This works great. All you have to do is click on the mirror app icon, and it starts showing you what shows on the front-facing camera. It would be nice if it could zoom in, but this is fine as is, just as promised.

Yes, it is similar to using the front camera, but with added features. The quality is not quite as good as the front camera on an iPhone 5s, but I suspect that's because the dev had to digitally zoom in to achieve a full-screen view. Consequently, your reflection is a little larger and more pixelated than when using the camera, but it is also full-screen with no annoying banners or buttons. You can swipe sideways to reverse the image, tap for a 2x zoom, and press/hold to pause. This app is really well designed and executed. The only thing I can think of to make it better is a white border option to act as a backlight.

This is exactly what I was looking for. You open it and immediately is a mirror. The zoom, freeze, and flip features stay hidden until activated by touch gestures. Great simplistic design. Love it!

It does what is says with no ads. Although the gestures can get kind of hard to commit.