Comparison

Tempo Experimental Camera vs Surface Surfer

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

Head to head
About

Tempo Experimental Camera

Features
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Tempo is an experimental video camera. Modes Dual Camera — Blend front and back cameras into a single video (supported devices only) Detection — Use on-device Vision to isolate faces or text and dissolve everything else Slit Scan — Freeze motion into a single image along a line or circle, like classic time-slice photography Grid — See motion as a staggered grid of frames; stroboscopic, Muybridge-style Volume — Load any video and slice through it as a 3D object in space It works best with concerts, crowds, traffic, dancers, athletes, a busy street corner, the view from a train window. No logins, subscriptions, or requests for your data. Just a video camera with fun effects.

About

Surface Surfer

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Surface Surfer scans with the iPhone's front and rear cameras at the same time. Glide the phone over a surface, as if surfing it, to collect the interesting surfaces and textures of the world. As you move your iPhone, it records as if carving an invisible mirror into the world along your path. Each side of the mirror shows the world it was facing. Just as the gradients on ocean waves mirror the sky on the other side, putting a surface next to what lies opposite it may reveal connections you don't usually see. It uses slit scanning: from the center of the camera image it takes a single thin line, frame after frame, and lines them up in time. Move your iPhone and the places you pass become one long image. Hold it still and the changes that happen in front of you become the image. Go explore the surfaces of the world. CAPTURE • Scan while you hold a volume button or Camera Control. Scans are saved to Photos automatically (or choose to be asked each time) • Real scale: each strip is as wide as the image actually moved (optical flow), so what you scan keeps close to its real proportions • Horizon lock keeps the slit upright to the world even when the phone tilts • Exposure and white balance lock at the start of a scan (or stay automatic) • Choose the back lens: Ultra Wide, Wide or Telephoto (the lenses available depend on your iPhone) • Back light while scanning, and a "front flash" that lights your face by turning the screen white • Records where you scanned (file name and photo location; can be turned off) VIEW • Solid: the strips are placed back into space using the phone's orientation and how far it actually moved. Walk around a tree to get a cylinder; turn on the spot or circle the phone around your face to get a curved panorama • Lenticular: tilt the phone and the back and front images switch through fine stripes, like a lenticular print. Keep tilting and they keep alternating. Pinch to zoom • Export as USDZ to open in Files, AR Quick Look or Preview on a Mac COLLECT • Saved to your photo library as PNG. Browse only the scans made with this app FREE No ads and no in-app purchases. Every feature is ready to use. Requires an iPhone that can use the back and front cameras at the same time.

Screenshots

Tempo Experimental Camera4 screens
Surface Surfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tempo Experimental Camera at 17.0 against Surface Surfer's 26.0. 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
Tempo Experimental Camera versus Surface Surfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempo Experimental CameraSurface Surfer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAashman GoghariRyu Furusawa

In-app purchases

None

Tempo Experimental Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Surface Surfer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tempo Experimental Camera free?
Tempo Experimental Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surface Surfer free?
Surface Surfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tempo Experimental Camera or Surface Surfer have ads?
Neither Tempo Experimental Camera nor Surface Surfer shows ads.

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