Comparison

Cam vs Always Cam

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

Head to head
About

Cam

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Cam Era turns your iPhone into the digital camera you grew up with. no ugly skin sharpening. no janky HDR. no computational photography. skip the over-processing. your photos come out looking like they were taken on a camera, not a phone. choose between 4K, HD, and SD resolution. add bloom, chromatic aberration, film grain, and lens vignette for the full analog look. burn the date into your photos like a real camera date-back. choose your font, color, format, and style. skeuomorphic design with physical shutter button, zoom rocker, flash toggle. tap to focus. add stickers because why not. no two cameras look the same.

About

Always Cam

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Always Cam features an always-on viewfinder, even while reviewing a photo, so you never miss a moment. Instead of pinch to zoom, one-touch anywhere on the photo for a 100% view, handy for checking blur, etc. Framing with a small viewfinder actually helps with composition, so your shots will look more professional.

Screenshots

Cam4 screens
Always Cam2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Always Cam at Free against Cam's $2.99. Cam's advantage is chart position (#192 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Always Cam is free to download; Cam costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 4 level
Cam versus Always Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamAlways Cam
Price$2.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank#192 โ€” betterโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better26.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size171 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax RetikSasan Sadat-Sharifi

In-app purchases

None

Cam

No in-app purchases

None

Always Cam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cam free?
Cam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Always Cam free?
Always Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cam or Always Cam have ads?
Neither Cam nor Always Cam shows ads.

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