SAKURA Now! vs j. Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAKURA Now!
Experience augmented reality cherry blossoms and other natural elements through your camera. Interact with them, capture photos, and customize your device with unique backgrounds and clocks. Enhance your room's interior with virtual nature.
- Augmented reality cherry blossoms
- Interactive flower animations
- Customizable background images
- Create custom clock displays
- Add-ons for Dandelion, Firefly, Maple, Ginkgo, Snow
- Realistic sound effects
- Capture and share photos
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Enjoy Sakura Anytime, Anywhere! See Sakura Appear Before Your Eyes! Come, Let's Go Outside and Bring Sakura! Enjoy For Your Room's Interior Designs! ------------------------------------------------ Look in the camera to see the World of Sakuras. Enjoy watching Sakura flowers flying in the air. Interact with the flowers by touching the screen and take pictures with your favorite shot. You can now set your favorite photos as the screen's background image. Create a custom clock using your own original photos and the clock display! Suitable for room interior designs. Other add-ons apart from Sakura are now included : Dandelion, Firefly, Maple, Ginkgo, Snow. Have fun and enjoy! * Built-in Features * - Realistic Sakura flowers with our AR application - Customize wind speed and volume (object count) - Touch the screen to make Sakura flowers move - Switch Rear or Front Camera (iPhone only) - Display picture as background function - Clock display - Realistic Sound Effects - Capture images - Post Photo to Twitter - Send Photo by Email > You can view Posted Gallery via Gallery Button [ Shop Menu ] * Add-ons * - No ads - Dandelion - Firefly - Maple - Ginkgo - Snow - Holy > You can preview add-ons via Preview Button [Shop Menu ]
j. Camera
Capture photos with a distinct analog feel using three unique film looks. Experience real-time grain and authentic tone curves without AI or presets. Enjoy a simple, intuitive interface designed for a beautiful shooting experience.
- Three distinct film grades
- Real-time grain effect
- Live preview of effects
- Dual and single camera modes
- Left/right-handed controls
- On-screen flash preview
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Hi, I'm Jeff Hodsdon. I enjoy beautiful photos and the experience of taking them. I made this for camera for others because I feel it is a great experience to use. I appreciate you! Three film looks. Real-time grain. No presets, no AI, no clutter. j. Camera gives you three distinct analog film grades — black & white, deep cool, and warm golden — each rendered live on screen before you shoot. What you see is what you get. Built around real film stock techniques: organic grain, tone curves, and color grading via 3D LUTs. Every photo has texture and character. - Three film grades, switchable in one tap - Live preview of every effect - Dual-camera and single-camera modes - Left or right-handed controls - Flash with on-screen preview Point it at something you love. -j Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: j. Camera at 5.0 against SAKURA Now!'s 3.7. j. Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). SAKURA Now!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. SAKURA Now! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. j. Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
j. Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of SAKURA Now!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of j. Camera's.
SAKURA Now! ships an update monthly, j. Camera every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAKURA Now! | j. Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROCKET RYOKO | Jeff Hodsdon |
Customer experience
SAKURA Now!
j. Camera
In-app purchases
SAKURA Now!
- No Ads$0.99
- Dandelion$0.99
- Maple$0.99
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- Ginkgo$0.99
- Holy$0.99
- Snow$0.99
- Firefly$0.99
j. Camera
No in-app purchases
