Amped VHS Camera vs PasteUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amped VHS Camera
Transform your photos and videos into vintage VHS masterpieces with retro filters, tracking lines, and customizable date stamps. This app offers a powerful editing suite to add nostalgic graphic elements and adjust effect intensity.
- Retro VHS overlays and filters
- Customizable date/year stamp
- Add VHS effects to pre-recorded video
- Glitch camera effects
- CRT screen effect
- Trim and crop video
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Turn your iPhone into an 80s & 90s handheld camcorder. Amped VHS Camera brings back the nostalgic fuzzy look of real analog tape distortion, tracking lines, and retro date stamps in real-time. Whether you want to shoot live or edit your existing camera roll, creating vintage aesthetic content has never been easier. AUTHENTIC VHS FEATURES • Real-Time Effects: Record live with classic tracking lines, CRT screen glow, and glitch effects. • Import & Filter: Bring your modern photos and videos back in time with customisable analog grain. • Mix & Match: Swipe to instantly combine any retro filter with distinct tape overlays. • Custom Timestamps: Toggle classic corner date and "PLAY" indicators with customised timestamps. PERFECT FOR EVERY FORMAT Shoot your vintage clips in widescreen landscape, portrait, square, or classic nostalgic 4:3. Adjust the strength of the overlay with a precise slider tool to get the exact amount of retro VHS tape noise you want.
PasteUp
Create custom memes, collages, and visual idea boards with a freeform canvas. Easily add photos, text, drawings, and cutouts, with on-device background removal for sticker-style effects. Export your creations in various sizes and aspect ratios.
- Freeform canvas for creative editing
- Add photos, text, drawings, and shapes
- On-device background removal
- Sticker-style cutouts
- Customizable text with fonts and styles
- Export in various sizes and aspect ratios
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PasteUp is a fast, freeform canvas for turning photos, screenshots, text, drawings, and cutouts into memes, collages, and visual idea boards. Create a board, add images from your library, files, or clipboard, then arrange every layer exactly where you want it. Add text with custom fonts, fill and outline styles, draw by hand, and use shapes to build a composition that is entirely yours. Make your images stand out with on-device background removal, then add an outline for a sticker-style cutout. When your board is ready, export it at the size and aspect ratio you need and share it anywhere. PasteUp keeps your editing workflow immediate: no account is required to start making something. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Amped VHS Camera at 4.6 against PasteUp's 1.0. Amped VHS Camera also leads on ratings volume (111 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Amped VHS Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and PasteUp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Amped VHS Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amped VHS Camera has 111 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Amped VHS Camera ships an update every 8 days, PasteUp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amped VHS Camera | PasteUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (111 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Sundar | Nhung Selly |
Customer experience
Amped VHS Camera
PasteUp
In-app purchases
Amped VHS Camera
- AMPED VHS Cam - Premium Weekly14 Days trial$2.997 Days
- AMPED VHS Cam Premium Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- AMPED VHS Cam - Premium Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
PasteUp
- PasteUp Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
