Comparison

Cam vs Mayica

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

Mayica

Features
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Maybe it's the camera. Maybe I just love you. Photos of the people we love always look a little better. That thought is where Mayica started. Remember the tiny camera keyring on your bag? Mayica keeps a wall of them. Pick one, hang it by the shutter, and just shoot. Tilt your phone and it swings. Press the shutter and the photo takes on that camera's color and grain. The viewfinder shows the scene exactly as it is. Every camera on the wall suits a different scene: a Sunday afternoon with nothing planned, tulips at the flower market, convenience-store light on a wet road, dense black and white, even a photo that looks like it came from the phone you had back then. Choosing which one to hang today is where the shot begins. FOR YOU IF β€’ You love the feel of film but are tired of scrolling through twenty filters. β€’ You want the photo finished on the spot, with no editing afterward. β€’ You keep photos of the people you love, the light on a trip, and days when nothing happened. SHOOTING IS SIMPLE β€’ Pick 14, 28, 35, or 50 mm, tap to focus, touch and hold to lock it. β€’ Swipe up and down for exposure, left and right for the aperture effect: how much the background blurs and how the lens feels. β€’ Hold the shutter for a bulb exposure and keep the trails of light. β€’ 4:3, 16:9, 1:1, a grid, a level, and portrait composition guides. β€’ Review right after the shot, save or retake, and keep the original too if you like. MAYICA PRO β€’ Import photos from your library or another app's share sheet and give them the look of any camera. β€’ Save and share every camera's photos without the watermark. β€’ Shooting and every camera stay free. Some cameras add a small Mayica mark below the photo on free saves; the camera picker shows which ones. β€’ PRO is an auto-renewing annual subscription you can manage or cancel anytime from Settings. Everything happens on your device. No account, no sign-in. Camera names are inspired by real films and cameras, but their colors are not copies. For ad measurement, Singular processes app launches and sessions plus limited device and network information. Photos and location never leave your device for Singular. This app follows Apple's standard EULA. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cam4 screens
Mayica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mayica at Free against Cam's $2.99. Mayica also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). Cam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#192 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Mayica is free to download; Cam costs $2.99 up front. Mayica sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cam ships an update every 11 days, Mayica daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 3 level
Cam versus Mayica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamMayica
Price$2.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Best chart rank#192 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size171 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax RetikSKENE

In-app purchases

None

Cam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mayica

Subscriptions1
  • Mayica PRO Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Cam free?
Cam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mayica free?
Mayica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cam or Mayica have ads?
Neither Cam nor Mayica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cam or Mayica?
Cam ships an update every 11 days, and Mayica daily. Most recently, Cam was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mayica on October 31, 2026.

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