EchoShot Camera vs Pixellate Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EchoShot Camera
Capture photos by overlaying previous shots on the live camera feed. This feature aids in maintaining consistent angles for sequential photos, stop-motion animation, or puppet projects. Choose from semi-transparent, outline, or pulsating display modes for the overlay.
- Overlay previous photo on camera preview
- Maintain consistent angles
- Puppet animation and stop motion aid
- Semi-transparent overlay
- Outline overlay
- Pulsating overlay
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Take a photo while overlaying a previously taken (or chosen) photo on the camera preview. Useful for taking photos with the same angle of view as old photos, or for puppet animations/stop motion. The overlay can be displayed in three different ways: semi-transparent, outline, or pulsating (crossfade). Version 2.0 adds multiple exposure (blend several shots into one photo), a self-timer with an on-screen countdown, a square aspect ratio option for both the live preview and the saved photo, and optional location tagging for saved photos. No ads, no in-app purchases — everything is included with a single purchase.
Pixellate Camera
Capture photos with a retro, 4-color dithered aesthetic. Adjust camera settings in real-time or import existing images to apply unique color schemes and advanced metadata.
- Retro 4-color dithered aesthetic
- Adjust zoom, sharpness, contrast, brightness
- Import and filter existing photos
- Create custom color schemes
- Advanced metadata with geotagging
- 4x upscaled or pixel-perfect saves
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Shoot in four colors. Pixellate is a live camera with the eye of a 1998 handheld. Every frame in the viewfinder is dithered down to four colors you can choose. Pick a palette, dial in brightness, contrast and dither, and shoot. Zoom in and out, flip to the front camera, and capture Live Photos and video in the same four colors as your stills. • Live four-color viewfinder for stills, Live Photos and video • 25 built-in palettes, or mix your own from any four colors • Brightness, contrast, dither and zoom controls • Import any photo, crop it, and pixellate it • Save upscaled copies for your library, or pixel-perfect 160 x 144 originals for homebrew projects • Optional geotagging and full capture metadata • Open the camera from Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixellate Camera at 100% against EchoShot Camera's 0%. Pixellate Camera also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). EchoShot Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Pixellate Camera is free to download; EchoShot Camera costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pixellate Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixellate Camera has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EchoShot Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixellate Camera's.
EchoShot Camera ships an update every 9 months, Pixellate Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EchoShot Camera | Pixellate Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Zachary Coleman |
Customer experience
EchoShot Camera
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In-app purchases
EchoShot Camera
No in-app purchases
Pixellate Camera
No in-app purchases
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