Comparison

Snippie vs Sidecam

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

Head to head
About

Snippie

Easily transform videos and photos into transparent animated stickers. Select a subject, and the app automatically tracks, loops, and styles it for sharing. Export in various formats like APNG and GIF.

Highlights
  • Video and photo to sticker conversion
  • Automatic subject tracking and looping
  • Crisp edge refinement
  • Customizable sticker styles
  • APNG and GIF export
  • In-app sticker gallery
  • Private, on-device processing
Features
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Snippie is an iPhone and iPad app that turns your videos into moving stickers with a transparent background — the "press a person to lift them out" magic you know from iOS, but for video, with a real loop, styling, and files you can share anywhere. Pick a clip, pause on a good frame, then press and hold a person, pet, or object. Snippie lifts it out with a glow, follows it across every frame, and finds a clean loop automatically. Preview it, style it, and share it as an animated sticker. HOW IT WORKS • Pick a video, a Live Photo, or a still photo and scrub to the moment you want • Or share a video from Photos and choose Snippie to start right away • Press and hold the subject — it lifts out with a glow • Snippie tracks it, cleans up the edges, and finds the perfect loop • Style it, then share or save CRISP EDGES, NO HALOS • A second high-resolution pass sharpens hair, fur, and fine edges • Edge colors are cleaned so no background tint bleeds into your sticker • Smooth, flicker-free masks even on fast-moving subjects • Follow mode keeps a roaming subject centered and large MAKE IT YOURS • Sticker outline + drop shadow for that real-sticker look • Backgrounds: transparent, solid color, or a dreamy blurred subject • Meme-style captions in four fonts and four colors, placed top or bottom • Loop it, ping-pong it, or play it in reverse • Speed it up or slow it to a smooth slow-mo SHARE ANYWHERE • Send straight from the Messages app drawer with the Snippie sticker extension • Add them to WhatsApp as your own sticker pack (3 to 30 stickers) • Export as APNG — full transparency, behaves like a real animated sticker • Export as GIF for everything else • Copy a sticker and paste it straight into any chat • Save straight to Photos • Every sticker is auto-saved to your in-app gallery to re-share or delete PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device using Apple's Vision framework. Your videos, photos, and stickers never leave your phone. No account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking — only anonymous usage statistics that help improve the app. SNIPPIE PRO — one-time purchase, yours forever • Remove the "Made with Snippie" watermark • Unlock all backgrounds (colors + blurred subject) • Speed control (slow-mo and speed-up) Free to use: free stickers carry a "Made with Snippie" watermark. Snippie Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: it removes the watermark and unlocks all backgrounds and speed control. Requires iOS 17 or later.

About

Sidecam

This app provides a dedicated camera for professional use, keeping work-related photos and videos separate from your personal library. It offers advanced camera features, organized storage, and cloud backup options for enhanced privacy and control.

Highlights
  • Dedicated work camera
  • Separated photo library
  • Advanced camera controls (MP, 4K video, grid)
  • Organized sessions and folders
  • Cloud backup to iCloud Drive
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
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Sidecam is your separate camera for work: professional photos and videos kept apart from your personal photo library. Sidecam never touches the Photos app and cannot read your camera roll. What you capture at work stays in the app, organized and under your control. A FULL CAMERA • True 24 or 48 MP, with every iPhone lens and zoom that behaves just like the native camera • 4K video with flash, lens selection and a digital-crop warning • Level, grid and exposure lock for consistent shots ORGANIZED ON ITS OWN • Every work session groups itself — no albums to create by hand • Folders per client, site, case or project, plus reusable tags • Import the work photos you already have in Photos or Files and keep everything together in one app. YOUR BACKUP, IN YOUR CLOUD • Your entire work library mirrored to iCloud Drive (or any folder you choose): browsable folders and dates on any device • Optimize storage: originals stay in the cloud to free up space on your iPhone • Nothing is ever deleted from the cloud: removed items go to a trash folder in iCloud REAL PRIVACY • No accounts, no servers, no data collection • Optional Face ID lock for your library Built for healthcare, inspections, construction, real estate, workshops and any professional who takes photos on the job and wants to keep their personal library clean.

Screenshots

Snippie3 screens
Sidecam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sidecam at none against Snippie's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Snippie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sidecam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Snippie against 5.0 for Sidecam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippie ships an update every 2 weeks, Sidecam weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Snippie versus Sidecam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippieSidecam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvin WongFrancisco Nunes de Abreu

Customer experience

Snippie

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sidecam

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Snippie

One-time1
  • Snippie Pro$4.99
None

Sidecam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snippie free?
Snippie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sidecam free?
Sidecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snippie or Sidecam?
Snippie and Sidecam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Snippie or Sidecam have ads?
Neither Snippie nor Sidecam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippie or Sidecam?
Snippie ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sidecam weekly. Most recently, Snippie was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sidecam on October 21, 2026.

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