Latte Cam vs Lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Latte Cam
Transform your photos into realistic latte art with this creative camera app. It offers a gallery of inspiration and allows you to share your creations on social media. The app also provides an added layer of privacy by making it harder for AI to extract data from your images.
- Photo to latte art conversion
- Realistic latte art effects
- Inspiration gallery
- Social media sharing
- Photo privacy enhancement
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Now you can make latte art on your iPhone! Convert your photos to beautiful and realistic latte art! Latte Cam also provides you with a gallery of nice photos and sketches for you to try. Share your latte with friends on your favorite SNS, too! As an added benefit, the Latte Art effect makes it harder for AI to extract information from your photos. Latte Cam can make it difficult for privacy-offending companies to collect data about you.
Lines
Capture subtitles from videos playing on your screen with just your camera. Automatically detects and stitches subtitles into an image, with built-in editing and sharing options.
- Camera-based subtitle capture
- Automatic subtitle detection
- Image stitching
- Built-in cropping
- Subtitle deletion
- Social media sharing
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Lines only need the camera to face the screen where the video is played. Press the record button and a few seconds will generate a image with a line of subtitles. [recording] The camera is aimed at the screen where the video is played, automatically detecting subtitles and stitching them into a image. [edit] Built-in image cropping and subtitle deletion. [share] Share lines image to WeChat, TimeLine or Weibo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Latte Cam at 2.8 against Lines's 1.0. Latte Cam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). Lines's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 34 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Lines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Latte Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Latte Cam holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Latte Cam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lines's.
Latte Cam ships an update every 34 months, Lines monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Latte Cam | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YUBI | 世品 周 |
Customer experience
Latte Cam
Lines
In-app purchases
Latte Cam
No in-app purchases
Lines
- 专业版$1.99
