XPics vs y2kam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XPics
This photo editing tool offers a wide range of features for image manipulation, including stitching, cropping, filters, and creating grids. It also provides a private album for secure storage and the ability to generate QR codes.
- Long image stitching
- Batch cropping
- Nine-square grid
- Filters
- Picture splitting
- Private photo album
- Two-dimensional code creation
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XPics is an amazing image processing software. Functions include: long picture stitching, batch cropping pictures, filter, nine-square grid, split picture, blank, two-dimensional code production, whiteboard, private photo album, holiday avatar and other functions. 【Features】 - Support iPhone & iPad; - [Long image stitching] 24 original images stitching, original image quality output, support horizontal and vertical directions, one-key automatic stitching; - [Picture batch cropping] Batch cropping pictures, custom cropping area, movable and stretchable cropping area; - 【Nine Palaces】Mix multiple pictures into one picture in grid form; - 【Blank】Leave a blank for the picture; - [Filters] 14 carefully selected high-quality filters; - [Picture] Cut a picture into multiple pictures in equal proportions; - [Free Puzzle] Freely splice multiple pictures; - [Timeline] Multiple pictures are combined into a story wall; - [Two-dimensional code creation] Generate text into two-dimensional code pictures; - [Whiteboard] Picture graffiti; - 【Privacy Album】Store private photos and videos; Produced by the author of JPics, original image quality output; no ads, no in-app purchases; PS: More features will be launched in subsequent versions, so stay tuned ------------- (Dividing line)-------- If you like, you can introduce XPics to your friends as support
y2kam
Capture photos with the authentic grainy, over-sharpened, and lo-fi aesthetic of early 2000s digital cameras. Select your year between 1995-2005 to adjust the visual style and add period-correct date stamps.
- Authentic Y2K camera filters
- Adjustable year from 1995-2005
- Period-correct resolutions
- Digital zoom and flash toggle
- Amber-orange date stamps
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Remember when your MySpace pics looked crunchy, grainy, and kinda iconic? This app brings that exact Y2K vibe straight to your iPhone. No fake vintage “presets” here — we’re talking real-time filters that mimic the quirks of early 2000s cameras: - Over-sharpened halos & lens blur - Grainy CCD noise (both luma and chroma, baby) - Flashy bloom on highlights - Chunky pixelation & lo-fi resolutions - Subtle lens warps + chromatic aberration - Amber-orange date stamps, straight off a 2002 Kodak - Browse painfully through taken pictures using the camera buttons You can even pick your year from 1995–2005 and watch the vibes shift from 640×480 cyber-café selfies to slightly “high-res” 2005 mall-rat pics. - Save shots to your camera roll in period-correct resolutions. - Use digital zoom, toggle flash, and slap that time stamp in the corner like it’s your AIM profile pic. The Best Part - No ads. - No in-app purchases. - No nonsense. Just pure throwback energy, like apps used to be — one download, full vibes, end of story. Shoot like it’s the 2000s, post like it’s 2025.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: y2kam at 4.7 against XPics's 3.3. XPics's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
XPics costs $0.99 and y2kam $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
y2kam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of XPics's written reviews are positive against 63% of y2kam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XPics | y2kam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.49 — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 捷 廖 | Jeroen Keij |
Customer experience
XPics
y2kam
In-app purchases
XPics
No in-app purchases
y2kam
No in-app purchases
