Mirror Camera! vs Real Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mirror Camera!
Create unique photos with mirror-like effects and artistic filters. Apply effects in real-time before capturing your image. Save and share your creations, or upgrade for unlimited use.
- Horizontal mirror effect
- Vertical mirror effect
- Artistic filters (Sketch, Sepia, etc.)
- Real-time effect preview
- Front and rear camera support
- Save to photo album
- Social media sharing
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Mirror Camera! is an application which helps taking awesome photos with mirror-like image processing in both horizontal and vertical directions. Play with cool effects: - Sketch - Horizontal Mirror - Vertical Mirror - Sepia - Thermal Camera - X-Ray - Greyscale - Negation Choose between front and rear cameras and take a hi-res photos! You can take 5 photos daily for free and save the best shots in the iPhone Photo Album or share them on Facebook, Twitter and more. Upgrading to the PRO functionality removes all limits and ads from the app. Application takes iPhone camera preview and process it in a real time, so you can see the efects before taking a photo, opposite to other applications, which apply the effect after taking the photo. Enjoy!
Real Camera
This app displays your true reflection by flipping the camera image, allowing you to compare how you see yourself versus how others perceive you. It includes a facial asymmetry test to analyze your face balance in real-time.
- Real-time mirror mode
- Normal camera mode
- Side-by-side preview
- Facial asymmetry test
- Face balance analysis
- Capture face for analysis
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See the difference between “Mirror You” and “How Others See You”! Real Camera lets you view your true appearance by flipping the image like a mirror. Switch between mirror mode & normal mode and check for facial asymmetry with our built-in test. Key Features: - Real-time mirror & normal mode - Side-by-side preview for easy comparison - Facial Asymmetry Test - Capture & analyze your face balance Discover your true reflection and facial symmetry now!
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Verdict
Mirror Camera! and Real Camera both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Real Camera's written reviews are positive against 10% of Mirror Camera!'s. Real Camera also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). Mirror Camera!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Mirror Camera! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Real Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Mirror Camera! against 3.0 for Real Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 10% of Mirror Camera!'s written reviews are positive against 73% of Real Camera's.
Mirror Camera! ships an update every 3 months, Real Camera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mirror Camera! | Real Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.9% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dariusz Niklewicz | Campus Friends |
Customer experience
Mirror Camera!
Real Camera
In-app purchases
Mirror Camera!
- PRO Functionality$0.99
Real Camera
- Remove Ads Forever$8.99
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