BitCam vs DitherProg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BitCam
Capture photos with a unique one-bit camera, producing images with only black and white pixels. Experience a retro interface with mechanical sounds and experiment with different pixel resolutions and an 8-color mode. Save your creations as clean PNG files for printing or digital projects.
- One-bit camera (black and white pixels)
- Retro interface with mechanical sounds
- Multiple pixel resolutions
- 8-color mode option
- Clean PNG output
- Atkinson dithering method
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A blast from the past! Capture your photos with a unique 1-bit camera: only pure black and pure white pixels, no grayscale! BitCam's interface is delightfully old school, featuring chunky buttons and mechanical sounds the likes of which haven't graced your screen in over 40 years. In Camera mode, three different pixel resolutions let you experiment, and an 8-color mode brings you a little closer to the current day while preserving the distinct aesthetic. Or jump over to the editor to dither any photo from your library and experiment with resolutely modern colors & gradients. Clean, high resolution PNG output means you can print those files, use them in digital collages, or other art projects. You can also now run BitCam natively on your iPad, and your Mac! And on Mac, you can install a system extension to use BitCam in any app that uses the camera: Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet, WebEx, Photo Booth, etc. The camera mode is entirely free and unlimited. The editor mode offers a 3 day trial, after which it requires a one-time in-app purchase for full access, on all of your account's devices.
DitherProg
This application allows users to apply nostalgic dithering effects to images. It offers various tone depths and dithering algorithms, including Bayer, Halftone, Spiral, Floyd-Steinberg, and Jarvis, Judice & Ninke. Processed images can be saved in PNG format.
- Nostalgic dithering effects
- Multiple tone depths
- Various dithering algorithms (Bayer, Floyd-Steinberg, etc.)
- Save as PNG
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This is an application for nostalgic dithering. Tone Depth: - [ 0, 255 ] - [ 0, 128, 255 ] - [ 0, 64, 128, 192, 255 ] Dithering Type： - 2x2, Bayer - 4x4, Bayer - 4x4, Halftone - 4x4, Spiral (Type 1) - 4x4, Spiral (Type 2) - Floyd-Steinberg - Jarvis, Judice & Ninke Save format: - PNG
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BitCam at 4.7 against DitherProg's 3.3. BitCam also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). DitherProg's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. BitCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DitherProg asks for nothing beyond the download.
BitCam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BitCam has 92 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of BitCam's written reviews are positive against 50% of DitherProg's.
BitCam ships an update every 2 weeks, DitherProg every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BitCam | DitherProg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (92 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Héliographe, Inc | Itoh Tomoaki |
Customer experience
BitCam
DitherProg
Bugs and requests
BitCam
Reported bugs
3 issues- Color graphics not working
- Doesn't recognize camera access
- Saves photos in incorrect orientation
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to import/edit existing photos
- Video recording function
- Option to adjust brightness/exposure
- Ability to mute sounds
- Inverted mode
DitherProg
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BitCam
- Full BitCam2 variants$9.99
DitherProg
No in-app purchases
