radcam vs Old School Camera Emulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
radcam
This app offers a comprehensive suite of aesthetic editing tools for photos, inspired by popular film and vintage styles. Users can apply filters instantly with the live camera or enhance existing images with a vast preset library and various textures. It's designed for creators looking to achieve unique and standout visual styles.
- 60+ presets and filters
- Live camera with real-time filters
- Effects and textures (grain, dust)
- Vintage and film frames
- Full photo editing toolkit
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Aesthetic photo editor used by 10M+ users worldwide! Radcam brings the most popular editing styles into one app: film-inspired tones, vintage looks, moody presets, retro grain, disposable camera vibes, and more. Use the live camera to shoot with filters applied instantly, or import your photos and edit with our curated preset library designed for creators. Features 60+ presets and filters Film presets, vintage filters, moody edits, clean tones, warm aesthetics, everything you need for standout photos. Live camera Shoot photos with real-time filters, film overlays, VHS vibes, grain, and more. Effects and textures Add grain, dust textures, retro film looks, and lens flares. Vintage and film frames Authentic Kodak, disposable camera, 35mm, and Polaroid-style frames. Full photo editing toolkit Adjust exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, color, and more with pro-level controls. Join thousands of creators editing their photos with Radcam. Tag us in your edits @radcamofficial so we can feature you on our Instagram. Privacy Policy: https://goingmerry.xyz/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://goingmerry.xyz/terms-conditions/
Old School Camera Emulator
Recreate the distinct visual style of early 2000s mobile phone cameras. Apply classic presets to your photos and videos directly on your device for an authentic retro aesthetic.
- Early 2000s phone camera styles
- On-device processing
- Photo and video support
- Classic device presets
- New styles and updates
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Before touchscreens, cameras had character. Old School Camera makes a new photo or video look like it came from a phone in 2004. You shoot in the app, or you bring in something you already have. The picture you see is the picture that gets saved. There are old-school filters too, when a real phone is not quite strange enough. Some of them you can tune. VHS is the one with the most room: how worn the tape is, the old camcorder marks, and the sound wears with the picture. There aren't any ads. You open it and shoot. Have fun with it. If a phone or a filter is missing, tell me and I'll try to add it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Old School Camera Emulator at 100% against radcam's 42%. Old School Camera Emulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). radcam's advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. radcam sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Old School Camera Emulator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Old School Camera Emulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: radcam has 39K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of radcam's written reviews are positive against 100% of Old School Camera Emulator's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | radcam | Old School Camera Emulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (39K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 401 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Going Merry LLC | Aleksandr Kichev |
Customer experience
radcam
Old School Camera Emulator
Bugs and requests
radcam
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos importing upside down
- Audio not extracting properly
- Glitches and visual issues
- Inability to save or export videos
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save videos without premium
- Improved audio sync when importing videos
- Option to disable watermark on free version
- Landscape mode support
Old School Camera Emulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
radcam
- Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
- Rad VHS Cam Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Unlock All7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
- Unlock All3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Annual Plan$39.991 Year
- Premium$2.99
- Unlock Everything$2.99
- 10 Credits$2.99
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- 30 Credits$8.99
- 100 Credits$24.99
Old School Camera Emulator
- OldSchoolCameraEmulator Monthly$7.991 Month
- OldSchoolCameraEmulator Lifetime$14.99
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