Oqra Cam vs Parallel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oqra Cam
This app brings the authentic look and feel of film photography to your iPhone. It allows you to apply unique film styles in real-time, customize them deeply, and even share your custom looks with others. Capture photos and videos with a distinct analog aesthetic.
- Real-time film look application
- Physics-based film engine
- Customizable color, grain, and halation
- Shareable film recipes via QR codes
- RAW and ProRAW capture support
- Live Photos and Film Clips recording
- Lock Screen controls
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Oqra brings the character of film to your iPhone, with looks you can make your own. Its physics-based film engine models light-sensitive layers, dye color, grain, and halation, developing each image entirely on your device. LOAD A FILM. POINT AND SHOOT. Choose a film recipe and see its character in the live viewfinder. Shoot with the look already applied, without a separate editing step. MAKE LOOKS YOURS. Start with a preset or build your own. Shape color, grain, halation, and the response from shadows to highlights. Go deeper with individual emulsion layers, dye settings, and H&D response curves. In-app guides explain the controls as you explore. SCAN. LOAD. SHARE. Share your film recipes as QR codes or links. Scan a friend's code, add the recipe to your collection, and shoot with their look. FILM CHARACTER. RAW DETAIL. Capture and develop Apple ProRAW or RAW DNG on supported cameras. Still-photo capture reaches up to 48 MP where supported by your device and camera. Enable Keep RAW Original to retain the original DNG alongside your developed photo when shooting RAW stills. KEEP THE MOMENT MOVING. Capture Live Photos with the film look in both the still image and the motion, or record Film Clips up to 30 seconds long. READY FROM THE LOCK SCREEN. Open Oqra from its Lock Screen control, or assign it to Camera Control on supported iPhones. Your selected film recipe is ready when the camera opens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Your photos are developed on your iPhone. No Oqra account. No upload needed for processing. Live Photos, Film Clips, and unlimited custom recipes require a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription. REQUIRES iOS 18 or later. iPhone 12 or newer, or iPhone SE (3rd generation). Apple, iPhone, Live Photos, ProRAW, and Camera Control are trademarks of Apple Inc. DNG is a trademark of Adobe Inc. Oqra is an independent product and has not been authorized, sponsored, or approved by Apple Inc.
Parallel
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Capture the moment and your reaction. Or record once and get both portrait and landscape videos. Parallel gives you two ways to tell the whole story. RECORD ONCE. SAVE BOTH FORMATS. Dual mode uses your front or rear camera to record portrait (9:16) and landscape (16:9) videos simultaneously. Get separate files ready for vertical posts and widescreen sharing, with no need to record the moment again. TWO CAMERAS. ONE STORY. Record with the front and rear cameras together in a single video. Choose Picture in Picture, Split Screen, or Top and Bottom, then select portrait or landscape output. Capture what you see alongside your reaction, commentary, or demonstration. MAKE THE FRAME YOURS Move and resize the floating camera, choose a square or portrait shape, and swap which camera takes the main view. Remove the front-camera background to place yourself over the scene, with processing handled directly on your device. PREVIEW. SAVE. SHARE. Browse your recordings in the gallery, play them back, and save your favorites to Photos. Share either format individually or both videos together. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your recordings stay on your device until you choose to save or share them. No account required. Available in English and Vietnamese. Simultaneous front and rear camera recording requires a compatible device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buddyapp.net/apps/parallel/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Parallel at every 2 days against Oqra Cam's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Oqra Cam sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Parallel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Oqra Cam ships an update every 10 days, Parallel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oqra Cam | Parallel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 匡明 秦 | Hoa Bui Duy |
In-app purchases
Oqra Cam
- A Small Print$2.99
- A Medium Print$4.99
- A Large Print$9.99
Parallel
- Parallel Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Parallel Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Parallel Pro Lifetime$29.99







