Comparison

Horizon Camera vs StableCam 3

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

StableCam 3

This app removes camera shake from videos, making them smoother and more enjoyable to watch. It offers adjustable stabilization profiles and strength, along with slow-motion editing capabilities. Users can import existing videos or record new ones, then easily share their stabilized creations.

Highlights
  • Remove camera shake from videos
  • Single-click video stabilization
  • Adjustable stabilization strength and profiles
  • Slow motion video editing
  • Import external videos
  • Direct sharing to social media
Features
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StableCam remove camera shake on video. Use iPhone camera to record video, or import video into the app, stabilize the video with just single click. The resulting videos will be much smoother than the original recordings, and pleasant to watch. StableCam compensates horizontal, vertical and rotational camera motion. You can also optimize the video stabilization by using different stabilization profile and adjustable strength. StableCam also provide slow motion video editing to comprehend with the stabilization effect. Use the StableCam editing tool to define slow motion range, adjust the strength to slow or to accelerate video motion. With just few taps you can directly share your edited videos to Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox from the app. Or just save them to camera roll. ___________________________ ▶ Why StableCam? ◉ Full 30/60 fps video recording ◉ Stabilize video by removing camera shake ◉ Slow down or accelerate video motion, with adjustable start and end video range ◉ Live comparison between the original and stabilized video ◉ Import any external video or just capture video using iPhone camera ◉ Adjustable stabilization profile and stabilization strength ◉ Adjustable strength for video slow motion or acceleration ◉ Clip video using the range editor ◉ Share video to Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, or Dropbox, directly from the app ◉ Save video to your camera roll ◉ Powerful video library for managing your stabilized videos ___________________________ We'd love to hear your feedback, email us at support@tapclay.com to ask any question or get help from our team.

Screenshots

Horizon Camera4 screens
StableCam 34 screens

Verdict

The call

Horizon Camera and StableCam 3 both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 56% of Horizon Camera's written reviews are positive against 3% of StableCam 3's. Horizon Camera also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 StableCam 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Horizon Camera against 3.8 for StableCam 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Horizon Camera has 65 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Horizon Camera's written reviews are positive against 3% of StableCam 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horizon Camera ships an update fortnightly, StableCam 3 every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Horizon Camera versus StableCam 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorizon CameraStableCam 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (65 ratings)3.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews — better3.4% of reviews
Number of ratings65 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPZ Mobile LimitedTapclay

Customer experience

Horizon Camera

All ratings65 ratings
Positive64.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral13.4%
Negative30.9%

StableCam 3

All ratings104 ratings
Positive6.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative92.3%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive3.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative95.3%

User reviews

Horizon Camera

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Keeps video horizontal
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 🎥 Useful for recording videos
  • 💡 Innovative idea

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 📽️ Shaky and unstable video
  • 🔇 Audio not in sync
  • 🔍 Autofocus issues

StableCam 3

From 5 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Video stabilization concept works
  • ⚙️ Simple and easy-to-use interface
  • 💾 Ability to export to social media

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Video becomes pixelated and distorted
  • 🐛 Output quality severely degraded
  • 🐛 Video appears as horizontal lines or static
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 💰 Requires paid version to save to camera roll

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

StableCam 3

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when processing videos
  • App crashes when exporting to social media
  • Black screen on video import
  • Video displays as corrupted/garbled mess
  • Restore purchases not working on iOS 11
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  • Cannot access photo library
  • Video duration shows 0:00 after processing
  • Green screen appears instead of video
  • Audio missing after stabilization
  • Restore purchases button unresponsive
  • Video processing fails silently

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to unstabilize videos intentionally
  • Free save-to-camera-roll option
  • Better stabilization algorithm
  • Watermark removal in free version
  • Improved video quality preservation
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  • More customization and adjustment settings
  • Better documentation and tutorials
  • Support for time-lapse videos

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

StableCam 3

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Horizon Camera free?
Horizon Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StableCam 3 free?
StableCam 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Horizon Camera or StableCam 3?
StableCam 3 is rated higher. Horizon Camera averages 3.7 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while StableCam 3 averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Horizon Camera or StableCam 3 have ads?
Neither Horizon Camera nor StableCam 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Horizon Camera or StableCam 3?
Horizon Camera ships an update fortnightly, and StableCam 3 every 8 months. Most recently, Horizon Camera was updated on November 1, 2026 and StableCam 3 on November 1, 2026.

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