Comparison

Apperture vs Clear Frame Camera

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

Head to head
About

Apperture

Features
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Master manual camera controls and preview analog filmstocks without wasting money on bad exposures. Apperture is a strict visual film photography simulator and exposure utility tool designed for beginner 35mm and medium format shooters. By disabling standard smartphone computational AI auto-corrections, Apperture forces you to see real optical errors in your camera preview before you hit the shutter button. CORE ENGINE CAPABILITIES: - Manual Camera Sandbox: Adjust Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO to see real-time over/underexposure or motion blur rendering. - Expose images for up to 30 seconds. - 30+ Film Stock Emulations: Evaluate color science and contrast using calibrated film LUT layers (including popular Kodak and Fujifilm stocks). - Analog Constraints: Set customized limits to match your real vintage gear's mechanics. - Reciprocity Failure Engine: Built-in calculator to handle manual low-light long exposures accurately. - 7 colour screw-in filters. - Gear Log & Roll Tracker: Keep a digital manifest of which film stock is currently sitting in which camera body. Stop burning through expensive physical frames. Use Apperture as your tactical zero-cost sandbox to build manual muscle memory.

About

Clear Frame Camera

Features
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Is the thing you want to photograph hidden behind the shutter button? Shooting a plate of food from above. Placing your child, your dog or your cat low in the frame. On the stock camera app, the shutter button can land right there. You cannot tell how it came out until you take the shot. Clear Frame Camera is a camera app that promises to keep the shutter button outside the frame. ( 1 ) The shutter never hides your frame Nothing overlaps the frame. What you see is what you get. ( 2 ) It works like the camera you know Nothing new to learn. The same gestures as the stock camera, doing the same things. - Tap to focus and set exposure - Pinch to zoom - Flash (auto / on / off) - Timer (3s / 10s) - Grid - Photos and videos save straight to your photo library ( 3 ) Settings step aside while you shoot The gear in the top corner opens flash, timer, ratio, grid and exposure in one panel. Close it and the wide view is back. While you are shooting, settings never sit over the frame. ( 4 ) Pro (one-time purchase) A single purchase unlocks these features. There is no monthly fee. - Video recording (HD / 4K, 24 / 30 / 60 fps) - 16:9 and 1:1 aspect ratios - Live Photos - Exposure compensation Photo capture stays free forever, whether or not you buy it. ( 5 ) We collect nothing No ads. No usage analytics. The photos and videos you take are only saved to the photo library on your device.

Screenshots

Apperture4 screens
Clear Frame Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clear Frame Camera at every 10 days against Apperture's every 6 weeks. Apperture's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Apperture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clear Frame Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apperture ships an update every 6 weeks, Clear Frame Camera every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Apperture versus Clear Frame Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppertureClear Frame Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo Egger DesfontaineRyuichi Kayashima

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Apperture

One-time1
  • Apperture Premium$12.99
1 purchases

Clear Frame Camera

One-time1
  • Clear Frame Camera Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Apperture free?
Apperture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Frame Camera free?
Clear Frame Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Apperture or Clear Frame Camera have ads?
Neither Apperture nor Clear Frame Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apperture or Clear Frame Camera?
Apperture ships an update every 6 weeks, and Clear Frame Camera every 10 days. Most recently, Apperture was updated on October 8, 2026 and Clear Frame Camera on October 24, 2026.

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