CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS vs Deco
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS
Capture stunning photos of your car with a variety of camera functions and artistic effects. Includes a photography guide from a car magazine to help you achieve professional-looking automotive shots.
- Exposure adjustment
- White balance change
- Camera shake detection
- Spirit level display
- Angle guide
- Advanced template functions
- Eight artistic photo effects
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------------------------------------------- End of CARPTURE. CARPTURE ends on March 31, 2018. Thank you for many years of use. ------------------------------------------- Take incredible photos of your beloved car. Responding to the dreams of all car-lovers, Mazda presents CARPTURE with a wide range of camera functions. This app includes a photography guide for taking the best photos of your car, created in conjunction with CAR GRAPHIC car magazine, as well as a wide variety of effects, all presented in one package. Enjoy your automotive masterpieces together with your friends! ■ Main features Camera functions * Exposure adjustment * White balance change * Camera shake detection * Spirit level display * Angle guide to help show your car at its best * Advanced template functions giving the effects that you imagine A wide range of effects * The app offers eight effects for taking beautiful photos of your car + Catalog: makes the photo glossy like a catalog photo. + Part Color: retains one designated color in a monochrome photo. + Drive: produces an image of a moving car. + After Image: gives the appearance of movement to a stationary car. + Bokeh: blurs the background to give an appearance of depth. + Rich Black & White: a glossy monochrome photo. + Number Plate: puts a cover on the number plate. + Color Gradation: adds gradations to accentuate the photo. Photography guide Contains tips for taking the best photos of your car supervised and edited by CAR GRAPHIC car magazine Recommended environment iOS version [Supported OS] iOS 8 or later [Supported devices] iPhone® 4S or later
Deco
Design personalized lock and home screens with custom backgrounds, text, and stickers. This app offers a user-friendly canvas for creating unique wallpapers from your photos, gradients, or patterns.
- Customizable backgrounds (photos, gradients, stripes, solids)
- Sticker Studio for photo cutouts, text, and emojis
- Intuitive canvas for resizing and multi-item selection
- Seasonal and themed background collections
- Export canvases and individual stickers
- Quick emoji picker and import options
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Make wallpapers, widgets, and watch faces with your photos, text, emoji, and stickers. Create something for your own screens or share it with friends. MAKE IT YOURS Start with a photo, a gradient, stripes, or a solid color. Turn photo cutouts, words, and emoji into stickers. Choose fonts, colors, outlines, and finishes, then move, resize, rotate, and layer your stickers. WALLPAPERS, WIDGETS, AND WATCH FACES Make wallpapers for iPhone and iPad or choose custom dimensions. Create Home Screen widgets with a separate layout for each size. Export your artwork as an Apple Watch face. Use your saved stickers in Messages, too. CREATE AND SHARE Send an image, share an editable copy, or invite friends to a shared creation. Choose who can view or edit. Friends can join for free. ADD MOVEMENT AND TEXTURE Create Live Photo wallpapers with animated sticker effects. Try finishes including chrome, holographic, glitter, embroidery, and risograph, and preview animations as you work. KEEP YOUR COLLECTION WITH YOU Keep your creations and sticker library across your devices with iCloud. Search for artwork by what its images show, explore guides and ideas, and use Shortcuts to create and work with your designs. DECO PLUS Start free with up to three wallpapers, two widgets, and ten saved stickers. Unlock more with Deco Plus, available as a one-time purchase. Every price option includes the same Plus features. If you bought Deco before version 3.0, you keep your paid access. Privacy Policy: https://docs.aethers.world/deco/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS at none against Deco's 3. CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Deco's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Deco sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS asks for nothing beyond the download.
CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deco has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS ships an update every 4 months, Deco daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS | Deco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mazda Motor Corporation | William Jones |
Customer experience
CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS
Deco
In-app purchases
CARPTURE FOR DRIVERS
No in-app purchases
Deco
- Deco Plus$2.99
- Deco Plus$3.99
- Deco Plus$4.99





