Comparison

Camera vs SimplePhotoCam

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

Head to head
About

Camera

Features
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Photos that are already small the moment you take them. No round trip through a separate compression app. Set a target file size once, and every shot comes out at or under it. TARGET FILE SIZE Choose 20KB, 30KB, 50KB, 100KB, 200KB, 500KB or 1MB. Resolution and compression are adjusted automatically to land under your target — useful when an upload form caps you at 500KB and you would rather not reshoot. FOUR QUALITY LEVELS - Standard: full size - Light: 2048px on the long edge - Ultra light: 1280px on the long edge - Target size: the automatic mode above DATE STAMPS Burn the date into the photo like a film camera. Control the corner, the date format, white or black text, the text size, and whether the time is included. LIGHTWEIGHT VIDEO Recorded in HEVC, so clips land at roughly half the size of H.264 at comparable quality. Resolution and bitrate follow your quality setting between 1080p and 720p. IN-APP STORAGE Keep captures inside the app instead of your photo library, so they never mix in with everything else. SHOOTING - Aspect ratios: 3:4, 1:1, 9:16, 2:3 - Zoom and front/rear switching - Landscape capture - Shutter volume control, including silent GOOD FOR - Meeting file size limits on forms and applications - Attaching several photos to email or a marketplace listing - Saving space on your device and in the cloud - Retro date-stamped shots - Long sessions of job-site or record keeping photos LANGUAGES English, ę—„ęœ¬čŖž, 简体中文, ķ•œźµ­ģ–“, ą¤¹ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„€, ą¤Øą„‡ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤²ą„€ No in-app purchases. No account required. No usage tracking.

About

SimplePhotoCam

Features
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SimplePhotoCam is a simple camera with a choice of shutter sounds. Choose Standard, Click, Electronic, or Quiet to suit your preference. Before taking a photo, you can also choose whether to save location and available camera information. Features • Four shutter sound settings: Standard, Click, Electronic, and Quiet • Composition grid • 4:3 and 1:1 aspect ratios • Lens switching and zoom on supported devices • Optional location tagging, off by default • Save or remove available camera information • Browse and delete photos in your photo library To choose a shutter sound, tap the i button in the photo library and open Settings & App Information. The default is Standard. The app attempts to play the selected sound even in Silent mode. Sound volume follows your iPhone's media volume; no sound plays when the volume is zero. A text indicator remains visible during capture and saving, followed by Saved after a successful save. Photos are processed on your device and saved to your iPhone photo library. SimplePhotoCam uses no advertising, analytics SDKs, or tracking technologies, and does not send captured photos or location data to the developer's servers.

Screenshots

Camera3 screens
SimplePhotoCam2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Camera at Free against SimplePhotoCam's $0.99. Camera also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). SimplePhotoCam's advantage is chart position (#169 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Camera is free to download; SimplePhotoCam costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera ships an update weekly, SimplePhotoCam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 4 level
Camera versus SimplePhotoCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCameraSimplePhotoCam
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank—#169 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyou SugiharaHiroyuki Yagi

In-app purchases

None

Camera

No in-app purchases

None

SimplePhotoCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camera free?
Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimplePhotoCam free?
SimplePhotoCam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Camera or SimplePhotoCam have ads?
Neither Camera nor SimplePhotoCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera or SimplePhotoCam?
Camera ships an update weekly, and SimplePhotoCam every 2 weeks. Most recently, Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and SimplePhotoCam on October 12, 2026.

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