Comparison

CamBe vs Beyond the Frame

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — 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 — Film original. Warm, grainy, alive. 3–8 months — Blues pull back. A pink-red drift sets in. Contrast softens. 8–12 months — Detail blurs. The image starts dissolving. After 1 year — Terminal state. Almost white. A faint ghost of what was there. WHAT YOU CAN DO Ā· Shoot with a built-in film look Ā· Watch your photos age over real calendar time Ā· Import photos from your camera roll — if timestamp data exists, they get sorted by when they were actually taken and rendered with the fade they've already earned Ā· Export the current faded state to your camera roll at any point Ā· 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

Beyond the Frame

Features
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Beyond the Frame is a simple photo journal for saving a picture together with the story behind it. Choose a photo or take one on the spot, add a short title, date, and a few words about what happened beyond the frame. Tap or swipe the photo like a card to reveal the memory on the back. Features: • Choose photos from your library or take a new one • Polaroid-inspired photo cards • Color and gently styled monochrome finishes • Add a title, date, and short back story • Flip cards to revisit the memory behind each photo • Change background colors and handwriting styles • Export your photo cards as images • Automatically sync your memories across devices with iCloud Beyond the Frame is not about managing thousands of photos. It is about keeping the part of a memory that a photo alone cannot capture.

Screenshots

CamBe4 screens
Beyond the Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CamBe at 15.1 against Beyond the Frame's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
CamBe versus Beyond the Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamBeBeyond the Frame
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMING-TA HSIEHTAKASHI ISHIKAWA

In-app purchases

None

CamBe

No in-app purchases

None

Beyond the Frame

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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