Comparison

ComeCloser Camera vs Cliptum

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

Head to head
About

ComeCloser Camera

This app utilizes your iPhone's multiple lenses simultaneously to capture photos that retain the depth and spatial feel of the original scene. It offers intuitive foreground depth control and processes all data locally on your device for speed and privacy.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous multi-lens capture (wide, ultra-wide, telephoto)
  • Real-time depth sensing
  • Foreground Depth control
  • On-device processing
  • Preserves spatial feel and proportions
Features
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You already have one of the most advanced cameras on earth in your pocket. So why does all that depth disappear the moment you tap the shutter? Every iPhone since the 11 Pro ships with multiple lenses — wide, ultra-wide, telephoto — each one engineered to see the world differently. Open the stock Camera app and take a photo, though, and only one of those lenses ever fires. The rest sit idle, every single time you tap the shutter. The result? Photos that look close, but never quite like the moment you were actually standing in. ComeCloser changes that. Instead of locking you into a single lens, ComeCloser runs a live multi-lens capture session — wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto all active at once. Depth and motion data flow in alongside the image in real time, letting the app understand the actual geometry of the scene you're shooting: how close your subject is, how the background sits behind it, where the natural depth of the room or landscape begins and ends. The result isn't a filter or a stitched composite. It's a photo that holds onto the proportions and depth your eyes actually perceived — the spatial feel of being there — rather than the stretch or compression a single fixed lens introduces depending on how far you were standing. FOREGROUND DEPTH Set your distance, and ComeCloser handles the rest. Using your iPhone's depth sensor, ComeCloser lets you define how far into the scene your foreground extends — giving you intuitive control over what the camera treats as close versus far, without needing to think about focal lengths or aperture settings. Point, set, shoot. The depth takes care of itself. FULLY ON-DEVICE Everything processes locally on your iPhone, frame by frame, using Apple's Metal framework. No cloud upload. No waiting. No quality loss from re-compression. Your photos stay on your phone and process as fast as you shoot. WHAT YOU GET — Multi-lens capture from your iPhone's wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto lenses simultaneously — Real-time depth sensing that understands the geometry of your scene — Foreground Depth control: set your reach, ComeCloser does the rest — On-device processing — private, fast, and works anywhere — Photos that look like you were actually there If you've ever looked back at a photo and felt like something was missing — the way the room felt, how close that person actually was, the sense of depth in the scene — ComeCloser was built for that exact feeling. Your iPhone's camera has always been capable of this. ComeCloser is what unlocks it.

About

Cliptum

Easily create portrait reels from your photos and videos. Combine up to 10 clips, select templates, and preview your creation before saving. Media processing is done on your device with no account or ads required.

Highlights
  • Combine photos and videos
  • Create portrait 9:16 reels
  • Multiple visual templates
  • Plain mode for clean cuts
  • Preview before exporting
  • Export in 1080x1920 resolution
  • Capture new media in-app
Features
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Create polished portrait reels from your favourite photos and videos with Cliptum. Choose 2–10 clips from your photo library or capture something new with the camera. Arrange your moments, select a template, preview the result, and save your finished 9:16 reel directly to Photos. Features: • Combine photos and videos • Create portrait 9:16 reels • Choose from multiple visual templates • Use Plain mode for clean cuts without effects • Preview your reel before exporting • Export in 1080 × 1920 resolution • Capture new photos and videos in the app • No account required • No advertising or behavioural tracking • Media processing stays on your device Cliptum keeps reel creation simple — without a complicated editing timeline. Terms of Use (EULA): https://qaimos.co.uk/cliptum/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://qaimos.co.uk/cliptum/privacy.html Cliptum Pro Subscriptions: • Cliptum Pro Weekly – 1 week, auto-renewable • Cliptum Pro Monthly – 1 month, auto-renewable Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings.

Screenshots

ComeCloser Camera4 screens
Cliptum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ComeCloser Camera at 5.0 against Cliptum's 1.0. ComeCloser Camera also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Cliptum's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs paid). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ComeCloser Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ComeCloser Camera has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ComeCloser Camera ships an update every 11 days, Cliptum weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ComeCloser Camera versus Cliptum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComeCloser CameraCliptum
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerception Labs, LLCVasilij Sviridov

Customer experience

ComeCloser Camera

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cliptum

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ComeCloser Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Cliptum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ComeCloser Camera free?
ComeCloser Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cliptum free?
Cliptum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ComeCloser Camera or Cliptum?
ComeCloser Camera is rated higher. ComeCloser Camera averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Cliptum averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ComeCloser Camera or Cliptum have ads?
Neither ComeCloser Camera nor Cliptum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ComeCloser Camera or Cliptum?
ComeCloser Camera ships an update every 11 days, and Cliptum weekly. Most recently, ComeCloser Camera was updated on September 30, 2026 and Cliptum on September 15, 2026.

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