Comparison

v.a.c.s. vs Fuci

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

Head to head
About

v.a.c.s.

This app simulates the ritual of classic photography with manual focus, variable aperture, and film simulations. It offers a tactile, one-handed design and post-shot editing for focus and aperture.

Highlights
  • Classic camera workflow
  • Variable aperture simulation
  • Center-point focus & real-time tracking
  • Mechanical tactile design
  • Film simulation
  • Edit focus and aperture post-shot
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Hope you’ll fall in love with the subtle beep of focusing— and with the immersive pause after focus, as you wait for the decisive moment. Core Features - Classic Camera Workflow In manual focus mode, focus first, then frame, and wait for the decisive moment—bringing back the ritual of photography. - Variable Aperture Simulation Recreates the out-of-focus rendering of vintage cinema lenses, delivering a natural, dreamy bokeh. - Center-Point Focus & Real-Time Focus Tracking Precise control over focus, with 35mm / 50mm / 85mm focal length options for flexible composition. - Mechanical Tactile Design Optimized for one-handed use, featuring dials and a joystick with realistic mechanical feedback. - Film Simulation One-tap classic film color profiles, with silver-grain simulation and reduced sharpening for an authentic look. - Edit Mode Re-select the focus point, adjust aperture, or switch film simulations after the shot. Getting Started - Use Auto Focus mode to shoot like a traditional camera APP and get started quickly. - In Manual Focus mode, shooting is a two-step process—one extra step for finer control. - If the algorithm struggles in complex scenes, feedback is always welcome. Developer Email: beetlej@outlook.com

About

Fuci

Features
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Fuci is a floating teleprompter. Paste your script, tap Float, and it becomes a small window that stays on top of the screen. Switch to the Camera app, or whichever app you film with, and your script sits right above the viewfinder, so your eyes never leave the lens. Film talking-head videos, lessons and announcements without switching back and forth between apps. VOICE FOLLOW No more guessing the right speed. Turn on voice follow and Fuci listens as you read, scrolling to the sentence you are on. Pause, and it waits for you. Stumble or skip a word, and it keeps up; read a sentence again, and it goes back. Start anywhere in the script and it finds your place. The corner of the window shows whether it is listening or waiting, and what you have read dims. The first launch lets you try it with one sentence. Recognition runs entirely on your iPhone, with no network and no recording. Voice follow works with English and Chinese scripts. CONTROLS WHILE FILMING Pause halfway or go back a few lines without leaving the camera: · Play / Pause in Control Center pauses and resumes · Previous / Next go back and forward 5 lines · Earphone buttons and Bluetooth remotes work too · Put Fuci's shortcut on Back Tap or the Action button and tap your phone to pause FULL-SCREEN PROMPTER When paused you get a play button and a progress bar you can drag, and the reading guide can be dragged up or down. Tap to pause and resume, swipe up or down to change speed, double-tap to go back to the top. Works in landscape, and with Bluetooth keyboards and presentation clickers. MAKE IT YOURS Live preview of text size, line spacing, side margins and alignment. Four color schemes: white on black, yellow on black, white on clear, black on white. A reading guide as a band or arrows, at the height you like. Horizontal, vertical or both-way mirroring for teleprompter rigs. ALSO · A countdown before you start: 3, 5 or 10 seconds · See roughly how long each script takes to read · Import .txt and .md files from Files; Markdown formatting is removed · Floating window in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 · In English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese ONE-TIME PURCHASE We film talking-head videos and lessons every day. The teleprompters we tried either charge every month, or limit recording time, add watermarks and lock features in their free versions. So we made our own. Fuci is a one-time purchase: every feature and every future update, with no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads and no account. PRIVACY Scripts and settings stay on your iPhone. The app never goes online, and deleting it removes everything. Voice follow asks for the microphone and speech recognition only when you choose to use it; iOS does the recognition on the device, and nothing is recorded, saved or uploaded. Requires iOS 26 or later. The floating window works over camera apps; if you record your screen, the window is recorded too. Voice follow needs Dictation or Siri turned on.

Screenshots

v.a.c.s.4 screens
Fuci4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: v.a.c.s. at Free against Fuci's $0.99. v.a.c.s. also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

v.a.c.s. is free to download; Fuci costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

v.a.c.s. ships an update every 6 days, Fuci every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
v.a.c.s. versus Fuci: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterv.a.c.s.Fuci
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer林睿 贾玉昭 王

In-app purchases

None

v.a.c.s.

No in-app purchases

None

Fuci

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is v.a.c.s. free?
v.a.c.s. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fuci free?
Fuci costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do v.a.c.s. or Fuci have ads?
Neither v.a.c.s. nor Fuci shows ads.
Which is updated more often, v.a.c.s. or Fuci?
v.a.c.s. ships an update every 6 days, and Fuci every 3 weeks. Most recently, v.a.c.s. was updated on October 30, 2026 and Fuci on November 3, 2026.

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