Comparison

Dual cameras vs Encore Frame

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

Head to head
About

Dual cameras

Capture moments using both your front and rear cameras simultaneously. Record videos or take photos, showing both your experience and your reaction in real-time. Easily adjust the picture-in-picture frame during recording.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous front and rear camera recording
  • Capture reactions and experiences
  • Picture-in-picture frame adjustment
  • Real-time camera flipping
  • Automatic video saving to album
Features
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Use both front and rear cameras to record and take pictures. Record your next exciting adventure and your true feelings and reactions. Automatically save your videos to your phone album. Move the picture frame in the picture or adjust its position or flip the camera in real time during recording.

About

Encore Frame

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You already own a better photo frame than you can buy. That old iPad or iPhone in a drawer still has a gorgeous screen. Encore Frame gives it a second life as a beautiful, private photo frame that plays your pictures and videos on a loop. No new hardware, no landfill, no $200 gadget with a worse display. Plays from wherever your photos live. On-device photos and videos, plus iCloud, OneDrive, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Sign in once and your memories play straight from the cloud you already use. A slideshow that actually looks good. Smooth transitions including fade, slide, blinds, and gentle Ken Burns zoom and pan. Three ways to fit any photo: Fit, Fill, or a soft blurred background for pictures that don't match the screen shape. Faces stay in the picture. On-device face detection keeps people centered instead of cropping off heads, in both full-screen and collage. Nothing about your photos leaves the device to make this happen. Collage mode. Show several photos at once in tasteful, orientation-aware layouts, with an optional fly-in animation. Clock and date overlay. Turn it into a bedside or mantel display with an analog or digital clock, date styles, adjustable size and corner, and a translucent option. Background music. Play songs from your own music library softly under the slideshow. Sleep schedule. Rests overnight and wakes on your schedule, so it is ready when you are and not glowing at 3 a.m. Saved slideshows. Set up a look once, save it, and start it again with a tap. Private by design. No ads. No tracking. No account required. Your photos stay on your device, and cloud sign-ins are stored securely on the device only. Because nothing is collected about you, there is nothing to sell. Built to run on older hardware. Requires iOS or iPadOS 15 and up, so iPhones and iPads going back several years qualify. Compatible with iPhone 6s and later, and iPad Air 2 and later. Free to use, with an optional Premium upgrade. The free version plays up to 15 photos per slideshow with fade and cross-dissolve transitions, Fit and Fill, and an analog clock. Premium unlocks everything: unlimited photos, every transition, collage mode, blurred backgrounds, background music, the full clock and date overlay, the sleep schedule, and saved slideshows. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase that unlocks the app forever. Encore Frame Premium is available as a monthly subscription ($2.99), a yearly subscription ($21.99), or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($59.99). Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your device Settings > Apple Account after purchase. Prices in USD; may vary by region. Privacy Policy: https://encoreframe.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://encoreframe.com/terms/

Screenshots

Dual cameras3 screens
Encore Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Encore Frame at Free against Dual cameras's $9.99. Encore Frame also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Dual cameras's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (214 vs 3). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Encore Frame is free to download; Dual cameras costs $9.99 up front. Encore Frame sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dual cameras asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Encore Frame holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dual cameras has 214 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dual cameras versus Encore Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDual camerasEncore Frame
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (214 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings214 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer江 郭SMGator Ventures

Bugs and requests

Dual cameras

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Video failed message
  • Recording failed
  • Doesn't save videos
  • Crashes during recording
  • App closes when taking pictures
Show 7 more
  • Pictures are blank
  • Record Fail error message
  • Keeps crashing
  • App crashes during recording or taking photos
  • Doesn't work on iOS 17
  • Craps out
  • Black screen intermittently with Voiceover

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add flashlight feature
  • Add watch version
  • Allow smaller frame size
  • More options
  • Quicker performance

Encore Frame

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dual cameras

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Encore Frame

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$21.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Dual cameras free?
Dual cameras costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Encore Frame free?
Encore Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dual cameras or Encore Frame?
Encore Frame is rated higher. Dual cameras averages 4.4 out of 5 from 214 ratings, while Encore Frame averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Dual cameras or Encore Frame have ads?
Neither Dual cameras nor Encore Frame shows ads.

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