Comparison

PureCam Studio Camera vs Sweep

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

Head to head
About

PureCam Studio Camera

Features
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PureCam helps you create clean studio-style photos with custom backgrounds in a simple shooting flow. Choose a solid color, gradient, or ready-made background template before taking a photo. PureCam automatically places the subject on the selected background, helping you create polished portraits, profile photos, social posts, and clean personal images without manual editing. Main features: • Solid color background photos • Gradient background photos • Ready-made background templates • Automatic subject cutout and background replacement • Recent works gallery • Save finished photos to your device • No ads • No subscription • All backgrounds and templates are available without a paywall PureCam Pro is a one-time purchase that removes the watermark permanently. No subscription is required. Supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese (Brazil). PureCam is designed for users who want a simple way to create clean photos with custom backgrounds.

About

Sweep

Effortlessly remove photo backgrounds directly on your device. Create transparent PNGs, add new backgrounds, and refine cutouts with studio-quality edges. Your photos remain private and secure, with no internet connection required.

Highlights
  • On-device background removal
  • Transparent PNG export
  • Replace background with colors, gradients, or photos
  • Manual retouching brush
  • Edge refinement tools
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Sweep removes photo backgrounds entirely on your device. No uploads, no account, no internet required. Your photos never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Lift the subject out of any photo in a tap and drop it onto a transparent background, a solid color, a gradient, a blur, or another photo. Export a clean PNG with perfect transparency, ready for stickers, product shots, profile pictures, presentations, and design work. WHY SWEEP • 100% on device, powered by Apple's Vision engine. Nothing is ever uploaded. • Works offline, wherever you are. • No account, no tracking, no ads. • Studio quality edges, down to fine detail like hair. • One app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Buy Pro once and use it everywhere. REPLACE THE BACKGROUND • Transparent PNG cutout • Solid colors • Gradients • Blur the original for a depth look • Drop in any photo as a new background BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Press and hold to compare before and after • Multiple subjects, so you can keep or drop each one • Retouch brush to erase or restore any part of the cutout by hand • Refine, to run the cutout again inside just the area you painted back • Batch, to cut out up to 50 photos in a single run (Pro) • Sticker maker, to turn a cutout into a sticker with an outline and a shadow (Pro) • Edge controls to refine the cut • A library of your imports and finished cutouts • Save the original and the cutout side by side FREE AND PRO Sweep is free to remove backgrounds, retouch by hand, and export. Upgrade to Pro for exports at full resolution, every background type, edge controls, batch runs of up to 50 photos, stickers, and unlimited exports with no watermark. One purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Private by design. Fast by nature. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PureCam Studio Camera4 screens
Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sweep at 3 against PureCam Studio Camera's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. PureCam Studio Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sweep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PureCam Studio Camera versus Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureCam Studio CameraSweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer智慧 吴Core Arc Studio LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PureCam Studio Camera

One-time1
  • PureCam Pro$1.99
3 purchases

Sweep

Subscriptions2
  • Sweep Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Sweep Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sweep Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is PureCam Studio Camera free?
PureCam Studio Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweep free?
Sweep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PureCam Studio Camera or Sweep have ads?
Neither PureCam Studio Camera nor Sweep shows ads.

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