capability
- Landscape mode
- Flash support
- Improved image stabilization
- Higher resolution image capture
FocalCalc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Camera Zoom 4
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Video Zoom$0.99
FocalCalc
- 7-Day Free TrialFree
- FocalCalc Full Version$1.99









