Clear Frame Camera vs UMBRAL Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Clear Frame Camera
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Is the thing you want to photograph hidden behind the shutter button? Shooting a plate of food from above. Placing your child, your dog or your cat low in the frame. On the stock camera app, the shutter button can land right there. You cannot tell how it came out until you take the shot. Clear Frame Camera is a camera app that promises to keep the shutter button outside the frame. ( 1 ) The shutter never hides your frame Nothing overlaps the frame. What you see is what you get. ( 2 ) It works like the camera you know Nothing new to learn. The same gestures as the stock camera, doing the same things. - Tap to focus and set exposure - Pinch to zoom - Flash (auto / on / off) - Timer (3s / 10s) - Grid - Photos and videos save straight to your photo library ( 3 ) Settings step aside while you shoot The gear in the top corner opens flash, timer, ratio, grid and exposure in one panel. Close it and the wide view is back. While you are shooting, settings never sit over the frame. ( 4 ) Pro (one-time purchase) A single purchase unlocks these features. There is no monthly fee. - Video recording (HD / 4K, 24 / 30 / 60 fps) - 16:9 and 1:1 aspect ratios - Live Photos - Exposure compensation Photo capture stays free forever, whether or not you buy it. ( 5 ) We collect nothing No ads. No usage analytics. The photos and videos you take are only saved to the photo library on your device.
UMBRAL Camera
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UMBRAL is a camera for photographs with a quieter point of view. Apply a look while you shoot, then keep refining only when you want to. Five signature looks are built for deep shadows, restrained color, and the texture of a real frameβnot a stack of one-tap effects. Free to use: - Unlimited shooting - Five signature looks, live in the viewfinder - Crop, rotate, and essential adjustments - Three finished exports each day UMBRAL+ is for a faster finishing workflow: unlimited exports, batch look control, collages, export metadata controls, and 5- and 10-frame burst modes. Choose the plan that fits your process, including a one-time purchase option. Make the frame first. Let the grade stay quiet. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UMBRAL Camera at 16.0 against Clear Frame Camera's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Clear Frame Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and UMBRAL Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clear Frame Camera ships an update every 10 days, UMBRAL Camera every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clear Frame Camera | UMBRAL Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 6 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryuichi Kayashima | η¦ΉδΈ ι |
In-app purchases
Clear Frame Camera
- Clear Frame Camera Pro$2.99
UMBRAL Camera
- UMBRAL+ Monthly$1.991 Month
- UMBRAL+ Yearly$7.991 Year
- UMBRAL+ One-Time Purchase$12.99





