Camera PiP vs QSDC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camera PiP
Record your iPad's screen and camera simultaneously, with live video effects. Use it as an external monitor via HDMI capture or leverage features like Center Stage and Portrait Mode for enhanced video capture.
- Picture-in-Picture, Split View, Slide Over camera display
- Record screen and camera simultaneously
- Live video effects
- External video input support via HDMI capture
- Center Stage auto-framing
- Augmented reality reactions
- Portrait Mode depth-of-field effect
- Studio Light effects
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Display and record iPad camera while multitasking! Show a live view of the camera in Picture-in-Picture mode, Split View, or Slide Over. Capture the screen and your camera at the same time, along with live video effects. External Video Input Support Connect a HDMI capture card and turn your iPad into a monitor. Center Stage Using the Ultra Wide camera and machine learning, Center Stage automatically adjusts camera frame to keep you centered. Reactions Add a reaction that fills the camera frame with fun 3D augmented reality effects like hearts, confetti, fireworks, with just a hand gesture. Portrait Mode Apply a depth-of-field effect that keeps your face sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background. Studio Light Apply studio-quality lighting effects with customizable intensity.
QSDC
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QSDC is a fast culling and viewer app for the photos on your SD card — without importing them first. Plug in a card reader, review on the spot, and download only the shots you want to Photos. It never writes to the card — fully non-destructive. WHO IT'S FOR · Photographers who need to cull hundreds of shots quickly after a shoot · Anyone who wants to check and select high-resolution RAW (RAF, etc.) in the field · People who'd rather keep their camera roll clean and import only the keepers KEY FEATURES · Import-free SD browsing — open the card and view without importing · Fast culling marks — sort into Keeper / B-cut (maybe) / Reject, and filter by mark · Photos-like browsing — smooth zoom transition, swipe paging, swipe down to dismiss · 100% zoom — check focus and detail at native pixels · Composition guides — rule of thirds, golden ratio, golden triangle (long-press to switch) · RAW dual-path — fast embedded previews for browsing, full decode for precise checks · Sort — by capture date, newest or oldest first · Download keepers only — save just the photos you picked; already-downloaded shots are marked, and duplicates can be skipped · Photo info — lens, focal length (35mm equivalent), aperture, shutter, ISO and exposure compensation, plus camera, resolution and bit depth · Per-card thumbnail cache — set retention and a size cap, with low-space warnings · Camera-roll grid — adjustable columns, portrait and landscape · Non-destructive (read-only) — never deletes or alters photos on the card HIGHLIGHTS · Light & dark themes, minimal UI that puts photos first (customizable detail background) · iPhone and iPad, with smooth layout across rotation · No ads, no sign-up, no network — everything runs on device Start culling the photos on your card, fast and light, with QSDC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QSDC at Free against Camera PiP's $8.99. QSDC also leads on device support. Camera PiP's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On in-app purchases 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
QSDC is free to download; Camera PiP costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Camera PiP | QSDC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Kao | Seung Hyun Jin |
In-app purchases
Camera PiP
No in-app purchases
QSDC
No in-app purchases









