Comparison

Crew Comms vs Ordinary Camera

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

Head to head
About

Crew Comms

Features
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Required: iPhone + Airpods How it works: Open the app on each crew member's iPhone Connect your AirPods or headphones Press and hold the big button to talk Release to listen That's it. Up to 8 crew members on the wifi network can now be connected. Crew Comms was designed specifically for film sets, live events, and theater productions where clear, instant communication is essential. The app uses low-latency audio processing to keep your crew in a private communication Features: Push-to-talk communication with near-zero latency Automatic crew discovery on local WiFi Works with AirPods, headphones, or any Bluetooth audio Built-in text chat for silent coordination (we call it "Banter") Share reference photos instantly with your crew Background audio - hear your crew even when using other apps Private group chats with access by 4 digit code available No headset bundles. No charging stations. No hassle. If every crew member already has an iPhone in their pocket. Now they have a walkie-talkie too.

About

Ordinary Camera

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What you see on the screen is what the photograph keeps. You choose the film before the shot, and it is saved inside the picture as you take it. One press, one exposure. Nothing to edit afterwards. CONTROLS Everything runs from the shutter. Tap it to take a photo. Slide up and down to zoom. Slide left and right to set whatever control is open. One thumb, without looking away from the picture. INCLUDED Full manual: ISO, shutter speed, white balance, exposure compensation, lens. Manual focus with peaking. Six films, with grain and halation. Self timer. Side buttons take the photo. The shutter sound can be turned off. Photographs stay on your phone. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No RAW. The look is in the file as the picture is taken, so there is nothing underneath to go back to. No video mode. Sequence saves a video file, but you cannot film with it. Back camera only. No subscription. No account. No ads. No analytics. ORDINARY PLUS One payment, once. Double exposure, up to nine layers. Sequence, shot frame by frame and saved as video. Four more films. Recipes you can change and name yourself. An Auto mode that opens on your own settings. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Dark rooms stay dark. Movement blurs. Grain shows. Those are the things I did not want corrected. MADE BY One person in Prague, who also builds lenses out of used single-use cameras. One piece of glass, nothing else in the way.

Screenshots

Crew Comms4 screens
Ordinary Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ordinary Camera at weekly against Crew Comms's every 2 months. Ordinary Camera also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Crew Comms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ordinary Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crew Comms ships an update every 2 months, Ordinary Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Crew Comms versus Ordinary Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrew CommsOrdinary Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew Fishertomas zahradka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crew Comms

One-time1
  • Secure Sessions$3.99
1 purchases

Ordinary Camera

One-time1
  • EN$6.99

Questions

Is Crew Comms free?
Crew Comms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ordinary Camera free?
Ordinary Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crew Comms or Ordinary Camera have ads?
Neither Crew Comms nor Ordinary Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crew Comms or Ordinary Camera?
Crew Comms ships an update every 2 months, and Ordinary Camera weekly. Most recently, Crew Comms was updated on October 28, 2026 and Ordinary Camera on October 29, 2026.

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