Comparison

Capture vs DispoCam

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

Head to head
About

Capture

Features
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Capture is your digital disposable camera for events. Create an event, invite your friends, and capture real moments together. Photos are taken instantly and shared in a private gallery โ€“ just like a disposable camera, but digital. No filters. No retakes. Just authentic memories. Perfect for: โ€ข Parties โ€ข Weddings โ€ข Trips โ€ข Birthdays โ€ข Festivals How it works: 1. Create an event 2. Share your invite code or QR code 3. Friends join and take photos 4. Photos appear in your private event gallery As a host, you can view and download all photos after the event. Capture memories that matter.

About

DispoCam

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DispoCam turns your iPhone into a shared disposable camera. No preview, no retakes โ€” just the magic of not knowing what you captured until the roll is full. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a virtual disposable camera โ€” pick a name, choose how many shots (12, 18, 24, or 32), and select a vintage film look. 2. Invite friends to shoot on the same roll. Everyone contributes blindly. 3. Once every frame is taken, the roll "develops" and all photos unlock for everyone at the same time. 4. Browse your prints in a beautifully tilted gallery, saved with the name of whoever took each shot. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - The real disposable camera experience. No live preview while shooting โ€” just a shutter button and an exposure counter. Exactly like loading a real roll of film. - Shared anticipation. Shoot together, wait together, reveal together. Each roll becomes a shared memory before anyone even sees the photos. - 11 hand-tuned vintage film looks. From classic Sepia and high-contrast Noir to warm Kodachrome, dreamy Polaroid, punchy Disposable Flash, nostalgic '70s Faded, glitchy VHS, and surreal Infrared Dream. Four looks are free; seven more are available with DispoCam Pro. - Retro date stamps. Optionally burn an orange date into the corner of every frame, just like a '90s point-and-shoot. - Haptic feedback. Hear the shutter click and feel the film advance with every shot. - Notifications. Get a push the moment a shared roll fills up and the photos are ready. - No account needed. DispoCam works out of the box with iCloud. Or use the web sync option โ€” your choice. - Keep what you love. Save developed photos to your library with one tap. DISPOSABLE, BUT SHARED A real disposable camera belongs to one person. DispoCam turns it into something social. Pass it around the party, share it with long-distance friends, or create a roll for an event and let everyone capture their perspective. You won't see the results until the very last frame has been taken โ€” and the wait makes it so much better. DISPOSCAM PRO Unlock seven premium film looks โ€” Polaroid, Lomo, Expired Roll, Disposable Flash, '70s Faded, VHS, and Infrared Dream โ€” with a one-time purchase, a monthly subscription, or a yearly subscription. Cancel anytime. Built with love for the film photography aesthetic. No algorithms, no feeds, no likes. Just photos you actually look forward to seeing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Capture4 screens
DispoCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Capture at none against DispoCam's 3. Capture also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. DispoCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Capture asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Capture versus DispoCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptureDispoCam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarie Mlekusch-RauterTimo Gundacker

In-app purchases

None

Capture

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DispoCam

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$11.99

Questions

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

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