GATE CAM vs Digicam
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.
Digicam
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Digicam turns your iPhone into a 2000s pocket camera. Pick a look and see it live in the viewfinder, take the photo, and Digicam develops it on your iPhone with the grain, color and orange date stamp of an early-2000s digicam. The photo opens right away so you can check it, then it's saved to your library. 26 LOOKS • Pocket cameras: CCD 2004 (free), Hard Flash, Mall Pics, Night Out, Flip Phone, Camcorder, Old Phone 2014, Xenon Compact, Soft Focus 03, Webcam 2006 • Film: Disposable, Instant, Sunny 200, Slide 100, Expired, Cross Process, Portrait 400, Tungsten 800, City Neg, Green 400 • Effects and black and white: Light Leak, Toy Lens, Clear Day, Mono 400, Grit 400, Purple Shift Compare every look on the same photo in the look library, star your favorites, and find the ones you shot with last at the front. HOW IT WORKS • Live look preview in the viewfinder, with the front or back camera. • Switch lenses (0.5×, 1×, 2× and telephoto where your iPhone has them) or pinch to zoom. • Self-timer (3 or 10 seconds), flash on, off or auto, and a warm screen flash for selfies. • See each photo right after you take it; you can turn this off in Options. • Give photos already in your library any look. Picking a photo doesn't give Digicam access to your library. • Every photo is developed on your iPhone. No account, no uploads, no ads. DIGICAM PRO Digicam Pro unlocks all 26 looks, lets you turn the date stamp off and saves photos at full resolution. Free includes CCD 2004 with the date stamp, and you can preview every look live before you decide. Available weekly, yearly with a 3-day free trial, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. The Lifetime purchase is charged once and does not renew. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.evergoodsholdings.com/digicam/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Digicam at daily against GATE CAM's every 6 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. GATE CAM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Digicam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GATE CAM ships an update every 6 weeks, Digicam daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GATE CAM | Digicam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Evergoods Holdings LLC |
In-app purchases
GATE CAM
- Gate Cam+$9.99
Digicam
- Digicam Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Digicam Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Digicam Pro Lifetime$29.99









