(Not Boring) Camera vs Real.Photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
(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.
- SUPER RAW™ capture
- 3D LUT color grading
- Customizable camera interface
- HDR support
- 3D camera interface with haptics
- Manual pro controls
- One-tap fast capture
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
(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.
| Parameter | (Not Boring) Camera | Real.Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.6K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #162 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Not Boring Software LLC | Bogdan Gusiev |
Customer experience
(Not Boring) Camera
Real.Photos
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
(Not Boring) Camera
- 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
- !Camera Plus Lifetime$59.99
Real.Photos
No in-app purchases
Questions
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