The Camera Shop vs Campanion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Camera Shop
Easily order custom photo prints, gifts, and home décor for in-store pick-up or delivery. Upload photos from your device or cloud storage and choose from a wide variety of print sizes and product options.
- Order prints, posters, and books
- Create photo gifts and home décor
- Upload photos from device or cloud
- Dozens of print size options
- Free shipping on orders over $30
- In-store pick-up available
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The Camera Shop App is the easiest way to order prints and more for pick-up at our store in Bryn Mawr, PA or for shipping to your door. Create a free account or log into your existing account at The Camera Shop to view your photos. Upload new collections from your phone, iPad or the cloud. Choose from dozens of print size options. Enjoy free shipping on single orders over $30. From this wonderful app you can order: - Prints for any occasion - Photo Gifts & Home Décor - Cards - Photo Books - Fine Art Prints - Metal Prints - Acrylic Prints - Posters - Banners - Ornaments - Mugs Our store address: 572 Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Phone: 610-527-0300 thecamerashoponline.com
Campanion
Stay connected with your child's camp experience through a personalized stream of photos, albums, and updates. Advanced facial recognition technology automatically finds and delivers pictures of your camper, ensuring you never miss a moment. Easily download and share high-resolution images, and send letters directly to your child.
- Personalized camp photo stream
- Face Finder technology for automatic photo tagging
- Push notifications for new photos
- Organized photo albums
- Download and share hi-res images
- In-app letter composition and delivery
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Your Personalized Camp Adventure A curated stream brings together the content that's important to you. Join your child's journey with a personalized stream of camp photos, albums, and quick updates from camp. More Smiling, Less Searching Campanion's Face Finder technology sifts through thousands of photos to find your camper so you don't have to. Upload a photo of your camper, then let Face Finder do the rest, finding and delivering pictures of your child directly to you. And with push notifications of new tagged photos of your camper, you won't miss a moment. View Albums & Tagged Photos, Download & Share Free Hi-Res Images Campanion organizes photos from camp in easy-to-browse albums to help you feel connected while your camper is away. View albums and tagged photos from camp and download hi-res versions to share with family and friends — all with a few taps. Sending Letters Just Got Easier Compose letters in the app that get printed and hand-delivered to your camper. One app, a few taps, and voila – you've sent your camper a little love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Camera Shop at none against Campanion's 4. The Camera Shop also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (12 vs 16.4). Campanion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Campanion sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. The Camera Shop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for The Camera Shop against 4.9 for Campanion. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campanion has 40K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of The Camera Shop's written reviews are positive against 66% of Campanion's.
The Camera Shop ships an update every 5 months, Campanion every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Camera Shop | Campanion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (40K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 40K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Camera Shop | CampMinder, LLC |
Customer experience
The Camera Shop
Campanion
Bugs and requests
The Camera Shop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Campanion
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to load or get past splash screen
- Notifications not working properly
- Typing issues in email composer
Requested features
3 requests- Full-screen iPad support
- Ability to manually correct tagged photos
- Option to view all tagged photos in an album
In-app purchases
The Camera Shop
No in-app purchases
Campanion
- Campanion Season Pass 2026$10.00
- Campanion Season Pass 2026$20.00
- Campanion Season Pass 2026$35.00
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- Season Pass 2026 – $50.00$50.00
