Comparison

SoloCam vs Dossier

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

Head to head
About

SoloCam

Capture photos and videos hands-free using advanced AI gesture controls. Easily trigger the camera, switch lenses, and select professional framerates for stunning HD and 4K quality. Ideal for group shots, solo portraits, and steady video recording without touching your device.

Highlights
  • Gesture-controlled camera activation
  • HD and 4K video recording
  • Adjustable professional framerates
  • Multi-lens support (Ultra Wide, Wide, Telephoto)
  • Intuitive minimalist interface
Features
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Welcome to SoloCam: Gesture Camera, the ultimate hands-free photography and videography experience. Powered by advanced AI, SoloCam lets you control your camera entirely with hand gestures, making it easier than ever to capture group shots, solo portraits, and steady videos without needing to touch your device or set a timer manually. Key Features: - Gesture-Controlled Capture: Simply hold an 'Open Palm' to trigger the camera countdown. Perfect for stepping back and getting everyone in the frame. Change your mind? Use the same gesture to cancel the timer. - High-Quality Capture: Support for stunning HD (1080p) and ultra-crisp 4K (UHD) resolutions. - Professional Framerates: Choose between cinematic 24 fps, smooth 30 fps, crisp 60 fps, or action-ready 120 fps depending on your device. - Multi-Lens Support: Seamlessly switch between Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto lenses to get the exact framing you need for any environment. - Intuitive Interface: A premium, minimalist design that gets out of your way and lets you focus on capturing the moment. Whether you are a content creator, a solo traveler, or just want to take better group photos, SoloCam gives you the freedom to step away from the screen and shoot like a pro. SoloCam Terms of Service: https://bold-abacus-f70.notion.site/SoloCam-Terms-of-Service-360da34ec7c7801c973bf17c15df1285 Apple Terms of Sale: https://www.apple.com/legal/ internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

About

Dossier

Features
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Dossier is a privacy-first iPhone camera for the three jobs where pointing an unredacted lens at a person is a real problem: real estate, legal, and journalism. Faces blur in real time. Voices pitch-shift before the audio is even written to the file. Nothing ever leaves your phone. FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS Walk a listing without filming the seller, their kids, or the family photos on the wall. Every face in frame is mosaiced as you record — including the buyer who just walked into your shot. Drop a manual blur box over a license plate or personal mail. Name each clip in your library ("412 Maple — kitchen") and sort by listing, client, or date. FOR PARALEGALS AND INVESTIGATORS Capture a witness statement with the speaker's voice pitch-shifted from the moment of capture, so no unredacted audio is ever stored. Every export carries a SHA-256 fingerprint you can prove later in court — show months from now that a copy is bit-for-bit identical to the original, or prove it isn't. Live captions burn into the recording for transcription. Lock the library behind Face ID. FOR JOURNALISTS Bystanders auto-blur so a source isn't compromised by being in your B-roll. Mark Region covers anything the auto-pass missed — a badge, a door number. The Safety Pass re-scans your finished clip for faces detected at frame edges. Everything happens locally — no servers, no telemetry, no third-party SDKs. WHAT DOSSIER DOES • Real-time face blur — baked into the file, no unredacted version is ever stored. • Voice change — pitch-shifted before audio is written. • Live captions — on-device speech recognition, burned into video. • Tamper-evident receipts — SHA-256 fingerprint + audit PDF for every export. • Dual-aspect & dual-camera — portrait + landscape in one take, or front + back simultaneously. • Mark Region — manual blur box over anything missed. • Safety Pass — second-look scan for missed faces. • Photos too — stills get the same face-blur pipeline. • Import & redact existing footage from your Photos library. • Titles & tags — built for libraries past a hundred clips. PRIVACY • No accounts. No sign-up. No analytics. No ads. • No network access of any kind. Dossier has no servers. • Face detection, voice change, captions, hashing — all run on-device. • Face ID / passcode lock optional on the library. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone running iOS 17 or later. • Multi-camera and dual-aspect need iPhone 11 or later. A NOTE ON LAWFUL USE Recording laws vary by jurisdiction. Many places require all-party consent for private conversations. Dossier shows a one-time disclaimer on first launch — lawful use is your responsibility. The redaction features are a defense-in-depth tool, not a substitute for consent.

Screenshots

SoloCam3 screens
Dossier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SoloCam at 15.6 against Dossier's 17.0. 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. SoloCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Dossier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SoloCam versus Dossier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoloCamDossier
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjay chenWeihan Ding

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SoloCam

Subscriptions2
  • Solocam Premium$5.991 Month
  • Solocam Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • SoloCam Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Dossier

One-time1
  • Dossier Pro$9.99

Questions

Is SoloCam free?
SoloCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dossier free?
Dossier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SoloCam or Dossier have ads?
Neither SoloCam nor Dossier shows ads.

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