Before and After App vs CopyCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Before and After App
Easily compare photos by overlaying a "before" image on your camera to perfectly align your "after" shot. Create side-by-side comparisons, animated GIFs, and more to visualize changes over time.
- Overlay "before" photo on camera
- Create animated GIFs
- Side-by-side photo comparison
- X-Ray detail view
- Image editor with rotation and color tweaks
- Re-align "after" shots
- Inset view for unique perspectives
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The only app of its kind! A very useful and powerful app. Ever wanted to take a before and after picture of a remodeling project, or perhaps weight loss or for any other countless situations? This app allows you to take a photo, then overlay that photo on top of the camera to help align your after shot, allowing one to view the differences perfectly. Use these effects to compare your photos. Even if you have already taken a before picture, simply import it. The app will take over from here by overlaying it on the camera so you can easily take an 'After' photo and compare and share the results! -X-Ray detail - pan around the image in an x-ray style vision. -Slider - slide from left to right or top to bottom comparing the images, create a GIF! -Fade - Fade back and forth between the photos, make it come to life by creating a GIF! -Side By Side - share the photo with custom color backgrounds and stamps -Tiles - have a series of images? Simply share a photo with all the photos together -NEW! Inset - shrink down a before photo to be positioned in a smaller location on the screen, allowing you to create unique perspective 'After' shots -Image Editor - tweak rotation, color, and many more attributes of a photo -Re-Align - Didn't take the perfect after shot? No problem, adjust the image using this tool This app gives you the ability to share the photos anywhere, and create animated GIFs to send to friends. An optional subscription (every 3 months) subscription is available to remove ads for $.99 cents. Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CopyCam
Transform photos into stencils for live tracing. Overlay your chosen design onto your camera's viewfinder to guide your shots. The final image will not contain the stencil.
- Photo to stencil conversion
- Live camera overlay
- Adjustable stencil
- Stencil not in final image
- Privacy policy available
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The CopyCam app allows you to turn any photo into a stencil for further shooting. Simply upload any photo, adjust the stencil, and switch to shooting mode. The stencil will appear over your viewfinder. There will be no stencil on the final shots. Privacy Policy: https://stepanok.com/copycam/privacy-and-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CopyCam at 3.5 against Before and After App's 2.8. CopyCam also leads on ads (none vs shown). Before and After App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Before and After App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and CopyCam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CopyCam holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Before and After App | CopyCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (13 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harden Consulting LLC | Ivan Stepanok |
Customer experience
Before and After App
CopyCam
Bugs and requests
Before and After App
Reported bugs
26 issues- GIF feature crashes the app
- App crashes almost every time
- App crashes often
- Fullscreen adverts with no way to remove
- 30-second wait between photos
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- Image overlay slider missing
- Ads make the app unusable
- Infuriating commercials
- Low res 'after' images
- App doesn't work in airplane mode
- Crashes when adding 'before' photo
- App shuts down when pressing 'done'
- No option to save to camera roll
- Cannot rotate output image
- GIFs are still photos
- Cannot import photos
- Bugs in cropping
- Shifts around when using edit features
- Useless save feature
- Cannot access photo library properly
- App crashed a lot
- Cannot use wide angle option
- Poor quality photos
- GIF creations not saved
- Image overlay is missing slider
- App crashes when playing with sliders
Requested features
24 requests- Enhance functionality (rotate images)
- Move take photo button to right
- Save GIF creations directly to phone
- Video mode with last frame overlay
- More modern redesign
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- Allow rapid shots and exit button
- Option to remove ads (paid version)
- Add wide angle lens support
- Improve image quality
- Allow multiple 'after' pictures at once
- Add option to rotate output image
- Improve save feature for sliders
- Better photo library access
- Update for modern devices and higher resolutions
- Add edges overlay in bright selectable color
- App to know if too close or far
- Scaling of after photo to match before
- More options for comparing pictures
- Allow import of all photos
- Fix GIF creation to save as GIFs
- Fix cropping bugs
- Fix image overlay slider
- Fix wide angle lens issue
- Fix GIF function crash
CopyCam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Before and After App
- Remove Ads$0.993 Months
CopyCam
- Weekly$5.997 Days
- Lifetime$19.99
Questions
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