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Composition camera for iPhone

Place it.Frame it.Nail it.

Slide the latte up a littleThen hold still and Stensa shoots.

Stensa is a camera that knows where things go. Pick a layout, set your items on the table, and it takes the photo the moment each one sits in its guide.

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  • No subscription
  • No account, no ads
  • Nothing leaves your iPhone
  • iOS 16 and later

Three things happen. You only do one.

Stensa recognises the tart and the cappuccino. You move the phone. It does the rest. Scroll, and watch it happen.

  1. Place it

    Set your things down and pick a layout. Each dashed shape is a place for one item, and Stensa already knows which is which.

  2. Frame it

    Move the phone until each item sits in its guide. The hint names the item, so it says “Slide the cappuccino up a little”, not “move something”.

  3. Nail it

    When every guide turns gold and the phone is level, Stensa takes the shot. A tap in your hand as each item locks, a flash when it fires.

Not sure which layout? Point.

Smart Match looks at what is on the table and ranks the layouts that fit it. Two items, three, a plate and a glass. Tap one and the guides are already waiting for you.

Recognises cups, plates, glasses, bottles, pastries, products and people. On the phone, as you point.

Fifty layouts, drawn for real tables.

Hero shots, pairs, rows and triangles. Milk tea trios and pastry boxes. Shelf rows and size lineups for sellers. Outfit flat lays. And people: headshot to full body, couples and groups, where the face guide sets the shot.

A dozen of the less obvious ones are below, drawn from the same files the app reads. Rest on one and its guides lock.

The Stensa template library: Smart Match, Product set, and a grid of template cards with their guides drawn on photos.

14 café & food 11 products 5 flat lays 14 people 6 scenery

Milk Tea Trio×3 · eye level
Pastry Box×6 · top-down
Merienda Spread×3 · top-down
Golden Spiral×2 · any angle
For sellers
Shelf Row×4 · eye level
For sellers
Size Lineup×3 · eye level
For sellers
Box & Bottle×2 · eye level
Outfit Flat Lay×4 · top-down
Knolling×6 · top-down
Full Body×1 · eye level
Group of Three×3 · eye level
S-Curve×4 · top-down
+38moreIn the appEvery kind · yours from day one Draw your ownStudio · or trace a photo
A product set in Stensa: two products, three shots each, ready to export.
The Review screen: the shot, placement and level readouts, and export sizes for Square, Feed, Story and Shop.

A whole catalogue, shot the same way.

Product sets give every product the same short shot list. The first product sets the zoom, the colour and the angle; each one after it gets the same, with the last photo as a ghost to match.

  • Export the set in one goNamed, square photos for your shop, straight to the share sheet.
  • Sizes for where it goesShop at 1:1, Feed at 4:5, Story at 9:16. Your original stays as it was.
  • A level and a zoom for every layoutTop-down shots stay flat. Each template remembers the zoom it was made for.

Shop 1:1 · Feed 4:5 · Story 9:16. Ready for Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop and Instagram.

Post the moment it locks.

Replay turns any shot into a four-second vertical clip: the guides find their items, turn gold, and the shutter fires. Made for Reels, Stories and TikTok, straight from the photo you already took.

And the rest of it.

Questions, answered.

What people ask first, and what they ask on the first shoot.

Still wondering?

Write to [email protected]. A person reads every message. What the app does with your data is on the privacy page.

The basics

Which iPhones does it run on?
Any iPhone on iOS 16 or later, including iPhone Duo on both its cover screen and its open inner screen, where the library, the gallery and the camera split at the fold.
Is there a subscription?
No. There is nothing to unlock inside the app and nothing that renews. Templates added in later updates are included.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Stensa is built for iPhone first, and the camera and recognition are written for it. There is no Android version today.
Does it work for people, not just things?
Yes. There are headshot, waist-up and full-body templates, plus couples and groups. The face guide sets the distance: step back until the face fits it and the whole outfit is in frame.

On the shoot

What does it recognise?
Cups, plates, glasses, bottles, pastries, products on a table, and people. Each guide in a template knows what it is waiting for, so the hint says “Slide the cup left”, not “move something”.
Do I need a tripod or a stand?
No. You hold the phone. For top-down shots the level guide shows when it is flat, and the shutter waits until it is. A stand helps with product sets, where every photo should match, but nothing needs one.
Can I turn off auto-capture?
Yes. The Auto button turns it off and the shutter is always there. With it on, Stensa fires when every guide is gold and the phone is level, with a tap in your hand as each item locks.
What if I am not sure which layout to use?
Open Smart Match and point at the table. It looks at what is there, two cups, a plate and a glass, a row of bottles, and ranks the layouts that fit. Tap one and the guides are already waiting.

Your layouts and your shop

Can I make my own layouts?
Yes. Draw one in the Studio, with shapes that snap to thirds and the golden ratio, or copy the layout of a photo you love in one tap. Share it as a file and it opens straight into Stensa on another phone.
Does it work for shop listings?
That is what Product sets are for: a short shot list for each product, the same zoom, colour and angle every time, and the whole set exported as named photos in one go.
What sizes does it export?
Shop 1:1, Feed 4:5 and Story 9:16, each from the same shot; the original stays as it was. Replay turns a shot into a four-second vertical clip of the guides locking in, for Reels, Stories and TikTok.

Privacy

Does it need an account or a connection?
No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing is uploaded. Recognition runs on the phone, so it works offline, on a plane or in a basement café.
Does anyone see my photos?
No. Photos stay inside the app on your iPhone until you save or share them yourself. There are no ads, no tracking and no account, so there is nothing to see them with.

Made for iPhone

Your photos never leave your iPhone.

Stensa works without an account, without ads, without a subscription, and without a connection. What you shoot stays on your phone until you share it.

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