The Frame Camera vs Steiner Cinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Frame Camera
Enhance your photos with a wide variety of frames and effects. Customize frame transparency, hue, and brightness. Supports dual and triple cameras with zoom functionality.
- Over 100 frame types
- Customizable frames
- Add filters & effects
- Dual/triple camera support
- 10x zoom
- Grid lines
- Instant capture
- Easy social sharing
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Now you can capture your photo with fun, elegant, attractive and amazing. The Frame Camera got all beautiful frames for capture the moment. FEATURES: • Over 100 frames with types: General, Antique, Fame, Fun, Heart, Flower, Kid, Christmas, Halloween, Diamond and Gold • Use your own custom frames • Customizable frame transparent, hue color, saturation, and brightness • Add filters & effects on your photo • Supoort dual and triple camera lens devices • Zoomable on both front and rear camera up to 10x • Center your photo with grid line • Instantly capture with touch to capture • Easy sharing to social network
Steiner Cinder
This app enhances a thermal imager by providing real-time video streaming and full remote control. Users can capture photos and videos, adjust color palettes, and transfer waypoints to Google Maps. Content can then be easily viewed and shared on social media.
- Real-time thermal video streaming
- Remote control of imager functions
- Capture photos and record videos
- Adjust color palettes
- Transfer waypoints to Google Maps
- View and share media galleries
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Steiner’s Cinder thermal imager is the company’s first product to bring Steiner Quantum Vision™, our premium thermal imaging experience, to the commercial market - with this app playing a key role. The Steiner Cinder app is designed to work exclusively with the Cinder thermal imager from Steiner. After connecting the imager to this phone / tablet, remote control of the Cinder can be achieved. The app enables real time streaming video and control of all Cinder functions, including taking photos, recording videos, and changing color palettes. The app is also used to transfer waypoints to Google Maps. Photo and video galleries may be easily viewed and transferred to social media networks for sharing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Frame Camera at 3.9 against Steiner Cinder's 3.0. The Frame Camera also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1). Steiner Cinder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Frame Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Steiner Cinder asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Frame Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Frame Camera has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Frame Camera ships an update every 4 months, Steiner Cinder every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Frame Camera | Steiner Cinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ratha Sou | Steiner-Optik GmbH |
Customer experience
The Frame Camera
Steiner Cinder
In-app purchases
The Frame Camera
- Remove Ads$1.99
Steiner Cinder
No in-app purchases
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