Comparison

SceneSwap vs ASCII Camera

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

Head to head
About

SceneSwap

Features
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Swap any background in seconds. SceneSwap lifts you — or any subject — out of your photo with one tap, then drops it onto stunning scenes. No green screen, no skills, no mess. Just tap, place, and share. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Cut out anything — people, pets, products — with razor-sharp edges • Drop your cutout onto hundreds of beautiful backgrounds • Keep it transparent to make stickers and PFPs • Drag, pinch, and rotate to place it exactly right • Add photo filters for the perfect look • Share straight to Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and more WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • One tap to a clean cutout — powered by on-device AI • Your photos never leave your phone — 100% private • Works offline • No watermark on Pro SCENESWAP PRO • Remove the watermark • Export in full HD • Unlock all filters • One-time payment — yours forever. No subscriptions, ever. Already bought SceneSwap? Thank you — you keep everything you paid for, free. Turn any photo into anywhere. Download SceneSwap and start swapping.

About

ASCII Camera

Transform your camera feed into unique ASCII art in real-time. Capture and save photos or videos in this retro text-based style, with various character sets and color themes to choose from.

Highlights
  • Live ASCII art conversion
  • Record ASCII videos
  • Capture ASCII photos
  • Multiple character sets and themes
  • Live settings with instant preview
  • Print your art directly
Features
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Your camera. Reimagined as ASCII art. ASCII Camcorder transforms your live camera feed into real-time text art; and records it. Point it at anything: the result is something no filter can produce. THE HEADLINE FEATURES COLOUR MODE Not monochrome. Every character is rendered in the true colour sampled from that exact spot in the frame. The result looks like nothing else on the App Store. LIVE ASCII VIDEO Hit record. Walk around. Every frame of footage is rendered in ASCII as you shoot; motion, depth, light; all translated into characters. Export as a standard video file and share it anywhere. INSTANT PHOTO CAPTURE Freeze any moment as an ASCII image. Print it. Frame it. It's art that also happens to be text. GPU-ACCELERATED RENDERING Built on Metal. The conversion is smooth and immediate; no lag, no dropped frames; even with the largest character sets and finest zoom levels. CHARACTER SETS Nine distinct sets give you complete creative control: • Standard: the classic, clean ASCII look • Dense: maximum detail, 70+ characters from space to @ • Simple: stripped back, graphic, bold • Blocks: Unicode block elements for a pixelated edge • Braille: 256-dot-pattern characters, uniquely textured output • International: a world first: Greek, Hebrew, Katakana, and Ukrainian Cyrillic characters interleaved and sorted by visual density, so every brightness level draws from all four writing systems simultaneously. The result is genuinely unlike any other ASCII art. • Katakana: full halfwidth katakana, sorted by ink density • Hebrew: 28 characters, perfectly density-ranked • Greek: classical alphabet, sorted for accurate brightness mapping • Ukrainian: Cyrillic alphabet, density-ranked for accurate tone reproduction COLOUR THEMES Classic green terminal glow. Amber CRT warmth. Cool electric blue. Clean white. Custom or full per-character colour mode. Colour is a creative choice, not an afterthought. FULL CREATIVE CONTROL • Adjust font size, zoom, contrast, and brightness live; changes are instant • Switch character sets and colour on the fly while recording • Front and rear camera with real-time switching SHARE EVERYWHERE • Export ASCII videos as standard .mov files (H.264, audio included) • Share ASCII photos to any app (.JPG or .PNG) • Export as RTF; paste formatted ASCII art into any document, email, or notes app with your chosen font and colour preserved • Export as TXT; paste into any app that accepts text • Print directly from the app; makes remarkable wall art CLEAN AND PRIVATE No ads. No subscriptions. No account required. Camera access only. Nothing leaves your device unless you share it yourself. All processing happens on-device. Optimised for iPhone and iPad. Requires iOS 15 or later.

Screenshots

SceneSwap4 screens
ASCII Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ASCII Camera at none against SceneSwap's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. SceneSwap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ASCII Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SceneSwap ships an update weekly, ASCII Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SceneSwap versus ASCII Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSceneSwapASCII Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHossam HamoudaAlastair Bor

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SceneSwap

One-time1
  • SceneSwap Pro$4.99
None

ASCII Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SceneSwap free?
SceneSwap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ASCII Camera free?
ASCII Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SceneSwap or ASCII Camera have ads?
Neither SceneSwap nor ASCII Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SceneSwap or ASCII Camera?
SceneSwap ships an update weekly, and ASCII Camera fortnightly. Most recently, SceneSwap was updated on October 24, 2026 and ASCII Camera on October 4, 2026.

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