Comparison

j. Camera vs Stampo

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

Head to head
About

j. Camera

Capture photos with a distinct analog feel using three unique film looks. Experience real-time grain and authentic tone curves without AI or presets. Enjoy a simple, intuitive interface designed for a beautiful shooting experience.

Highlights
  • Three distinct film grades
  • Real-time grain effect
  • Live preview of effects
  • Dual and single camera modes
  • Left/right-handed controls
  • On-screen flash preview
Features
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Hi, I'm Jeff Hodsdon. I enjoy beautiful photos and the experience of taking them. I made this for camera for others because I feel it is a great experience to use. I appreciate you! Three film looks. Real-time grain. No presets, no AI, no clutter. j. Camera gives you three distinct analog film grades — black & white, deep cool, and warm golden — each rendered live on screen before you shoot. What you see is what you get. Built around real film stock techniques: organic grain, tone curves, and color grading via 3D LUTs. Every photo has texture and character. - Three film grades, switchable in one tap - Live preview of every effect - Dual-camera and single-camera modes - Left or right-handed controls - Flash with on-screen preview Point it at something you love. -j Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stampo

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Stampo turns every photo into a stamp on your personal pinboard. Snap a moment, watch it print onto a stamped frame, then arrange it however you like on a freeform canvas that grows with you. It's the scrapbook that lives in your pocket — analog feel, infinite space. THE EXPERIENCE • An instant camera that lives in the Dynamic Island, expanding when you tap to capture • Photos extrude out of the print slot with a tactile printing animation • Each capture lands on your dot-grid canvas as a draggable, rotatable stamp • Tap any stamp to revisit the full memory with a fluid zoom transition • Pinch, pan, and arrange — your moments, your layout FRAMES • Postage — vintage mail stamp with serrated edges • Polaroid — the classic instant film border • More frames added with every update DESIGNED FOR iOS 26 • Liquid Glass canvas controls • Matched-transition zoom when opening a stamp • Buttery 120fps interactions on iPhone 17 Pro • Native Dynamic Island camera integration — a UX no other camera app offers A DIFFERENT KIND OF PHOTO APP Stampo isn't here to compete with your camera roll or your filters app. It's a place to collect the moments worth keeping and lay them out the way you would on a real corkboard — except this one never runs out of space. Pin a great Tuesday lunch next to last summer's beach trip. Cluster a road trip into a corner. Sort by mood, not by date. For people who collect moments instead of scrolling past them. Terms of Use: https://hanifsgy.github.io/Stampo-page/terms.html

Screenshots

j. Camera4 screens
Stampo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: j. Camera at none against Stampo's 3. j. Camera also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Stampo's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stampo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. j. Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

j. Camera ships an update every 6 weeks, Stampo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
j. Camera versus Stampo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterj. CameraStampo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff HodsdonMuhammad Hanif Sugiyanto

In-app purchases

None

j. Camera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Stampo

Subscriptions2
  • Stampo Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Stampo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stampo Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is j. Camera free?
j. Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stampo free?
Stampo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do j. Camera or Stampo have ads?
Neither j. Camera nor Stampo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, j. Camera or Stampo?
j. Camera ships an update every 6 weeks, and Stampo every 8 days. Most recently, j. Camera was updated on October 1, 2026 and Stampo on October 10, 2026.

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