Comparison

Mini Camera vs xelka

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

Head to head
About

Mini Camera

Features
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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.

About

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 & Floyd–Steinberg 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.

Screenshots

Mini Camera4 screens
xelka4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Mini Camera versus xelka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Cameraxelka
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAEN Co., Ltd.Jaemin Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mini Camera

One-time1
  • BB Mini Pro$2.99
1 purchases

xelka

One-time1
  • xelka Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Mini Camera free?
Mini Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xelka free?
xelka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mini Camera or xelka have ads?
Neither Mini Camera nor xelka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Camera or xelka?
Mini Camera ships an update every 4 days, and xelka every 2 months. Most recently, Mini Camera was updated on September 21, 2026 and xelka on September 20, 2026.

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