# MINIMAL CAM, ZERO UI, GESTURES

> Live in the moment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id960929710](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id960929710)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id960929710`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mushroom DAO Holdings Corp.
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 3.30 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-01
- **First published:** 2015-05-18
- **Size:** 319 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/minimal-cam-zero-ui-gestures/id960929710)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://howlett.io](http://howlett.io/)

## Description

Simple camera app to take pictures and video. No filters, stickers or buttons. Just the way the world was meant to be seen!

* Tap anywhere on the screen to take a photo!

* Hold screen to take video. Release to stop video.
* Double tap screen to change camera (front / back).
* Hold and swipe/drag finger forward to zoom in or backwards to zoom out. 
* Pinch anywhere to zoom

Saves to your camera roll.
Works in portrait and landscape mode!

Used by many for OBS live streaming to stream from multiple camera sources in HD.

## Rankings

- #312,033 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise MINIMAL CAM for its simple, free interface and the ability to act as a webcam for ScreenFlow, with quick camera-switching via double-tap. However, multiple reviews report persistent landscape/rotation problems across TV and AirPlay, infrequent updates, zooming bugs, and occasional crashes, plus calls for higher resolution. The app shows strong potential and appealing ease of use but requires active maintenance and reliable landscape support to satisfy long-term users.

### Pros

- Simple, minimal UI and easy to use
- Free to use
- Can act as a webcam for ScreenFlow
- Double-tap to switch between cameras

### Cons

- Landscape/rotation issues persist across TV/AirPlay (landscape won’t rotate)
- Lack of updates / development appears stalled
- Zooming is buggy (pinch to zoom resets or won’t zoom)
- Occasional crashes / instability on some devices
- Video/photo resolution could be improved

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id960929710)