# Anno Cam — Vintage camera, any decade

> Vintage camera app simulating decades of photography and historical scene immersion. (iPhone/iPad app by Rushi Mistry.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anno-cam/id6811579963 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rushi Mistry](https://appshunter.io/developer/6811579965)
- Category: Photo & Video
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anno-cam/id6811579963/reviews.md

## What is Anno Cam?

Ten decades of photography, live in the viewfinder. Turn the dial from 1930 to 2020 and the grain, the colour and the frame rate all change with the year.

Anno is a camera that shoots in any decade from 1930 to 2020.

Turn the dial and the viewfinder changes with it. Not a filter applied afterwards, but the way that year's photography actually worked, rendered live on the camera feed before you take the shot.

TEN DECADES, BUILT FROM HOW CAMERAS SAW

1930  Orthochromatic black and white. The film could not see red, so skies burn out.
1940  Panchromatic
1950  Press black and white
1960  Tri-X, pushed
1970  Documentary
1980  VHS
1990  Hi8 camcorder
2000  CCD digicam
2010  Early smartphone
2020  Computational

Colour is not a slider here. It arrives when it arrived, and the press holds on to black and white well into the seventies.

MOTION HAS A DATE TOO

A still can carry the grain. Only movement can carry the judder. Video records at the era's own rate, built the way a projector builds it: 16fps hand cranked in 1930, 18fps on Super 8, 15fps on a 2000s digicam, 30fps on a modern phone.

THE FRAME AND THE DATE BELONG TO THE YEAR

Each decade frames the picture the way its cameras did: 4:3 film, 3:2 in the nineties, square in 2010, tall for today. What is inside the frame is what you keep.

And every photo is dated the way its decade dated one. Handwritten on the print in the thirties, a lab stamp in the fifties, orange digits in the seventies, a camcorder overlay in the eighties and nineties. Shoot today in 1980 and it says 1986. Turn it off with one tap before you save.

NEW: TRAVEL, FOR WHEN THE GRAIN IS NOT ENOUGH

The dial changes how a photograph was made. Travel changes what stood in front of the camera.

Take a photo, turn the dial to a decade, and Travel puts you in the clothes, the hair and the street of that year, keeping your face. It works on places as well as people: the same corner, as it looked in 1955. The picture comes back and is then developed on your phone in that decade's own grain and colour, like every other photo here.

Travel is the one part of Anno that does not happen on your phone, and it never happens quietly. Your photo goes to Google's Gemini image model through Anno's own server, and Anno says so and asks before the first one ever leaves. Nothing goes with it: no name, no account, no location.

Travel is optional and is for ages 18 and over. Your first one is free. After that it runs on credits, from a small pack to a large one. No subscription, and credits never expire.

THE CAMERA STILL NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE

No account. There is nothing to sign up for. Open the app and it works, on a plane or anywhere else.

No upload, unless you ask for one. Every decade renders on the device, on its GPU. A photo you take is never sent anywhere. Only a photo you hand to Travel leaves, and only after you have said yes.

No analytics. No tracking, no third party SDKs, no advertising identifier. The app asks for the camera and your photo library, and that is the whole list.

WHY I MADE THIS

I have always loved the feeling of old photographs. A black and white frame, or an image from another era. It does not just show a moment, it shows how cameras used to see the world, and how far we have come since.

Today we take a photo, edit it, send it, and move on in seconds. But when I look at my old family photos I still go awww. They bring back people, places and moments I had almost forgotten.

So I wondered: what if we could feel that about the photos we take today?

Anno is a small experiment. Take a photo, and see how that same moment might have looked in another era. Partly technology, partly nostalgia, mostly about making today's memories feel a little more timeless.

Point it at today. Shoot it in 1962.

Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later.

## Key features

- Live vintage camera effects by decade (1930-2020)
- Authentic grain, color, and frame rate simulation
- Era-specific motion judder and frame rates
- Decade-accurate framing and date overlays
- AI-powered 'Travel' feature for historical scene immersion
- No account or sign-up required
- Offline rendering for all camera effects

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anno-cam/id6811579963/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-10-08*

great for creatives!

## Frequently asked questions about Anno Cam

### What is Anno Cam?

Anno Cam is a photo and video app that simulates the look and feel of cameras from different decades, from the 1930s to the 2020s. It applies authentic grain, color, and frame rates live in the viewfinder before you take a shot.

### Does Anno Cam have ads?

No, Anno Cam does not have advertisements. The app is free to download and use for its core camera features, with optional in-app purchases for the 'Travel' feature.

### How does the 'Travel' feature work in Anno Cam?

The 'Travel' feature uses AI to place you and your surroundings into historical scenes from a chosen decade. Your photo is sent to Google's Gemini image model via Anno's server, with your explicit permission, and nothing else is shared.

### Is Anno Cam available on Android devices?

Based on the provided data, Anno Cam is currently only supported on iPhone devices. There is no information available regarding Android compatibility at this time.

### What is the age rating for Anno Cam?

Anno Cam has an age rating of 17+. The 'Travel' feature specifically is for ages 18 and over due to its AI-driven content generation.

### How often is Anno Cam updated?

The app was last updated on October 2, 2026, indicating recent development activity. The provided data shows version 1.3 as the latest release.

### Can I use Anno Cam offline?

Yes, the core camera functions of Anno Cam render on the device's GPU, meaning you can use all decade simulations offline. Only the 'Travel' feature requires an internet connection for AI processing.

### What are the 'Travel' credits in Anno Cam?

The 'Travel' feature operates on a credit system after your first free use. You can purchase packs of credits, which do not expire, to continue using the AI-powered historical scene immersion.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-10-02

One moment, ten decades.

Take a photo and Anno can lay it out as a single picture: your shot through all ten decades at once, with the year on each. It costs nothing and works with no signal.

Or travel the whole dial: pick your decades and Travel puts you in the clothes, the hair and the streets of each one, then lays them out the same way. All ten costs nine credits — the tenth is on us.

Also in this version:
• Print borders. Each decade on the paper its photographs came back on: a deckled white edge in the fifties, a Polaroid's chin in the seventies, a television's overscan in the eighties. Off until you turn it on, at the top left of the review screen.
• Invite a friend and you both travel free, once they have made their first.
• Your credits now follow you. Delete the app or change iPhone and they come back.
• Send any photo to Anno from the share sheet.
• Anno follows the text size you have chosen in iOS, everywhere.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-29

Video now wears its decade too.

Clips record in the shape that decade's cameras used, the date is printed into the picture the way that decade printed it, and the sound is put through what its equipment did to sound: narrow and hissing on tape, a motor hum on a camcorder, thin on a digicam, untouched on a phone. The 1930s and 1940s record no sound at all, because home film carried none.

Also in this version:
• Travel works on photos of two people. Both faces are kept, both are dressed for the decade.
• A photo turned away from the camera is no longer refused. Anno says what to expect and lets you decide.
• Leave the app while a travel is being made and Anno tells you when your photo is ready.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-29

Travel is here.

Take a photo, turn the dial to a decade, and Travel puts you in the clothes, the hair and the street of that year, keeping your face. It works on places too. The result is developed on your phone in that decade's own grain and colour.

Your photo goes to Google's Gemini image model to be remade, so Anno asks before the first one ever leaves your phone. Everything else in Anno still happens on the device. Travel is optional, 18+, and your first one is free.

Also in this version:
• The review screen now shows your photo exactly as you framed it, with the camera's own dial and buttons.
• A darkroom inside the app that keeps a copy of everything you save, grouped by decade.
• Photos develop like a print coming up in the tray, and every decade has its own shutter sound.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-16

No release notes.

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