ThumbCamera vs Camera Angle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThumbCamera
Capture photos and control your camera with intuitive one-finger gestures. Easily zoom, focus, change aspect ratios, and share images without needing to reach across the screen. Ideal for one-handed operation.
- One-finger gesture controls
- Zoom and focus with gestures
- Change aspect ratio via swipe
- Instant photo sharing
- Multiple aspect ratio settings
- Geotagging and EXIF data
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ThumbCamera is a gesture controlled camera app. In addition to taking photos and focusing, it lets you perform functions such as zooming and changing the aspect ratio with simple one-finger gestures. ThumbCamera lets you take photos easily with one hand, no matter how you're holding the phone. Demo Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnkspSNDwQc ●Main gesture controls (all operations below can be changed through settings) - Tap: Take photo - Double tap: Focus - Tap and hold: Exposure - Vertical swipe: Zoom in/out - Swipe right: Change aspect ratio - Swipe left: Share (*1) (*1) About sharing - You can immediately send a photo to another photo app - You can also register arbitrary URL schemes ●Other features - Four aspect ratio settings (3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) - Three image size settings (dependent on device capabilities) - Geotagging ON/OFF - EXIF information written to photos is almost the same as the default camera app information - Silent shutter (If silent is on, image size become smaller) - Rotation lock, flash switch, grid display
Camera Angle
Capture precise photos with a real-time camera overlay showing device orientation. Ideal for architectural shots, document scanning, and artistic ceiling photography, ensuring perfect horizontal and vertical alignment.
- Real-time orientation display
- Horizontal and vertical alignment guides
- Compass for directional accuracy
- PAN, TILT, and ROLL axis monitoring
- Front/rear camera support
- Flash control (AUTO/ON/OFF)
- Focus modes (auto/tap)
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While shooting a picture, You can confirm the direction and the angle of the device at a glance. This app is available in various scenes. For example, when you want to take exactly the building by horizontal and vertical, the documents from just above, the ceiling paintings, with adjust the direction, and so on. [PAN] Angle of the left and right as the vertical axis of the device. Direction of the compass is displayed when the screen is perpendicular to the ground. [TILT] Angle of the up and down as the horizontal axis of the device. [ROLL] Angle of the rotation as the front and back axis of the device. Direction of the compass is displayed when the screen is horizontal to the ground. Compatible with front/rear camera, flash AUTO/ON/OFF, auto focus/tap focus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThumbCamera at 5.0 against Camera Angle's 4.0. ThumbCamera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Camera Angle's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 1) and chart position (#121 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
ThumbCamera costs $0.99 and Camera Angle $1.99 up front. Camera Angle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ThumbCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThumbCamera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera Angle has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThumbCamera | Camera Angle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 37.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #121 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sorakaze Inc. | y-design |
Customer experience
ThumbCamera
Camera Angle
In-app purchases
ThumbCamera
No in-app purchases
Camera Angle
- Full Version$0.99
