Mini Camera vs xelka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Camera
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Mini Camera is a small camera app for capturing everyday scenes as retro pixel photos, videos, and GIF loops. With a rough pixel look, dithered tones, exposure control, and contrast control, it turns what you see into nostalgic digital footage. Captured photos, videos, and GIFs can be saved to your Photos library. Camera frames are processed on device, and the app does not collect data. Features: - Capture retro pixel photos - Record short videos and GIF loops - Switch between 0.5x / 1x / 2x lenses - Choose video stabilization modes - Change the pixel style - Adjust exposure and contrast - Save captures to your Photos library The free version records video and GIF loops at 12 fps for up to 10 seconds. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks 30 fps and recordings up to 30 seconds. Mini Camera is designed to be small, direct, and easy to use: open the app, frame the scene, and shoot.
xelka
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Turn any photo into gorgeous, hand-crafted pixel art. xelka is a pixel-art camera built on a real quantization + dithering engine β not a cheap overlay filter. Point it at the world for a live pixel viewfinder, or import any photo and watch it snap into a limited retro palette. β’ 11 iconic styles β retro handheld greens, vibrant fantasy-console palettes, home-computer 16-color, CRT phosphor, 1-bit ink, Sweetie 16, Modern Clean and more β’ Real-time pixel-art camera preview (front & back) β’ Record pixel-art video and export animated GIFs β’ Fine-tune contrast, saturation, brightness and pixel size β’ Ordered & FloydβSteinberg dithering for authentic texture β’ One-tap share to any app; save to your library β’ Fully on-device β no account, no ads, no tracking Unlock xelka Pro once to remove the watermark and open every style plus video & GIF export. One-time purchase, no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Camera at every 4 days against xelka's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mini Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and xelka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mini Camera ships an update every 4 days, xelka every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Camera | xelka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAEN Co., Ltd. | Jaemin Kim |
In-app purchases
Mini Camera
- BB Mini Pro$2.99
xelka
- xelka Pro$0.99









