# Princess Camera vs LOWER

The clearest difference is price: LOWER at Free against Princess Camera's $1.99. LOWER also leads on ratings volume (167 vs 9). Princess Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

LOWER is free to download; Princess Camera costs $1.99 up front. LOWER sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Princess Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Princess Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOWER has 167 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Princess Camera's written reviews are positive against 37% of LOWER's.

Princess Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, LOWER every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Princess Camera | LOWER |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.3 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/princess-camera/id392627282/reviews)** | [3.9 (167 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lower-002-03-mp-camera/id1265794764/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 9 | **167** |
| Positive reviews | **65.2% of reviews** | 37.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 28 MB | 117 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [EIGHTIVE DESIGN, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/392627285) | [Vweeter Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1238739056) |

## What reviewers say

### Princess Camera

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/princess-camera/id392627282)

Enhance your photos with a wide array of decorative tools. Add drawings, stamps, frames, and handwritten messages to personalize your images. Features include a self-timer for group photos and smoothing for hand-drawn lines.

**Highlights:** Photo decoration with 773 items, Drawing and handwriting tools, Custom stamps and message cards, Variety of pens, stamps, and frames, Hand-drawn line smoothing, Self-timer mode

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### LOWER

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lower-002-03-mp-camera/id1265794764)

Capture photos and videos at significantly reduced resolutions, down to 20x20 pixels. Batch compress up to 50 media files at once to save substantial storage space. Ideal for quick sharing, debugging, or creating lo-fi content.

**Highlights:** Custom resolution capture down to 20x20 pixels, Batch compression of up to 50 photos/videos, Option to reduce audio quality or remove audio, Save to custom folders, Preserve timestamps, Save both high and low resolution copies

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Record more than 2 minutes | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Custom Size | $2.99 | one-time |
| Remove ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Features | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✅ Effective file size reduction for videos and photos
- 💾 Significant storage space savings
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎬 Useful for creating retro/low-quality aesthetic content
- 📱 Seamless integration with phone camera and gallery

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads throughout the app
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywalls for basic features
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🔊 Audio distortion and sync problems in videos
- ⏱️ Extremely slow video saving process

**Reported bugs**

- Audio speeds up 2x and becomes distorted when resizing videos
- Audio becomes choppy and out of sync with video
- Videos fail to save, especially around 1-2 minutes in length
- App crashes when recording or resizing videos
- App crashes on iOS 15 and newer versions

**Requested features**

- Low quality microphone/audio recording option
- Camera flip functionality during video recording
- Custom frame rate settings (15-60 FPS)
- Digital zoom feature
- GIF file compression support


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Princess Camera free?

Princess Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is LOWER free?

LOWER is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Princess Camera or LOWER?

Princess Camera is rated higher. Princess Camera averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while LOWER averages 3.9 from 167 ratings.

### Do Princess Camera or LOWER have ads?

LOWER shows ads; Princess Camera does not.

### Which is updated more often, Princess Camera or LOWER?

Princess Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, and LOWER every 2 months. Most recently, Princess Camera was updated on October 23, 2026 and LOWER on October 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*