Comparison

Horizon Camera vs Saku

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 footage, preventing vertical video syndrome. You can also apply filters, use front or back cameras, and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Always horizontal video and photo capture
  • Automatic orientation correction
  • Multiple resolutions (VGA, HD, Full HD, 4K)
  • Slow motion (60/120 FPS)
  • Eight fun filters
  • Video Library
  • Geotagging
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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

Saku

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SakuCam is a simple, easy-to-use camera app designed around one idea: capture the moment quickly. Launch the camera fast and start shooting without complicated controls. From everyday photos to timer shots, burst shooting, interval photography, and ID photos, SakuCam gives you useful camera tools in one convenient app. Key Features • Quick and simple camera operation • Intuitive zoom controls • Timer shooting • Burst shooting • Interval shooting • ID photo mode • QR code scanning • Quickly review captured photos • Adjustable image quality and file size • Japanese and English support SakuCam is designed to keep controls simple and make the features you need easy to access. For users who want even more, SakuCam Premium is available as a one-time purchase. Premium unlocks additional supported features and settings and removes ads. Capture the moment quickly and easily with SakuCam.

Screenshots

Horizon Camera4 screens
Saku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Horizon Camera at none against Saku's shown. Saku's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Horizon Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Saku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horizon Camera ships an update every 10 days, Saku daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Horizon Camera versus Saku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorizon CameraSaku
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPZ Mobile LimitedSHACHIHOKO LLC

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

Saku

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
1 purchases

Saku

One-time1
  • SakuCam Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Horizon Camera free?
Horizon Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Saku free?
Saku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Horizon Camera or Saku have ads?
Saku shows ads; Horizon Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Horizon Camera or Saku?
Horizon Camera ships an update every 10 days, and Saku daily. Most recently, Horizon Camera was updated on November 11, 2026 and Saku on November 6, 2026.

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