ZAP CAM vs Afilmory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZAP CAM
This app offers a professional photography experience with a focus on authentic retro styles, eliminating the need for post-editing. It provides a variety of popular filters and a user-friendly interface, allowing users to enjoy the moment of capture.
- Authentic retro photography
- One-tap editing
- Popular filter effects
- Real-time filter preview
- Save original negatives
- Adjustable exposure compensation
- Composition grids
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ZAP CAM is an iPhone camera that looks like film and feels like Camera. Pick a look. See it live. Shoot. That's the whole process. Looks • About 60 film, instant, toy, black-and-white, food, and night styles • Live preview • All looks are free. No membership wall on filters. Camera • Tap focus, exposure, white balance, flash • Multiple focal lengths • Grid and volume-button shutter • Instant-style borders • Photos save into a ZAP CAM album, grouped by look If you already know the iPhone camera, you already know this one.
Afilmory
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Afilmory is a photography gallery and creative workspace for photographers and photography enthusiasts. Browse photos and Live Photos in a native grid, inspect full EXIF, capture time, and location, and rediscover your work with search, tags, ratings, and filters. You can also explore public galleries from other photographers and follow the creators you care about. Key features: • Fluid photo grids with zoom, paging, and gestures • Live Photo, HDR, and detailed EXIF support • Search and filters for camera, lens, date, rating, and tags • A map of photographs that include location metadata • Upload photos and Live Photos from the app or the system Share Sheet • Manage photos, site details, comments, and sync jobs in Studio • Explore and follow public galleries, and get notified about new work • Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Dark Interface Some creator and management features require an Afilmory account and an available Afilmory server workspace. Public galleries can be explored without signing in. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ZAP CAM at 16.0 against Afilmory's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ZAP CAM sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Afilmory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ZAP CAM ships an update every 3 days, Afilmory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZAP CAM | Afilmory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 勋 李 | 宇豪 蒋 |
In-app purchases
ZAP CAM
- ProMonthly$3.991 Month
- YearMonthly$9.991 Year
- 10 AI Edit Credits$4.99
- Lifetime$5.99
- 30 AI Edit Credits$12.99
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- 100 AI Edit Credits$29.99
Afilmory
- Afilmory Pro$4.991 Month
- Managed Storage 50GB$5.991 Month
- 赞助 Afilmory$2.99
