Comparison

Mirror Camera! vs Lens

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Lens

Features
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Lens lets you shoot photos and videos with real-time visual effects directly inside the camera. Choose a look, see it instantly, and capture the final result without moving to a separate editor. Lens is built for creators, visual experimenters, and anyone who wants a more expressive camera on iPhone. Fully free to use All camera effects, photo and video capture features are currently available without subscriptions or paywalls. Create, record, and share without limitations. What you can do with Lens: • Shoot with real-time visual effects • Record video with effects applied during capture • Take photos with the active look • Preview the result immediately after shooting • Save or instantly share your content to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram and other social platforms Built for social sharing Share in seconds without extra editing. Live effects while you shoot Lens applies visual effects in real time instead of adding them later in post-production. This makes the creative process faster, more direct, and more fun. Depth-based effects on supported devices On compatible devices, Lens uses scene depth to power spatial visual effects. Selected looks react to foreground and background separation for more dimensional results. Built with a fast rendering pipeline Lens is designed for smooth real-time performance, responsive controls, and fast switching between styles while shooting photos and videos. Designed for creative capture Use Lens for: • Short-form videos • Social content • Stylized portraits • Experimental clips • Visual studies and artistic shooting Fast camera workflow 1. Open Lens 2. Choose an effect 3. Shoot photo or video 4. Preview the result 5. Save or share instantly Key features • Real-time camera effects • Photo and video capture • Instant preview after shooting • Effect intensity control • Smooth zoom workflow • Depth-based effects on supported devices • Fast save and share flow Device support Some features may vary depending on your device. Depth-based effects require supported hardware. Privacy Lens uses camera, microphone, photo library, and speech recognition permissions only for app functionality.

Screenshots

Mirror Camera!3 screens
Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lens at none against Mirror Camera!'s 1. Lens also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Mirror Camera!'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mirror Camera! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirror Camera! ships an update every 3 months, Lens fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mirror Camera! versus Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirror Camera!Lens
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDariusz NiklewiczVladislav Poliakov

Bugs and requests

Mirror Camera!

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App crashes when opening camera roll
  • App crashes when selecting effects
  • App crashes on startup
  • Horizontal mirror not working
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  • Imported photos are screwed up
  • Camera roll options hang
  • App locks up when importing photos
  • Low resolution camera
  • Vertical mirror makes picture horizontal

Requested features

7 requests
  • Fix crashing bugs
  • Allow saving/taking more than 5 photos per day
  • Improve photo import functionality
  • Allow editing line of symmetry
  • Clarify in-app purchase options
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  • Improve camera quality
  • Fix mirror effect bugs

Lens

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mirror Camera!

One-time1
  • PRO Functionality$0.99
None

Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mirror Camera! free?
Mirror Camera! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lens free?
Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mirror Camera! or Lens have ads?
Neither Mirror Camera! nor Lens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mirror Camera! or Lens?
Mirror Camera! ships an update every 3 months, and Lens fortnightly. Most recently, Mirror Camera! was updated on October 20, 2026 and Lens on October 2, 2026.

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