ContentCam vs Crossframes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ContentCam
Record portrait and landscape video simultaneously in a single take, generating separate files for easy editing. Offers multiple recording modes and advanced video controls. Your footage remains private on your device.
- Record portrait and landscape video at once
- Front and back camera recording
- Picture-in-picture and split-screen options
- Manual video controls (exposure, white balance)
- Teleprompter for scripts
- Organize shoots with projects and scenes
- Crash protection and thermal monitoring
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Record portrait and landscape video at the same time, in one take. Two separate files, ready for TikTok, Reels and YouTube. Front & Back records the front and back cameras at the same time as two separate files, then combines them into picture-in-picture or split screen when you want. Works on every iPhone with iOS 18 or later, including iPhone 16 and 15. No ads and no watermark, free or Premium. Your footage stays on your phone: ContentCam never uploads, shares or stores your videos. MANY WAYS TO RECORD • Single Lens: one camera captures the full 4:3 sensor and crops both. Portrait keeps the full vertical view, landscape the full horizontal one. Neither is a crop of the other. • Dual Lens: the wide and ultra-wide cameras record together. Two perspectives, in one take. • Front/Back: the selfie and rear cameras record together as two separate files. Combine them afterwards into one picture-in-picture or split-screen video. • Front Cam: flip to the selfie camera and keep recording both formats. • Stock Cam: turn landscape off and shoot a single portrait file, like a normal camera. PHOTO • Shutter beside the record button: one press saves a 9:16 and a 16:9 photo of the same moment. • Front/Back photo: one press saves the selfie and the rear photo as two separate files. Dual Lens does the same with the wide and ultra-wide cameras. • Stills sit in the same take list as your clips, and save to Photos together. VIDEO • Resolution and frame rate: HD or 4K, set independently for portrait and landscape, at 24, 25, 30, 50 or 60fps. • Manual controls: exposure, white balance, ISO, shutter. • Focus and exposure: tap to focus, or press and hold to lock both together. • Teleprompter: scroll your script as you record. Adjustable speed, size, colour and mirror. • Stabilisation and HDR: native-grade stabilisation on every lens and true 10-bit HDR when you want it. • Timelapse: 0.5s to 30s intervals, 10x to 900x speedup. • Guides: grid, level indicator, centre crosshair, and an audio meter that pulses red when clipping. • Zoom: 0.5x, 1x and 2x buttons, pinch, or the dial. WORKFLOW • Projects, scenes, and takes: organise your shoots and have files named automatically. Review, trim, export, favourite, and share at any time. • Recording folder: point a project at a folder on your iPhone, and new recordings move there the moment you stop filming. • Review and trim: play both clips side by side with a synced scrubber, then trim to the frame. • Storage estimator: see how long you can record before you start. • Crash protection: an interrupted recording is recovered on next launch. • Thermal monitoring: warnings and auto-stops before your device overheats. Record both formats from a single lens in HD, free, unlimited takes, no account. PREMIUM UNLOCKS → Dual Lens mode - unlimited takes → Front & Back mode - unlimited takes → Combine a Front & Back recording into one video → Photo mode → 4K portrait and landscape, independently → 50 and 60fps → Manual controls - exposure, white balance, ISO, shutter → Teleprompter → Timelapse → Trim in review → Unlimited projects Premium: pay yearly or monthly, or once for lifetime access. All three unlock the same features. Requires iOS 18 or later (iPhone XS, XR and newer). Dual Lens needs an iPhone with an ultra-wide camera. Built by Jimmy, solo developer who reads every feature request and bug report, and ships them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Crossframes
Record vertical and horizontal video simultaneously in a single take. This app saves two independent files, perfectly framed for each aspect ratio, eliminating the need to reshoot or crop. Ideal for creators posting to multiple platforms.
- Simultaneous 9:16 and 16:9 recording
- Two independent video files
- Live preview of both frames
- Adjustable framing for centering
- Records up to 4K resolution
- Exports to camera roll
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Shoot once, publish everywhere. Crossframe records vertical 9:16 and horizontal 16:9 video simultaneously from a single take, so you never have to choose an orientation before you hit record — or reshoot because you picked wrong. Point the camera and frame your shot. Crossframe captures both aspect ratios in one pass and saves two separate files, each properly composed rather than center-cropped from the other. Your landscape cut is ready for widescreen, your portrait cut is ready for a phone feed, and both come from the same moment. What you get: • Simultaneous 9:16 and 16:9 recording in one take • Two independent video files, no cropping or re-export • Live preview showing both frames while you shoot • Adjustable framing so subjects stay centered in both ratios • Records up to 4K, with standard frame rate options • Exports straight to your camera roll Built for creators posting to more than one place, filmmakers who need coverage in both orientations, event and wedding videographers, and anyone tired of reframing footage after the fact. Crossframe — 2 frames, 1 take.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crossframes at none against ContentCam's 3. Crossframes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). ContentCam's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 4) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence 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. ContentCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Crossframes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crossframes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ContentCam has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of ContentCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of Crossframes's.
ContentCam ships an update weekly, Crossframes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ContentCam | Crossframes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jimmy Yip | Justin Barnett |
Customer experience
ContentCam
Crossframes
In-app purchases
ContentCam
- Premium: Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium: Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium: Lifetime Unlock$59.99
Crossframes
No in-app purchases









