OpenCam vs Cropped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenCam
Capture professional-quality video with advanced manual controls and cinematic effects. Record in flexible aspect ratios, apply custom looks with LUTs, and utilize a built-in teleprompter for seamless content creation. Offers granular control over focus, shutter speed, and ISO.
- 4:3 HD+ and 4K+ recording
- Manual focus, shutter speed, ISO, white balance
- Customizable Film Look with grain and LUTs
- Apple Log, ProRes, and ProRes RAW support
- Built-in teleprompter
- Glide Zoom, RGB histogram, audio meters
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Shoot more. Reframe later. OpenCam brings 4:3 video, manual controls and cinematic looks to your iPhone. • Record in 4:3 HD+ or 4K+ for flexible vertical and horizontal edits. • Control focus, shutter speed, ISO and white balance. • Add Film Look with grain, halation and softer detail. Pair it with imported .cube LUTs and preview your look live. • Record with Apple Log, ProRes or ProRes RAW on supported devices. • Read scripts while recording with a built-in teleprompter. • Frame your shot with smooth Glide Zoom, an RGB histogram and audio meters. OpenCam Pro unlocks Film Look, LUTs, Apple Log, ProRes/RAW, 60fps, extra bitrate options, the teleprompter and more. Features vary by device, iOS version and recording format. Film Look records in SDR, requires a LUT when shooting Log, and is unavailable with ProRes RAW. No account required. No ads or cross-app tracking. OpenCam does not upload your videos to its own servers. Terms: https://opencam.app/terms Privacy: https://opencam.app/privacy
Cropped
Streamline your photo editing by cropping multiple images simultaneously. Apply preset ratios or custom frames to all selected photos at once. Easily revert changes and manage your albums without creating duplicates.
- Crop multiple photos at once
- Apply preset crop ratios
- Create and save custom crops
- Batch revert crop changes
- Works directly with photo library
- Sort albums by date
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Meet Cropped! A tool that was born from frustratingly cropping one photo at a time. With Cropped, you select several photos and videos to crop them together. Tap a preset ratio for a quick crop. Set your framing is free mode and press "Apply to All" for perfect crop alignment across all selected photos and videos. You can even create your own custom crop and save it for continuous use. Cropped works with photos and videos directly from your photo library. Crops are done at the source, no need for duplicates or exporting images. Hate the crop you just applied? Good news! Cropped can also handle singular or batch reverts. Sort by oldest to newest or newest to oldest and browse your albums exactly like you have them in your photo library. One more thing, Cropped stores nothing and sends nothing. Everything is kept private and data is never collected. Stay Cropping!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OpenCam at Free against Cropped's $4.99. OpenCam also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26). Cropped's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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
OpenCam is free to download; Cropped costs $4.99 up front. OpenCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cropped asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cropped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenCam has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OpenCam ships an update fortnightly, Cropped every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenCam | Cropped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZHI QI | Blake Castle |
Customer experience
OpenCam
Cropped
In-app purchases
OpenCam
- Pro Monthly (1 Month)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly (1 Year)7 Days trial$29.001 Year
- Pro Lifetime$69.00
Cropped
No in-app purchases









