Comparison

Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera vs PIXEL86

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera

Capture and edit photos with over 50 live retro filters and frames inspired by classic video games and computers. Enhance your images with pixel art, text, sprites, and custom frames for a nostalgic 8-bit aesthetic.

Highlights
  • 50+ live retro filters and frames
  • Pixel art drawing module
  • 8-bit text and fonts
  • +350 retro sprites/stickers
  • Custom retro frames
  • iOS Native Share
Features
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Back in Time with Famicam 64: the Ultimate Gaming Camera! With +50 LIVE Filters and Frames inspired by the look of the most iconic Computers and video games, Famicam 64 allows you to capture the most amazing 8-bit pictures ever. ...and it's not only a camera app... It's an entire 8bit Photo Editing Suite with a set of modules to enhance your photos including: 1. DRAW: to pixel-sketch on your photo with different colors, effects, and retro brushes 2. TEXT: to add captions with awesome 8-bit and retro fonts 3. SPRITES: with +350 retro-inspired stickers 4. FRAMES: to turn your photos into​ old game covers, vintage CRT screen or even a screenshot straight from Minecraft or Pokémon! If you grew up blowing into cartridges, or loading games from floppies (...or even through a tape recorder) and you're feeling nostalgic... or just love the fantastic pixelated aesthetics and colors of the era, this is the app you can't miss. FEATURES: 1. More than 50 non-destructive LIVE filters, with fully adjustable custom parameters, inspired by the most iconic retro computers, consoles, and video games... From "Tennis for Two" oscilloscope experiments and text-based adventures to the last home computers and handheld consoles (and much more!). 2. Drawing module to pixel-sketch your photo with different colors, effects, retro brushes, color selector and picker. 3. +350 8-bit Sprites, divided into categories (emoticons, monsters, weapons, objects, etc.) to enhance your image and create awesome retro-gaming visual stories to share with your friends. 4. Awesome Custom Frames simulating retro game covers, magazines, floppy, cartridges or CRT screens. 5. Pixelated and nostalgic fonts and styles to caption your moments 6. iOS Native Share to instantly send your creation to any app you use (Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Tumblr and... Wherever else you like!) Be proud of the origins of computing... Get Famicam 64 Today and re-start the 8bit revolution! ----==WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US==---- “...Instagram gave us the notion that filters are cool, but Zuck's photo app nowhere near as cool as the Famicam64 app. ... Famicam 64 allows you to easily capture great looking 8-bit pictures.” -8bit Central “The Famicam64 ultimately is a fun alternative to Instagram for the retro gamer, wanting to send pictures which reflect the era of gaming they love, with lots of built in winks and nods to classic gaming, and plenty of options which allow you to give all of your snaps a fun, geeky overlay. If you’re a gamer, what are you waiting for?” - Flickering Myth “The Ultimate 8-bit Retro Camera...Forget about looking for the latest and greatest camera app for your smartphone, as you can now have a cool 8-bit retro camera suite with real-time effects, pixel art editor, ​and sprites!” -AUS RetroGamer --------------------------- Famicam Pixel Guy by Kostic Milos “Pixel adventures”. Music by Marcelo Fernandez (http://www.marcelofernandezmusic.com). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

About

PIXEL86

Transform photos and videos with vintage pixel art aesthetics. Apply true black-and-white dithering, custom color palettes, and unique dithering styles to create retro media. Supports video editing and sharing your creations.

Highlights
  • True B/W dithering
  • Video editing support
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Three dithering styles (Natural, Pattern, Flat)
  • Vintage-inspired aesthetics
  • Social media sharing
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PIXEL86 — Retro Dithering for Photos & Videos Make your media look like it came from a cooler, glitchier timeline. Bring back the charm of vintage tech with PIXEL86, the ultimate tool to transform your photos and videos into pixel-perfect black-and-white or limited-palette art. Inspired by early computer graphics, old-school printers, and classic GIFs — this is retro done right. True B/W Dithering No grays. Just black or white pixels smartly arranged to simulate shadows and depth — exactly how early screens did it. Now Supports Video Editing Apply your favorite dithering style to video clips. Make every frame look like a piece of pixel-art history. Color Palettes, Reimagined Choose from curated vintage-inspired palettes Hit random for a fresh surprise every time Or build your own custom palette for a personalized look Three Dithering Styles Natural — Smooth, classic error diffusion. Clean and expressive. Pattern — Retro dot-matrix vibes. Adjustable matrix for custom textures. Flat — Not technically dithering, but perfect for dramatic, posterized effects in both stills and motion. Share Your Style Use #pixel86 on social and tag @pixel86app on Instagram — we love featuring the coolest creations from the community.

Screenshots

Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera4 screens
PIXEL864 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PIXEL86 at 4.6 against Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera's 4.0. PIXEL86 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PIXEL86 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PIXEL86 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of PIXEL86's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera ships an update fortnightly, PIXEL86 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera versus PIXEL86: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFamicam 64 8BIT Retro CameraPIXEL86
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (26 ratings)4.6 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2642 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben FrosaliPeter Tretyakov

Customer experience

Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera

All ratings26 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral17.1%
Negative14.6%

PIXEL86

All ratings31 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera

One-time1
  • Famicam PLUS +$2.99
2 purchases

PIXEL86

One-time2
  • License Discount$9.99
  • Perpetual License$19.99

Questions

Is Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera free?
Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PIXEL86 free?
PIXEL86 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera or PIXEL86?
PIXEL86 is rated higher. Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera averages 4.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while PIXEL86 averages 4.6 from 42 ratings.
Do Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera or PIXEL86 have ads?
PIXEL86 shows ads; Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera or PIXEL86?
Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera ships an update fortnightly, and PIXEL86 every 5 days. Most recently, Famicam 64 8BIT Retro Camera was updated on November 2, 2026 and PIXEL86 on November 3, 2026.

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