Best overall
Secure Camera
GrapheneOS
Opens fast, shoots photos and video with no clutter, reads QR codes, and can strip location from your pictures.
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Camera
Replace your Camera. Start with these.
As of 17 Oct 2026, 53 apps can replace the Camera on Android. These 8 are where we'd start.
The top 3
Best for video
Blackmagic Camera
Blackmagic Design
Film-camera controls on your phone: frame rate, shutter angle, ISO and white balance, each one tap away.
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Best for shooting and editing
Snapseed
A simple camera with film looks and a light Pro mode, then the edit tools right after the shot.
Checked 17 Oct 2026—
Also great. Five more.
Picked by hand, 17 Oct 2026
Camera App
F-Droid
A simple, clean camera with the essentials
F-DroidA camera for RAW video on a phone
Google Play
A film-look camera
F-Droid
Takes photos and keeps them encrypted on the phone
F-DroidSee all 53 appsShow the top 8 only
53 apps · sorted by name
| App ▲ | What it does | Price | Updated ▼ | Min Android ▼ | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AiCamera |
Camera that simulates depth of field using a neural network | Free | 2 Jul 2019 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
AlibiMyzel394 |
Use your phone as a dashcam and save the last 30 minutes when you need it | Free | 16 Sept 2024 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Android IP CameraDigitallyRefined |
An Android H.264 / MJPEG IP Camera app | Free | 26 Sept 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Blackmagic CameraTop 8Blackmagic Design |
Film-camera controls for video on a supported phone | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | Google Play |
CameraAlignJS Hobby Soft |
Align your phone with a previously taken photo | Free | 21 Jul 2025 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
CameraFileCopy |
use your camera to transfer data – even in airplane mode | Free | 25 Mar 2026 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
Cams |
Simple RTSP viewer for IP cameras | Free | 10 May 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
CryptocamThomas Nibler |
Take encrypted photos and video to protect sensitive information | Free | 24 Jul 2025 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
Datamoshzeo |
Create live datamoshed videos with your camera | Free | 31 Jul 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
DeltaCameraUwe Post |
Record movement (deltas) in one single image | Free | 12 Dec 2018 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
EndoscopePrzemek |
Live video streaming between android devices over Wi-Fi | Free | 17 Mar 2017 | Android 4.1+ | F-Droid |
FadCam |
Background video recorder, screen recorder and remote camera control | Free | 18 Dec 2025 | Android 9+ | F-Droid |
FairScanpynicolas |
Scan a document and get a clean PDF you can save or share instantly | Free | 22 Sept 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
FilmFlipJumas-Cola |
Film negative photo recovery app | Free | 26 Aug 2026 | Android 9+ | F-Droid |
Folder Camerasigmasd |
Take photos straight into folders, with optional secure transfer to your PC | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
Fossify Camera BetaFossify |
Lightweight camera app for quick, easy, and secure photography | Free | 2 Feb 2026 | Android 10+ | F-Droid |
FreeDcam |
FreeDCam is an camera app which try to enable stuff that is forgotte | Free | 23 Oct 2022 | Android 4.0+ | F-Droid |
Geotag video cameraMLM Games |
Camera with a map and coordinates overlay | Free | 5 Sept 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Huskxplat |
Turn a spare Android phone into a remote camera and control rig | Free | 26 Sept 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
IPCam Demoniqdev |
MJPEG video streaming on Android | Free | 25 Oct 2024 | Android 4.1+ | F-Droid |
LensCastRahul Sharma |
Turn your phone into a networked camera: web, MJPEG and RTSP streaming | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 6.0+ | F-Droid |
Libre CameraTop 8iakmds |
A simple, clean camera with the essentials | Free | 27 Sept 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Lomo CameraTop 8Harristown |
A film-look camera | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 13+ | F-Droid |
