Comparison

CamBe 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

CamBe

Features
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Every photo you take is rendered with an 80s film look β€” warm tones, lifted blacks, soft grain, gentle vignette. But the moment you press the shutter, it starts fading. Slowly. Irreversibly. HOW IT WORKS Photos live only inside CamBe. Each time you open your album, the app calculates exactly how much time has passed since each shot was taken and renders the current fade state in real time. 0–3 months β€” Film original. Warm, grainy, alive. 3–8 months β€” Blues pull back. A pink-red drift sets in. Contrast softens. 8–12 months β€” Detail blurs. The image starts dissolving. After 1 year β€” Terminal state. Almost white. A faint ghost of what was there. WHAT YOU CAN DO Β· Shoot with a built-in film look Β· Watch your photos age over real calendar time Β· Import photos from your camera roll β€” if timestamp data exists, they get sorted by when they were actually taken and rendered with the fade they've already earned Β· Export the current faded state to your camera roll at any point Β· Delete a photo permanently WHAT YOU CAN'T DO Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ You can't slow it down. You can't speed it up. You can't restore the original. That's the point. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

CamBe4 screens
Mayica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CamBe at none against Mayica's 1. CamBe also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Mayica sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. CamBe asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
CamBe versus Mayica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamBeMayica
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size34 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMING-TA HSIEHSKENE

In-app purchases

None

CamBe

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mayica

Subscriptions1
  • Mayica PRO Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is CamBe free?
CamBe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mayica free?
Mayica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CamBe or Mayica have ads?
Neither CamBe nor Mayica shows ads.

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