GATE CAM vs ZIN Zine Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GATE CAM
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GATE CAM is a cinema camera app that takes you from Open Gate capture to color grading, frame finishing, and social-ready export — all on iPhone. Requires iPhone 15 Pro or later Pro models (Apple Log capable). Not available on other iPhone models or iPad. Don't stop at just recording and saving. Shape the color, texture, and space of a single shot or a whole set of clips, and finish them into complete films right on your iPhone. Record in 4:3 Open Gate, using more of the sensor. Keep a wider view and more room than regular video, and capture the whole feel of the moment. Record in ProRes with Apple Log to keep the tonal range, so you can build your own look after the shoot. SLOW capture is built in. Match a 24 / 25 / 30 fps playback base and shoot SLOW at up to 60 fps. Everyday motion becomes cinematic and dramatic in slow motion. ■ FEATURES ▶ Shoot wide with Open Gate Record in 4:3 Open Gate. Use more of the sensor and fill the frame edge to edge. Keep people, light, background, and the sense of space in a single shot. ProRes and Apple Log keep the tonal range, so you can shape the color afterward. ▶ SLOW capture Supports 24 / 25 / 30 fps playback bases. Shoot SLOW at up to 60 fps, matched to the base you choose. Clips play back in slow motion automatically inside GATE CAM. Turn small everyday moments into cinematic, dramatic shots. (Free: up to 10 takes. Unlimited with GATE CAM+.) ▶ From capture to finish in CLIPS Your footage is saved to CLIPS inside GATE CAM. Spot SLOW and graded clips at a glance, then review, pick, and finish right after shooting. Rotate footage inside CLIPS. Export only the finished pieces to your Camera Roll. Raw footage and finished work stay separate, so your Camera Roll doesn't fill up while you work. ▶ Turn Log into your look Choose a Base LUT and a Creative LUT, then adjust exposure, highlights, shadows, contrast, temperature, tint, and saturation. Add Mist, Grain, Fade, and vignette to take plain footage to the color you want to show. ▶ Keep your go-to look Save the grade for each clip. Store the settings you use most as presets and get the same mood every time. ▶ One look across many clips Pick two or more clips and match their color and frames to finish them together. Give the cuts from a trip or a vlog the same tone in one pass. (Exporting them together requires GATE CAM+.) ▶ Finish like a piece of work Frames with metadata, rounded corners, still capture, and video export — all inside GATE CAM. Turn your footage from a plain file into a still or a clip you want to share. ■ SUPPORTED FEATURES ・4:3 Open Gate capture ・ProRes recording (LT / 422 / HQ) ・Apple Log capture ・SLOW capture (1.5x / 2x / 2.5x) ・LUT preview ・Histogram ・EV / WB / SS / ISO controls ・Lens switching ・Base LUT / Creative LUT ・Mist / Grain / Fade / Vignette ・Grade saving / Preset saving ・Rotate footage in CLIPS ・Finish multiple clips together ・Frames / Metadata display ・Video export / Still capture ・Standard HEVC 8-bit export ■ GATE CAM+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION) Capture, grading, and frame finishing are free. GATE CAM+ adds: ・Unlimited SLOW capture (free: up to 10 takes) ・ProRes 422 / HQ recording (free: ProRes LT) ・Recording to an external SSD ・Saving directly to your Camera Roll ・Exporting multiple clips together ・Unlimited presets ・Frame export without the logo ・High-quality export (HEVC 10-bit, 50 Mbps) - Available features vary by device, lens, resolution, and selected format. - For iPhone 15 Pro or later Pro models (Apple Log capable) only. - On iPhone 18 Pro (iOS 27), recording ProRes to the iPhone requires reserving Pro Video Storage in iPhone Settings (GATE CAM guides you). Not needed when recording to an external SSD.
ZIN Zine Maker
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ZIN is a simple zine-making app. Drop your photos and text into templates, export a PDF, print it, fold it — and you have your own handmade booklet. Great for: - Making zines to sell or give away at doujinshi conventions and fan events - Turning travel or event photos into a photo book - Keeping a 4-panel comic diary - Logging everyday records like a blood pressure diary How it works: 1. Pick a page from 30+ templates — covers, photo grids, articles, manga panel layouts, scrapbook pages, ruled and graph notebook pages, a blood pressure log, table-top POP signs, back cover & colophon, and more 2. Add photos by shooting them on the spot or picking from your library. Drag to reposition, pinch to zoom 3. Choose a page background from 8 colors to set the mood 4. Export to PDF when you're done Print it as a real booklet: Export an A5 saddle-stitch booklet, imposed two-up on A4 sheets, with an adjustable gutter margin for the spine — right-bound layout is available for vertical-text works. Or just export plain A4 pages one at a time. A built-in print guide walks you through printing at a convenience store multi-copy machine, at home, or binding with paper and a stapler, plus guidance on how many pages you need and a warning if a photo's resolution is too low. Print it and fold it in half for a pocket-sized book. One-sheet zine: Turn a single sheet of A4 paper into an 8-page mini zine — print it, make a couple of cuts, and fold. The app shows you exactly where to cut and how to fold. Great for handouts or a zine-sized business card. Photo filters: Choose from three photo filters — mono, a rough photocopier look, and halftone dots — or apply mono to the whole book at once. Custom templates: Import your own drawings or scanned pages as JPG/PNG and combine them with the 30+ built-in layouts — use them as a background, layer them as a frame on top of a photo, or drop them in as a ready-made page. A transparent PNG works great as a frame that sits naturally over your photo. Perfect for a one-of-a-kind cover or decorative border. Manga panel layouts (generated): Generate manga panel layouts automatically. Set the number of tiers, the share of big panels, bleed, and border width, and each seed gives you a different layout — keep re-rolling like a gacha until you find one you like. Print it with the panels left empty and you have ready-to-use manuscript paper. Share your zine with a code: Publish a zine you made via iCloud and let others receive it with a 6-character share code or a QR code. Choose how long it stays available (30, 90, or 180 days), and take it down any time. A report feature lets people flag inappropriate content. Receiving needs no account (an iCloud sign-in is required). QR cards and back covers: New QR distribution cards and a back cover with a QR code make it easy to hand out your zine at events or point readers to your work. Table-top POP and price cards: New templates for table-top POP signs and price cards for your event booth. Scrapbook templates: Three new scrapbook-style templates with photos pinned like torn paper scraps. Auto-fill and auto-book: Pick several photos and they are placed into panels and grids automatically — portrait photos go into tall panels, landscape photos into wide ones. "Build from photos" assembles a whole zine from a batch of photos for you. Easier template picking: The template picker now has a "Recently used" row and a reordered list with comic templates first. Available in Japanese, English, and Traditional Chinese. Free, no ads, no account required. Only when you use the share feature, the PDF of the zine you choose is uploaded to iCloud (CloudKit) so that people who know the code can receive it. All other data stays on your device. Turn your memories, your daily log, or your own creative expression into a book with ZIN.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZIN Zine Maker at none against GATE CAM's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. GATE CAM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ZIN Zine Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
GATE CAM ships an update every 6 weeks, ZIN Zine Maker every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | GATE CAM | ZIN Zine Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takayuki Aoki | Daisaku Harasaki |
In-app purchases
GATE CAM
- Gate Cam+$9.99
ZIN Zine Maker
No in-app purchases









