YOKI Camera vs 划影
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YOKI Camera
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YOKI Camera is an effector camera that applies the concept of guitar effects to photography. Guitar effects are not devices for making sound clean or correct. They distort, delay, and modulate sound, changing it mid-performance to create expression and structure itself. YOKI Camera translates this idea into photography. Light is treated as an input signal and processed through effectors at the moment of capture, producing the photograph in real time. 【A camera for “playing” photographs】 YOKI Camera is not designed for those who want automatic, polished images or effortless memory-keeping. Instead, it is a camera for those who want to receive light as a signal and enjoy unpredictable, chance-driven changes as they happen. Photography here is not a task aimed at a finished result, but an improvisational act of engaging with light itself. YOKI Camera was born from this way of thinking. 【A camera with a different goal from filters and post-processing】 Most camera apps and editing tools focus on refining the appearance of images after they are captured. That is not where YOKI Camera’s interest lies. What matters is experiencing how the signal of light changes immediately after the shutter is pressed. The act of witnessing transformation, rather than polishing a result, becomes the photographic experience. 【A shooting experience that treats light as an input signal】 YOKI Camera receives light as a signal and alters its behavior through effectors. Effectors do not produce the same result every time. Their response changes according to the intensity and fluctuation of light. As a result, even with the same setup, each shot reveals a slightly different expression. 【Enjoying change that includes chance】 While settings and configurations can shape tendencies, results can never be fully fixed. What happens in that moment is captured as a one-time expression. Rather than reproducibility, YOKI Camera values receiving the reaction that emerges in the instant it occurs. 【Receiving visual stimuli before meaning】 Photos created with YOKI Camera are not meant to explain or describe their subjects. Instead, they emphasize visual stimuli that exist before meaning—form, brightness, fluctuation, and rhythm. 【Exploring composition by rearranging effectors】 Multiple effectors are placed on a board, reordered, and adjusted while shooting. Which effectors are used, and in what order, dramatically changes how light responds. Change the configuration, try again, and shoot once more. This repetition itself becomes the photographic experience. 【Effectors available from the start】 YOKI Camera comes with essential effectors ready to use immediately after installation. These form the foundation for experiencing light as a signal. – EQ (Equalizer) Adjusts brightness and tonal balance, shaping which bands of the signal are emphasized. It forms the base of the overall structure and influences how subsequent effectors respond. – Distortion Distorts the signal of light, breaking contours and tonal gradations to create rough, tense expressions. Its response changes with the intensity of incoming light, making chance especially noticeable. – Reverb Creates afterimages and overlaps of light, adding spatial depth and lingering resonance. It captures not only the subject, but the sense of light remaining in the space. These effectors can be used individually or in combination. Even with this basic setup alone, you can explore manipulating light, changing structure, and observing how it reacts. 【About the Effector Store】 If you wish to expand your expressive range, you can add new effectors through the store. Only what you choose is added—there is no need to purchase anything you do not need.
划影
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Your photo album is always full of nearly identical shots. Going through them one by one is time-consuming, and letting an automated tool delete them directly can feel unreliable. Huaying intelligently identifies similar photos locally on your iPhone, recommends the best options, and leaves the final decision entirely up to you. Three Ways to Organize 1. Smart Selection, One-Tap Cleanup Huaying evaluates factors including sharpness, facial condition and overall image quality to recommend the most worth-keeping photo in each group of similar shots. After confirming the recommendation, you can delete all other similar photos with a single tap. 2. Manual Selection, Full Control Open any group of similar photos and compare them side by side. You can follow Huaying’s recommendation, or adjust your selection at any time to personally decide which photo or photos to keep. 3. Quick Single-Photo Sorting, Effortless Organization No need to wait for the similar photo scan to finish — you can organize individual photos directly. With intuitive up-and-down swipes, quickly decide whether to keep or delete each photo. Privacy First * Similar photo detection, photo scoring and organization records are all processed locally on your device * Photos, thumbnails and analysis results will never be uploaded to the developer * No account registration or login required * No ads, analytics tracking or cross-app tracking Huaying will never automatically delete photos without your confirmation. All deletion actions are initiated and confirmed by you, then executed through the Apple Photos library. Deleted photos typically move to the Recently Deleted album; if iCloud Photos is enabled, deletions may sync to other devices signed in with the same Apple ID. Original photos not yet downloaded from iCloud may need to be fetched by Apple’s system photo framework; place names may be queried via Apple’s system geocoding service. The developer will not receive your photos through these processes. Smart recommendations are for selection assistance only and may not be fully accurate — please double-check before deletion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 划影 at every 3 days against YOKI Camera's every 2 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. YOKI Camera sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and 划影 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
YOKI Camera ships an update every 2 months, 划影 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YOKI Camera | 划影 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOSHIKI KOJIMA | 广宇 姚 |
In-app purchases
YOKI Camera
- Bit Crusher$0.49
- Phaser$0.49
- Chorus$0.49
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- Fuzz$0.49
- Vibrato$0.49
- Delay$0.49
- Noise Gate$0.49
- Full Pack$1.99
划影
- Lifetime Unlock$0.99









