Comparison

Scratchcam vs Aurora Live

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

Head to head
About

Scratchcam

This app lets you reveal hidden moments by scratching away a white layer on your photos or videos. Each stroke captures a new instant, creating unique, layered visuals. Export your creations as transparent PNGs or videos for sharing.

Highlights
  • Scratch to reveal hidden moments
  • Layered instant capture
  • Video mode with moving windows
  • Import photos from library
  • Export transparent PNGs and videos
  • One-time unlock for premium features
Features
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Scratch the screen to reveal the moment your camera sees! How to use Scratchcam - Scratch the white canvas, and the moment the camera was seeing appears right there. - Each new stroke stacks a new moment over the last. - Tap once to fade the canvas and see the full camera view. Video mode - Every moment you scratch is kept as a video. - The camera never stops: it keeps filming the whole time. Scratch from your photos - Pull a photo from your library and scratch into it instead. - Old pictures, opened one stroke at a time. Saving - Your work is saved as transparent PNGs and videos. - Turn them into stickers for iMessage and Instagram Stories. Photo import, video mode, and unlimited saves come with a single one-time unlock. No subscription.

About

Aurora Live

Features
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Frame Kits turns a captured moment from your live Aurora into a coordinated set of phone, square and desktop images. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Frame Kits from the live canvas and capture the current Aurora. The source is frozen for this editing session. 2. Name the kit, inspect each format and adjust the shared crop position. The optional composition guide stays in the preview only. 3. Build the kit, inspect the saved PNGs and share them with the manifest. Set wallpaper manually in system settings. The live Metal canvas, touch and optional sound response, palettes, photo palette extraction, Moments, ambient display, Composition Lab, keyframe sequencer and existing captures remain available. A failed kit build cleans its incomplete output; unreadable library files are preserved. WHAT TO KNOW Choose phone 1440 × 2560, square 2048 × 2048 and desktop 2560 × 1440 PNGs. Cropping preserves proportions and may upscale captured pixels. Each output is reopened to verify dimensions and bytes; saved hashes are checked again before sharing. Verification does not certify print color, display appearance or authorship. The source capture is not separately retained after this editing session. Up to 20 kits are kept locally. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Scratchcam4 screens
Aurora Live3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scratchcam at Free against Aurora Live's $2.99. On update cadence, 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

Scratchcam is free to download; Aurora Live costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scratchcam ships an update every 9 days, Aurora Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scratchcam versus Aurora Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratchcamAurora Live
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunghyun YooRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Scratchcam

No in-app purchases

None

Aurora Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scratchcam free?
Scratchcam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aurora Live free?
Aurora Live costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scratchcam or Aurora Live have ads?
Neither Scratchcam nor Aurora Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scratchcam or Aurora Live?
Scratchcam ships an update every 9 days, and Aurora Live weekly. Most recently, Scratchcam was updated on August 15, 2026 and Aurora Live on September 22, 2026.

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