ConsoleCam vs 8bit Boy's Pocket Game Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ConsoleCam
Transform your photos into retro game aesthetics from classic consoles and computers. Apply hundreds of vintage styles, including pixelated effects and frames, to your images. Save and share your creations easily.
- Retro game photo filters
- Over 90 vintage console styles
- Pixelated effects
- Retro TV/console frames
- Random effect generator
- Share to social media
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Give your photos a retro game look with ConsoleCam from OWC! Do you ever pine for the nostalgic aesthetics from your old Apple IIe, Nintendo Gameboy, or Sega Genesis? Want to see the world as if pixellated through your Commodore 64 or Atari 2600? ConsoleCam lets you see your photos as they would look on over 90 vintage consoles and computers with hundreds of variations. See what your puppy would look like on a ColecoVision, or your friend's face on a Macintosh 128k, then easily share or save the results. ConsoleCam faithfully converts your pictures into retro images accurate for the selected console. We've ransacked technical manuals, ROM images, and our childhoods to find the technical capabilities and quirks of each system. Not sure which console to use? ConsoleCam automatically picks a starting console and makes it quick and easy to try something different. All consoles are included for free! No in-app purchases required. --How it works-- * Use pictures from your camera roll or take new shots * Choose a specific console style (like Sega Master System) to apply to your photo, or choose from generic pixelated effects in a variety of styles and colors. * Random button allows you to quickly try different console effects on the same photo. You can also switch consoles chronologically or alphabetically. * Add a retro style TV or console frame, if you wish. * Easily email or print creations, or share them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more. * Rescale and move lets you control which part of your photo is used. --Over 90 consoles from the following manufacturers-- * BBC Micro * CPC * APF Electronics * Apple * Atari * Bally * Casio * Coleco * Commodore * Emerson Radio Corp. * Epoch * Fairchild Semiconductor * IBM * Intelligent Systems * Magnavox * Mattel * Nintendo * Philips * Radio Shack * Sega * Sinclair Research * Sony * Tandy * Texas Instruments * Thomson SA
8bit Boy's Pocket Game Camera
Apply real-time retro game console screen effects to your photos and videos. Capture your moments with a nostalgic, pixelated aesthetic.
- Real-time retro game console screen effects
- Apply effects to photos
- Apply effects to videos
- Nostalgic pixelated aesthetic
- iOS screen recording integration
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PocketGameCamera is an effect camera application that reflects retro pocket game console-like screen effects in real time. To record video, please use the standard iOS screen recording function. https://support.apple.com/HT207935
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ConsoleCam at 5.0 against 8bit Boy's Pocket Game Camera's 4.1. ConsoleCam also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
ConsoleCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ConsoleCam | 8bit Boy's Pocket Game Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OWC | Masaharu Tsukamoto |
Customer experience
ConsoleCam
8bit Boy's Pocket Game Camera
In-app purchases
ConsoleCam
No in-app purchases
8bit Boy's Pocket Game Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
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