Capera (HD camera) vs HotSteamer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capera (HD camera)
Capture high-resolution photos with ease using this camera app. It offers intuitive controls for brightness, zoom, and resolution selection, allowing you to tailor your shots to your device's capabilities and desired quality.
- Switch brightness display
- Zoom photographing with slider
- Toggle resolutions (Max, Full-HD, HD, VGA, CIF)
- High resolution capture
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Thanks for 510,000 users !!! Capera is manner camera app and high resolution. 【Features】 - Switch brightness display. - To provide zoom photographing can be simply executed with slider. - Toggle Resolutions ・ Max for device (Comparable default camera app) ・ Full-HD (1920x1080) ・ HD (1280x720) ・ VGA (640x480) ・ CIF (352x288)
HotSteamer
Easily add realistic steam effects to your coffee, tea, and food photos. Enhance your social media content with visually appealing, warm imagery in just seconds. The app uses fluid simulation for realistic steam that can be adjusted and repositioned.
- Realistic steam simulation
- Apply to camera preview or library photos
- Adjust steam intensity
- Reposition and resize steam
- Record video with steam effects
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Add realistic steam to coffee, tea, and food photos effortlessly. Create warm, eye-catching content for Instagram and social media in seconds. ◆Composites realistic steam — powered by fluid simulation — onto your camera preview or any photo from your library in real time. ◆ Pick a photo from your library to use as the background and layer steam on top. ◆ Adjust steam intensity with the slider. ◆ Swipe to reposition steam, pinch to resize it. ◆ Record video using iOS screen recording. Before purchasing the paid version, please try the free Lite version on your device first.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Capera (HD camera) at 51% against HotSteamer's 0%. Capera (HD camera) also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). On ads, 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
Capera (HD camera) is free to download; HotSteamer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Capera (HD camera) ships an update every 2 months, HotSteamer every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Capera (HD camera) | HotSteamer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (344 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nadegiri | KOJI HARA |
Customer experience
Capera (HD camera)
HotSteamer
Bugs and requests
Capera (HD camera)
Reported bugs
8 issues- Camera not starting
- App crashes after iOS update
- Shutter sound not turning off
- Photos not saving
- GPS tags incorrect
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- Front camera crashes
- App crashes when switching to front camera
- Location data is wrong
Requested features
12 requests- Add video recording function
- Add camera roll browsing
- Add two-finger zoom
- Add ability to hide photos/videos
- Add photo ratio selection
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- Add front camera mirror function
- Add custom resolution
- Add HEIC support
- Add EXIF date saving
- Add universal app for iPad
- Add option to pay to remove ads
- Add instructions on how to use features
HotSteamer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Capera (HD camera)
No in-app purchases
HotSteamer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Capera (HD camera) free?
Is HotSteamer free?
Do Capera (HD camera) or HotSteamer have ads?
Which is updated more often, Capera (HD camera) or HotSteamer?
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