Comparison

OneLens vs Sidecam

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Sidecam

This app provides a dedicated camera for professional use, keeping work-related photos and videos separate from your personal library. It offers advanced camera features, organized storage, and cloud backup options for enhanced privacy and control.

Highlights
  • Dedicated work camera
  • Separated photo library
  • Advanced camera controls (MP, 4K video, grid)
  • Organized sessions and folders
  • Cloud backup to iCloud Drive
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
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Sidecam is your separate camera for work: professional photos and videos kept apart from your personal photo library. Sidecam never touches the Photos app and cannot read your camera roll. What you capture at work stays in the app, organized and under your control. A FULL CAMERA • True 24 or 48 MP, with every iPhone lens and zoom that behaves just like the native camera • 4K video with flash, lens selection and a digital-crop warning • Level, grid and exposure lock for consistent shots ORGANIZED ON ITS OWN • Every work session groups itself — no albums to create by hand • Folders per client, site, case or project, plus reusable tags • Import the work photos you already have in Photos or Files and keep everything together in one app. YOUR BACKUP, IN YOUR CLOUD • Your entire work library mirrored to iCloud Drive (or any folder you choose): browsable folders and dates on any device • Optimize storage: originals stay in the cloud to free up space on your iPhone • Nothing is ever deleted from the cloud: removed items go to a trash folder in iCloud REAL PRIVACY • No accounts, no servers, no data collection • Optional Face ID lock for your library Built for healthcare, inspections, construction, real estate, workshops and any professional who takes photos on the job and wants to keep their personal library clean.

Screenshots

OneLens4 screens
Sidecam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sidecam at none against OneLens's 3. Sidecam also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. OneLens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sidecam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OneLens against 5.0 for Sidecam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneLens ships an update every 4 days, Sidecam weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OneLens versus Sidecam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneLensSidecam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrunch Development ISFrancisco Nunes de Abreu

Customer experience

OneLens

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sidecam

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OneLens

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
None

Sidecam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OneLens free?
OneLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sidecam free?
Sidecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OneLens or Sidecam?
OneLens and Sidecam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do OneLens or Sidecam have ads?
Neither OneLens nor Sidecam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OneLens or Sidecam?
OneLens ships an update every 4 days, and Sidecam weekly. Most recently, OneLens was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sidecam on October 21, 2026.

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