Comparison

VHS Video Cam vs VHS cam

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

Head to head
About

VHS Video Cam

Transform your videos with authentic 80s VHS effects. Add glitchy filters, customize dates, and adjust frame rates to create a retro aesthetic. Share your vintage footage directly to your camera roll.

Highlights
  • VHS effects
  • 80s filters
  • Customizable date stamp
  • Front-facing camera selfie mode
  • Flashlight option
  • Adjustable frame rate and quality
  • Direct camera roll sharing
Features
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Film with the latest set of VHS effects on the App Store to take your videos back to the 80's. Features: • Share your cam footage straight to your camera roll for easy sharing • Turn on the flash light when you're chasing ghosts in the dark • Take an 80's style selfie video with the front facing camera • Choose between 4 handcrafted 80's filters to give your video the perfect vibe • Edit the date to fake some footage to send to your annoying co-worker • Select the perfect frame rate and quality for your video • Absolutely no ads

About

VHS cam

Capture videos and photos with a realistic retro VHS filter. This app simulates the principles of old VHS cameras, allowing you to change date stamps and apply the effect to existing media. Relive nostalgic moments or create new memories with an authentic vintage aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Realistic VHS filter
  • Customizable date stamp
  • Apply to photos and videos
  • Unlimited recording time
  • Simulates real VHS principles
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E240 turns your iPhone into a camcorder from the 90s. Not a filter slapped on top of a clean video. The real thing: tracking noise, colour bleed, tape wobble, a timestamp in the corner, and audio that sounds like it came off a cassette. You pick a tape, you hit record, and what comes out looks like it's been sitting in a shoebox since 1996. THE TAPES Seven cassettes, from a worn-out family tape to a crisp fresh-from-the-shop one, plus a night vision mode for dark rooms. Two of them run on a real NTSC signal simulation, so the noise behaves like actual analog video instead of a static overlay. Swipe across the viewfinder to switch. HOLD TO EAT THE TAPE Press and hold the screen while recording and the VCR starts chewing the tape. The picture tears, rolls, and loses colour. The sound warps with it. Let go and it snaps back. Every hold plays out differently. THE TV There's an old TV and a VCR built into the app. Press NEXT and it digs through your photo library, cuts a short memory tape from your own clips, and plays it on the tube with the dates you actually shot them burned in. Rewind, fast-forward with proper tearing, or hit NEXT again for a fresh one. It's oddly emotional the first time. Like one? Eject it onto the shelf, give it a name, come back to it whenever. Not quite right? Open the edit bench, cut and reorder the clips, swap the cassette, then export the whole thing to your Photos. THE SMALL STUFF Timestamp with the real date and time, in the proper camcorder font. Or set your own date, if you're feeling nostalgic. Sound gets the same treatment as the picture: hiss, hum, muffled highs. Shoot portrait or turn the phone sideways for the old 4:3 frame. Photos too, not just video. Already have footage? Import it and run it through any tape. Everything you shoot saves straight to your Photos and to the in-app library. E240 PRO PRO unlocks unlimited recording and full editing and export for imported videos and photos. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://e240.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://e240.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

VHS Video Cam4 screens
VHS cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VHS cam at 73% against VHS Video Cam's 19%. VHS cam also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.5). VHS Video Cam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

VHS cam is free to download; VHS Video Cam costs $2.99 up front. VHS cam sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. VHS Video Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VHS cam holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VHS cam has 761 ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of VHS Video Cam's written reviews are positive against 73% of VHS cam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VHS Video Cam ships an update every 3 months, VHS cam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
VHS Video Cam versus VHS cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVHS Video CamVHS cam
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (78 ratings)4.6 (761 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78761 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlpine Technologies LLCMaxim Kartuzov

Customer experience

VHS Video Cam

All ratings78 ratings
Positive59.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative35.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative71.9%

VHS cam

All ratings745 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.9%

Bugs and requests

VHS Video Cam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VHS cam

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Camera flips and upside down videos
  • Restored purchase doesn't work
  • Crashes when trying to restore purchase
  • Reversed dates
  • Videos not saved to library
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  • Timestamp is reversed
  • Crashes on opening
  • Imported videos are upside down and reversed
  • Flipping and reversing videos
  • Keeps crashing

Requested features

10 requests
  • More VHS effects and customization
  • Ability to edit out date and time
  • Landscape mode
  • 4:3 aspect ratio
  • More grain and noise
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  • Glitch controls and header labels
  • Ability to save videos to library
  • Ability to change date and time for free
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Additional effects and filters

In-app purchases

None

VHS Video Cam

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

VHS cam

Subscriptions3
  • E240 - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • E240 PRO - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • E240 PRO - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • E240 PRO$14.99
  • E240 - Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is VHS Video Cam free?
VHS Video Cam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VHS cam free?
VHS cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VHS Video Cam or VHS cam?
VHS cam is rated higher. VHS Video Cam averages 3.5 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while VHS cam averages 4.6 from 761 ratings.
Do VHS Video Cam or VHS cam have ads?
Neither VHS Video Cam nor VHS cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VHS Video Cam or VHS cam?
VHS Video Cam ships an update every 3 months, and VHS cam every 3 weeks. Most recently, VHS Video Cam was updated on November 6, 2026 and VHS cam on November 7, 2026.

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