X half vs Shanghai Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X half
Enhance your digital camera experience by wirelessly transferring photos and videos to your smartphone or tablet. Develop images captured in FILM CAMERA MODE directly within the app. It also offers location data synchronization for your photos.
- Wireless image and video transfer
- Develop FILM CAMERA MODE photos
- View photos in Gallery and Album
- Location information synchronization
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
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The “X half” app is an application that can be used in conjunction with Fujifilm's X half digital cameras to maximize your experience of X half world. By pairing the camera with the app via Bluetooth®, you can transfer captured images and videos to your smartphone or tablet, and view the transferred images in Gallery and Album. Photos taken in FILM CAMERA MODE can be developed with this app for viewing. In addition to Bluetooth®, the Wi-Fi® is also used to transfer captured images and movies. FUJIFILM provides “Activity Record”, a network service that automatically summarizes daily photographic activities in a diary format. To use the “Activity Record”, you need to use the “FUJIFILM XApp” app in addition to this app. The network service may not be available in your region or country. [Compatible Cameras] Please refer to the URL below: https://www.fujifilm-x.com/support/compatibility/software/x-half-app/ Please update the camera with the latest firmware. Please refer to the URL below to download the firmware: https://fujifilm-x.com/support/download/firmware/cameras/ [Compatible OS] Please refer to the URL below: https://www.fujifilm-x.com/support/compatibility/software/x-half-app/ [Supported languages] English(US), English(UK), Japanese/日本語, French/Français, German/Deutsch, Spanish/Español, Italian/Italiano, Turkish/Türkçe, Simplified Chinese/中文简, Russian/Русский, Korean/한국, Thai/ไทย, Indonesian/Bahasa Indonesia [Notes] “X half” provides a function that synchronizes the location information of a smartphone with the camera and records it in the captured image. To reduce the battery drain of your smartphone, please set the location information synchronisation interval to a longer time from the “X half” menu. * The Bluetooth® word and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by FUJIFILM Corporation is under license. * Wi-Fi® is registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance®. * iPhone, iPad, iPad Pro, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. * IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.
Shanghai Camera
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Shanghai Camera is a minimal creative AR camera for making stylized color or black-and-white photos. Use your iPhone camera to place a 3D Shanghai logo into the real world, adjust the object, choose a color/monochrome look, and capture a finished image. The interface is designed to stay simple, fast, and focused so you can experiment without a complicated editing workflow. Features: - Place a 3D Shanghai logo in your real-world environment - Use plane and mesh placement controls - Preview monochrome/color film-inspired styles - Swipe to change the selected style - Adjust scale, rotation, position - Capture with the shutter button or the iPhone volume-down button - View saved photos in the in-app gallery Shanghai Camera is built for quick creativity: place, style, adjust, and shoot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: X half at 3 against Shanghai Camera's 1. X half also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | X half | Shanghai Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FUJIFILM Corporation | Ryan Walker |
In-app purchases
X half
No in-app purchases
Shanghai Camera
No in-app purchases









