Comparison

Clair vs Mini Camera

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

Head to head
About

Clair

Capture two perspectives simultaneously with this camera app. Record the world around you while a floating window shows another moment, perfect for travel, selfies, and creative compositions. Features portrait cutout for blending subjects seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Dual-perspective capture
  • Movable floating window
  • Portrait cutout
  • Photo, video, and Live Photos support
  • Exposure adjustment
  • Save to Photos app or within Clair
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Clair is a camera app designed for dual-perspective capture. It lets you capture two different views in the same frame: the main view records the world in front of you, while a floating window shows another moment happening at the same time. Whether you’re traveling, taking selfies, watching a performance, exploring a new place, or capturing everyday fun, Clair helps every story be seen from more than one angle. You can freely choose the front or rear camera as the main view, and place the other camera inside a movable floating window. The main view and floating window can also be switched, giving you more freedom to compose every shot. Clair also supports portrait cutout in the floating window. When enabled, the subject is kept while the background becomes transparent, allowing the person to blend naturally into the main view. It’s perfect for playful perspective shots and creative compositions. For shooting, Clair supports photos, videos, and Live Photos, with exposure adjustment, video resolution and frame rate options, grid lines, a level, and volume-button shutter control. After shooting, your work can be saved to the system Photos app or kept only inside Clair. When you need separate materials for editing, Clair can also save the Picture-in-Picture result, the main view, and the floating window view at the same time.

About

Mini Camera

Features
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Mini Camera is a small camera app for capturing everyday scenes as retro pixel photos, videos, and GIF loops. With a rough pixel look, dithered tones, exposure control, and contrast control, it turns what you see into nostalgic digital footage. Captured photos, videos, and GIFs can be saved to your Photos library. Camera frames are processed on device, and the app does not collect data. Features: - Capture retro pixel photos - Record short videos and GIF loops - Switch between 0.5x / 1x / 2x lenses - Choose video stabilization modes - Change the pixel style - Adjust exposure and contrast - Save captures to your Photos library The free version records video and GIF loops at 12 fps for up to 10 seconds. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks 30 fps and recordings up to 30 seconds. Mini Camera is designed to be small, direct, and easy to use: open the app, frame the scene, and shoot.

Screenshots

Clair4 screens
Mini Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Camera at every 4 days against Clair's monthly. 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. Clair sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mini Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clair ships an update monthly, Mini Camera every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clair versus Mini Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClairMini Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志元 董CAEN Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clair

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$1.99
1 purchases

Mini Camera

One-time1
  • Mini Camera Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Clair free?
Clair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Camera free?
Mini Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clair or Mini Camera have ads?
Neither Clair nor Mini Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clair or Mini Camera?
Clair ships an update monthly, and Mini Camera every 4 days. Most recently, Clair was updated on October 18, 2026 and Mini Camera on October 28, 2026.

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