Comparison

FILCA vs On This Day

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

Head to head
About

FILCA

This app offers an SLR-style film camera experience with 35mm film filters and cinematic effects. It provides expert-level manual controls for shutter speed, ISO, and white balance, along with features like film grain and date print effects for an authentic analog look.

Highlights
  • 35mm film filters
  • Manual controls (shutter speed, ISO, white balance)
  • Film grain effect
  • Date print effect
  • Multiple aspect ratios
  • Digital zoom
Features
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Moment becomes memory — only with Filca. Filca is an SLR-style film camera app. 35 film filters and cinematic effects bring your photos to life. @veteranUser "Without Filca, you're just collecting moments. With Filca, you're preserving memories." Master every shot with expert-level manual controls. ■ Full control over shutter speed, ISO, and white balance ■ 35mm film filters inspired by classic film stocks Filca is designed to elevate your everyday photography — perfect for portraits, selfies, night scenes, and the subtle beauty of daily life. Apply film-grade filters for an authentic analog look. MAIN FEATURES • Auto mode with 35mm film filters • Manual mode (exposure & focus) • Full control of shutter speed and ISO • Multiple aspect ratios: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1 • Digital zoom up to 8× • Manual focus control (macro ↔ landscape) • 35mm film filters inspired by classic film stocks (including B&W) • Film grain effect • Date print effect • Optical image stabilization • Low power mode • Selfie mode • EXIF data storage (including location) • Portrait enhancements • Full-resolution photos • Timer and flash • Grid view PRO FEATURES • White balance adjustment • Date print customization Share your photos on Instagram with #filca — we'd love to feature your work. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/filca.app/ Terms of Use: https://han.gl/HCCwV Privacy Policy: https://han.gl/Wclkw Let Filca elevate your photography journey.

About

On This Day

Rediscover cherished memories with a daily widget showcasing photos from this date in past years. Customize your widget's appearance and hide unwanted content. The free version offers one photo daily, while a one-time purchase unlocks up to five photos and additional features.

Highlights
  • Daily photo widget
  • Photo selection based on date
  • On-device photo analysis
  • Hide photos, dates, and albums
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Customizable widget themes
  • Pin photos to widget
Features
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On This Day finds photos you took on today's date in earlier years and puts one in a widget on your Home Screen. One photo a day is free. Full Version is a single purchase and unlocks a gallery of up to five photos a day. PHOTO SELECTION On This Day looks through every earlier year in your library for today's date. It scores what it finds using Apple's Vision framework, entirely on your device, and picks the best photo from each year, so the day's set reaches back across the years. Years with your Favourites come first, and screenshots are excluded. HIDE WHAT YOU'D RATHER NOT SEE Hide a photo from the photo viewer, or hide whole dates and albums in Settings. Hidden photos stay hidden in the app and on your widgets, and photos in your Hidden album never appear. Hiding is free. WIDGET SIZES Small and large Home Screen widgets, plus a Lock Screen widget. The large widget shows how many years ago the photo was taken. THEMES Four looks for the widget, from a vintage TV to a plain frame. Tap any theme to preview it with today's photo before you choose. FREE • One photo from this day in an earlier year • Small and large Home Screen widgets, and a Lock Screen widget • Two themes, the vintage TV and a plain frame • Hide photos, dates and albums • Tap through to see the photo full-screen FULL VERSION — A ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Up to five photos a day, rotating from midday into the evening • Page through the day's whole set in the app • Pin a photo to hold it on the widget until midnight • Two more themes, Mixtape and Pocket PRIVACY Everything happens on your device. On This Day needs no account and uses no cloud. Your photos never leave your device. No tracking, analytics or cloud-based algorithms are ever used. If today's date has no photos, the previous set stays on the widget.

Screenshots

FILCA4 screens
On This Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: On This Day at 5.0 against FILCA's 3.8. On This Day also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). FILCA's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. FILCA sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and On This Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On This Day holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FILCA has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FILCA ships an update every 5 days, On This Day every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FILCA versus On This Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFILCAOn This Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCheol KimHamish Tennent

Customer experience

FILCA

All ratings2,469 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews1,380 reviews
Positive20.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative70.1%

On This Day

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FILCA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to save edited photos
  • Purchased filters/packs disappearing
  • Shutter button not working consistently
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video recording capability
  • Implement RAW image capture
  • Allow portrait orientation
  • Add a level/grid overlay
  • Improve low-light performance

On This Day

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

FILCA

Subscriptions2
  • UPGRADE PRO$5.991 Month
  • UPGRADE PRO$49.991 Year
One-time8
  • LOMO SERIES$4.99
  • IU SERIES FILM$4.99
  • RETRO SERIES FILM$4.99
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  • WEDDING SERIES FILM$4.99
  • FUJI SERIES FILM$4.99
  • KODAK SERIES FILM$5.99
  • UPGRADE PRO (Discount)$59.99
  • UPGRADE PRO VERSION$89.99
1 purchases

On This Day

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99

Questions

Is FILCA free?
FILCA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is On This Day free?
On This Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FILCA or On This Day?
On This Day is rated higher. FILCA averages 3.8 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while On This Day averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FILCA or On This Day have ads?
Neither FILCA nor On This Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FILCA or On This Day?
FILCA ships an update every 5 days, and On This Day every 3 weeks. Most recently, FILCA was updated on November 8, 2026 and On This Day on October 31, 2026.

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