Flickr vs BlackVideo (One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flickr
Connect with a global community of photographers to share and discover billions of images. Easily organize, edit, and upload your photos from any device. Find inspiration and connect with like-minded individuals.
- Photo uploading and sharing
- Photo editing tools
- Discover inspiration
- Join photography groups
- Organize photos easily
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Join the largest, most influential community of photographers in the world. Upload, edit, and share your photos from any device, anytime. • Find your inspiration, find your people. Flickr is home to billions of photos and millions of groups of passionate photographers. • Organization and sharing made simple. Browse with ease, select and organize hundreds of photos with one gesture, and share in seconds. • Unleash your creativity. Edit your photos, add filters, crop images, and more! Flickr and SmugMug are Awesome. Learn more at www.awesome.co We’re committed to making Flickr a better place to grow, and we’d like to hear your feedback. Let us know your thoughts here: https://help.flickr.com/contact/contact-us-rkBc7roJQ Terms of Use: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms
BlackVideo (One
Instantly capture video recordings with a single touch, ensuring you never miss spontaneous moments. This app offers quick recording initiation and stopping, along with advanced features like 4K video, album management, and Wi-Fi transfer.
- One-touch video recording
- Instant start and stop
- 4K video recording support
- Album management
- Wi-Fi transfer
- File loss prevention
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Do not miss important moments. The recording starts very quickly, so you cannot miss any moment. Just run the app to start video recording, and then go back to Home Screen to stop. Use this app when you do not want to miss fun moments. It also supports 4K video recording, album, wifi transfer and file loss provention features. These are some of the amazing features available only in this app. 【Solution when the app does not run】 - If the camera settings are incorrect, the app will not run. Recover using the method below. - Go to iPhone Settings -> Black Video and disable camera permission. - Then, change the camera settings in the app settings and re-enable the camera permission.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flickr at Free against BlackVideo (One's $1.99. Flickr also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 44) and chart position (#163 vs unranked). BlackVideo (One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Flickr is free to download; BlackVideo (One costs $1.99 up front. Flickr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.00 per month. BlackVideo (One asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flickr holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flickr has 15K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Flickr's written reviews are positive against 66% of BlackVideo (One's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Flickr | BlackVideo (One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (15K ratings) — better | 4.3 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 65.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #163 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flickr, Inc. | AppMadang |
Customer experience
Flickr
BlackVideo (One
Bugs and requests
Flickr
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Unreliable photo uploads
- Inconsistent account management
- Inaccurate photo metadata display
- Glitches in group and album features
Requested features
5 requests- Improved mobile app functionality
- Better photo editing and management tools
- Easier sharing and collaboration options
- Expanded free account capabilities
- More responsive customer support
BlackVideo (One
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flickr
- MONTHLY PLAN$11.001 Month
- ANNUAL PLAN$82.001 Year
BlackVideo (One
No in-app purchases
