Comparison

Dream Camera vs Oqra Cam

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

Head to head
About

Dream Camera

This app offers advanced manual and semi-automatic camera controls for professional-level photography. It includes extensive options for exposure, focus, white balance, and a wide array of creative filters. Users can also adjust video settings like resolution and frame rate, and edit photos within the app.

Highlights
  • Manual and semi-automatic exposure modes
  • Extensive white balance presets
  • Diverse creative and color filters
  • Manual and auto focus modes
  • Adjustable video resolution and frame rate
  • Photo and video editing tools
Features
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Features manual and semi-automatic exposure modes, plenty of filters, white balance control and more Exposure - Easy exposure compensation control with EV indicator. Just slide your finger up/down or right/left anywhere on the screen - Shutter Priority. Tap shutter speed indicator and use the slider to set the value, ISO will be automatically adjusted. You can add exposure compensation to it as well. - ISO Priority. Tap ISO indicator and use the slider to set the value, shutter speed will be automatically adjusted. You can add exposure compensation to it as well. - Full Control. Select both shutter speed and ISO indicators, set the values with the sliders. Exposure indicator will tell you how well you are doing. Flash/Torch Modes - On/Off or auto Focus Modes - Auto - Manual - set the value with the slider - Macro - Landscape White Balance Presets - Auto - Daylight - Cloudy - Shade - Fluorescent - Tungsten - Candle Filters - Effect: Dream, XPro1, XPro2, 70s, Art - Color: Normal, Black & White, Sepia, Redscale, Cyanotype - Contrast & Brightness: Light, Strong, Extreme - Edges: No Fading, Vignette, Mate Mix and match the filters from each category above Cameras - Front, Back, Tele and Ultra Wide (if available) Shooting Modes - Photo and Square Photo - Video and Square Video Photo Settings - Guide grid On/Off - Auto Photo Stabilization for longer shutter speed settings - Timer with 2, 5, 10, 20 or 30 second delay - Burst of 3, 5 or 10 photos; can be combined with timer - File format: JPG, PNG, TIFF or HEIF (if supported by the device) - Information about estimated photo file size Video Settings - Microphone On/Off - Stabilization Off/Standard/Cinematic (if supported by the device) - File Format: Most Compatible (H.264), High Efficiency (HEVC-H.265) (if supported by the device) - Resolution: 720SD, 1080HD, 4K UHD (if supported by the device) - Frames per Second: 24, 30, 60 or 120 (requires iPhone 7 or newer) - Information about estimated video file size Browser - Photo preview and edit - Video playback - Scrubber bar to skim through your photos and videos - Sharing using standard iOS features Photo Editor - Orientation correction - Filter manipulation Dream Camera saves your photos and video directly to Camera Roll. You can access them either through the built-in browser or standard Photos app. Taking pictures is fun, enjoy it!

About

Oqra Cam

This app allows you to shoot photos with the aesthetic of film photography. Choose from ready-made presets or customize color, grain, and tonal response to create your unique style. Share your custom looks with others via QR codes or links.

Highlights
  • Film-inspired photo presets
  • Customizable color, grain, and tone
  • Live preview in viewfinder
  • Shareable custom recipes (QR/link)
  • RAW and ProRAW capture
  • Live Photos and Film Clips
  • Lock Screen control
Features
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Oqra is an iPhone camera app built around the imaging characteristics of film photography. Shoot with ready-made presets, or adjust physical properties such as color, grain, halation, and tonal response to create a photographic style of your own. Every photo is developed on your device. PICK A LOOK. POINT AND SHOOT. Choose a recipe and compose with a live preview of its character in the viewfinder. Every shot comes out developed, with no separate editing step. MAKE LOOKS YOURS. Recipes can bring back the familiar colors of film or explore bolder colors and textures. They are tools for creating a look, not copies of specific film stocks. Start from a preset or build your own: shape color, grain, halation, and the response from shadows to highlights, or go deeper with individual emulsion layers, dye settings, and H&D response curves. In-app guides explain each control as you explore. SHARE THE RECIPE, NOT JUST THE PHOTO. Export a photo as a poster on white or black paper. Oqra Morse, the line of dots along its edge, carries the recipe, so anyone with Oqra can import the poster and shoot with the same look. Live Photos and Film Clips become moving posters. You can also share recipes as QR codes or links, and scan a friend’s code to add it to your collection. FILM CHARACTER. RAW DETAIL. Capture and develop Apple ProRAW or RAW DNG, up to 48 MP on supported iPhones and cameras. Turn on Keep RAW Original to save the DNG with your developed photo, then change its recipe later in the Album. Choose M, L, or XL HEIC files to balance size and detail. KEEP THE MOMENT MOVING. Capture Live Photos with the look in both the still and the motion, or record Film Clips up to 30 seconds long. READY FROM THE LOCK SCREEN. Open Oqra from its Lock Screen control, or assign it to Camera Control on supported iPhones. Your selected recipe is ready when the camera opens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Every photo is developed on your iPhone. No Oqra account, and nothing is uploaded for processing. Live Photos, Film Clips, and unlimited custom recipes require a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription. REQUIRES iOS 18 or later. iPhone 12 or newer, or iPhone SE (3rd generation). Apple, iPhone, Live Photos, ProRAW, and Camera Control are trademarks of Apple Inc. DNG is a trademark of Adobe Inc. Oqra is an independent product and has not been authorized, sponsored, or approved by Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Dream Camera4 screens
Oqra Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oqra Cam at Free against Dream Camera's $0.99. Oqra Cam also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dream Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On ads 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

Oqra Cam is free to download; Dream Camera costs $0.99 up front. Oqra Cam sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dream Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oqra Cam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dream Camera has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dream Camera ships an update every 3 months, Oqra Cam every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Dream Camera versus Oqra Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDream CameraOqra Cam
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal Kasza匡明 秦

Customer experience

Dream Camera

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%

Oqra Cam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dream Camera

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App shuts down after taking a photo without saving
  • App stops working/won't open after iOS 15 update
  • App crashes multiple times after initial use
  • Cannot focus automatically with iPhone 14 Pro Max

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to disable default flash
  • Fix auto-focus for iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Wider exposure zero mark or button
  • Color wheel, contrast, or density calibrator
  • Transition/fade effect for video effect switching
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  • Allow full widescreen view when recording video

Oqra Cam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dream Camera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Oqra Cam

One-time3
  • A Small Print$2.99
  • A Medium Print$4.99
  • A Large Print$9.99

Questions

Is Dream Camera free?
Dream Camera costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oqra Cam free?
Oqra Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dream Camera or Oqra Cam?
Oqra Cam is rated higher. Dream Camera averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Oqra Cam averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dream Camera or Oqra Cam have ads?
Neither Dream Camera nor Oqra Cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dream Camera or Oqra Cam?
Dream Camera ships an update every 3 months, and Oqra Cam every 4 days. Most recently, Dream Camera was updated on November 6, 2026 and Oqra Cam on November 6, 2026.

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