Comparison

(Not Boring) Camera vs shay's reflections

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

shay's reflections

This app allows users to share daily photos and moments from their lives, similar to a social media feed. As you post more, the app learns your style and provides personalized reflections.

Highlights
  • Daily photo posting
  • Personalized reflections
  • Social sharing
  • User-driven content
  • Camera roll integration
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shay is somewhere between your camera roll and your group chat. you don’t think too hard. you like the pic, so you post up. and you post up daily: the hot selfies, the late-night Uber, the boring meeting face, the chaos from Saturday night, the fit check, and everything in between. the more you post, the more shay gets to know you, and the more personalized the reflections get. so what are you waiting for? your first reflection is waiting… (p.s. follow @shaysreflections on ig for live updates.)

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Camera4 screens
shay's reflections4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: shay's reflections at none against (Not Boring) Camera's 5. shay's reflections also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). (Not Boring) Camera's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 18). On price, rating, 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. shay's reflections asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for (Not Boring) Camera against 4.6 for shay's reflections. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Camera has 5K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of (Not Boring) Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of shay's reflections's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Camera ships an update every 10 days, shay's reflections every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
(Not Boring) Camera versus shay's reflections: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) Camerashay's reflections
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5K ratings)4.6 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCShay's Reflections, Inc

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Camera

All ratings4,950 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews422 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative19.4%

shay's reflections

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews10 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

shay's reflections

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

shay's reflections

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Camera free?
(Not Boring) Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is shay's reflections free?
shay's reflections is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Camera or shay's reflections?
(Not Boring) Camera and shay's reflections are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5K and 18 ratings respectively.
Do (Not Boring) Camera or shay's reflections have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Camera nor shay's reflections shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Camera or shay's reflections?
(Not Boring) Camera ships an update every 10 days, and shay's reflections every 2 days. Most recently, (Not Boring) Camera was updated on September 23, 2026 and shay's reflections on September 9, 2026.

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