Instant Camera vs AlbumCamera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant Camera
Capture and personalize photos with an instant camera aesthetic. Add handwritten notes and drawings to your images for a unique, nostalgic touch. Import photos or take new ones directly within the app.
- Instant camera photo simulation
- Handwritten notes and drawings
- Zoom and pan while drawing
- Two frame styles
- Direct shooting mode
- Import from photo library
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InstantCamera recreates the look and feel of instant camera photos on your iPhone. After taking a photo, you can write or draw directly on it by hand to create a memorable keepsake. Why not capture everyday moments with InstantCamera, just like the protagonist in the film Alice in the Cities? Main Features - Paint function You can zoom in up to 2x while drawing. When zoomed in, move the image by dragging/swiping with two fingers. - Two types of frames - Opens directly in shooting mode - Take photos with the camera or import images from your photo library We welcome your feedback and comments. mail: info@bbcddc.com X: bbcddc
AlbumCamera
Effortlessly organize your photos and videos as you shoot. This camera app automatically saves media to designated albums, saving you time on manual sorting. Supports various formats including LivePhotos and videos.
- Automatic album saving
- Square photo shooting
- LivePhotos support
- Video recording
- HEIF/HEVC format support
- Add new/existing albums
- Browse albums by preview
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It is a camera application that saves to the designated album (folder) at the same time as shooting. Simultaneously with the shooting, the shooting data is saved in the designated album, so you can easily organize photos and videos. Even when sorting out later, you can save time to organize because the shooting data has already been sorted. Pictures are arranged in order of shooting in the album, making the album easier to see. You can easily select Album by slide. In addition to ordinary pictures, you can also save square photos, LivePhotos, and videos to the album you set. = = Recommended for this person = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - People who do not have time to organize photos - People who are not good at organizing photos - Person who wants to save it in a temporary album = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Introduction of recommended functions = = = = = = = = = = = = - Square shooting - LivePhotos shooting is possible (iPhone 6s or later) - Shoot movies - High efficiency storage format (HEIF / HEVC) compatible (iPhone 7 or later) - High-quality shooting - Save to existing albums = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The initial setting of the save format is Most Compatible (JPEG / H.264). When saving to an existing album, you can select it by adding an album from the "Edit Album” options. For details, refer to the optional "Help". ■ URL scheme com.sky-nexus.albumcamera:// Main function - Photo aspect ratio Normal (4: 3), Square (1: 1), Wide (16: 9) - Shooting LivePhotos - Supports HEIF storage of photos - Supports HEVC storage of video - Delete data on the preview screen - Shake correction - Focus Lock - Flash - Retina Flash - 10 times Zoom - Add a new Album - Add existing Album - Sort and delete Album names - Restore deleted Album name - Browse by preview screen for each Album A new Album will be added to the My Album of the Photos app after shooting. Even if you delete the Album name, the Album in the Photos app will not be deleted. Compatible models - iPhone 5s or later (iPad, iPodTouch is not officially supported)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AlbumCamera at 92% against Instant Camera's 38%. AlbumCamera also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.0). Instant Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
AlbumCamera is free to download; Instant Camera costs $1.99 up front. AlbumCamera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Instant Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
AlbumCamera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlbumCamera has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Instant Camera's written reviews are positive against 92% of AlbumCamera's.
Instant Camera ships an update every 2 months, AlbumCamera every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant Camera | AlbumCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.9% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bbcddc | sky-nexus Inc. |
Customer experience
Instant Camera
AlbumCamera
In-app purchases
Instant Camera
No in-app purchases
AlbumCamera
- Hides the ads in the app$2.99
Questions
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