Comparison

VSCO Capture vs Selpaca

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

Head to head
About

VSCO Capture

Capture photos and videos with over 50 live filters and real-time effects. Offers granular manual controls for exposure, ISO, and more, allowing for precise aesthetic control as you shoot. Supports RAW capture and seamless syncing with a photo editor.

Highlights
  • 50+ live photo filters
  • Real-time video presets
  • Live Bloom and Halation effects
  • Live film grain
  • Manual camera controls (exposure, ISO, white balance, shutter speed)
  • RAW capture support
  • Seamless syncing with VSCO editor
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“VSCO’s Capture app is free and offers plenty of granular controls that will even please the “pro mode” fans among us.” - Digital Trends “The iPhone's camera goes from good to great with the just-released VSCO Capture app.” - PhoneArena “The presets deliver incredible results straight out of camera, and I love that I can adjust the intensity in real time.” - Jaime Angel, Photographer VSCO Capture brings together 50+ live photo filters, real-time effects, and intuitive controls to shape your vision as it comes to life. Perfect for photography enthusiasts and seasoned pros alike, VSCO Capture is designed for those who want to shoot with intention, emotion, and a distinctly personal aesthetic. FREE CAMERA APP VSCO Capture is made for shooting in the moment. Choose from 50+ live presets inspired by retro, contemporary, and vintage film looks. Apply real-time effects as you shoot, and easily toggle between automatic and manual settings. You can even shoot in RAW for more flexibility when editing later in the VSCO app. LIVE CAMERA FILTERS Shoot with over 50 preset filters that let you define your style before you press the shutter. From analog classics and black-and-white to retro film and photographer-inspired looks, each preset is designed to help you see and customize your aesthetic in the moment — no editing required. REAL-TIME PHOTO EFFECTS Shape light as you shoot. Add live Bloom and Halation photo effects to soften highlights, lift glow, and bring a cinematic, film-inspired character to your photos. Dial in intensity, size, and range in real time, so what you see on screen is exactly what you capture. VIDEO WITH LIVE PRESETS Shoot video in your style. Apply your favorite VSCO presets in real time to capture motion with the same look you trust for photos. With 50+ iconic presets, create a consistent aesthetic, frame by frame. LIVE FILM GRAIN Add analog texture in the moment. Apply live, film-inspired Grain to bring depth, character, and a tactile feel to your photos. Customize strength, size, and color as you shoot for an authentic aesthetic that looks and feels like the real thing. EASY MANUAL CONTROLS Dial in your look with intuitive manual controls. Toggle flash modes, adjust exposure, ISO, and white balance, and change your shutter speed with a UI that’s made for in-the-moment shooting. Easily capture long exposures with blur or recreate the look of a disposable camera with a pop of flash. Whether you're going full manual or letting auto do the work, you control your unique aesthetic. EDIT SEAMLESSLY Shoot first, edit later. Sync your photos seamlessly with the VSCO photo and video editor where you can fine tune photos with our full suite powerful tools and 200+ presets. Access all the latest features and support every step of your process with VSCO Pro Membership.

About

Selpaca

Capture selfies with live filters that are applied in real-time to the preview, ensuring what you see is exactly what you save. Choose from six distinct looks or go unfiltered, with a self-timer for hands-free shots. Photos are saved at full resolution directly to your library, with no account or internet connection required.

Highlights
  • Live filter previews
  • Six distinct filter options
  • Full-resolution photo saving
  • Self-timer (3 and 10 seconds)
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • Direct photo library saving
Features
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Selpaca is a selfie camera with filters that run on the live preview, not on the photo afterwards. The filter you pick is applied to the image on screen as you frame the shot, and the same one is applied to the photo that gets saved. There is no surprise between the two — what you were looking at is what ends up in your library, mirrored the way you saw it, at your camera's full resolution. FILTERS Six looks, plus the unfiltered original: • None — your camera, untouched • Glow — soft light, lifted highlights • Peach — warm and gentle • Milky — pale, low contrast, airy • Mono — black and white • Vintage — faded, aged colour • Pop — bright and saturated Switch between them from the strip below the viewfinder. Each one is previewed on your own face, live, so you choose by looking rather than by guessing from a name. SELF-TIMER Three or ten seconds, so you can prop the phone up and use both hands, or step back and get more than your arm's length into the frame. The countdown appears over the picture and taps out the seconds so you know where you are without staring at the screen. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Full-resolution photos, saved straight to your photo library • Share to anywhere your phone already shares • Works with no connection • No account, and nothing to sign up for PRIVACY Selpaca has no server. Your photos are saved to your own photo library and go nowhere else unless you share them yourself. The app asks for two permissions: your camera, and permission to add photos to your library. It deliberately does not ask to read your library — it cannot see the photos you already have, including the ones it saved before. There is no analytics, no tracking, and no face detection of any kind; the filters are colour adjustments applied to the whole picture and the app has no idea whether there is a face in it. Full policy: https://piraeus-technology.github.io/selpaca-privacy/

Screenshots

VSCO Capture4 screens
Selpaca3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Selpaca at 5.0 against VSCO Capture's 4.4. VSCO Capture's advantage is ratings volume (225 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Selpaca holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VSCO Capture has 225 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VSCO Capture versus Selpaca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVSCO CaptureSelpaca
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (225 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings225 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVisual Supply CompanyPIRAEUS TECHNOLOGY LLC

Bugs and requests

VSCO Capture

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Can't switch to 5x lens on iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Can't select a lens after tapping the lens option button

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add grain, adjust/lock ISO, and adjust/lock white balance
  • Multiple exposures, slow shutter/light trails, and video
  • Consolidated with the main VSCO app

Selpaca

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VSCO Capture

No in-app purchases

None

Selpaca

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VSCO Capture free?
VSCO Capture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Selpaca free?
Selpaca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VSCO Capture or Selpaca?
Selpaca is rated higher. VSCO Capture averages 4.4 out of 5 from 225 ratings, while Selpaca averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VSCO Capture or Selpaca have ads?
Neither VSCO Capture nor Selpaca shows ads.

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