Flipper vs Real Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flipper
Easily transform your photos with a variety of mirror effects. Select images from your library or camera, choose from dozens of unique reflection styles, and fine-tune the positioning and size with intuitive gestures. Save and share your creative mirror images to social media.
- Apply mirror effects to photos
- Choose from 36 unique mirroring styles
- Adjust mirror image position and size with gestures
- Save and share to social media
- Select photos from camera roll or take new ones
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Choose photo from your camera roll or take a photo, and automatically turn it into a photo with mirror effects. Pick the effect you like best, then edit it to make it your own. Flipper's smooth, intuitive process gives you complete creative control. Tap to select style of mirror, scroll to positioning, pinch to zoom in or out. You're the editor, change the look of your regular photos to convey a mood or theme. FEATURES * Select photo from your albums or take a photo, and automatically turn it into a photo with mirror effects. * Pick one of the 36 unique mirroring effects. * Enlarge, Shrink, Move, and use gestures to make mirror images. * Save your layouts to your camera roll and share them seamlessly to Instagram or other networks. * Download and start creating mirror photo immediately.
Real Camera
This app displays your true reflection by flipping the camera image, allowing you to compare how you see yourself versus how others perceive you. It includes a facial asymmetry test to analyze your face balance in real-time.
- Real-time mirror mode
- Normal camera mode
- Side-by-side preview
- Facial asymmetry test
- Face balance analysis
- Capture face for analysis
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See the difference between “Mirror You” and “How Others See You”! Real Camera lets you view your true appearance by flipping the image like a mirror. Switch between mirror mode & normal mode and check for facial asymmetry with our built-in test. Key Features: - Real-time mirror & normal mode - Side-by-side preview for easy comparison - Facial Asymmetry Test - Capture & analyze your face balance Discover your true reflection and facial symmetry now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flipper at 4.6 against Real Camera's 3.0. Flipper also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 2). Real Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 52%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Flipper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Real Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flipper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flipper has 8.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Flipper's written reviews are positive against 73% of Real Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flipper ships an update every 2 months, Real Camera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flipper | Real Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.2K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Romanchev | Campus Friends |
Customer experience
Flipper
Real Camera
Bugs and requests
Flipper
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to delete pictures after editing
- Incompatibility with iOS 13
- Ads still shown after purchasing premium
Requested features
4 requests- Add random mirror function
- Support more aspect ratios
- Improve image quality and resolution
- Allow landscape mode
Real Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flipper
- Premium Version$1.99
Real Camera
- Remove Ads Forever$8.99
