Comparison

Codecam vs SurfNWalk

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

Head to head
About

Codecam

Unlock the full potential of your iPhone camera with advanced manual controls for both photos and videos. Adjust settings like shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and focus for professional-quality results. Explore various compression and frame rate options for video recording.

Highlights
  • Manual shutter speed and ISO
  • Manual white balance (temperature, tint)
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable video compression and frame rates
  • Video zoom with focal length display
  • Video stabilization options
Features
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All the power of the iPhone camera at your fingertips! With the incredibly capable camera that is your iPhone, and Codecam, the most simple, easy to use, yet very powerful app, you can enjoy the unlimited possiblities that the complete control over your iPhone's camera can provide! Photo features: - shoot in JPEG, like the stock camera app, or shoot JPEG+RAW, which also records a DNG file next to your jpeg (it will still look like a single photo in the photos app). You can import the DNG to you computer, or edit it on your iPhone with an app that supports DNG raw files. - manual shutter speed, ISO. Lock your exposure by picking a new value, or by long pressing the automatically selected one. Long press again to go back to auto. You can also swipe up and down on the screen to apply an exposure compensation while in automatic exposure mode. - manual white balance: temperature and tint. You can lock the current value just like the exposure, or pick the exact values. White balance presets are also available: Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, plus two Incandescent and Fluorescent presets. - manual focus: switch between auto an manual focus by tapping the button, or by tapping an area on the image to focus on it. A slider to manually focus is also available. Video features: - video zoom: you can zoom by pinching the image, up until the point where upscaling would occur. For 4K, you can override this behaviour to allow zooming until the 1080p crop. The approximate focal length for the given zoom is also shown on the screen (converted to the equivalent focal length of a Super 35 or Full Frame sensor). - the same manual controls for shutter speed, ISO, white balance and focus as in photo mode. Smooth autofocus using Focus Pixels on the iPhone 6 or newer is available. - compressions supported: 15 Mbit, 25 Mbit, 50 Mbit, 75 Mbit, 100 Mbit, 200 Mbit, 400 Mbit in H.264 (or H.265 in newer devices) with selectable IPB or ALL-I modes, and MPJEG compression with either optimal (9/10 or 8/10 for 4K) or full quality (10/10) setting (note: the displayed bitrate in MJPEG mode is an estimation of the maximum possible bitrate) - frame rates supported: 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30 - additional frame rates supported by iPhone 5s: 720p50, 720p60 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6: 720p120 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6: 1080p50, 1080p60, 720p240 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6s and 7: 1080p120, 2160p30, 2160p25, 2160p24 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 8, X, 11, 11 Pro: 1080p240, 2160p50, 2160p60 - video stabilization is supported, you can toggle between on, off or cinematic, depending on availability on your device - show shutter angle instead of shutter speed - cinematic 1:2.35 overlay: crop mark option is available in the settings menu to switch between 16:9 and cinemascope. This feature is for composition only, the image that will be recorded is the full 16:9 frame. Additional features: - automatic save to camera roll: all images and supported videos are saved to the camera roll - gallery: You can see the images and videos you took in a grid or loupe view, with full metadata. You can also share them, or delete them right in the app.

About

SurfNWalk

Browse the web safely and discreetly with a live camera feed overlaid on your screen. Avoid obstacles, check your appearance, or monitor your surroundings while surfing. Quickly access social media and favorite sites with one-hand controls.

Highlights
  • Live camera feed overlay
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Selfie mode for appearance check
  • Background monitoring
  • One-hand browsing
  • Incognito mode
  • Random website shuffle
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Our screens are so big nowadays, why not give some permanent space to the camera! > Did you ever run into someone while looking at your screen? > Did you ever step into something nasty while looking at your screen? > Are you sometimes too embarrassed to open the camera app in public, to check your looks? > Did you ever get caught by surprise when people entered the room from behind? > What is your kid doing while you are surfing? > Are you Bored? Tap Shuffle to randomly see popular web sites. > Want to quickly take a picture/video while surfing the web? With SurfNWalk you can see where you are going, while you are surfing on your phone. The camera view shows the front camera and this way you can avoid walking into people, walking into dog droppings, and even monitor the traffic light while waiting at the crossing. You can switch to selfie mode to quickly check your looks, or watch/monitor when someone is walking up to you from behind, you can quickly *hide* the camera by tapping the arrow down. Monitor your kids while playing by using your mobile, watch TV and surf simultaneously. For apps that have a web site, you can also use those in browser mode, like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Swipe left or right on the camera image to go back and forward in your browser. Features: - Video size large/small - Video flip to back and front camera - Change video to the top/bottom of the screen - Hide the camera view - sneak peek - Record videos - Take Photos - Disable camera sound - Browser only mode - uses a bit less energy - Add your preferred search engine - Tap the shuffle icon to randomly show the most favorite man/women/gender-neutral sites, you can set your gender preference in the settings - Incognito browsing mode - your history is not recorded - Private searching with DuckDuckGo - long tap on the privacy word to switch between Google and DuckDuckGo (this does not block cookies) - Quick one-hand access to all your social sites - Quick one-hand access to your favorite sites - Add your own bookmarks, fill them once and you will love the shortcut - Clear browsing history - Safari Reader mode supported - Easy to use with one hand - Left-hand mode - rearranges the icons for you left-handers - Popular web tools at hand, click the wrench icon - Settings are synced in iCloud

Screenshots

Codecam2 screens
SurfNWalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SurfNWalk at 100% against Codecam's 50%. SurfNWalk also leads on chart position (#184 vs unranked). Codecam's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence and ads 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

Codecam is free to download; SurfNWalk costs $0.99 up front. SurfNWalk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Codecam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codecam ships an update monthly, SurfNWalk every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Codecam versus SurfNWalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodecamSurfNWalk
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#184 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLaszlo VaradiRobin Bollen

Customer experience

Codecam

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

SurfNWalk

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Codecam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SurfNWalk

One-time1
  • Remove Advertising$0.99

Questions

Is Codecam free?
Codecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SurfNWalk free?
SurfNWalk costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Codecam or SurfNWalk have ads?
Neither Codecam nor SurfNWalk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codecam or SurfNWalk?
Codecam ships an update monthly, and SurfNWalk every 6 weeks. Most recently, Codecam was updated on September 9, 2026 and SurfNWalk on September 12, 2026.

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