OneLens vs Mockingjay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OneLens
Capture photos and videos directly to your cloud storage without cluttering your personal camera roll. This app offers seamless integration with popular cloud services and provides full camera controls for efficient workflow.
- Direct cloud upload
- Keeps photos off camera roll
- Built-in gallery
- Full camera controls
- Private by design
- Supports multiple cloud services
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Keep your work photos out of your personal camera roll. OneLens is a camera app that uploads photos and videos directly to your cloud as you take them. They never touch Apple's Photos app. No filenames to enter, no folders to browse, no repeated upload prompts. Open the app, take the photo, done. Straight to the cloud Photos go directly to OneDrive, Google Drive, Google Photos, or Dropbox. Choose your destination folder and define how files are named — by date, time, or both. Stays off your camera roll Everything shot in OneLens lives only in your cloud. You can use iPhone Camera for personal photos, OneLens for everything else. Fast to open Add OneLens to your Lock Screen, as a widget or to Action Button. Built-in gallery Browse, share, and delete your uploaded files without opening a separate cloud app. Share via AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or whatever else you need. Full camera controls All lenses including macro and fusion, up to 50x zoom, manual exposure, flash on/off/auto, and a grid overlay. Optional GPS tagging if location metadata matters for your work. Private by design Authentication goes directly through the cloud providers OAuth2 and their official APIs. We don't collect, track, or store your media. We use only anonymous usage analytics to improve the app, and you can turn them off in Settings. Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, HEIC in full quality. Promotional Photos and videos are AI generated, as we didn't have construction site at hand - but you might. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mockingjay
This app securely records video and uploads it in real-time to your Google Drive, ensuring your footage is safe even if your device is lost or damaged. It uses strong encryption and offers features like an emergency PIN for enhanced protection.
- Real-time encrypted video upload
- Emergency PIN protection
- Quick-start recording
- AES-256-GCM encryption
- Google Drive integration
- Trusted contacts sharing
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They can take your phone. Not your footage. Mockingjay turns your iPhone into a secure bodycam. Every few seconds of video is encrypted and uploaded to your own Google Drive while you are still recording. If your phone is grabbed, smashed or confiscated mid-recording, everything up to that moment is already safe. Built for journalists, activists, witnesses, domestic violence survivors and anyone who may need video proof of what happened. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Normal camera apps keep the video on the phone. Cloud apps upload after you stop. Mockingjay uploads during the recording, so there is no gap for anyone to take away. KEY FEATURES • Live encrypted upload: footage reaches the cloud while you record • Your own Google Drive: no Mockingjay servers, nobody else holds your video • AES-256-GCM encryption, with keys protected by the Secure Enclave • Emergency PIN: a second PIN that opens the app but locks this phone out of your recordings, while the cloud copy stays safe • One-press start: record from the Action Button or a Shortcut without typing a PIN • Share with someone you trust: send a private link, and the passphrase separately, so a family member, lawyer or advocate can open your recordings • GPS location and C2PA Content Credentials to support where and when it was filmed (Pro) • 480p, 720p or 1080p quality (Pro) PERFECT FOR • Witnessing a police stop or an arrest • Documenting harassment, stalking or abuse • Covering protests and breaking news • Recording incidents with landlords, neighbours or on the road • Anyone who needs video that survives losing the phone PRIVACY • Recordings go only to your Google Drive account • Encrypted before they leave the phone • No account with us, no footage on our servers • You decide who gets a link MOCKINGJAY PRO Free: recordings up to 60 seconds, 720p, 7-day history. Pro: unlimited length, all qualities, GPS and Content Credentials, full history. Pro is a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase (after the trial, if you start one). Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Know and follow the recording laws where you live. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tskulbru.dev/apps/mockingjay-privacy Support: https://tskulbru.dev/apps/mockingjay-support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mockingjay at 18.0 against OneLens's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and 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
Both are free to download. OneLens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mockingjay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OneLens ships an update every 4 days, Mockingjay every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | OneLens | Mockingjay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brunch Development IS | Torstein Skulbru |
Customer experience
OneLens
Mockingjay
In-app purchases
OneLens
- Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$49.99
Mockingjay
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Weekly$7.997 Days
- Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$39.99









