Comparison

StoryStock vs 4S Camera

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

Head to head
About

StoryStock

Features
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スクショしたインスタのストーリー、カメラロールに埋もれていませんか? StoryStockは、写真の中からインスタストーリーのスクショだけを自動で見つけて、アカウント別・カテゴリ別に整理するアプリです。 ■ できること ・写真ライブラリからストーリーのスクショだけを自動抽出 ・アカウント別に時系列で整理(推しのアルバムが自動で完成) ・旅行・グルメ・投資などカテゴリでも横断検索 ・全画面ビューアでスワイプしながらサクサク見返せる ・ストーリー以外のスクショは自動で除外 ■ 使い方はかんたん アプリを開いて取り込みボタンを押すだけ。 無料で50枚まで保存できます。

About

4S Camera

Features
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4S Camera lets you turn off, one by one, seven kinds of automatic “processing” that today’s iPhone applies when you take a photo. Have you ever felt that a photo looked different from what you saw — too bright, too sharp, a little unnatural? When you press the shutter, iPhone often combines multiple frames, lifts shadows, and sharpens edges automatically. Stock Camera settings do not let you turn those off item by item. 4S Camera is for shooting with that automatic processing turned off. It is not an app for prettier photos, and not a retro filter. Blown highlights and grain in dark areas stay as the result of cutting. It does not weaken processing after a photo is already taken. It does not use multi-frame data such as Apple ProRAW. It changes the capture path: a single-frame Bayer RAW from the sensor is developed into a JPEG without the corrections you turned off. What you can turn off (set to zero / disabled): 1. HDR-style tone: lifts dark areas and holds bright ones (not multi-frame fusion) 2. Sharpening: makes edges look crisp 3. Noise reduction: smooths grain and color blotches 4. Lens distortion correction: fixes edge stretch from the lens 5. Look controls: detail, highlight/shadow recovery, moiré reduction, and similar finishing 6. Extended dynamic range (EDR) 7. Capture / develop “Auto”: hand-off to newer automatic processing (and related capture helpers) When a switch is On, we do not add our own look — we leave that item to iPhone’s default. What we cannot turn off: We cannot make iPhone image processing completely zero. These basics remain: • Minimum device preprocessing before RAW • Color conversion and the basic contrast curve needed for JPEG Modes and what “4S” means: • Simple: pick 4S, 8, or XS (this is where you start) • Detail: era slider plus the seven switches “4S”, “8”, and “XS” are not recreations of those iPhone cameras. They are a scale for how much processing is left on. Leftmost 4S means all seven corrections are off. Note: • Live viewfinder and the saved JPEG can differ in brightness and color. That is not a bug — the finder is an approximate preview. The saved photo is the result. • Requires a physical iPhone that can capture sensor Bayer RAW. Pricing (no subscription): Turning processing off to shoot stays free. • First 7 days: full access (nothing renews automatically) • After that (free tier): 4S (all seven off) shooting and JPEG save stay free • One-time ¥500: 8 / XS, Detail (seven switches), DNG save, crop, and shooting assist (non-consumable)

Screenshots

StoryStock4 screens
4S Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StoryStock at none against 4S Camera's 1. StoryStock also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. 4S Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StoryStock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
StoryStock versus 4S Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryStock4S Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo TaguchiTAKEHITO AWASHIMA

In-app purchases

None

StoryStock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

4S Camera

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is StoryStock free?
StoryStock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 4S Camera free?
4S Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StoryStock or 4S Camera have ads?
Neither StoryStock nor 4S Camera shows ads.

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