Comparison

UFO Camera vs Efecto Camera

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

Head to head
About

UFO Camera

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The truth is out of focus. UFO Camera turns perfectly good iPhone video into terrible UFO evidence from the 2012–2014 era. Record a sighting or import a clip, point out the subject, and let deliberately bad camerawork do the rest. BRING YOUR OWN MYSTERY Record normal video or import from Photos. Trim clips to 30 seconds or less, with portrait and landscape footage kept in its original proportions. REAL TRACKING. QUESTIONABLE FRAMING. Select a subject to track through your footage, then add lag, drift, shaking, and poorly timed reframing. Prefer pure chaos? Skip tracking and apply the effects directly. If tracking loses your subject, the app tells you. FOUR WAYS TO MISS THE MOMENT β€’ 2012 Flip Phone: low resolution, choppy motion, hunting focus, and crushed shadows. β€’ Area 51 Tourist: aggressive zoom, shaking, delayed tracking, and panic reframing. β€’ Government Leak: monochrome, heavy compression, and scan lines. β€’ My Uncle Recorded This: warm color, chroma bleed, blur, and erratic framing. DIAL DOWN THE EVIDENCE Adjust Evidence Quality from Convincing to Completely useless. Compare Original and Processed footage, toggle a timestamp, and keep or mute the original audio. Preview the first five seconds before exporting the complete clip. READY TO SHARE Save the finished video to Photos or open the iOS share sheet. Processing happens on your iPhone, with no account or video uploads. One recoverable edit lets you pick up where you left off. START FREE. GO PRO ONCE. Preview every preset for free. Make unlimited watermarked exports with 2012 Flip Phone. A one-time UFO Camera Pro purchase unlocks all four presets and removes the watermark. No subscription. Restore purchases using the same Apple Account. UFO Camera is a comedy video editor for entertainment. It does not generate aliens, detect UFOs, or verify the authenticity of footage. Privacy: https://ufo-camera.tinyinternet.dev/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Efecto Camera

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Shoot video with character. Efecto Camera brings the look of classic film, vintage videotape, and expressive graphic effects into your viewfinder. Preview your chosen filter live, shape it to suit the scene, and start recording when the look feels right. Give a city walk the texture of Super 8, capture a sunset with warm Sepia tones, or turn familiar surroundings into a moving comic. Whether you’re filming a trip, a short creative project, or an everyday moment, there’s plenty to explore. EXPLORE THE LOOKS β€’ Film character β€” Try Super 8, Noir, Mono, and Sepia, or add dust, scratches, and flicker with Found Film β€’ Tape and television β€” Bring back the character of VHS, Betamax, MiniDV, CRT, and Night CCTV, with their distinctive colors and video artifacts β€’ Creative color and graphics β€” Explore Comic, Ink, Glitch, Aerochrome, Blueish, X-Ray, and 8 Bit for a different take on the scene MAKE THE LOOK YOURS Start with a filter, then adjust its strength and individual settings. Depending on the effect, you can fine-tune grain, detail, glow, color bleed, scanlines, and more: β€’ Combine up to three different filters β€’ Reorder layers to explore different results β€’ Save your combinations and settings in My Filters, ready for your next recording. TAKE CONTROL OF THE SHOT Stay in Auto for quick, spontaneous filming, or switch to manual controls when you want to shape the image more precisely: β€’ Adjust shutter speed and ISO β€’ Control focus and white balance β€’ Choose a lens, tap to focus, and pinch to zoom β€’ Use a grid and center marker to help frame the scene β€’ Record in 1080p or 4K at supported frame rates, including 24, 30, and 60 fps KEEP THE ORIGINAL, TOO Efecto Camera preserves an unfiltered source recording while showing your chosen look in the live preview. After filming, compare synchronized Original and Filtered playback, then save the original, the filtered version, or both to Photos. Pick a look, make it your own, and see where it takes you. Please keep in mind that recording formats, lenses, and camera controls depend on the device that you use.

Screenshots

UFO Camera4 screens
Efecto Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Efecto Camera at none against UFO Camera's 1. UFO Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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

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

Both are free to download. UFO Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Efecto Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 3 level
UFO Camera versus Efecto Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUFO CameraEfecto Camera
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size61 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua Tongaphi & co.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

UFO Camera

One-time1
  • UFO Camera Pro$4.99
None

Efecto Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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