Comparison

fastbackward vs (Not Boring) Camera

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

Head to head
About

fastbackward

Relive past memories with your photos. This app resurfaces pictures taken on this day in previous years, helping you recall significant life events and see your personal growth. It also displays photos on a map using EXIF data and can show random memories if no photos exist for the date.

Highlights
  • Resurfaces photos from previous years
  • Displays photos on a map using EXIF data
  • Excludes screenshots from memories
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Shows random memories if no photos for the date
Features
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Have you ever wondered what you were doing on this day last year? Or the year before? What about the year before that? With fastbackward you'll not only know, but have your photos to remind you, too. Taking photos is great, but looking at those photos is where the real fun begins. Your iPhone takes stunning photos but it needs fastbackward to surface the most important photos at the right time. Your iPhone is full of photos but they're a jumbled mess in the Photos app. What makes fastbackward so valuable is the way it surfaces photos you took today, but in years past. You'll see your kids growing up as well as any big life events that happened on this day, too. Didn't take a photo on this day? Fastbackward can show you a random memory instead. As well as showing you your photos and jogging your memory, fastbackward will also use your photos' EXIF data to plot where you took them on a map. You'll never wonder where you took your favourite landscape photo ever again. Features include: - The ability to exclude screenshots from your memories.
- Privacy. Because your photos are hugely personal, fastbackward doesn't upload any of them to the internet. All of the processing is carried out on your device, right where it should be. - EXIF data used to display a map of where you took your photos.

About

(Not Boring) Camera

Capture unique, honest, and inspiring photos with a playful camera interface. Offers professional-level controls, natural image processing, and customizable color grading with LUTs. Enjoy a tactile, 3D interface and one-second capture from lock screen.

Highlights
  • SUPER RAW™ capture
  • 3D LUT color grading
  • Customizable camera interface
  • HDR support
  • 3D camera interface with haptics
  • Manual pro controls
  • One-tap fast capture
Features
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"The most fun camera app I've used in forever." — The Verge "My go-to for iPhone photography" — Washington Post "It’s so fun to use." —MKBHD Capture unique, honest, inspiring photos like the Pros in a fun, playful camera. SUPER RAW™ No AI or over-processed photos. Just natural grain, sharper images, & film-like exposures. Save Raw digital negative files (DNG) for processing in other tools like Darkroom, Lightroom, or Photoshop. Or capture using Apple's professional-level ProRaw. SKIP THE EDITS From snap to share. !Camera is the first camera app to enable professional color grading with 3D LUTs (”lookup tables”) used in high-end workflows by professional photographers to achieve realistic film simulations and unique cinematic looks. Use !Camera’s presets, add LUTs from your favorite creators, or make & import your own! New Styles and pro collaborations released every season. MAKE IT YOURS Customize every part of your camera to fit your vibe. Share colorways with others. HDR Extend your photo’s dynamic range with HDR to save additional highlight detail and color depth. LOVE THE FEEL Click. Tick. Snap. First fully-3D camera interface with dynamic lighting, sounds, & custom haptics that evokes the feel of holding a real camera. PRO CONTROL Use Auto mode for easy captures or switch to Manual for full control over exposure, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and focus with pro-level tools like focus peaking, histogram, and zebra stripes. ONE-TAP FAST From lock screen to first snap in under 1 second. Add shortcuts to your lock screen, home screen, widgets, camera control, control settings, wherever. 100% PRIVATE We collect nothing. We store nothing. We share nothing. Plans: https://notbor.ing/plans Support: https://notbor.ing/support Terms: https://notbor.ing/terms Privacy: https://notbor.ing/privacy

Screenshots

fastbackward4 screens
(Not Boring) Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: fastbackward at 100% against (Not Boring) Camera's 70%. fastbackward also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). (Not Boring) Camera's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. fastbackward sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and (Not Boring) Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

fastbackward holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Camera has 5.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of fastbackward's written reviews are positive against 70% of (Not Boring) Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

fastbackward ships an update every 3 weeks, (Not Boring) Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
fastbackward versus (Not Boring) Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfastbackward(Not Boring) Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (5.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.9% of reviews
Number of ratings15.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.618.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaximilian KraussNot Boring Software LLC

Customer experience

fastbackward

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

(Not Boring) Camera

All ratings5,128 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews429 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative20.3%

Bugs and requests

fastbackward

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

(Not Boring) Camera

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Inability to focus on nearby subjects

Requested features

2 requests
  • Video and slow-motion mode
  • Brightness matching between viewfinder and final image

In-app purchases

1 purchases

fastbackward

One-time1
  • fastbackward Pro$1.99
5 purchases

(Not Boring) Camera

Subscriptions4
  • Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
  • !Camera Plus Yearly$14.991 Year
  • !Camera Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Super !Boring Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • !Camera Plus Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is fastbackward free?
fastbackward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is (Not Boring) Camera free?
(Not Boring) Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, fastbackward or (Not Boring) Camera?
fastbackward is rated higher. fastbackward averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while (Not Boring) Camera averages 4.6 from 5.1K ratings.
Do fastbackward or (Not Boring) Camera have ads?
Neither fastbackward nor (Not Boring) Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, fastbackward or (Not Boring) Camera?
fastbackward ships an update every 3 weeks, and (Not Boring) Camera every 2 weeks. Most recently, fastbackward was updated on October 7, 2026 and (Not Boring) Camera on October 15, 2026.

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