S Camera vs Eclipse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
S Camera
Easily record videos with a single tap and apply artistic filters like sketch or cartoon. Share your creations instantly to popular video platforms or save them to your device. The app offers fast performance and quick launch capabilities.
- One-touch recording
- Artistic effect filters
- Fast launch
- Tap to focus & exposure
- Direct sharing to video channels
- Auto-save on interruption
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This app helps you record and easy to upload to the most popular video channels. This app also provides you with 'fish eye', 'B&W', 'cartoon', 'sketch', 'vignette' effect filters. Features: - Universal version, also works on iPad - Blazing performance (dual core support) - Extremely Fast Launch: don't need to switch from photo capture to video capture as built-in camera app - Tap to focus & exposure - Share your recent recorded video or save videos in camera roll. - Auto save recording when interrupting by phone call, ... How to record: - Enable "Auto record after startup" to quickly start record after tapping app icon. - Tap on app icon in the app's home screen. Enjoy!
Eclipse
Capture photos and videos discreetly with a black screen, ensuring your privacy. This app offers advanced focus and stabilization for high-quality images, perfect for journalists, investigators, and privacy-conscious users.
- Invisible Mode with dark screen
- Advanced focus and stabilization
- High photo and video quality
- Covertly capture moments
- Ensures complete privacy
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Every camera setting is free. 4K, your iPhone's top frame rate, burst, timers, silent capture. No trial, no unlock, no watching an ad to take a photo. Eclipse takes photos and video while the screen shows something ordinary. Tap anywhere to shoot, press a volume button, or fire the shutter from your Apple Watch while the phone stays flat on the table. FREE FOR EVERYONE - Black screen capture: the screen looks off while the camera runs - 4K and the highest frame rate your iPhone supports, up to 120 or 240fps for slow motion - Burst, self-timer, and a delay between shots - Silent capture, with a haptic instead of a sound - Volume button shutter, and an Apple Watch shutter (2 photos and 1 video a day) - A private album inside the app, locked behind Face ID - Audio-only recording with auto-stop, saved as .m4a - Slideshow playback - Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center shortcuts ECLIPSE PRO ADDS - Three more screen looks: your own image, a web page, a QR scanner - An unlimited private album, and no ads - Unlimited Apple Watch capture, and the watch's own capture settings - Widget backgrounds and icons you choose RESPONSIBLE USE Recording people without their consent is illegal in many places. Eclipse is built for recording your own surroundings, and you are responsible for complying with the law where you are. Eclipse PRO is an auto-renewable subscription: Monthly US$4.99 / Yearly US$29.99. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24h before the period ends; manage in Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://iphonehiddencamera.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://iphonehiddencamera.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eclipse at 4.5 against S Camera's 2.5. Eclipse also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). S Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. S Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Eclipse sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Eclipse holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 16 respectively.
S Camera ships an update every 7 months, Eclipse every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | S Camera | Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 春霞 陈 | PongYin Siu |
Customer experience
S Camera
Eclipse
Bugs and requests
S Camera
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doesn't record screen
- Doesn't work
- No sound
- Can't figure out how to take pictures, only videos
Requested features
3 requests- Make on screen recording possible
- Add screen recording functionality
- Make it so it records screen
Eclipse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
S Camera
- Remove Ads$9.99
Eclipse
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Coffee Tip$0.99
- Cake Tip$2.99
- Gift Tip$4.99
Questions
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