Comparison

Sub Camera vs Suila

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

Head to head
About

Sub Camera

This camera app keeps your default photo album clean by storing images in its own private library. Organize photos into folders, scan documents, and use a 24-hour auto-delete option for temporary shots.

Highlights
  • In-app private photo library
  • Optional save to iPhone Photos
  • Folder-based organization
  • 24-hour auto-delete mode
  • Document scan and adjustment
  • Memo and markup tools
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Sub Camera is a clean, focused camera app for photos you want to keep separate from your main Photos library. It is designed for work, records, temporary captures, document photos, event photos, and any situation where you want a dedicated camera space. Key features: • Capture photos and videos in a separate app library • Organize captures into folders • Use auto-delete folders for temporary photos • Add timestamp and location stamps with Sub Camera+ • Mark up photos with Sub Camera+ • Export, share, copy, or move selected items • Use ZIP export for multiple files • Restore deleted items before they are permanently removed • Quick launch support through iOS shortcuts and controls Sub Camera focuses on a simple native iOS experience. It uses Apple system-style controls, clear typography, and a calm interface that stays out of the way while you capture and organize. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Suila

A free video editor for iPhone and iPad that offers advanced features like multi-point speed curves, auto captions, and face mosaic. It prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data on the device and offers extensive customization options for text, filters, and transitions.

Highlights
  • Multi-point speed curves for dynamic speed changes
  • On-device auto captions in multiple languages
  • Auto face mosaic and blur detection
  • Import custom fonts (.ttf/.otf)
  • Cinematic LUTs and color correction tools
  • Picture-in-Picture layering
  • 4K export
Features
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Suila is a video editor for iPhone and iPad. Open it and start cutting — no sign-in. What's in it: • Auto captions (on device): speech to captions in dozens of languages — Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and more. Add a second language for bilingual captions; translation and polish also run on the device. Edit by hand, drag them into place, import and export SRT. • Caption styling: font, color, outline, shadow, size and position, with 63 Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Latin fonts downloaded on demand — or import your own .ttf/.otf. • Beauty: finds faces automatically and retouches skin only — smoothing, dark circles, blemishes — features stay untouched. • Automatic face mosaic: faces are tracked frame by frame and pixelated or blurred; tap once to keep the main subject. • Voiceover and teleprompter: record narration straight into the phone with your script on screen. • Multi-point speed curves: add control points for smooth slow motion and speed ramps; reverse and freeze frame too. • Intuitive timeline: split, trim, long-press to reorder; deleting closes the gap, no black frames. • Text and stickers: free placement, colors, outline, shadow, in/out animations; emoji and sticker packs. • Filters, color and effects: cinematic LUTs, brightness/contrast/saturation/temperature, underwater correction, plus 15 visual effects. • 19 transitions and keyframe animation. • Picture-in-picture, extract audio from video, your own music and built-in sound effects, watermark, cover, end card. • Six canvas ratios (9:16, 1:1, 16:9, 4:5, 3:4, 4:3), 4K export — what you preview is what you get. Your videos, audio and projects stay on your device; no tracking, no personal data collected. Cut it, and 水啦! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://suila.app/privacy

Screenshots

Sub Camera4 screens
Suila4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Suila at none against Sub Camera's shown. Sub Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sub Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Suila sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sub Camera against 5.0 for Suila. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sub Camera ships an update every 5 days, Suila every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sub Camera versus Suila: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSub CameraSuila
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAIN JUNHanpo

Customer experience

Sub Camera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Suila

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sub Camera

Subscriptions1
  • Sub Camera+$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Sub Camera+ Lifetime$9.99
5 purchases

Suila

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Supply Drop$1.991 Month
  • Deluxe Supply Drop$3.991 Month
One-time3
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
  • Developer Life Support$4.99
  • Developer Health Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Sub Camera free?
Sub Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Suila free?
Suila is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sub Camera or Suila?
Sub Camera and Suila are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Sub Camera or Suila have ads?
Sub Camera shows ads; Suila does not.
Which is updated more often, Sub Camera or Suila?
Sub Camera ships an update every 5 days, and Suila every 3 days. Most recently, Sub Camera was updated on October 15, 2026 and Suila on October 14, 2026.

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