Wide Angle Selfie vs The Simple Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wide Angle Selfie
Capture expansive 16:9 selfies with your iPhone's front camera, utilizing the full screen for a broader view. This app also functions as a pocket mirror and offers a "4x" mode to combine multiple shots into one.
- Full-screen preview
- 16:9 aspect ratio selfies
- Pocket mirror functionality
- 4x photo combination
- Adjustable time interval for shots
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Take wide-angle self portrait with your iPhone front camera with full screen! With full-screen preview, it can use as you pocket mirror! Features include: "4x" to shoot 4 photos and combine as 1 photos in your album. You may press the vol. up for 4X photo, vol. down for signal photo. Long press "4X" button to select time interval between shots, default is 1 sec. You may choose as fast as possible/1sec/10sec.
The Simple Camera
Capture high-quality photos and videos with a minimalist interface. This app offers intuitive controls, supports multiple camera lenses, and integrates with Apple Watch for quick access.
- High quality photos (48MP)
- Live photos and videos
- Minimal User Interface
- Support UltraWide/Wide/Telephoto
- Apple Watch support
- Lock screen widget launch
- Lockable focus and exposure
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SIMPLE IS THE BEST. This is the most simple camera on our planet. - High quality photos(48MP), live photos and videos. - Minimal User Interface and sophisticated feature. - Easy and Intuitive to use. - Support UltraWide / Wide / Telephoto camera - Launch-able from Lock screen widget. - Lockable focus and exposure. - Free App but almost no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Simple Camera at 4.5 against Wide Angle Selfie's 1.0. The Simple Camera also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 25%) and ratings volume (206 vs 3). Wide Angle Selfie's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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. Wide Angle Selfie sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and The Simple Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Simple Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Simple Camera has 206 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Wide Angle Selfie's written reviews are positive against 55% of The Simple Camera's.
Wide Angle Selfie ships an update every 3 weeks, The Simple Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wide Angle Selfie | The Simple Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (206 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 206 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chan Bill | KANAME OHARA |
Customer experience
Wide Angle Selfie
The Simple Camera
Bugs and requests
Wide Angle Selfie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Simple Camera
Reported bugs
23 issues- App crashes on startup
- Camera access button not working
- Cannot switch between front and rear cameras
- App freezes or closes unexpectedly
- Photos not saving
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- App not launching after permission granted
- Feature broken: no longer goes to landscape with Apple TV
- Focus problems, blurry photos
- 48MP setting disables zoom
- Vertical/horizontal orientation detection issues
- Widget icon disappeared after update
- Video focus issues
- Shutter button placement issues
- Volume buttons not working for shutter
- App reverts to free mode after purchase
- App crashes after update
- Silent mode not working
- Shutter sound randomly plays
- Ads appearing during critical moments
- In-app purchase not unlocking full version
- App not saving photos after processing
- Accelerometer metadata corrupted, causing orientation issues in other apps
- 1:1 square shooting results in vertical shift
Requested features
14 requests- Add 24MP resolution option
- Improve zoom functionality and buttons
- Option to switch between main, telephoto, and ultra-wide lenses at 48MP
- Add option to always have shutter sound on or off
- Allow saving to custom albums
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- Implement portrait mode
- Add Timelapse and Panorama features
- Add option to toggle adjustable exposure/brightness square
- Support for cinematic mode
- Add option to change app icon
- Mirror effect for front camera
- VGA resolution setting
- Improve QR code reader functionality
- Allow setting as default camera app
In-app purchases
Wide Angle Selfie
- Remove Ad banner$2.99
- Buy me a roll of Film$3.99
The Simple Camera
- Full feature option$5.99
Questions
Is Wide Angle Selfie free?
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Which has better reviews, Wide Angle Selfie or The Simple Camera?
Do Wide Angle Selfie or The Simple Camera have ads?
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