Comparison

Horizon Camera vs Purevue

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Purevue

Features
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A photo. A thought. Nothing more. Purevue is a place to add a short memo to your photos and simply keep them. Not a diary. Not an album. A quiet space to frame the fragments of thought that come before words. ◆ A moment, in a word. Pick a photo from your camera roll. Add a memo in 40 characters. That's it. We don't ask for more. ◆ Room for 40 characters. Not 140. Not 500. Just 40. A constraint that creates the perfect space for a fleeting thought. When words don't come, AI gently suggests. ◆ Stack them, group them. Drag photos together to naturally group them. No folders. No tags. No categories needed. ◆ Your words, lined up. Photos and memos in a quiet grid. Just browse. That's enough to bring back how you felt. — What Purevue doesn't do — ・No notifications ・No prompts ・No forced organization A quiet place for photos and notes.

Screenshots

Horizon Camera4 screens
Purevue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Purevue at none against Horizon Camera's 4. Horizon Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). 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. Horizon Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Purevue asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Horizon Camera versus Purevue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorizon CameraPurevue
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPZ Mobile LimitedTai Matono

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

Purevue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Horizon Camera

One-time4
  • Remove watermark$0.99
  • Hollywood Filter Pack$0.99
  • Sherlock Filter Pack$0.99
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  • Premium$1.99
None

Purevue

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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