AirSLR vs mado frame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirSLR
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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.
mado frame
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mado is a photo framing app designed to turn your photos into quiet, artwork-like cards for social media. Add space around your photo and gently display details such as the title, location, date, camera, lens, and exposure settings. There is no need to adjust every detail manually. Simply choose an aspect ratio and background, and mado will arrange the spacing and information naturally. Main Features • 1:1, 4:5, and 9:16 canvas ratios • Background color selection • Show or hide shooting information • Edit the title, location, date, camera, lens, and exposure settings • Show or hide the creator name • Export as an image Let the photo take center stage. Let the details sit quietly beside it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirSLR at none against mado frame's 1. AirSLR also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). mado frame's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). 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. mado frame sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. AirSLR asks for nothing beyond the download.
AirSLR ships an update every 5 months, mado frame every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirSLR | mado frame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIROFUMI MARUO | Yuta Shimizu |
In-app purchases
AirSLR
No in-app purchases
mado frame
- mado more monthly$0.991 Month









