Comparison

Horizon Camera vs STARCLIP

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

STARCLIP

Features
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Film the game. Tap the star on every goal. Upload to YouTube. Chapters already done. STARCLIP is a camera app that makes sports filming fun and effortless. THE PROBLEM You film your kid's soccer game and upload it to YouTube. Then the real work starts — rewatching the entire game, noting timestamps for every goal and highlight, typing them into the description. It takes forever. THE SOLUTION Tap the star while recording. Goal, great save, amazing play — one tap in the moment. When you stop recording, YouTube-ready chapter timestamps are already in your clipboard. Just paste. How it works: 1. Start recording the game in Video mode 2. Tap the star whenever something great happens 3. Stop recording — timestamps auto-copied 4. Paste into YouTube description — chapters done INSTANT LAUNCH Camera is live the millisecond you tap the icon. Ready before kickoff. PRECISION ZOOM DIAL Long-press to reveal a semicircle dial for smooth zoom. Catch the action on the far side of the pitch. For parents filming games. For club members on camera duty. Film it. Tap it. Enjoy it later.

Screenshots

Horizon Camera4 screens
STARCLIP2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STARCLIP at none against Horizon Camera's 4. STARCLIP also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Horizon Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). 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. STARCLIP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horizon Camera ships an update fortnightly, STARCLIP every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Horizon Camera versus STARCLIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorizon CameraSTARCLIP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPZ Mobile LimitedTetsushi Kaneko

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

STARCLIP

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

STARCLIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Horizon Camera free?
Horizon Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STARCLIP free?
STARCLIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Horizon Camera or STARCLIP have ads?
Neither Horizon Camera nor STARCLIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Horizon Camera or STARCLIP?
Horizon Camera ships an update fortnightly, and STARCLIP every 2 days. Most recently, Horizon Camera was updated on October 26, 2026 and STARCLIP on October 25, 2026.

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