Comparison

camAround vs MoodCam

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

Head to head
About

camAround

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Capture your reactions in real-time with the camAround app! With a single tap, you can take a photo of what’s in front of you using the back camera—maybe a breathtaking view, an amazing meal, or any moment you want to remember. Instantly, the app switches to the front camera, snapping a selfie to capture your genuine reaction. It then combines both photos into a single image that you can save, enjoy, and share as you like. Unlike other apps, you’re fully in control—share it whenever, wherever, or keep it just for yourself. It’s your moment, your choice.

About

MoodCam

Features
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Shoot the feeling. MoodCam is a camera app built around mood. Every shot deserves a tone — so we made it effortless to find yours, live, before you ever press the shutter. Film-Inspired Filters, Live Choose from 7 filter styles — Fuji, Dreamy, Sakura, Twilight, Sharp, Miniature, and Leica. Each one is handcrafted with real film characteristics: grain, temperature, fade, bloom, and more. Applied in real time, so what you see is what you get. Miniature & Tilt-Shift Turn any scene into a diorama with our tilt-shift Miniature mode. A sharp center strip, soft blurred edges — the classic toy-world look, instantly. Make Your Own Filter Not finding the exact mood? Build it. Dial in exposure, contrast, saturation, temperature, grain, vignette, bloom, and more — while watching your camera preview update live. Name it, save it, and it lives right in your filter strip alongside the built-in ones. Organize Your Strip Reorder and hide filters to match how you actually shoot. Long-press any filter or tap Edit to customize. Edit After You Shoot Import any photo from your library and fine-tune it with the same tools. Adjust, apply a filter, and save. Clean. Fast. No subscription. No accounts. No watermarks. No paywalls. Just a camera that gets out of your way.

Screenshots

camAround4 screens
MoodCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: camAround at none against MoodCam's 1. camAround also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. MoodCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. camAround asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

camAround ships an update weekly, MoodCam monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
camAround versus MoodCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercamAroundMoodCam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthomas forsbergYongjun Lee

In-app purchases

None

camAround

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MoodCam

One-time1
  • MoodCam Pro$6.99

Questions

Is camAround free?
camAround is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MoodCam free?
MoodCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do camAround or MoodCam have ads?
MoodCam shows ads; camAround does not.
Which is updated more often, camAround or MoodCam?
camAround ships an update weekly, and MoodCam monthly. Most recently, camAround was updated on October 25, 2026 and MoodCam on October 25, 2026.

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