BlackCam Lite vs BlendCamera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlackCam Lite
Capture striking black and white images with a live preview. Apply various filters, adjust contrast and brightness, and add film grain or vignetting. Easily share your creations in full resolution.
- Live black and white preview
- Colored lens filters
- Professional conversion filters
- Live contrast, brightness, exposure sliders
- Simulated film grain
- Black vignetting
- Full resolution export
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BlackCam helps you to take stunning black and white photographs with live preview Features: - Very simple to use - Different colored lens filters - Different professional conversion set filters - Filters are shown live on camera screen - Live contrast, brightness & exposure slider - Add simulated film grain - Add black vignetting - Custom EXIF Artist Credit entry - Export your photos to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and email - Outputs images in full resolution - Add black and white filters to your existing photos You like BlackCam!? Please give us 5 stars! Your feedback is very important to our work. Help us to improve BlackCam! by sending your bugs or requests on contact@xnview.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xnview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/xnview G+: http://plus.google.com/+xnview/
BlendCamera
This app allows you to blend multiple photos together with various live effects and overlay modes. Create unique double exposures and enhance your images with preset filters and adjustable transparency.
- Unlimited overlay shots
- Live effects and overlay modes
- Preset overlay patterns
- Gradient and transparency overlays
- Adjustable opacity
- Zoom and flip functionality
- One-click color adjustment
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Capture and apply live effects, overlay patterns, and blend shots while taking photos. Embark on your creative photography journey anytime, instantly. The BlendCamera includes the following features: Unlimited Overlay Shots: No limit on the number of overlays, allowing you to unleash your imagination and create freely. Live Effects: Various live effects such as motion, negative, tint, separation, mosaic, magazine, soft light, black and white, and more. Overlay Modes: Overlay modes like film, translucent, overlay, multiply, soft light, lighten, color burn, color dodge, difference, blur, and more. Preset Overlay Patterns: Light leak, light spot, raindrops, vignettes, branches, film, dust, ink, and more. Gradient Overlays in 8 Directions: Easily shoot group photos, twins, urban reflections, and more. Light and Dark Transparency Overlays: Conveniently set transparency for the bright or dark areas of photos using the light and dark transparency options. Opacity Adjustment: Manually adjust opacity for more controllable overlay shots. Zoom and Flip: Freely zoom in or out and flip the current overlay photo horizontally or vertically. Unlimited Possibilities: Combine various features to open up unlimited possibilities. One-Click Color Adjustment: 50+ preset film-texture filters for easy photo enhancement. #blendcamera Easily share your creative photos on Instagram, Facebook, X, Sina Weibo, WeChat, and your camera roll. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlackCam Lite at 4.7 against BlendCamera's 4.3. BlackCam Lite also leads on ratings volume (197 vs 23) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). BlendCamera's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. BlackCam Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BlendCamera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BlackCam Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlackCam Lite has 197 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.
BlackCam Lite ships an update every 4 months, BlendCamera monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackCam Lite | BlendCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (197 ratings) — better | 4.3 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | pierre gougelet | 山 钟 |
Customer experience
BlackCam Lite
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In-app purchases
BlackCam Lite
- BlackCam Remove Ads$1.99
BlendCamera
- Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Remove Watermark$0.99
- Save Full Resolution Photo$0.99
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