Comparison

Simplphoto vs zerotake

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

Head to head
About

Simplphoto

This camera app offers manual controls for photography, stop motion, and collage creation. It provides granular adjustments for ISO, shutter speed, focus, and white balance, allowing for deliberate and consistent results without AI enhancements. Create stop motion sequences with stable settings or design clean image layouts for various visual projects.

Highlights
  • Manual camera controls (ISO, shutter, focus, white balance)
  • Stop motion video creation with adjustable interval
  • Collage maker with customizable layouts and spacing
  • High-resolution photo capture
  • Multiple aspect ratios
  • Built-in vault for saved projects
Features
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Simplphoto is a practical camera app built around three creative tools: manual photography, stop motion and collages. In Camera mode, the focus is control. You can adjust ISO, shutter speed, focus, white balance, flash, lens, aspect ratio and resolution before taking a shot. Simplphoto is made for users who want a more deliberate way to shoot on iPhone, with less automatic decision-making and no added AI filters, face retouching or beauty effects from the app. It is useful for product shots, textures, documents, reference photos, creative tests, low-light scenes and any situation where consistency matters. Stop Motion uses the same camera-first approach. Instead of simply turning random photos into a video, it lets you build a sequence with manual camera settings, so exposure, focus and color can stay more consistent from frame to frame. Choose the shooting interval, capture your frames and export the result as a video. The app does not add AI effects to your stop motion sequence, which helps keep the result closer to the original scene. Collage mode is a separate creative tool for arranging multiple images in a clean layout. You can choose different output ratios, change the background color, adjust spacing, select the number of photos and switch between layouts such as grids and large-photo compositions. It is useful for before-and-after sets, product comparisons, moodboards, social media layouts, visual summaries and clean image collections. Key features: • Manual ISO, shutter, focus and white balance control • High-resolution photo capture on supported iPhone models • Multiple aspect ratios for shooting and collage export • Flash and lens control where available • Monochrome mode and quick bright/dark presets • Stop motion capture with adjustable interval and video export • Collage maker with customizable ratio, layout, spacing and background • Built-in vault for photos, stop motion videos and collages • Export to Photos, Files, AirDrop and other iOS sharing options • Light and dark interface themes Simplphoto is not trying to replace your creativity with automatic effects. It gives you clear controls, predictable tools and a simple workflow for taking photos, making stop motion videos and creating collages directly on your iPhone.

About

zerotake

Capture stunning videos with a user-friendly cinema camera app. It offers simple recording with an option for advanced controls and an integrated editor. Enjoy private, offline video creation with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Intuitive cinema camera interface
  • Tape Mode for continuous recordings
  • Simple and Pro recording modes
  • Built-in video editor
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Offline video creation
Features
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Beautiful video should not require a camera degree. Zerotake is a cinema camera designed to stay out of your way. Open it, frame the moment and record with a beautiful look. Tape Mode keeps each new recording in one continuous video. Film breakfast, the journey and sunset; when you press play, the day is already together. It is inspired by camcorders, but made for now. Simple by default. Powerful on demand. ZERO mode is the easy everyday workflow. And PRO mode is only one tap away if you need extra precision. Use the built-in editor when you want to shape the result yourself. Zerotake uses native camera technologies and system design to feel fast, familiar and at home on Apple platforms. Your videos belong to you. Zerotake is designed around on-device processing and private ownership of the files you create. Your videos remain private, completely offline. Zero ads, zero tracking. Designed by Dmitry Novikov Developed by Sergio Rodriguez Rama Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simplphoto4 screens
zerotake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simplphoto at none against zerotake's 9. Simplphoto also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). zerotake's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. zerotake sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Simplphoto asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simplphoto against 5.0 for zerotake. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: zerotake has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplphoto ships an update every 2 weeks, zerotake every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simplphoto versus zerotake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplphotozerotake
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB70 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperVasilii AndreevZero Camera Ltd

Customer experience

Simplphoto

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

zerotake

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simplphoto

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

zerotake

Subscriptions6
  • PRO Monthly Upgrade3 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • ZERO Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly3 Days trial$7.001 Month
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  • PRO Annual Upgrade7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • ZERO Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PRO Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • PRO Lifetime Upgrade$39.99
  • ZERO Lifetime$59.99
  • PRO Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Simplphoto free?
Simplphoto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is zerotake free?
zerotake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simplphoto or zerotake?
Simplphoto and zerotake are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Simplphoto or zerotake have ads?
Neither Simplphoto nor zerotake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplphoto or zerotake?
Simplphoto ships an update every 2 weeks, and zerotake every 5 days. Most recently, Simplphoto was updated on November 13, 2026 and zerotake on November 5, 2026.

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