Comparison

(Not Boring) Camera vs Real.Photos

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

Head to head
About

(Not Boring) Camera

Capture unique, honest, and inspiring photos with a playful camera interface. Offers professional-level controls, natural image processing, and customizable color grading with LUTs. Enjoy a tactile, 3D interface and one-second capture from lock screen.

Highlights
  • SUPER RAW™ capture
  • 3D LUT color grading
  • Customizable camera interface
  • HDR support
  • 3D camera interface with haptics
  • Manual pro controls
  • One-tap fast capture
Features
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"The most fun camera app I've used in forever." — The Verge "My go-to for iPhone photography" — Washington Post "It’s so fun to use." —MKBHD Capture unique, honest, inspiring photos like the Pros in a fun, playful camera. SUPER RAW™ No AI or over-processed photos. Just natural grain, sharper images, & film-like exposures. Save Raw digital negative files (DNG) for processing in other tools like Darkroom, Lightroom, or Photoshop. Or capture using Apple's professional-level ProRaw. SKIP THE EDITS From snap to share. !Camera is the first camera app to enable professional color grading with 3D LUTs (”lookup tables”) used in high-end workflows by professional photographers to achieve realistic film simulations and unique cinematic looks. Use !Camera’s presets, add LUTs from your favorite creators, or make & import your own! New Styles and pro collaborations released every season. MAKE IT YOURS Customize every part of your camera to fit your vibe. Share colorways with others. HDR Extend your photo’s dynamic range with HDR to save additional highlight detail and color depth. LOVE THE FEEL Click. Tick. Snap. First fully-3D camera interface with dynamic lighting, sounds, & custom haptics that evokes the feel of holding a real camera. PRO CONTROL Use Auto mode for easy captures or switch to Manual for full control over exposure, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and focus with pro-level tools like focus peaking, histogram, and zebra stripes. ONE-TAP FAST From lock screen to first snap in under 1 second. Add shortcuts to your lock screen, home screen, widgets, camera control, control settings, wherever. 100% PRIVATE We collect nothing. We store nothing. We share nothing. Plans: https://notbor.ing/plans Support: https://notbor.ing/support Terms: https://notbor.ing/terms Privacy: https://notbor.ing/privacy

About

Real.Photos

Capture authentic photographs with a focus on reality, not AI generation. This app verifies your images at the point of capture, embedding a 'proof of reality' stamp with location and timestamp in the metadata. Once minted, you can easily list your verified photos for sale in a dedicated marketplace.

Highlights
  • Capture real photos, not AI
  • Verify photos at point of capture
  • Embed 'proof of reality' stamp
  • Include location and timestamp metadata
  • Mint photos as NFTs
  • List photos for sale in marketplace
Features
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Real.Photos mobile app is the easiest way for photographers to take photos, mint them as nfts, and list them for sale. We've built an app exclusively for photographers. You take photos that are verified as real, not AI, at the point of capture. Each photo is certified with a 'proof of reality' stamp in the metadata along with the location and timestamp. Once minted, you can list photos for sale in the Real.Photos marketplace. Humanity is less than 2 years away from not being able to tell which photos are real and which aren't. And soon there will be be more AI generated content than human generated. Real.Photos is a way to push back against the blurring of reality that's coming. We hope you like it.

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Camera4 screens
Real.Photos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Real.Photos at none against (Not Boring) Camera's 5. Real.Photos also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). (Not Boring) Camera's advantage is ratings volume (5.6K vs 4) and chart position (#162 vs unranked). 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. (Not Boring) Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Real.Photos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real.Photos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Camera has 5.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of (Not Boring) Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Real.Photos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, Real.Photos weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
(Not Boring) Camera versus Real.Photos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) CameraReal.Photos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.6K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.6K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.216 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB117 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCBogdan Gusiev

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Camera

All ratings5,229 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews452 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative21.7%

Real.Photos

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

Bugs and requests

(Not Boring) Camera

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Inability to focus on nearby subjects

Requested features

2 requests
  • Video and slow-motion mode
  • Brightness matching between viewfinder and final image

Real.Photos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

(Not Boring) Camera

Subscriptions4
  • Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
  • !Camera Plus Yearly$14.991 Year
  • !Camera Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Super !Boring Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • !Camera Plus Lifetime$59.99
None

Real.Photos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Camera free?
(Not Boring) Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Real.Photos free?
Real.Photos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Camera or Real.Photos?
Real.Photos is rated higher. (Not Boring) Camera averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Real.Photos averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do (Not Boring) Camera or Real.Photos have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Camera nor Real.Photos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Camera or Real.Photos?
(Not Boring) Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, and Real.Photos weekly. Most recently, (Not Boring) Camera was updated on November 6, 2026 and Real.Photos on November 4, 2026.

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