# The Photos Booth vs Ugly Camera

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ugly Camera at every 3 months against The Photos Booth's every 7 months. Ugly Camera also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 62%). The Photos Booth's advantage is ratings volume (772 vs 127) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. The Photos Booth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ugly Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for The Photos Booth against 4.4 for Ugly Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Photos Booth has 772 ratings behind it against 127, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of The Photos Booth's written reviews are positive against 71% of Ugly Camera's.

The Photos Booth ships an update every 7 months, Ugly Camera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | The Photos Booth | Ugly Camera |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.4 (772 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-photos-booth/id779356599/reviews) | **[4.4 (127 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ugly-camera/id903002764/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **772** | 127 |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | **70.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Every 3 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 18 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ratha Sou](https://appshunter.io/developer/590343618) | [KANAME OHARA](https://appshunter.io/developer/899986346) |

## What reviewers say

### The Photos Booth

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-photos-booth/id779356599)

Transform your photos with a wide array of real-time live effects and color presets. Capture fun and elegant images, even in low light, with adjustable settings and various aspect ratios. Easily view, share, and manage your creations.

**Highlights:** 39+ real-time live effects, Apply effects and color presets simultaneously, Screen Flash for low light photos, Front and rear camera support, Adjustable effects level, Multiple photo crop sizes, Built-in photo gallery

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Ads | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 😂 Fun and funny effects
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Many filters to choose from
- 🖼️ Good photo quality
- 🤩 Makes funny faces and cool things

**What reviewers complain about**

- ⚠️ Too many ads
- ❌ Doesn't take pictures
- 🚫 App doesn't work
- 😩 Offline ads are present
- 😵 Not very user friendly

**Reported bugs**

- Doesn't take pictures
- App doesn't work
- Glitch: doesn't work if you go to the rest
- Doesn't let me take the photo on the app, have to screenshot it

**Requested features**

- More than 26 fx
- Ability to edit existing photos, not just take new ones


### Ugly Camera

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ugly-camera/id903002764)

Create hilarious distorted faces and funny movies with live filters. This app offers a variety of effects to transform your selfies into comical images or short videos. It's a popular choice for generating laughs and entertainment.

**Highlights:** Funny face effects, Live filters, Photo creation, Video creation, Animated GIF creation, Distort, duplicate, transform face

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All Filters(Full feature) | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 😂 Hilarious and fun
- 🤣 Makes users laugh
- 🤩 Very entertaining
- 👍 Good time passer
- 😄 Lots of fun

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Expensive filters
- 💳 In-app purchases costly
- 👎 Filters only paid on iOS
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🚫 App won't open

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when selecting photos from camera roll
- App crashes on launch
- App crashes when trying to save photos
- Photos cannot be saved
- App crashes when opening

**Requested features**

- Automatic saving feature
- Improve iOS filter pricing
- Fix shutter sound on iPhone


## Frequently asked questions

### Is The Photos Booth free?

The Photos Booth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Ugly Camera free?

Ugly Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, The Photos Booth or Ugly Camera?

Ugly Camera is rated higher. The Photos Booth averages 4.4 out of 5 from 772 ratings, while Ugly Camera averages 4.4 from 127 ratings.

### Do The Photos Booth or Ugly Camera have ads?

Both The Photos Booth and Ugly Camera show ads.

### Which is updated more often, The Photos Booth or Ugly Camera?

The Photos Booth ships an update every 7 months, and Ugly Camera every 3 months. Most recently, The Photos Booth was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ugly Camera on November 3, 2026.

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