Comparison

Mirror Camera! vs Flip Camera

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

Flip Camera

Record videos seamlessly by switching between your device's front and rear cameras during a single take. This app acts like having two cameramen, allowing you to capture a scene and your reaction simultaneously without post-editing.

Highlights
  • Record with front and rear cameras
  • Switch cameras during recording
  • Continuous video capture
  • Simultaneous scene and reaction recording
  • No post-editing required
Features
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Flip Camera app allows you to make videos using both front and rear camera. Use the flip button while recording to switch between cameras, a continuous video will be recorded. It is like having two cameramen available to you, with an ability to switch between them. Use Flip Camera with friends or at the games to record the game and then flip the camera to comment on it and record your own presence. For executives who want to show a construction site to a client use flip camera to record yourself for describing the place, no need to later sit and edit videos.

Screenshots

Mirror Camera!3 screens
Flip Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flip Camera at none against Mirror Camera!'s 1. Flip Camera also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 10%) and ratings volume (33 vs 4). Mirror Camera!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 44 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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. Flip Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Mirror Camera! against 2.9 for Flip Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Camera has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 10% of Mirror Camera!'s written reviews are positive against 28% of Flip Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirror Camera! ships an update every 3 months, Flip Camera every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mirror Camera! versus Flip Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirror Camera!Flip Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better2.9 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews9.9% of reviews27.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings433 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 44 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDariusz NiklewiczCogniter Technologies Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Mirror Camera!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive9.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative83.8%

Flip Camera

All ratings33 ratings
Positive39.4%
Neutral15.2%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mirror Camera!

One-time1
  • PRO Functionality$0.99
None

Flip Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mirror Camera! free?
Mirror Camera! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flip Camera free?
Flip Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mirror Camera! or Flip Camera?
Mirror Camera! is rated higher. Mirror Camera! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Flip Camera averages 2.9 from 33 ratings.
Do Mirror Camera! or Flip Camera have ads?
Neither Mirror Camera! nor Flip Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mirror Camera! or Flip Camera?
Mirror Camera! ships an update every 3 months, and Flip Camera every 44 months. Most recently, Mirror Camera! was updated on September 2, 2026 and Flip Camera on June 1, 2026.

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