Comparison

Add Astra vs Full Screen Camera Pro

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

Head to head
About

Add Astra

Overlay accurate star positions onto your photos using image metadata and machine learning. The app intelligently identifies the sky to ensure stars are placed realistically, avoiding unwanted artifacts.

Highlights
  • Accurate star positioning
  • Uses Yale Bright Star Catalog
  • Extracts image metadata
  • Machine learning sky detection
  • Realistic star overlays
Features
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Add Astra was our first app. It uses the Yale Bright Star Catalog with extracted image metadata (date, time, location, orientation, and direction) to find star positions accurate to your uploaded image. Add Astra also uses the DETRResnet50SemanticSegmentationF16 Machine Learning Model to find the sky in your image, and only overlay the stars there, so you don’t have weird white dots all over your picture!

About

Full Screen Camera Pro

This app transforms your entire screen into a camera viewfinder for a distraction-free shooting experience. It captures photos exactly as you see them, with various aspect ratios and professional controls for focus, exposure, and zoom. Shoot instantly from your lock screen or control center.

Highlights
  • Full screen viewfinder
  • Edge-to-edge photo capture
  • Instant launch from lock screen/control center
  • Multiple aspect ratios (4:3, Square, 16:9)
  • Pro controls (focus, exposure, zoom)
  • HD/4K video recording
  • Optional 48MP high resolution
Features
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Full Screen Camera Pro turns your entire iPhone screen into the viewfinder. No status bar, no clutter, just your shot, edge to edge. Tap once and every control disappears. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Most camera apps show a full-screen preview, then save a photo shaped differently from what you framed. Full Screen photos are cropped to exactly the shape of your screen, so the picture in your library matches the moment you saw. Prefer a classic look? Switch to 4:3, Square or 16:9 anytime. OPEN IT INSTANTLY • Camera Control (iPhone 16 and later): press to launch, press again to shoot, slide to zoom or adjust exposure • Action Button (iPhone 15 Pro and later) • Lock Screen and Control Center Shoot without unlocking. Photos taken from the Lock Screen are added to your library the next time you open the app. EVERY MODE YOU NEED • Photo, with Live Photos, even in Full Screen • Portrait • Video in HD or 4K at 30 or 60 fps • Slo-mo • Time-lapse PRO WHERE IT COUNTS • Lens buttons for ultra wide, wide and telephoto, plus pinch to zoom • Tap to focus, drag up or down to adjust brightness, touch and hold to lock focus and exposure • Optional 48MP high resolution on supported iPhones • Flash, plus a bright screen flash for selfies • 3- and 10-second self-timer • Rule-of-thirds grid and mirrored selfies • Shoot with the volume buttons • Full-quality photos that keep their original details, with optional location QUICK REVIEW Tap the thumbnail to swipe through what you just shot, full screen. Touch and hold a Live Photo to watch it move, and share straight from the review. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your photos go straight to your own library and never to us. SUBSCRIPTION Full Screen Camera Pro is a yearly subscription with a one-week free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://michaelmcgillapps.com/fullscreencamera-privacy.html

Screenshots

Add Astra2 screens
Full Screen Camera Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Add Astra at 100% against Full Screen Camera Pro's 50%. Add Astra also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Add Astra sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and Full Screen Camera Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Add Astra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Add Astra's written reviews are positive against 50% of Full Screen Camera Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Add Astra ships an update every 2 days, Full Screen Camera Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Add Astra versus Full Screen Camera Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdd AstraFull Screen Camera Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPParent LLCMichael McGill apps llc

Customer experience

Add Astra

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Full Screen Camera Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Add Astra

Subscriptions1
  • 100 Credits a Month + No Ads$10.991 Month
One-time4
  • One Credit$0.29
  • Five Credits$0.99
  • Ten Credits$1.99
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  • 50 Credits$7.49
1 purchases

Full Screen Camera Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Yearly$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Add Astra free?
Add Astra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Full Screen Camera Pro free?
Full Screen Camera Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Add Astra or Full Screen Camera Pro?
Add Astra is rated higher. Add Astra averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Full Screen Camera Pro averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Add Astra or Full Screen Camera Pro have ads?
Neither Add Astra nor Full Screen Camera Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Add Astra or Full Screen Camera Pro?
Add Astra ships an update every 2 days, and Full Screen Camera Pro every 3 months. Most recently, Add Astra was updated on October 24, 2026 and Full Screen Camera Pro on October 14, 2026.

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