Comparison

Remarks vs Sparkle Cam

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

Head to head
About

Remarks

Easily add text and drawings to your photos and videos. Enhance your images with custom "Remarks" and share them instantly. Integrate with Notification Center and Apple Watch for quick access.

Highlights
  • Add text and drawings to photos
  • Built-in camera
  • Add watermarks to photos and videos
  • Remarks Space for Notification Center
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Easy sharing via AirDrop, Facebook, Twitter
Features
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Picture is worth a thousand words. Introducing Remarks, an easy way to put "Remarks" on your photos or pictures. Built-in Camera in App ∙Take photo or choose existing photo from library then start put some drawing on it Add Watermark ∙Tap Adjust then Extensions on Photos App to add Watermark to your photos or videos Phone, Car and Standby Widget ∙Display Remarks photo Widget on Phone, Car and also during Phone Standby Notification and Live Activities ∙Set Remarks photo Reminder and also Live Activities countdown SharePlay ∙Start SharePlay with Remarks photo Easy sharing ∙Share with friends via AirDrop and WhatsApp or Post it on X Box integration ∙Add comment and upload Remarks photo to Box

About

Sparkle Cam

Enhance your photos and videos with real-time sparkling lens flares and glitter effects. Choose from various shapes, sizes, and colors to add a magical touch. You can also manually add or remove these effects and save your creations as photos or short videos.

Highlights
  • Real-time sparkling lens flares
  • Add glitter objects to photos/videos
  • Multiple shape options
  • Adjustable size and color
  • Load from photo album
  • Save as mini video
  • Manual object placement/removal
Features
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Sparkle Cam adds sparkling lens flares in your camera in realtime. And you can also add glitter objects to your photos and videos in your photo album. You can take photos and videos with several kinds of stars which shine and sparkle everything. And, you can choose not only star shaped, but also snow, flower, tree and so on. In addition, you can add/remove objects where you want manually. Features: - Add a lot of sparkling lens flares in your camera. - Take photo and video with these sparkling lens flares. - Several kinds of shape you can choose. - Select sizes of sparking lens flares. - Select colors of sparking lens flares. - You can load photos or videos from your photo album with right bottom button. And you can save them after added stars. - You can save photo as 3 seconds mini video. - Zoom in and out with pinch gesture or swipe the zoom button. - Turn on flash. - Switch front and back camera. - Swipe screen to change the speed of sparkling - Switch high-resolution photo and standard photo with settings menu. - Choose square aspect ratio for photos and videos. Painting Tools: - Using "brush" icon at the right side, you can add glitter objects where you want. Tracing screen with a finger, objects are added. - Using "eraser" icon at the right side, you can remove glitter objects where you want. Tracing screen with a finger, objects are removed. And, you can also mask screen then any glitter objects will not be generated on the mask. - Using "Trash" icon, you can clear all objects and mask. Free Access: - Using realtime camera only. - 3 shapes. - All sizes. - All colors. Unlimited Access (with In-App charge): - Using photos and videos from the photo album in addition to realtime camera. - All shapes. - All sizes. - All colors.

Screenshots

Remarks4 screens
Sparkle Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Remarks at 100% against Sparkle Cam's 19%. Remarks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Sparkle Cam's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (457 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Remarks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sparkle Cam 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

Remarks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparkle Cam has 457 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Remarks's written reviews are positive against 19% of Sparkle Cam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remarks ships an update every 23 months, Sparkle Cam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Remarks versus Sparkle Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemarksSparkle Cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (457 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better19.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1457 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuiko OngTomohiko Sugimoto

Customer experience

Remarks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sparkle Cam

All ratings457 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive19.1%
Neutral12.8%
Negative68.1%

Bugs and requests

Remarks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sparkle Cam

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cannot save edited photos from gallery
  • App crashes during video processing
  • Save functionality fails despite paid upgrade
  • Video glitches and lags after saving
  • App freezes when processing
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  • Photos load sideways/incorrect orientation
  • Sparkle effect stops working after updates
  • App crashes when editing videos
  • Paid features don't work as advertised

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to move and place sparkles manually
  • Adjustable sparkle speed control
  • Adjustable video length control
  • More sparkle shape options in free version
  • Apply effects to existing photos from camera roll
Show 3 more
  • Better help/tutorial documentation
  • Animated sparkles instead of static ones
  • Export to social media directly

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Remarks

One-time1
  • Extra Ink$0.99
1 purchases

Sparkle Cam

One-time1
  • Unlimited Access$0.99

Questions

Is Remarks free?
Remarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sparkle Cam free?
Sparkle Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remarks or Sparkle Cam?
Remarks is rated higher. Remarks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sparkle Cam averages 4.3 from 457 ratings.
Do Remarks or Sparkle Cam have ads?
Sparkle Cam shows ads; Remarks does not.
Which is updated more often, Remarks or Sparkle Cam?
Remarks ships an update every 23 months, and Sparkle Cam every 3 days. Most recently, Remarks was updated on October 16, 2026 and Sparkle Cam on October 23, 2026.

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