Goodside vs Empose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goodside
This camera app guides your photographer to capture the perfect shot by providing on-screen framing targets. It ensures you get the photo you envision without needing to give complex instructions.
- On-screen framing targets
- Real-time coaching guides
- Customizable framing from photos
- 127 ready-made framing presets
- Two-axis camera guidance
- Private by design, no network calls
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Hand your phone to anyone and get back the photo you actually wanted. Goodside is a camera that coaches your photographer. You set the framing once. They see exactly where to put you in the frame. You get the shot you pictured. HOW IT WORKS Pick a framing. Choose a ready-made shot type for speed, or upload any photo from your camera roll and Goodside turns it into a framing target. Hand over your phone. Whoever is holding it sees simple marks on screen showing where your head and feet belong. They line it up and shoot. No instructions to give. No awkward requests. No scrolling through twenty photos hoping one worked. WHAT'S INSIDE 127 ready-made framings. Beaches, restaurants, streets, stairs, mirrors, landmarks. Every place and angle, ready to coach. Any photo becomes a framing. Found a composition you love? Upload it. Goodside reads where the subject sits and builds a live guide from it. Real-time coaching. A rule-of-thirds grid, anchor marks for your head and feet, and a level indicator that keeps the horizon straight. Two-axis camera guidance. Tilt and level feedback, so the phone is held the way you want it held. Your framings, saved. Build a library of the setups that work for you and pick one in a tap. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Goodside makes no network calls at all. No account, no sign-up, no upload. Every photo and all coaching stays on your phone. Your reference photos never leave the device. GOODSIDE PRO Goodside Pro unlocks all coaching, all 127 framings, and unlimited framings of your own. Start with a 7-day free trial. Annual, monthly, and one-time options are available. Current pricing is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://trygoodside.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://trygoodside.com/privacy/
Empose
Discover curated aesthetic pose inspiration for your photos. Find fresh weekly drops, explore styles like confident or effortless, and get personalized guidance for solo shots, couples, and more. Elevate your personal style and self-expression through unique posing ideas.
- Weekly pose drops
- Style exploration (confident, natural, editorial)
- Inspiration for various moments (solo, couples, travel)
- Personalized guidance on angles and body parts
- Curated modern pose ideas
- Subscription for premium content
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Your next photo starts with the right pose. Empose is your curated destination for aesthetic, modern pose inspiration, made to help every shot feel more confident, current, and unmistakably you. Empose requires an Empose Premium subscription, which unlocks everything below. FRESH POSES EVERY WEEK Discover new pose drops every week, curated around current aesthetics, flattering body lines, and natural movement. FIND YOUR STYLE Choose how you want to show up—confident, natural, editorial, or effortless—and explore poses that match your mood and personal aesthetic. FOR EVERY MOMENT Find inspiration for solo shots, sitting poses, portraits, travel photos, content days, and everyday moments. Whether you love being in front of the camera or never know what to do with your hands, Empose gives you a clear place to start. PERSONAL TO YOU Tell Empose where you want more guidance—from face and angles to hands, posture, legs, and stance—to shape an experience around the areas that matter most to you. A NEW LOOK FOR ANY PHOTO In the Studio, AI Looks give a photo you already took a whole new feel, from warm Golden Hour light and a crisp compact-camera flash to film grain or a cleaner background. You, your pose, and your outfit stay exactly as they are. A NEW WAY TO FIND POSE INSPIRATION No more saving hundreds of random screenshots or repeating the same pose in every photo. Empose brings modern pose ideas together in one beautifully curated studio, built for a community that sees posing as part of personal style and self-expression. Open Empose. Find your pose. Own the frame. Empose requires an Empose Premium subscription: an auto-renewable in-app purchase that renews until you cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Goodside at 96% against Empose's 31%. Goodside also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Empose's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 3) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Goodside sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Empose sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Goodside holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empose has 148 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Goodside's written reviews are positive against 31% of Empose's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goodside | Empose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (148 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 148 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #74 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Li | Hakan Bayindir |
Customer experience
Goodside
Empose
In-app purchases
Goodside
- Goodside Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Goodside Pro Annual Offer7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Goodside Pro Annually7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Goodside Pro$49.99
Empose
- Empose Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
- Empose Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
- Empose Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
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- Empose Premium Monthly$11.991 Month
- Empose Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
- Reduced Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
- Empose Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Empose Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
- Empose Premium Yearly Version7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- 10 Credits$2.99
- Credits 30$6.99
- Empose Credits 60$12.99








