Comparison

zerotake vs Offcut Camera

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

Head to head
About

zerotake

Capture stunning videos with a user-friendly cinema camera app. It offers simple recording with an option for advanced controls and an integrated editor. Enjoy private, offline video creation with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Intuitive cinema camera interface
  • Tape Mode for continuous recordings
  • Simple and Pro recording modes
  • Built-in video editor
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Offline video creation
Features
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Beautiful video should not require a camera degree. Zerotake is a cinema camera designed to stay out of your way. Open it, frame the moment and record with a beautiful look. Tape Mode keeps each new recording in one continuous video. Film breakfast, the journey and sunset; when you press play, the day is already together. It is inspired by camcorders, but made for now. Simple by default. Powerful on demand. ZERO mode is the easy everyday workflow. And PRO mode is only one tap away if you need extra precision. Use the built-in editor when you want to shape the result yourself. Zerotake uses native camera technologies and system design to feel fast, familiar and at home on Apple platforms. Your videos belong to you. Zerotake is designed around on-device processing and private ownership of the files you create. Your videos remain private, completely offline. Zero ads, zero tracking. Designed by Dmitry Novikov Developed by Sergio Rodriguez Rama Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Offcut Camera

This app offers a creative camera and photo editor with film-inspired looks and adjustable effects. Fine-tune details with advanced editing tools and experiment with unique textures. Edits are saved as drafts for later access, and the app is completely free to use.

Highlights
  • Film-inspired color and black-and-white looks
  • Adjustable grain, highlights, and lens effects
  • Manual exposure and focus control
  • Advanced editing tools (HSL, split toning, clarity)
  • Texture effects (Halftone, Pixelate, Lens Distortion)
  • Non-destructive editing with drafts
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Offcut Camera brings a creative camera and a photo editor together. Find a look before you press the shutter, or start with a photo from your library. MAKE IT YOURS Explore film-inspired colour and black-and-white looks, with adjustable strength. Go subtle with grain and soft highlights, or change the feel completely with Warp and Liquid Glass lens effects. SHOOT WITH CONTROL Tap to focus, then slide to adjust exposure. Use the grid and tilt guides to compose your frame, move between supported lenses, and choose your aspect ratio. Capture formats and resolution options adapt to your iPhone and selected camera. EDIT THE DETAILS Adjust exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, temperature, tint, saturation and vibrance. Fine-tune individual colours with HSL, add split toning, and use clarity, sharpening and noise reduction. Crop, straighten and finish with a border or a Photo Frame showing available camera details. EXPERIMENT WITH TEXTURE Diffuse your image through Frosted Glass, build a print look with Halftone, or turn a photo into crisp colour blocks with Pixelate. Explore Slice Shift and Lens Distortion, then shape the result with grain, vignette, bloom and halation. KEEP THE ORIGINAL Press and hold to compare your edit with the original. Undo and redo as you work, then save an edited copy to Photos without replacing the source. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Edits are saved as local drafts, so you can close a photo and return to your adjustments later. Saving to Photos creates a separate edited copy. Drafts stay in Offcut Camera on this device, and reopening an edit requires access to the same unchanged source photo. EVERY TOOL INCLUDED The app is free, with no subscriptions, in-app purchases, advertising or account requirement. Image processing happens on your device. Optional photo location tagging uses your permission and can be turned off in Settings. Capture formats, resolutions and lens options depend on your device, selected camera and shooting conditions. RAW capture retains the original RAW source; creative effects do not rewrite its sensor data. Film looks are independent interpretations, not official manufacturer profiles. Offcut Camera is not affiliated with or endorsed by camera or film manufacturers.

Screenshots

zerotake4 screens
Offcut Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Offcut Camera at none against zerotake's 9. Offcut Camera also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). zerotake's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. zerotake sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Offcut Camera 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 zerotake against 5.0 for Offcut Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: zerotake has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zerotake ships an update every 5 days, Offcut Camera every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
zerotake versus Offcut Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzerotakeOffcut Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB11 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperZero Camera LtdRadoslav Bali

Customer experience

zerotake

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Offcut Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

zerotake

Subscriptions6
  • PRO Monthly Upgrade3 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • ZERO Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly3 Days trial$7.001 Month
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  • PRO Annual Upgrade7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • ZERO Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PRO Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • PRO Lifetime Upgrade$39.99
  • ZERO Lifetime$59.99
  • PRO Lifetime$79.99
None

Offcut Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is zerotake free?
zerotake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offcut Camera free?
Offcut Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, zerotake or Offcut Camera?
zerotake and Offcut Camera are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do zerotake or Offcut Camera have ads?
Neither zerotake nor Offcut Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, zerotake or Offcut Camera?
zerotake ships an update every 5 days, and Offcut Camera every 2 days. Most recently, zerotake was updated on October 28, 2026 and Offcut Camera on October 31, 2026.

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