8B Camera vs Ditherable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8B Camera
Transform your photos into classic 8-bit styled images with unique color palettes and dithering effects. Import existing pictures or capture new ones through the retro lens, then save and share your creations.
- 8-bit photo styling
- Classic 4-color palettes
- Dithering effects
- Import existing photos
- Save and share images
- Retro aesthetic
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Take your own 8 bit styled photos! - Look at the world around you through the lens of a classic 8 bit machine. - Lovely 4 colors with lots of dithering for your viewing pleasure.- 4 different color palettes to suit your favourite GB style. - Import your own photos and see them through the 8 bit filter. - Save them afterwards and share them with the world! - Rock it out like it is 1996. And most importantly... have fun!
Ditherable
Transform your photos into retro pixel art using classic computer and console color palettes. Explore various dithering techniques to achieve unique visual styles and share your vintage-inspired creations.
- Apply classic color palettes
- Multiple dithering methods
- Create custom palettes
- Save and share creations
- Retro image transformation
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Ditherable enables you see how your image would look like with the colors of an old IBM PC, an Apple II, or even a monochrome Game Boy. Get yourself lost in trying out palettes, and learn about different kinds of dithering methods. Share your creations with friends and family. Supported dither methods are: - Floyd-Steinberg - Atkinson - Jarvis-Judice-Ninke - Bayer (Ordered dithering) - White noise (Ordered dithering) - Blue noise (Ordered dithering) - Threshold (No dithering) Built-in palettes are: - Black & White - Grayscale - Quantized Color - CGA - Apple II - Game Boy - Intellivision - Reduce colors - Light colors - Dark colors You can also make your own palettes and save them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ditherable at every 2 months against 8B Camera's every 15 months. Ditherable also leads on ratings volume (80 vs 6). 8B Camera's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
8B Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ditherable has 80 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 8B Camera's written reviews are positive against 85% of Ditherable's.
8B Camera ships an update every 15 months, Ditherable every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8B Camera | Ditherable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (80 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 80 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergio Barrio | Eskil Gjerde Sviggum |
Customer experience
8B Camera
Ditherable
In-app purchases
8B Camera
No in-app purchases
Ditherable
No in-app purchases
