Featured

RubCam

Minimal iOS camera for taking pictures by rubbing the screen

Featured comment

ethan
@gliechtenstein · I made Textcast, Ethan, RubCam
Hi I am the creator of RubCam. I built it one weekend when I was trying to take a selfie and was very frustrated how I had to balance the phone in an awkward manner and tap to take a photo. And even when I did, a lot of times I didn't like how it automatically saves to camera roll. I wanted a way to not only "take" a photo but also ways to easily manipulate … See more
Hunter
Makers

Discussion

💖 
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
RubCam is a good example of how Product Hunt becomes the "dribbble for product people" as @ashbhoopathy described it on day 1 of its launch. This app may not be a "game changer" but it might provide inspiration for product creators.
M
ethan
@gliechtenstein · I made Textcast, Ethan, RubCam
Hi I am the creator of RubCam. I built it one weekend when I was trying to take a selfie and was very frustrated how I had to balance the phone in an awkward manner and tap to take a photo. And even when I did, a lot of times I didn't like how it automatically saves to camera roll. I wanted a way to not only "take" a photo but also ways to easily manipulate … See more
Shane V.
@shanev · iOS @ TED, Developer of Drum Kit
This app makes tapping on or pressing a physical button to take a picture seem ridiculous. It's one of those, "why didn't they always do it like this?" kind of ideas. The easiest way to take selfies, bar none.
Jason Shellen
@shellen · Head of Product, Slack Platform
Looks interesting but I'm somehow uncomfortable with rebranding swiping as "rubbing".
Sol Weinreich
@solfrombrooklyn · Founder MINR
Looks cool!