MA CameraVayun Mathur |
The most featureful Camera app | Free | 10 Aug 2026 | Android 12+ | F-Droid |
Magnificajuanitobananas |
A magnificent magnifier | Free | 14 Oct 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
MirojiRogério do Carmo |
A fast, simple, private front-camera mirror | Free | 15 Sept 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
MirrorAnn |
Simple Android application turning your device into a pocket mirror🪞 | Free | 1 Apr 2024 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
Motion Eye |
Stream and connect all of your Surveillance network cameras | Free | 24 Jul 2025 | Android 8.1+ | F-Droid |
Motion-UIlbr38 |
A web interface to manage your own NVR with motion | Free | 21 Jul 2026 | Android 11+ | F-Droid |
MotionCam ProTop 8MotionCam |
A camera for RAW video on a phone | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | Google Play |
MotionEye Client for Android |
— | Free | 15 Oct 2019 | Android 4.0.3+ | F-Droid |
ObscuraCamGuardian Project |
Picture anonymity: Take pictures & blur identities with this privacy camera app | Free | 14 Jun 2022 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
Ojo RTSP IP Camera viewerDaniele Verducci |
Ojo is a basic IP Camera surveillance wall | Free | 24 Apr 2024 | Android 4.0.3+ | F-Droid |
Open 100xKenneth-Cho-InfoSec |
Extreme 100x hybrid zoom camera with local image processing | Free | 27 Apr 2026 | Android 10+ | F-Droid |
Open CameraTop 8Mark Harman |
Camera App | Free | 30 Jun 2026 | Android 6.0+ | F-Droid |
Open TeleScope VRDigvijay Lalwani Prakash |
A VR-based digital telescope camera application for people with low vision | Free | 23 Sept 2026 | Android 6.0+ | F-Droid |
OpenCamera SensorsMobile Robotics Lab. at Skoltech |
Synchronized recording of video and IMU data with advanced camera options | Free | 21 Aug 2022 | Android 4.4+ | F-Droid |
OpenVineMichael Betz |
Record and stitch 6-second video clips. Offline and private | Free | 29 Apr 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
Otoscoperubec |
Ad-free viewer for WiFi otoscope cameras | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 10+ | F-Droid |
Phosphor CamAnish Roy |
Turn your camera into live ASCII and dither art | Free | 8 Oct 2026 | Android 11+ | F-Droid |
PoleidoscopeBowl |
A kaleidoscope based on complex polynomials. Trippy | Free | 7 Jun 2021 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
Remote Video CameraIvo Zivkov |
Stream video/audio between two phones. Zero configuration | Free | 9 Sept 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
SeclusoSecluso |
Private home security for Raspberry Pi and Secluso hardware | Free | 30 Jun 2026 | Android 6.0+ | F-Droid |
Secure CameraTop 8GrapheneOS |
A fast camera that can strip location and read QR codes | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | Google Play |
Sentinel Lens |
Facial recognition surveillance with alerts | Free | 16 Oct 2026 | Android 11+ | F-Droid |
SnapSafeTop 8Wavesonics |
Takes photos and keeps them encrypted on the phone | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 10+ | F-Droid |
SnapseedTop 8Google |
A camera with film looks and editing tools after the shot | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | Google Play |
TimeLapse |
Control a Sony camera over Wi-Fi | Free | 31 Aug 2020 | Android 4.1+ | F-Droid |
TimeLapseCamwoheller69 |
Minimalistic app that records time lapse videos | Free | 29 Sept 2025 | Android 6.0+ | F-Droid |
UVC Camera / Usb Camera customPeter Stoiber |
App for using a video camera over usb from userspace | Free | 23 Dec 2023 | Android 4.0.3+ | F-Droid |
Vector CameraDozing Cat Software |
Wireframe, text, and color effects for your camera | Free | 5 Sept 2026 | Android 6.0+ | F-Droid |
Video DiaryLuke Needham |
record your life in one short video a day | Free | 20 Feb 2025 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
Websocket CAMUmer Farooq |
Access Android camera via Websocket client API | Free | 16 Jun 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
'Top 8' marks the apps above. Data from F-Droid and hand-checked entries, as of 17 Oct 2026.
How we pick the top 8: a person tries the apps and checks each maker's page, then writes the labels down with a date. How we choose