Comparison

AirSLR vs Photocast Creator

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

Head to head
About

AirSLR

Features
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This APP is the simple camera app that can take pictures as if taken with a digital SLR to blur the part other than in focus and zoom in/out(tele,wide,fish-eye like). The functions of this app are as followings. ・You can determine the focus and exposure positions by tapping the preview screen. ・Two markers, one for focus and one for exposure, are displayed at the tapped position. ・The markers can be dragged to separate positions. ・You can create a gentle blur from the focus point outward. ・You can choose between circular and linear blur shapes. ・Use a pinch gesture to zoom. ・You can choose between the back camera and the face camera. (Only models with a face camera) ・There are instant shutter and 2-second timer shutter. ・Photos taken are stored in the camera roll and within the app. ・A list of taken photos is displayed. ・Images can be processed with approximately 60 filters, including brightness adjustment, contrast, blur, sharpening, sepia, monochrome, edge detection, and sketch. This app includes the following open sources. AQGridView(Copyright(c)2010-2011, Kobo Inc.) and GPUImage(Copyright (c) 2012, Brad Larson, Ben Cochran, Hugues Lismonde, Keitaroh Kobayashi, Alaric Cole, Matthew Clark, Jacob Gundersen, Chris Williams. All rights reserved.) [Note] It does not guarantee reliably taking pictures in any case. We are not able to offer compensation for any damages or losses that may occur during its operation.

About

Photocast Creator

Features
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The Photocast Creator app is a simple utility app to create a movie file from an image and a dictated audio file. Made originally as no other app offered a simple way to vocally annotate my photographs, this app lets you create multiple audio versions that will combine with your photos of choice and create a video version that you will then be able to store, post or use in your video editing projects. This simple tool to create an HD movie file with comments either for your archival process (taking vocal notes on an image), or as a source to create online posts for social media networks. 1) Choose a picture from your photo album. 2) Tap plus to add up to two extra images to your photocast (slide) 3) Choose a prerecorded audio track or record. 4) Select output HD video ratio (horizontal / vertical). 5) Slide audio track left to create the video file. The resulting movie will be saved in your device's photo album. Hope you will find this simple app useful for your vodcasts but also for your own enjoyment and your social media posts.

Screenshots

AirSLR4 screens
Photocast Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Photocast Creator at none against AirSLR's shown. Photocast Creator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirSLR ships an update every 5 months, Photocast Creator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
AirSLR versus Photocast Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirSLRPhotocast Creator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better15.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIROFUMI MARUOLoopr

In-app purchases

None

AirSLR

No in-app purchases

None

Photocast Creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AirSLR free?
AirSLR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photocast Creator free?
Photocast Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AirSLR or Photocast Creator have ads?
AirSLR shows ads; Photocast Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, AirSLR or Photocast Creator?
AirSLR ships an update every 5 months, and Photocast Creator weekly. Most recently, AirSLR was updated on October 29, 2026 and Photocast Creator on November 8, 2026.

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