Comparison

36Exp lite vs Ordinary Camera

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

Head to head
About

36Exp lite

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Experience the joy and nuance of film photography with the 36Exp lite camera app! Select from 5 great Free Film profiles, take 36 exposures, then develop and admire your efforts. Just like film! Want more film profiles, pro camera features, and advanced film effects like halation? Check out the full featured 36Exp app. This process mimics the analog experience you get when taking pictures on a film camera. Allowing the photographer to slow down and focus on composition. This app is perfect for both the aspiring film photographer learning about the benefits of shooting film and the seasoned analog master! Features ---------------- Automatic exposure 5 free film profiles based on analog properties Fixed iso per film roll Camera lens selection Film grain configuration Flash enable Film Simulations ---------------- Fuji Pro 400H Ilford HP5 Kodak Portra 160 Polaroid PX 70 Creative Simulations -------------------- Expired Green (This is a Lite version of the full 36Exp app with limited features and promotes other indie app developers with minimal non-tracking ads) *Film names in the app are just for reference and do not represent the film stock. Where possible they try and replicate the characteristics.

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Ordinary Camera

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What you see on the screen is what the photograph keeps. You choose the film before the shot, and it is saved inside the picture as you take it. One press, one exposure. Nothing to edit afterwards. CONTROLS Everything runs from the shutter. Tap it to take a photo. Slide up and down to zoom. Slide left and right to set whatever control is open. One thumb, without looking away from the picture. INCLUDED Full manual: ISO, shutter speed, white balance, exposure compensation, lens. Manual focus with peaking. Six films, with grain and halation. Self timer. Side buttons take the photo. The shutter sound can be turned off. Photographs stay on your phone. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No RAW. The look is in the file as the picture is taken, so there is nothing underneath to go back to. No video mode. Sequence saves a video file, but you cannot film with it. Back camera only. No subscription. No account. No ads. No analytics. ORDINARY PLUS One payment, once. Double exposure, up to nine layers. Sequence, shot frame by frame and saved as video. Four more films. Recipes you can change and name yourself. An Auto mode that opens on your own settings. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Dark rooms stay dark. Movement blurs. Grain shows. Those are the things I did not want corrected. MADE BY One person in Prague, who also builds lenses out of used single-use cameras. One piece of glass, nothing else in the way.

Screenshots

36Exp lite4 screens
Ordinary Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 36Exp lite at none against Ordinary Camera's 1. Ordinary Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Ordinary Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 36Exp lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

36Exp lite ships an update every 8 months, Ordinary Camera every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
36Exp lite versus Ordinary Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter36Exp liteOrdinary Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size76 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Schuckertomas zahradka

In-app purchases

None

36Exp lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ordinary Camera

One-time1
  • EN$6.99

Questions

Is 36Exp lite free?
36Exp lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ordinary Camera free?
Ordinary Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 36Exp lite or Ordinary Camera have ads?
Neither 36Exp lite nor Ordinary Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 36Exp lite or Ordinary Camera?
36Exp lite ships an update every 8 months, and Ordinary Camera every 6 days. Most recently, 36Exp lite was updated on September 20, 2026 and Ordinary Camera on November 10, 2026.

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