QCam vs Callmode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QCam
This app combines a professional camera, a voice-synced teleprompter, and a color-aware editor. It allows users to record in high quality, script their delivery with a scrolling teleprompter, and edit footage with advanced color grading and trimming tools.
- Voice-synced scrolling teleprompter
- 4K HEVC recording with Apple Log
- Manual camera controls
- Import custom LUTs
- On-device editing suite
- Automatic cloud backup
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QCam is the creator studio in your pocket: a professional camera, a voice-synced teleprompter, and a color-aware editor in one app. Look into the lens, speak naturally, and walk away with a finished take in cinema-grade color. READ The teleprompter listens as you speak and scrolls with your voice. Pause, and it waits. Improvise, and it finds you again. There is no fixed scroll speed to chase, on the front camera or the rear ones. Write and organize scripts in the built-in library, tune the font, size, mirroring, and reading window, and deliver every line while looking your audience in the eye. SHOOT A true pro camera underneath: 4K recording in efficient 10-bit HEVC, Apple Log and Apple Log 2 on supported iPhone Pro models, and open gate capture on the iPhone 17 generation for maximum reframing freedom in post. Take manual control of focus, exposure, white balance (including true per-lens manual white balance), frame rate, and bit rate. Switch lenses with a tap, record with external microphones, and shoot vertical, square, or wide, whatever your platform needs. GRADE Preview your look while you shoot. QCam's built-in looks are authored for both SDR and Log, and you can import your own .cube LUTs. Monitor the graded image while recording Log, so what you see is the film you are making. EDIT A built-in editing room finishes the job: trim and split clips, adjust color per clip with seven grading controls plus LUT intensity, then zoom, pan, rotate, and mirror each clip to taste. Pull still frames from any moment and share finished takes straight to Photos. ORGANIZE AND BACK UP Your takes live in a fast media library with per-clip detail, and originals can back up automatically to your own WebDAV cloud storage. Your footage stays on storage you control. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Recording, voice tracking, and editing run entirely on your device. No account required. PRICING Get QCam Pro monthly, or buy it once and keep it. The monthly plan renews automatically until you cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://qcam.studio/privacy Built for creators, journalists, educators, and filmmakers who want professional output from the phone already in their pocket.
Callmode
Record videos as if you're on a call. This app simulates a video call to help you speak naturally on camera, with an optional teleprompter for scripts. Final recordings only include your video and audio.
- Simulated video call recording
- Optional teleprompter
- Built-in and custom callers
- Adjustable video quality
- On-device processing
- Automatic saving to Photos
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Record yourself naturally with Callmode, a simulated video call experience designed to help you speak comfortably on camera. Choose a built-in caller or add a video you have permission to use. Start a call, follow your script with the optional teleprompter, and record your message without losing eye contact. Your saved recording contains only your camera video and microphone audio. The caller video, call controls, and teleprompter are not included in the final video. FEATURES • Familiar call-style recording experience • Five free recordings • Built-in callers • One custom caller on the free plan • Adjustable video quality • Selectable audio sources on supported devices • Teleprompter with text size, scroll speed, and opacity controls • Automatic saving to your Photos library • On-device processing for custom caller videos CALLMODE PRO Upgrade to Callmode Pro for unlimited recordings, multiple custom callers, higher-quality recording options, selectable audio sources, and full teleprompter controls. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. A 7-day annual trial is shown only to eligible customers. Privacy: https://callmode.app/privacy Terms: https://callmode.app/terms Support: https://callmode.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Callmode at 5.0 against QCam's 4.7. Callmode also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). QCam's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and ratings volume (26 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. QCam sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Callmode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Callmode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QCam has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of QCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of Callmode's.
QCam ships an update every 3 days, Callmode every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QCam | Callmode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JIYONG SHI | OMAR FATTAHI |
Customer experience
QCam
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In-app purchases
QCam
- QCam Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- QCam Pro Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- QCam Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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- QCam Pro Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
- QCam Pro Lifetime$47.99
- Lifetime$69.99
Callmode
- Callmode Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Callmode Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year









