Comparison

The Frame Camera vs .Camera (DotCamera)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Over 100 frame types
  • Customizable frames
  • Add filters & effects
  • Dual/triple camera support
  • 10x zoom
  • Grid lines
  • Instant capture
  • Easy social sharing
Features
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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

About

.Camera (DotCamera)

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Embrace the Beauty of Simplicity. .Camera is a minimalist camera app crafted for those who find elegance in high-contrast monochrome photography. Inspired by retro dot-art aesthetics, the app strips away the noise, allowing you to focus on the essentials: light, shadow, and composition. [Key Features] - Intuitive Controls for Precise Expression Fine-tune shadow depth (threshold) and dot density in real time with a single slider. Capture the fleeting nuances of light exactly as you see them. - Recreate Your Signature Style With quantified settings, you can perfectly reproduce your favorite configurations. Maintain your unique "Golden Ratio" across every shot. - Turn Every Moment into One-of-a-Kind Art Front-camera support transforms even simple selfies into sophisticated monochrome art. Let the magic of dots elevate your portraits into gallery-worthy pieces.

Screenshots

The Frame Camera4 screens
.Camera (DotCamera)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: .Camera (DotCamera) at none against The Frame Camera's 1. .Camera (DotCamera) also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). The Frame Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Frame Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. .Camera (DotCamera) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Frame Camera ships an update every 4 months, .Camera (DotCamera) every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Frame Camera versus .Camera (DotCamera): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Frame Camera.Camera (DotCamera)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRatha SouHideki Suehiro

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Frame Camera

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

.Camera (DotCamera)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Frame Camera free?
The Frame Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is .Camera (DotCamera) free?
.Camera (DotCamera) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Frame Camera or .Camera (DotCamera) have ads?
Both The Frame Camera and .Camera (DotCamera) show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Frame Camera or .Camera (DotCamera)?
The Frame Camera ships an update every 4 months, and .Camera (DotCamera) every 3 days. Most recently, The Frame Camera was updated on November 1, 2026 and .Camera (DotCamera) on October 31, 2026.

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