Comparison

Instashots vs PhomoCam

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

Head to head
About

Instashots

Generate professional, studio-quality headshots using AI. Upload a selfie and choose from various styles to create polished images for LinkedIn, resumes, and personal branding. Get fast, secure results without an expensive photoshoot.

Highlights
  • AI-powered headshot generation
  • Professionally tailored looks
  • Fast turnaround time
  • Private and secure processing
  • Multiple styles for various professions
Features
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Create stunning, studio-quality headshots with the power of AI — no camera crew or expensive photo shoot required. Instashots uses advanced artificial intelligence to generate professional headshots that are perfect for LinkedIn, resumes, personal branding, and more. Key Features: - AI-Powered Headshot Generation – Upload a selfie and let our AI transform it into high-quality professional headshots. - Tailored Looks for Any Profession – Choose from a variety of styles to match your industry or personal brand. - Fast Turnaround – Get your headshots delivered in seconds, not days. - Private & Secure – Your photos are processed securely and deleted after generation. Whether you're a job seeker, entrepreneur, or just need a polished profile pic, Instashots makes it effortless to look your best. Note: Instashots is free to download. A subscription is required to access and use all features of the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PhomoCam

This app automatically organizes and shares your photos with friends using AI facial recognition. It creates shared events where everyone can contribute, ensuring no memory is lost. All photos are encrypted and stored securely, giving you control over who sees them.

Highlights
  • AI Face Recognition for automatic sharing
  • Shared Events for real-time photo contribution
  • Private and secure photo storage
  • Granular control over photo visibility
  • Organized memory albums
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Phomo was designed so you never miss out on the moments that matter most. Photos shouldn’t get scattered across group chats, cloud folders, and text threads. With Phomo, facial recognition makes it so every memory is instantly captured, synced, and shared in the right place—with the right people. Key Features: - AI Face Recognition: Share photos of your friends automatically and effortlessly with our secure face recognition system. - Shared Events: Create a shared event for your group. Everyone contributes photos in real time, making every perspective part of the story. - Private & Secure: Photos are encrypted and stored safely in AWS, ensuring only you and your chosen friends can view them. Why Phomo? Other apps make it easy to miss out. Phomo is built to make sure everyone leaves with the full album, every time. Whether it’s a weekend trip, a wedding, or a night out, Phomo keeps your memories together—organized, private, and beautifully accessible. Privacy First - Control exactly who can see each photo, manually or automatically - Face data is securely stored and never shared externally Download Phomo today—because no one should miss out on the memories that matter

Screenshots

Instashots4 screens
PhomoCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhomoCam at 82% against Instashots's 14%. PhomoCam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Instashots's advantage is ratings volume (512 vs 16). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Instashots sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. PhomoCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhomoCam holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instashots has 512 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Instashots's written reviews are positive against 82% of PhomoCam's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Instashots versus PhomoCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstashotsPhomoCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (512 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings512 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRamy MalikPrasiddha Parthsarthy

Customer experience

Instashots

All ratings510 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative83.3%

PhomoCam

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

Instashots

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • In-app support button doesn't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • Refund option
  • In-app support that works

PhomoCam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Instashots

Subscriptions6
  • Premium 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Premium 1 Week$7.997 Days
  • Premium 1 Week$8.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • Premium 1 Year$29.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year$39.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • New Model$4.99
None

PhomoCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instashots free?
Instashots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhomoCam free?
PhomoCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instashots or PhomoCam?
PhomoCam is rated higher. Instashots averages 4.5 out of 5 from 512 ratings, while PhomoCam averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Instashots or PhomoCam have ads?
Neither Instashots nor PhomoCam shows ads.

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