Horizon Camera vs Camera FrontBack SE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Horizon Camera
This app ensures all your videos and photos are captured horizontally, regardless of how you hold your device. It uses your phone's gyroscope to automatically level your recordings, preventing vertical video syndrome. You can also apply filters, use front or back cameras, and share your creations.
- Record horizontal videos and photos
- Automatic orientation correction
- Multiple resolutions (VGA to 4K)
- Slow motion support (60/120 FPS)
- Three leveling modes
- HDR photos
- Eight fun filters
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Featured in Engadget, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Wired, AppAdvice, Cult of Mac, TUAW! “We just wish Apple and Google had bundled this as standard." - Engadget "Brilliant, Overdue App Forces Your Phone to Take Horizontal Videos" - Gizmodo "You owe it to yourself to check out the new Horizon app for iOS." - AppAdvice "Horizon App Solves the Dumbest Thing About Smartphone Video" - WIRED "Horizon will eliminate portrait recording forever" - TUAW "Horizon for iOS means no more vertical videos" - The Next Web ______________________________ Horizon lets you record horizontal videos and photos no matter how you hold your device. Hold it upright, sideways or even keep rotating it while capturing, your captured moments will always stay horizontal! You can add filters, shoot with the back or front camera and share your creations! Ever felt the need to rotate your device while recording a video? Do you often end up with vertical videos or videos in wrong orientation? Meet Horizon! Horizon works like magic! It auto-levels your photos and videos while recording, using your device’s gyroscope. The resulting orientation is corrected so that it always stays parallel to the ground. It's like a pro gimbal rig in your hand! With Horizon you can help bring an end to the Vertical Videos Syndrome. Yes, you can now record horizontal videos, even while holding your device in portrait mode! ▶ Capture horizontal videos & photos ▶ Multiple resolutions including VGA, HD, Full HD and even 4K!* ▶ 60 and 120 (slow motion) FPS support* ▶ Three leveling modes: Flex, Rotate and Locked ▶ HDR photos ▶ Tap and hold to slow down your 120 FPS videos! ▶ Lossless zoom with the all new ‘Crisp’ resolutions!* ▶ AirPlay mirroring while recording ▶ Various video aspect ratios (Square 1:1, Wide 16:9, Standard 4:3) ▶ Record videos and photos with front or back camera ▶ Eight fun filters to choose from ▶ Video Library with clever item selection ▶ Share your creations to your favorite social network ▶ Open your videos in other apps ▶ Select Video Quality to save space (High, Medium, Low) ▶ Geotagging ▶ AF/AE Lock * https://horizoncamera.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202388411
Camera FrontBack SE
Record video simultaneously using both your iPhone's front and rear cameras. This app allows you to capture dual perspectives in real-time, perfect for creating engaging content for social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
- Simultaneous front and rear camera recording
- Real-time animation
- Moveable on-screen window
- User-friendly interface
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*Сompatible devices: iPhone Xs / Xr and newer. Make your Instagram Stories, TikTok and IGTV videos stand out! Camera FrontBack SE transforms your iPhone into a multi-cam allowing you to capture video from two cameras at the same time. With our video App, we want people around the world to shoot amazing views, architecture, pets, and friends and at the same time allow them to express their emotions being on one screen. Try and get surprised at how you reacted to something which was important to you at the moment. Features: ◆ Simultaneous work with front and rear cameras ◆ Animates in real-time; ◆ Moveable around screen; it has a user-friendly interface and it's easy to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Camera FrontBack SE at 4.7 against Horizon Camera's 3.7. Camera FrontBack SE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (74% vs 55%). Horizon Camera's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Horizon Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Camera FrontBack SE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Camera FrontBack SE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 122 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Horizon Camera's written reviews are positive against 74% of Camera FrontBack SE's.
Horizon Camera ships an update fortnightly, Camera FrontBack SE every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Horizon Camera | Camera FrontBack SE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (64 ratings) | 4.7 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PZ Mobile Limited | Yuliya Andrienko |
Customer experience
Horizon Camera
Camera FrontBack SE
Bugs and requests
Horizon Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos not saving properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Orientation detection problems
Requested features
6 requests- Add photo mode
- Improve video quality and stabilization
- Ability to edit and flip videos
- Zoom functionality
- Pause/resume recording
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- Customizable settings
Camera FrontBack SE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Horizon Camera
- Remove watermark$0.99
- Hollywood Filter Pack$0.99
- Sherlock Filter Pack$0.99
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- Premium$1.99
Camera FrontBack SE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Horizon Camera free?
Is Camera FrontBack SE free?
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