FX Cam vs SceneThread Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FX Cam
Transform your videos with live AR effects, filters, and tools. Create cinematic content instantly without editing, perfect for social media clips and stories. Features include 3D objects, location stamps, and live captions.
- Live AR 3D Objects
- Sunrise/Sunset Scenes
- Travel Mode with overlays
- Live Captions
- Pet, Baby, Face, News, Ta-Da! Studios
- Live Widgets & Tools
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161 real-time effects, live on your camera. Or on any video and photo already in your library. Nothing renders. Nothing exports. What you see in the frame is the file you get. WHAT IT DOES : : : • 161 effects across 8 cams, all running live • Point the camera - or import a video or photo from your library • Effects that move to the music, off the mic or off the clip's own track • Data burned into the frame: time, place, coordinates, timecode, spectrum • 1080 x 1920, 30 or 60 fps, with sound. No limits, no watermark DOTS : : : Dot Grid. Brick Grid. Diamond Grid. Hex Grid. Triangle Grid. Glass Drops. Glass Tiles. Circle Drop. Circle Packing. Mosaic Glass. Mosaic Round. Mosaic Glass Fine. Mosaic Blend. Shatter. Quad Blocks. Pixelate. LED Screen. Halftone. Halftone Color. Halftone Pop. Stipple. INK : : : Pencil. Ink Lines. Chalk Lines. Engraving. Woodcut. Comic. Cartoon Cel. ASCII. ASCII Color. Digital Rain. Blueprint. Yellowprint. Photocopy. Xerox Fade. Thermal. Heat Scan. Night Vision. Zombieland. Plexus Live. Plexus Glow. Plexus Neon. Spiral Yellow. Spiral Magenta. Spiral Vermilion. Waves Acid. Waves Cyan. Waves Violet. WARP : : : Kaleidoscope. Triangle Mirror. Droste. Droste Soft. Tiny Planet. Fisheye. Twirl. Tunnel. Dolly Zoom. Ripple. Liquid Chrome. Long Legs. Polar Unwrap. Mirror. Triptych. GLITCH : : : Slice Glitch. Rolling Shutter. Broken LCD. Chroma Tear. Datamosh. Chroma Bleed. Glass Ribs. Glass Slab. One Line. CRT. Shadow Mask. Phosphor Dots. Trinitron. LCD Crystals. Slot Mask. Interlace. Signal Loss. BEAT : : : 19 effects that hear sound and move with it. Spectrum Ring. Spectrum Edge. Spectrum LED. Wave Aura. Beat Blob. Sound Arcs. Waveform. Dot Ripple. Bass Zoom. Broken Beat. Glass Beat. Slab Drop. Chroma Beat. Ripple Beat. Thermal Beat. Plexus Beat. LED Beat. Flare Beat. Flare Beat Color. In silence the frame stays clean; the drop hits and the whole picture answers. Nothing to sync. Nothing to edit. Y2K : : : Direct Flash. CCD Digicam. NightShot. VHS. McBling Sparkle. Chromecore. Fisheye 2000. Date Stamp. Light Leaks. Lomo Grain. Cyber Glitch. Win98. Dreamy Glow. Vectorheart. Cool Blue. Barbiecore. 3D Wiggle. Paparazzi. Webcam 240p. Soft Club. VINTAGE : : : Portrait 400. Chrome 64. Reportage. Tungsten 800. Summer 400. Silver 400. Instant. 3-Strip. Infrared. 8mm Film. 16mm. Anamorphic. Light Leak. Soft Bloom. Toy Lens. Anaglyph 3D. Dust & Scratches. Film Grain. Sepia. Cyanotype. Every format that ever made a picture look like a memory. TONE : : : Modulation. Blue Steel. Violet Pink. Navy Green. Maroon Orange. Violet Yellow. Purple Lime. Pink Peach. Navy Sky. Green Yellow. Noir Pink. Multi Tone. Green Lines. Rainbow Lines. Color Drift. Sunset Drift. Neon Drift. Luma Pulse. Gradient Map. Radiant. Angelic. Red Lights. YOUR OWN FOOTAGE : : : Open any video or photo from your library and every effect works on it, live. Beat effects follow the clip's own soundtrack. Horizontal clips rotate to fill the frame and save out horizontal. BURN THE DATA IN : : : Time and date. City. GPS coordinates. Live mic meter. Audio spectrum. Millisecond timecode. A horizon level that stays level however you tilt the phone. A safe-frame guide with corner marks and a centre cross. Not an overlay - part of the file. It survives every re-upload. SHOOT : : : Photos while recording, and the still matches the frame exactly. Front and back camera. Split view to compare before and after. Six themes. Ten languages. Straight to your photo library. Point. Pick. Record. FX CAM PRO : : : Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Weekly - 6.99 USD per week, with a 3-day free trial. Annual - 69.99 USD per year. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://sites.google.com/view/awesome-world-app/fxcam-pp
SceneThread Camera
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SceneThread is a camera that edits while you shoot. Hold the shutter to record a moment, release to make the cut, and keep going. Every clip lands as a colored thread on a live timeline, so you can see your film taking shape before you ever open an editor. CAPTURE IS THE FIRST EDIT • Hold-to-record segmented capture with a live thread timeline • Photo mode: stills become motion clips with a slow push-in • Shot guides for Travel, Family, Food, Product, and Event stories, chosen while you frame • Lens-true zoom, pinch to zoom, front and rear cameras, torch, 24/30/60 fps • Manual exposure, focus and exposure lock, white balance, stabilization, zebras, histogram, and a horizon level • Apple Watch remote: start, stop, and switch cameras from your wrist • Hardware shutter with Camera Control, the volume buttons, and supported AirPods A FINISHED FILM IN ONE TAP • Smart Finish reads every clip, keeps the strongest moments, skips repeated takes, matches music to the mood, and times cuts to the beat • 15, 30, and 60 second targets with Cinematic, Energetic, and Calm pacing • Cut, Look, Sound, and Finish stages keep advanced tools discoverable without a control wall • Trim, reorder, speed, slow-motion ramps, volume, rotation, duplicate, and delete per clip • Five looks with intensity control, auto color match, and beat pulse • Six-mood original music library, sound mix presets, voiceover recording, and on-device captions • Title cards, ending cards, 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9 exports, Save to Photos, and the share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your footage stays on your iPhone. SceneThread has no account, no ads, no analytics, and no cloud upload. Camera, microphone, photo, and speech access are requested only when you use the feature that needs them. SCENETHREAD PREMIUM Capture, edit, and share are free. Premium adds 4K capture, ProRes, Apple Log, HDR HLG, Cinematic depth, Spatial Video, timecode, and external-drive recording; the full 24-track music library; cross dissolve and social transitions; the title pack; custom LUTs, film grain, letterbox, and ending cards; 10-second trailers; and Apple Intelligence title, caption, and shot suggestions on supported iPhones. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://airussolutions.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
FX Cam and SceneThread Camera are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. FX Cam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and SceneThread Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FX Cam ships an update monthly, SceneThread Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FX Cam | SceneThread Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhii Rymar | https://airussolutions.com/ |
In-app purchases
FX Cam
- Weekly plan FX Cam PRO$1.997 Days
- Annual plan FX Cam PRO7 Days trial$69.991 Year
SceneThread Camera
- Premium Lifetime$9.99
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