Blocks Camera vs Smolcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blocks Camera
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Blocks camera turns your view into pixel world! With various color filters and pixel densities, you can create fun and interesting photos.
Smolcam
This app offers a customizable retro camera experience with a variety of color palettes and dithering options. It provides a simple, distraction-free interface for capturing and saving photos instantly to your library.
- Customizable retro aesthetic
- Multiple color palettes (3-bit to 24-bit)
- Bayer ordered dithering option
- Zoom support for all device cameras
- Instant save to photo library
- Distraction-free interface
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Smolcam transforms your iPhone into a small, lightweight camera with a customizable retro aesthetic. Features: - Completely free: no ads or in-app purchases - Choose from 8 colors (3-bit) to 16 million (24-bit) color palettes - Enable Bayer ordered dithering, or blue noise dithering for increased detail at low bit depths - Supports zooming through all the cameras your phone has - Instant save to photo library - Simple distraction-free interface that runs smoothly on any device and won't kill your battery
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Smolcam at Free against Blocks Camera's $1.99. Smolcam also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Blocks Camera's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). 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
Smolcam is free to download; Blocks Camera costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blocks Camera ships an update fortnightly, Smolcam every 8 months. Both last shipped on September 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Blocks Camera | Smolcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | (optional.is) | Jasper Morgal |
In-app purchases
Blocks Camera
No in-app purchases
Smolcam
No in-app purchases
