Comparison

Instant Camera vs Recrop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Instant camera photo simulation
  • Handwritten notes and drawings
  • Zoom and pan while drawing
  • Two frame styles
  • Direct shooting mode
  • Import from photo library
Features
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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

About

Recrop

This app allows you to reframe and recompose photos after they've been taken. It offers unique uncropping, aspect ratios, and grid tools to help achieve balanced compositions without losing resolution.

Highlights
  • Unique uncropping function
  • Aspect ratios and grids for reframing
  • Straightening without resolution loss
  • Recompose by moving frame
  • Automatic content-aware fill
Features
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Recrop gives you a second chance to reframe your photos for a compositionally balanced look. Here are the main features of the app: • Unique uncropping function • Aspect ratios and grids to help you reframe photos • Straightening without losing the resolution of a photo ACHIEVING AN ACCURATE COMPOSITION • Recomposing a photo by moving its frame Recrop allows reframing images even after they have already been taken. Move a photo frame or drag its handles toward the inside or outside a photo to recompose the shot. The clever app will automatically fill in the expanded areas based on the content surrounding it. • Reframing a photo by using aspect ratios With the list of the most common aspect ratios the app has to offer, you can obtain a photo of the needed proportions fast and with no effort. As soon as a specific ratio is selected, tap the Apply button — and the app will crop or uncrop your shot to those specific dimensions. • Reframing a photo by using grids Recrop provides you with a set of the classical composition grids to help you be accurate when recomposing your images. After selecting a grid, just move a photo frame as needed to balance the photo. STRAIGHTENING PHOTOS Straighten a crooked horizon line in a photo by swiping left or right or up or down anywhere outside the photo frame. The resolution of the photo won't be lost — the nearby pixels will be copied and added to the areas created. PRAISES ABOUT RECROP “Recrop does one thing insanely well and is the only smartphone app dedicated to this task: like content-aware fill for Photoshop, it can extend elements of an image to give more of what you missed, allowing you to crop, rotate, and even enlarge without sacrificing parts of the original image.” — Dan Rubin, Photographer, Designer Download Recrop right now and give it a try! If you have any questions or complaints about Recrop or need assistance with the app, please email us at support at adva-soft.com.

Screenshots

Instant Camera3 screens
Recrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recrop at 4.7 against Instant Camera's 3.0. Recrop also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (131 vs 1). Instant Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Instant Camera costs $1.99 and Recrop $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recrop holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recrop has 131 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 55% of Recrop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instant Camera ships an update every 2 months, Recrop every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Instant Camera versus Recrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant CameraRecrop
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (131 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.9% of reviews55.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1712.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperbbcddcAdva-Soft

Customer experience

Instant Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive37.9%
Neutral48.3%
Negative13.8%

Recrop

All ratings131 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Instant Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Recrop

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save photos
  • Doesn't work with latest iOS updates
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update to work with latest iOS versions
  • Add ability to manually select areas to clone
  • Integrate with Retouch app for cross-editing
  • Add support for higher resolution photos

In-app purchases

None

Instant Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Recrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instant Camera free?
Instant Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recrop free?
Recrop costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instant Camera or Recrop?
Recrop is rated higher. Instant Camera averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Recrop averages 4.7 from 131 ratings.
Do Instant Camera or Recrop have ads?
Neither Instant Camera nor Recrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instant Camera or Recrop?
Instant Camera ships an update every 2 months, and Recrop every 18 months. Most recently, Instant Camera was updated on October 11, 2026 and Recrop on October 13, 2026.

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