Comparison

Codecam vs 思い出の写真

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

思い出の写真

Features
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思い出の写真は、フォトライブラリーに保存している写真に撮影日時や撮影場所、アイコン、メッセージを画像に貼り付けて大切な思い出をかたちに残すアプリです。 [ 写真の撮影日時と場所を自動的に検索 ] フォトライブラリーで管理している写真をアプリで選択すると、写真に記録されている撮影日時と撮影場所(位置情報の記録がされている写真に限る)を自動的に読み取ります。 ※ 写真にExif情報が記録されている場合に限ります。 [ 写真の撮影場所と日時を貼り付け ] 写真の好きな位置に写真の撮影場所と日時を、お好きな位置に貼り付けることができます。 [ 貼り付ける文字はカスタマイズが可能 ] 写真に貼り付ける撮影日時と撮影場所の文字をカスタマイズすることができます。 ・撮影日時:オリジナル表記、日本語または英語の日時、日付のみ、時刻のみ。 ・撮影場所:撮影場所の主な住所、お好きなメッセージ。 [ 写真にメッセージを込めたアイコンを表示 ] 写真の撮影日時と撮影場所の他に、写真のコンテンツにメッセージを込めたアイコンをお好きな位置にに貼り付けることができます。アイコンは予め100種類以上用意しています。 [ 新しい写真をフォトライブラリーに保存 ] 撮影場所と撮影日時、メッセージなどを貼り付けた(印字した)写真を、オリジナルの写真はそのままで、新しい写真としてフォトライブラリーに保存します。 [ 新しい写真をファイルアプリに保存 ] 撮影日時や場所、メッセージなどを貼り付けた(印刷した)写真を、新しい写真としてファイルアプリに保存します。なお、この機能はiPhone, iPadアプリのみで利用できます。 [ 写真の共有 ] 撮影場所と撮影日時を貼り付けた(印刷した)写真を、メールやSNS、AirDropなどで共有することができます。 [ iPhone, iPad, macOS共通のアプリを用意 ] iPhoneは勿論のこと、iPadと同じ操作性でmacOS版も用意しています。

Screenshots

Codecam2 screens
思い出の写真4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Codecam at Free against 思い出の写真's $2.99. Codecam also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 27.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Codecam is free to download; 思い出の写真 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codecam ships an update monthly, 思い出の写真 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Codecam versus 思い出の写真: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodecam思い出の写真
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo VaradiTomohiko Shimizu

In-app purchases

None

Codecam

No in-app purchases

None

思い出の写真

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codecam free?
Codecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 思い出の写真 free?
思い出の写真 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Codecam or 思い出の写真 have ads?
Neither Codecam nor 思い出の写真 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codecam or 思い出の写真?
Codecam ships an update monthly, and 思い出の写真 every 5 months. Most recently, Codecam was updated on September 26, 2026 and 思い出の写真 on September 24, 2026.

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