Comparison

Lens. vs BadCam

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

Head to head
About

Lens.

Features
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Experience photography the way it used to feel—slow, tactile, and full of anticipation. This app brings the warmth of vintage cameras into today’s world, blending nostalgic mechanics with the simplicity of your phone. Every interaction is designed to feel real: toggle the flash with a gentle click, slide the exposure dial, set a timer, and capture a moment that doesn’t appear instantly. Instead, it develops gradually, inviting you to pause and appreciate the magic of discovery. Shake your device to speed up the reveal, feel subtle haptics that mimic the touch of classic hardware, and listen to soft mechanical sounds crafted to recreate an authentic analog experience. Store your photos, curate your own board, and explore them in a fully immersive 3D Wall, where each memory gains depth, presence, and a sense of physicality—just like displaying prints in your own creative space. Features: • Flash, exposure, and timer controls inspired by old cameras • Gradual photo development with shake interaction • Carefully designed haptics for tactile realism • Soft, minimal mechanical sound effects • Personal board to keep your favorite memories • 3D Wall to showcase your photos in an immersive space • A nostalgic, immersive take on mobile photography Capture the moment. Feel the moment. Reveal the moment.

About

BadCam

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BadCam is a simple camera app inspired by old film cameras. You load a roll, take some photos, send the roll to the lab, and wait for the pictures. There are no previews and no retakes. The idea is to slow things down a little and make each photo feel worth a bit more. Features: • Two film rolls: color and black & white • Up to 24 shots per roll (you can eject a roll early and not use all exposures) • Film inspired photo processing • Optional date stamp • Lab developing timer • Albums for developed rolls • Save photos to your Photos library • No accounts or cloud storage Just photos worth waiting for.

Screenshots

Lens.4 screens
BadCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lens. and BadCam are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lens. versus BadCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLens.BadCam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.618.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeonardo MonteiroMARIUS-MIHAI IANCU

In-app purchases

None

Lens.

No in-app purchases

None

BadCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lens. free?
Lens. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BadCam free?
BadCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lens. or BadCam have ads?
Neither Lens. nor BadCam shows ads.

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