Dr. Seuss Camera vs Beastcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Seuss Camera
Transform your photos into whimsical Cat in the Hat cards with fun characters, borders, and text. Easily share your creations with friends and family via social media or email.
- Create Cat in the Hat themed cards
- Use camera or photo library images
- Add character cutouts
- Apply custom borders and stamps
- Personalize with Seussian text
- Share via social media and email
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On Sale for a Limited Time! Create zany and whimsical Cat in the Hat Cards, using your Camera or images from your Photo Library. - Selected as a Staff Favorite by Apple - "Create fun, Seuss-inspired images you can easily share with friends." - CNET - "Highly recommended" - Appmodo - Selected by Babble.com as one of the Top-50 iPhone apps for kids Take pictures with Cat in the Hat characters or choose to become the Cat in the Hat, the playful Things or even Sally or her brother. Personalize cards with comical and colorful stamps, borders and classic Seussian text. Cat in the Hat Cards can be shared with friends & family on Facebook, Instagram, Messages, Email, Twitter, Airdrop, or saved to the Photo Library. Children and adults alike will enjoy creating whimsical Cat in the Hat Cards. Features: - 16 cards based on original artwork by Dr. Seuss - Take a picture with your face in the cutout or alongside the characters - Load images from your Photo Library - Add crazy borders and stamps to your cards - Move, rotate, scale and delete stamps to further customize your cards - Save cards to your Photo Library - Share your cards with family & friends on Facebook, Instagram, Messages, Email, Twitter, and Airdrop Official Dr. Seuss licensed App. Dr. Seuss Properties ™ & © 2010 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. All rights reserved.
Beastcam
This app offers advanced controls for capturing professional-quality photos and videos on your iPhone. It provides granular control over settings like focus and exposure, supports external lenses and microphones, and includes features for efficient file management and organization.
- Complete control over focus, exposure, zoom, and white balance
- Support for anamorphic lenses and external microphones
- Advanced presets for workflow organization
- Project and scene-based file management
- Focus peaking, false colors, and histogram analysis
- Image stabilization and aspect ratio guides
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Beastcam makes it easier than ever to capture the best possible photos and videos on your iPhone. It’s fast and easy-to-use, but powerful and customizable as a professional camera when you need it. We believe Beastcam is the most intuitive and advanced camera app ever created for capturing life’s special moments, expanding the capabilities of your iPhone camera to its fullest potential, and taking your #iPhoneography to the next level! *Complete control Easily set, fine-tune, and lock the most important settings you need in seconds, such as focus, exposure, zoom, white balance, and more using Beastcam’s intuitive design, quick-access buttons, precise value sliders, focus, and exposure reticles. All are available with a single tap on the home screen. *Hardware support Enhance your creativity with built-in support for DOF adapters, 1.33X & 1.55X anamorphic lenses in both photo and video mode. Improve your sound quality with external microphones and dial in the perfect settings for your environment, such as gain, audio format, sample rates. *Advanced presets Speed up and organize your workflow with shareable presets for every available setting. Save time setting up your camera with unlimited customizable presets for all available settings that can be applied at any time. Perfect for multi-phone setups, DOF Adapters, 1.33X & 1.55X anamorphic lenses, and other commonly used settings like frame rate, resolution, etc. *File management Save time finding your files by creating projects and scenes that auto-generate readable file names based on the project name, scene name and take # and prioritize your best footage (or delete your worst) with a single tap as soon as you’ve finished recording, or later in the built-in gallery. Conveniently manage and share all of your organized photos and videos with the built-in gallery. -SSD recording support on iPhone 15 and 16 Pro Series # Features - Set and lock focus and exposure with reticles - Precisely adjust white balance, focus, zoom, and exposure settings right from the home screen - Analyze your shots accurately: focus peaking, false colors, zebras, and histogram - Take steadier shots with standard or cinematic image stabilization - De-squeeze footage to 2.39:1 for 1.33X anamorphic lenses and 2.76:1 for 1.55X anamorphic lenses - Rotate orientation for DOF lens adapters - quick zoom, perfect for manual focus - Switch between any of your iPhone cameras - Monitor audio levels, microphone type, format, and sample rate right on the home screen - Compose your shots with 1:1, 2.39:1, and 2.76:1 aspect ratio guides and grids - Show/hide all of the menus from your home screen - Built-in flash/torch control - Create projects and scenes that auto-generate easy-to-read folder and file names based on the project name, scene name, take # - Prioritize your best footage (or delete your worst) with a single tap as soon as you’ve finished recording or later in the gallery - View, rename, move, share, or delete files with the built-in gallery - Custom local presets for white balance, zoom, and focus - Create shareable global presets for all available settings (video mode only) - Custom settings/rules for a fresh start - Easily adjust exposure, focus, zoom with gesture controls # Video - 4K 3840x2160, QHD 2560x1440, FHD 1920x1080 or HD 1280x720 resolutions - 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60, 120, or 240 FPS options - Bit rates: Low, Standard, High, Beast (up to 160 Mbit/s) - 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR - 10-bit SDR - ProRes (+Apple Log on iPhone 15, 16, and 17 Pro Series) Note: Some resolution and FPS options are not available on older iPhone models. The bit rate may vary depending on the resolution, FPS, and scene of your video # Audio - ACC, PCM, AIFF audio formats - 44.1kHz and 48kHz audio sample rates (device-dependent) - Supports built-in and external microphones - Control gain for external microphones #Photo - JPEG, HEIF, RAW, file formats - 1:1 , 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dr. Seuss Camera at 4.7 against Beastcam's 4.0. Dr. Seuss Camera also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 55%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Beastcam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On ads, 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
Dr. Seuss Camera costs $0.99 and Beastcam $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dr. Seuss Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 888 and 195 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Dr. Seuss Camera's written reviews are positive against 55% of Beastcam's.
Dr. Seuss Camera ships an update every 9 months, Beastcam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dr. Seuss Camera | Beastcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (888 ratings) — better | 4.0 (195 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 55.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 888 — better | 195 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #59 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oceanhouse Media | BeastGrip |
Customer experience
Dr. Seuss Camera
Beastcam
User reviews
Dr. Seuss Camera
From 888 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and easy to use
- 👍 Great for teachers and students
- 💡 Useful for celebrating Dr. Seuss events
- 🎨 Lots of creative options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when trying to save or share photos
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices
- 🔍 Limited editing features
Beastcam
From 195 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great interface
- 🔒 Lots of manual controls
- 👍 Saves presets
- 🚀 Cinematic stabilization
- 👍 Good for videography
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Issues with zoom and lens switching
- 🐛 Video recording problems
- 🐛 Exporting/saving issues
Bugs and requests
Dr. Seuss Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when accessing photos
- Saving and sharing photos not working
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to upload existing photos
- More character options and backgrounds
- Improved stability and reliability
Beastcam
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- ProRes and 10-bit HDR not working
- Upside down camera on some devices
- Settings reset when changing lenses
- Video recording not saving properly
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- Compatibility issues with newer iPhones
Requested features
7 requests- Add support for Log/Flat profiles
- Implement true constant frame rate
- Add focus racking and focus peaking
- Integrate with Apple Watch for remote control
- Improve anamorphic lens support
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- Add 48MP photo mode
- Implement Dolby Vision and ProRes support
In-app purchases
Dr. Seuss Camera
No in-app purchases
Beastcam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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