Comparison

HDMI Cam 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

HDMI Cam

Transform your iPhone into a professional HDMI streaming camera for OBS, video meetings, and teaching. Enjoy clean, watermark-free output with advanced live controls and native iOS video effects.

Highlights
  • Professional HDMI streaming output
  • Clean, watermark-free feed
  • Tap to focus, long press to lock AF/AE
  • OBS Portrait Optimized output
  • Native iOS video effects integration
  • Test overlay for pre-live checks
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Turn your iPhone into a professional HDMI streaming camera. HDMI Cam is designed for OBS streaming, video meetings, capture cards, and teaching demos. Connect your iPhone to an HDMI adapter and capture card to get a clean, watermark-free camera feed with no distracting UI. PRO OUTPUT IN 2.0 - Phone Direct Output: follows your phone orientation by default, ideal for monitoring, meetings, and regular capture. - OBS Portrait Optimized: for capture cards that can capture landscape only. Output a full-frame landscape signal, then rotate the source 90 degrees in OBS to get a full-pixel portrait feed. - Clean Output: hide all overlays before going live. LIVE CONTROL - Tap to focus, long press to lock AF/AE and avoid focus hunting or exposure jumps. - Double tap to open Settings and quickly control camera switching, grid, mirroring, test overlay, and clean output. - Front camera auto mirroring for better self-facing capture and portrait workflows. TEST OVERLAY Before going live, check device model, active camera, AF/AE status, screen orientation, output frame, battery, power connection, and thermal state. iOS NATIVE VIDEO EFFECTS HDMI Cam works with iOS native video effects. While the app is running, open Control Center and tap “Video Effects” to enable supported system features such as Portrait, Studio Light, and Voice Isolation. Perfect for: - OBS streaming and portrait live streams - E-commerce live selling and teaching demos - Video meetings and remote classes - Face cam and secondary camera workflows For best results, use an official Apple HDMI adapter or a reliable USB-C/Lightning HDMI adapter with a mainstream HDMI capture card.

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

HDMI Cam4 screens
Full Screen Camera Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HDMI Cam at 100% against Full Screen Camera Pro's 50%. HDMI Cam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Full Screen Camera Pro's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Full Screen Camera Pro is free to download; HDMI Cam costs $1.99 up front. Full Screen Camera Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. HDMI Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HDMI Cam ships an update every 4 months, Full Screen Camera Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HDMI Cam versus Full Screen Camera Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHDMI CamFull Screen Camera Pro
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer成昭 苑Michael McGill apps llc

Customer experience

HDMI Cam

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

None

HDMI Cam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Full Screen Camera Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Yearly$1.991 Year

Questions

Is HDMI Cam free?
HDMI Cam costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Full Screen Camera Pro free?
Full Screen Camera Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HDMI Cam or Full Screen Camera Pro have ads?
Neither HDMI Cam nor Full Screen Camera Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HDMI Cam or Full Screen Camera Pro?
HDMI Cam ships an update every 4 months, and Full Screen Camera Pro every 3 months. Most recently, HDMI Cam was updated on October 10, 2026 and Full Screen Camera Pro on September 29, 2026.

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