Comparison

BoothCool vs Kapi Cam

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

Head to head
About

BoothCool

This app uses facial tracking to add funny animation effects and popular filters to your photos. Create unique 4-up photo strips with a countdown timer and high-resolution output.

Highlights
  • Facial tracking for funny effects
  • Four popular filters
  • Eight face animation effects
  • 4-up photo strip creation
  • 3-second pose countdown
  • Geo tagging
Features
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Capture your happy times with BoothCool. BoothCool uses facial tracking technology and it makes photo-taking funny experience. Four popular filters and eight funny face animation effects are available and a 4-up photo strip can be created as you want. Make a pose nicely; say “cheese,” and then smile. --- Basic features --- • Strip style – Take a series of 4 shots in 2x2 or 4x1 strip style. • Camera – Switch between the front facing and the back facing cameras. • Geo tagging – Positioning photo taking place and putting it in your photos. • Poses – 3-second countdown lets you making cool poses. --- Professional-quality features --- • Great filters – Apply 4 popular filters: Normal, Magic Hour, Black and White and Vignette. • Eight face animation effects – BoothCool brings 8 face animation effects to you, including Lovestruck, Dizzy, Bird, Bee, Smoking, Angry, Hammer and Horn. They are all funny effects with beautiful design. • Face detection – Thanks to face detection, animation effects look funny. --- Other great features --- • BoothCool is a universal app, specially designed and optimized for both iPhone and iPad. • iPad and iPhone retina support. • High-resolution output. • Easy photo print for instant gratification. • Geo tagging and sound effects can be enabled/disabled in the Settings. • Pan and zoom photo strip, you’ll enjoy every detail down to the last pixel.

About

Kapi Cam

Capture life's moments with vintage DV, CCD, and film effects. This app offers a variety of retro filters and special effects with real-time preview for easy creation of unique visual styles.

Highlights
  • DV, CCD, and film simulation
  • Retro-style filters and effects
  • Real-time effect preview
  • Simple and easy-to-use interface
  • Millennium-era visual atmosphere
Features
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KAPI is an application that allows you to shoot DV, CCD, and film. You can use it to record the beautiful moments in life and enjoy the retro-style picture texture and atmosphere. • Simulates real DV and CCD effects, taking you back to the millennium in one second. • Provides a variety of retro-style filters and special effects, allowing you to create different visual effects as you like. • Supports real-time preview of effects, allowing you to easily capture your favorite images. • Simple and easy-to-use operation interface, making creation at your fingertips. KAPI is crafted by a small team focused on imaging simulation technology. We are committed to providing users with authentic, high-quality, and interesting retro effects. In the future, we will launch more DV, CCD, and film effects to help you realize what you want at a low cost! If you like retro style, if you want to take different videos and photos, click to download KAPI! ------------------ contact us: kaipai.action@sensetime.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BoothCool4 screens
Kapi Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kapi Cam at 90% against BoothCool's 41%. Kapi Cam also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). BoothCool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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. Kapi Cam sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. BoothCool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kapi Cam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 815 and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of BoothCool's written reviews are positive against 90% of Kapi Cam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoothCool ships an update every 3 months, Kapi Cam every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
BoothCool versus Kapi Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoothCoolKapi Cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (815 ratings)4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8151.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#113 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOriole2 Co., Ltd.TETRAS.AI HONGKONG CO., LIMITED

Customer experience

BoothCool

All ratings627 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral19.8%
Negative38.7%

Kapi Cam

All ratings1,658 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews1,062 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.8%

User reviews

BoothCool

From 815 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Nostalgic feel
  • 💕 Cute effects
  • 🤳 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy results
  • 📵 Ads cover too much of the screen
  • 🔀 Forces 4 photos at a time

Kapi Cam

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Variety of camera options
  • 👍 Nostalgic and good-looking filters
  • 👍 Allows taking pictures even when camera is full

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Some features that used to be free are now behind a paywall
  • 🐛 App gets stuck on one camera mode after purchase

Bugs and requests

BoothCool

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos come out distorted or with lines
  • App crashes or freezes when using
  • Issues with photo permissions and saving

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow single photo option
  • Add more filters and effects
  • Improve photo saving and sharing

Kapi Cam

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App gets stuck on one camera mode after purchase
  • Incompatible with some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customization options for filters
  • Better control over photo and video resolution
  • Ability to adjust filter strength

In-app purchases

None

BoothCool

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Kapi Cam

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly$89.991 Year
One-time2
  • 600 points$30.00
  • Life-time$149.00

Questions

Is BoothCool free?
BoothCool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kapi Cam free?
Kapi Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BoothCool or Kapi Cam?
Kapi Cam is rated higher. BoothCool averages 4.5 out of 5 from 815 ratings, while Kapi Cam averages 4.7 from 1.7K ratings.
Do BoothCool or Kapi Cam have ads?
Kapi Cam shows ads; BoothCool does not.
Which is updated more often, BoothCool or Kapi Cam?
BoothCool ships an update every 3 months, and Kapi Cam every 9 days. Most recently, BoothCool was updated on November 6, 2026 and Kapi Cam on November 10, 2026.

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