ParaFrame vs Prettier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParaFrame
Record both vertical and horizontal video simultaneously in full 4K resolution. This app streamlines content creation for social media platforms, eliminating the need for re-shoots and saving valuable time for creators.
- Simultaneous portrait and landscape recording
- Full 4K resolution
- No cropping or downscaling
- Content ready for all platforms
- Seamless workflow, saves to Camera Roll
- Saves time for creators
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Film once for TikTok and YouTube. Or stay in the shot with Facecam. ParaFrame records true 4K portrait and landscape together, from one take. Facecam puts your face in the corner while the rear camera films the scene, and saves that as one portrait video. One take. Two ways to shoot. No second recording. Dual Film once and keep both a 9:16 portrait file and a 16:9 landscape file. No cropping the same shot down after the fact. Both save to Photos, ready for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and YouTube. Facecam Stay in frame without making the video a selfie. The scene fills the shot. Your face sits in the corner. One portrait video, what you saw while you were filming. Built for the shoot • 4K at up to 60 fps, when your iPhone can sustain it • Teleprompter for scripts while you record • Stabilization for Dual, including a stronger cinematic option • Grid, lenses, and a performance check before a long 4K60 Dual session • Clips go straight to your camera roll For creators who post the same moment more than once, and for anyone who wants to be in the shot without filming it twice. Film once. Post everywhere. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Prettier
Capture moments with a variety of vintage, film, and cinematic moods. This camera app intelligently reads scenes to apply the perfect aesthetic look in real-time, ensuring your photos, Live Photos, and videos have a consistent style without complex editing.
- 92 signature aesthetic looks
- Smart scene-reading auto-adjustments
- Real-time filter preview
- Supports photos, Live Photos, and videos
- Non-destructive editing
- Vintage, film, and cinematic moods
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It reads the scene before you even shoot. Prettier is an aesthetic camera that reads the scene — portraits, landscapes, sunsets, backlight — then captures each moment at its prettiest. No complicated editing — choose a look for the moment, press the shutter, and your photos, Live Photos, and videos come out with vintage, film, and cinematic moods. ■ 92 signature looks Whatever the moment, there's a look made for it. • Cities — Bangkok · Paris · London · Tokyo · Seoul… 20 in all: shoot in the colors of the city you're in • Portraits — Main Character: glowing skin, calmer backgrounds. Today's main character is you • Film portraits — Peachy · Pastel: from warm peachy skin to bright airy pastel, faces the way film remembered them • Food — Nom Nom: warmer tones that make every dish look tastier • Cloudy days — Sunnier Side: bright, airy shots even under gray skies • Backlight — Counter Light: brings faces back from the shadows • Night — Night Owl: crisp city lights, clean dark tones • Sky — Sky Gazer: deeper blues, sharper clouds • Travel — Tropics · Surfer · Tree Hugger: beaches and getaways in their most vivid colors • Summer — Summer Break · That Summer: dazzling midsummer film colors and faded blue-green summer air • Street snaps — Street: the mood of the city, bold contrast and restrained color • iPhone nostalgia — iPhone SE · iPhone 6S · iPhone XS: yellow retro, cool pink matte, and soft selfie moods from older phone cameras • Memories — Memory Lane · Instant · Toy Camera · Date Stamp · VHS '90s · Camcorder Diary · Playback · Y2K Digicam: faded film, instant prints, camcorders and digicams — just like you remember • Cinematic — Cinema Film · Hollywood · Movie Scene · Quiet Cinema · Broken Light · Rainy Day · Dim Room: everyday moments, straight out of a movie • Film mood — Prettier · Priceless · Film Chrome · Soft Film · Daydream · Squint · Old Album · City Walk · Vivid · B&W Feels · Crisp Day · Calm Day · Cool Film · Watercolor · Youth Film: the deep, soft colors only film can give, each with its own mood • Portrait lighting — Reflector · Flash · Shadow Eraser • Bright & airy — Bloom · Vanilla · Tidy Room · Clear Morning · Lemon Cream: as fresh and open as a sunlit room • Sunset — Golden Hour • Film looks — Butter Film · Gold • Fun effects — Fisheye · Pixel Art · Pixel& Me · Pixel& Friends · Ghost& Me · Ghost& Friends · Symbol · Emoji · Emoji Mask ■ Smart auto-adjust Your filter reads the scene — portraits, landscapes, sunsets, backlight — then fine-tunes the look to fit that exact moment. The same look, always at its best. ■ Real-time filter camera See it before you shoot it. Frame your shot with the look applied live — press the shutter, and what you see is what gets saved. ■ Photos, Live Photos, and videos Apply the same look to photos, Live Photos, and videos. Keep your whole feed in one consistent color. ■ Your originals stay safe Editing never destroys the original. Undo anytime, so edit without hesitation. Fully compatible with "Revert to Original" in the Photos app. [Subscription & purchase details] • Premium is available as a Monthly Premium (1 month) or Yearly Premium (1 year) auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. • Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription — it never renews. Terms of Use: https://lifeup-soft.lovable.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://dongwooha.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2fafa9b1f0bb81558636c7b260e90e63 Even an ordinary day becomes your best shot — with Prettier. Point. Shoot. Pretty.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ParaFrame at 5.0 against Prettier's 4.2. ParaFrame also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and ratings volume (19 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. ParaFrame sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Prettier sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ParaFrame holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ParaFrame's written reviews are positive against 84% of Prettier's.
ParaFrame ships an update every 3 days, Prettier every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParaFrame | Prettier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gaguro Labs, LLC | Dongwoo Ha |
Customer experience
ParaFrame
Prettier
In-app purchases
ParaFrame
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$19.99
Prettier
- pretteir_week$0.997 Days
- Prettier Month$1.991 Month
- Prettier Year$5.991 Year
- Prettier Lifetime$9.99









