Comparison

Irisly vs SubCamera

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

Head to head
About

Irisly

Features
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Your iris, measured pixel by pixel, then turned into an artistic portrait. The colors come from the sensor, never from retouching: no AI invents a shade — it only paints from what was measured. THE REAL COLOR Zone-by-zone LAB color analysis, entirely on your iPhone. The shades you see are the sensor's own: no retouching invents a color. And when an internal check fails, Irisly says so instead of asserting something it cannot back up. GUIDED CAPTURE Progress arcs, voice guidance and haptics put you in the right place, even holding the phone to a mirror when you cannot see the screen. The shutter fires on its own once the image is sharp and steady. YOUR IRIS, FULL SIZE The shared image is the native capture, never resampled. You leave with the photo and the iris disc exactly as it was measured. AI ARTISTIC RENDER (optional, paid) Turn your iris into an artistic portrait, faithful to your measured colors. Each render costs one token, bought in the app. For that render only, your photo travels to our servers for the time of the computation, and is not kept there. PRIVACY Capture and analysis: 100% on your iPhone. No trackers, no account, no ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SubCamera

Features
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A separate place for the photos you only need for a while. SubCamera stores the photos and videos you capture in its own library. It does not automatically save them to your device's Photos library. • Capture and keep photos and videos inside the app • Organize folders and select multiple photos • Use a timer and composition grid • Scan documents and import selected photos • Share or save only the photos you choose Photos stay until you delete them by default. If you enable automatic deletion for a folder, its chosen retention period applies to new captures made afterward. Expired photos are removed when you open the app. Switch a photo to Keep before it expires if you still need it. Basic capture, app storage, folder retention and manual export are free. SubCamera Plus adds unlimited folders, time and location stamps, and markup undo. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a lifetime purchase. The current price is shown before purchase. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Your photos stay on your device. The app has no sign-in or advertising and does not upload your photos to a server. RevenueCat receives an automatically generated anonymous identifier and purchase history for Plus purchase verification, subscription management, and purchase analytics. Location is requested only when you enable location stamps. Deleting the app also deletes its library, so export important photos first. Device backups are managed by your iOS settings. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Irisly4 screens
SubCamera4 screens

Verdict

The call

Irisly and SubCamera are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Irisly sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and SubCamera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.90 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Irisly versus SubCamera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIrislySubCamera
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValentin MartinZrindy LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Irisly

One-time4
  • 1 render$2.99
  • 5 renders$8.99
  • 12 renders$17.99
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  • 30 renders$34.99
3 purchases

SubCamera

Subscriptions2
  • SubCamera Plus Monthly$1.901 Month
  • SubCamera Plus Annual$3.901 Year
One-time1
  • SubCamera Plus Lifetime$9.90

Questions

Is Irisly free?
Irisly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubCamera free?
SubCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Irisly or SubCamera have ads?
Neither Irisly nor SubCamera shows ads.

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