Instant Camera vs Snow Effect Video
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
Snow Effect Video
Add realistic snow effects to your videos and photos. Customize snowfall amount, crystal size, falling speed, and wind direction to create a wintery atmosphere. Save your creations as videos or still images.
- Add snow effects to videos
- Add snow effects to photos
- Customize snowfall amount
- Adjust crystal size and falling speed
- Control wind direction
- Save as video or photo
- Use existing camera roll media
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Snow falls on your videos and photos! This app gives a fantastic snow world to videos and photos. You can set the amount of snowfall, crystal size, falling speed, wind direction and so on freely. Adjusting the crystal size and falling speed etc. will dynamically change the atmosphere and reality. Let's enjoy the feeling of midwinter, ski resort and Christmas by this app. Give snow effects to videos taken with your device's camera or videos already stored on the camera roll. Snow effect corresponds not only to video but also to still images. You can also save still images from a video. [How to use] (1) Select Camera or Photo Library. (Camera icon on Toolbar) (2) If you select Camera, shoot a video or a photo with the device camera and select it. If you select Photo Library, select a video or a photo from the camera roll etc. (3) Use the following slider control to set the effect of snow. · Snowfall amount · Crystal size · Falling speed · Wind direction · Video frame image preview · Resolution of video and photo (4) Save and share as video and photo. (Save icon and share icon on toolbar)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Instant Camera at every 2 months against Snow Effect Video's every 11 months. Instant Camera also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 25%). Snow Effect Video's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Instant Camera costs $1.99 and Snow Effect Video $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Instant Camera against 3.0 for Snow Effect Video. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Instant Camera's written reviews are positive against 25% of Snow Effect Video's.
Instant Camera ships an update every 2 months, Snow Effect Video every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant Camera | Snow Effect Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bbcddc | Masanori Katsuta |
Customer experience
Instant Camera
Snow Effect Video
In-app purchases
Instant Camera
No in-app purchases
Snow Effect Video
No in-app purchases
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