Hipstamatic® Analog Camera vs Start Here by Tinrocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hipstamatic® Analog Camera
This app simulates shooting with a vintage analog film camera, applying effects like lenses and films before you take the photo. Explore over a thousand unique analog combinations and connect with a community of photographers without algorithms or ads.
- Analog film camera simulation
- Pre-shoot effect application
- 1000+ lens and film combinations
- Chronological community feed
- No ads or algorithms
- Photo challenges and stamps
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Your iPhone takes perfect photos. Hipstamatic® doesn't. That's the point. Hipstamatic is not a photo editor. It's a camera... the original analog film camera for iPhone, made since 2009. —— SHOOT FIRST. EDIT NEVER. Pick a lens. Pick a film. Shoot. Hipstamatic® applies the analog look before you press the shutter — exactly the way a real film camera works. No editing. No tweaking. No second-guessing. The photo is finished the moment you take it. —— 200+ LENSES. 200+ FILMS. EVERY ONE A REAL CAMERA. Over 1,000 analog combinations across TinType, Instant, Classic Toy and more. Each one gives you grain, color shifts, light leaks and vignettes you can't fake and can't replicate anywhere else. None of them perfect. All of them honest. Don't want to choose? Shuffle, and let the camera surprise you. —— NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO ALGORITHM. EVER. Hipstamatic® runs on members, not advertisers. No VC funding. No data harvesting. No feed deciding what you should look at. When you join, you're keeping an independent camera alive… One that's been here since before Instagram existed. —— A SMALL, QUIET ROOM. If you want it, there's a community of people who shoot the way you do. Chronological. No algorithm. No brand accounts. No promoted posts. No follower math. Just photographs people actually meant to make. And it's opt-in — if you only ever want a private camera, that's the whole app too. —— FREE TO START. MORE LOOKS WITH MEMBERSHIP. The camera is free. Join the Hipstamatic® Camera Club to open the whole shelf. Every lens, every film, every camera we've made in 15+ years and go as deep as you want to go. Your first month is on us. —— P.S. Hipstamatic was Apple's very first App of the Year (2010). We just never stopped pointing the camera at something.
Start Here by Tinrocket
Easily set a specific starting point for your videos to capture attention instantly. The app preserves video quality and allows for precise trimming, ensuring your content looks its best when shared on social platforms.
- Set custom video start points
- Preserves video quality
- Built-in trim control
- Seamless looping
- Preview starting point
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Grab your audience before they scroll away. Start Here lets you cut to the chase by making it easy to “time-shift” your video posts: Simply load your movie, mark the action, and share. Your video will begin at the best spot when it appears on Instagram or Twitter, and the full video will seamlessly loop when playback repeats. FEATURES: • Video data is preserved when saving for no loss of quality or recompression • Quickly set and preview a new starting point for your video • Built-in trim control for fine-tuning • From Tinrocket, creator of Waterlogue (App Store Best of 2014), This by Tinrocket (App Store Best of 2016), Olli (App Store Best of 2017) KEEP UP WITH TINROCKET: • Follow @Tinrocket on Instagram and Twitter for the latest! • We’re here to help: If you have a question or need assistance, you can always email us at support@tinrocket.com • If you like Start Here, please consider leaving an App Store review or rating. Every review counts and helps indie developers like ourselves. “Grab your audience” and “Grab your audience before they scroll away” are trademarks of Tinrocket, LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hipstamatic® Analog Camera at Free against Start Here by Tinrocket's $0.99. Hipstamatic® Analog Camera also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 35) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Start Here by Tinrocket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (70% vs 39%). 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
Hipstamatic® Analog Camera is free to download; Start Here by Tinrocket costs $0.99 up front. Hipstamatic® Analog Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Start Here by Tinrocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hipstamatic® Analog Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hipstamatic® Analog Camera has 2.8K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Hipstamatic® Analog Camera's written reviews are positive against 70% of Start Here by Tinrocket's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hipstamatic® Analog Camera ships an update monthly, Start Here by Tinrocket every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hipstamatic® Analog Camera | Start Here by Tinrocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hipstamatic, LLC | Tinrocket, LLC |
Customer experience
Hipstamatic® Analog Camera
Start Here by Tinrocket
Bugs and requests
Hipstamatic® Analog Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to save custom camera presets
- Inconsistent behavior when editing photos
- Syncing issues with photo library and cloud storage
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to import photos from camera roll
- Option to change aspect ratio beyond square format
- Restore previous purchases and customizations
- Improved search and organization for lenses/films
Start Here by Tinrocket
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hipstamatic® Analog Camera
- Hipstamatic Camera Club$7.991 Month
- Hipstamatic Camera Club3 Months trial$19.996 Months
- Hipstamatic Camera Club1 Month trial$29.991 Year
Start Here by Tinrocket
No in-app purchases
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