Comparison

Star Stacker vs Old Camera 2006CAM

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

Head to head
About

Star Stacker

Create stunning star trail images and time-lapse videos from sequences of night sky photos. Offers various effects like full trails, faded trails, shooting stars, and warp mode. Supports importing photos from your device's gallery.

Highlights
  • Create star trail images
  • Generate time-lapse videos
  • Full trails effect
  • Faded trails effect
  • Shooting star effect
  • Warp mode effect
  • Import photos from gallery
Features
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Star Stacker allows you to import a sequence of star photos taken throughout the night and turn them into star trail images or a time lapse video. After importing you can create the images and/or a time-lapse video with a few different effects. - Full trails - every star at full brightness - Faded trails - Stars get brighter as the process runs - Shooting star - Like faded trails but the last image is brighter than any previous giving a shooting star effect - Javelin - Both ends of the trail are faded - Warp mode - zooms into the image stack slowly creating a warped effect. This will also affect the foreground so post processing may be required if the images have the foreground included. You can also choose to save a video of the time-lapse based on the options used for the image stacking. Can import images from your photos app. RAW files that have been recently imported from an SD card reader, may take a few minutes before the full resolution files are available. There are resolution limits depending on the device being used and the memory it has: - 6gb - 62mp - 5gb - 62mp - 4gb - 62mp - 3gb - 42mp - 2gb - 30mp

About

Old Camera 2006CAM

Relive the charm of early 2000s mobile photography. This app meticulously recreates the look and feel of vintage flip phone cameras, capturing the authentic pixelation, color shifts, and processing quirks of the era. Experience the y2k aesthetic with a genuinely retro interface and controls.

Highlights
  • Authentic 2000s camera simulation
  • Retro flip phone interface
  • Pixelated image quality
  • Color shifts and flash effects
  • Real-time photo processing
  • Optional timestamp overlay
Features
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Remember that old camera quality from your flip phone? This app recreates it perfectly. 2006CAM takes you back to when phones had tiny cameras The app is based on real 2000s camera phones. We studied actual hardware from 2006 to get the look right. 2006CAM doesn't just slap a filter on your photos. It recreates how an old cam actually worked - the slow autofocus, the delay when you press the button, the pixelated preview screen. You know those y2k photos that are popular again? That's what this app does. But it also captures the whole vintage camera experience. The interface looks like a real flip phone screen. The menus work like they did on your old cam back then. Even the loading times feel authentic. This isn't like other retro camera apps that just add grain. 2006CAM simulates the actual image processing from a 2000s cam. You get the weird color shifts that happened in low light. The blown-out flash photos. The blurry motion that made every vintage cam photo look like it was taken during an earthquake. Photos from 1998 cam devices are getting popular again, just like 2000s camera aesthetics. Each era had its own look - the super pixelated 1998 cam shots, the slightly cleaner but still bad 2006 ones. This retro cam app captures that whole time period. Resolution, color depth, compression - it's all accurate to how these devices actually worked. Why does this matter? Because y2k aesthetics are back, but most apps get it wrong. They make things look old without understanding what made 2000s camera photos look the way they did. 2006CAM was built by people who actually used these phones. We know what made a vintage camera photo feel real. The interface is simple on purpose. No fancy editing tools. No beauty modes. Just the basic controls you had on a retro camera back then. Zoom that makes everything pixelated. Flash that turns everyone into ghosts. And that satisfying fake shutter sound that every 2000s camera had. Some technical stuff: the app processes photos in real-time. It doesn't just apply a filter after you take the photo. This makes the app feel more authentic than a typical retro cam app that shows you a clear preview then adds effects later. You can save photos with or without the timestamp. Pro version of 2006CAM lets you take unlimited photos. That's fantastic compared to how many photos you could store on a 1998 cam with its tiny memory card. Is this app necessary? No. But neither was carrying a flip phone with a terrible vintage cam when you already had a digital camera. People did it anyway because it was convenient. Now you can get that same low-quality convenience without buying old hardware. The app runs smooth even though it makes your photos look like garbage sometimes. That's the point. Sometimes you don't want a perfect photo. Sometimes you want something that looks like it came from a 2000s cam at a house party. Something with character. Something that feels real because it looks bad in the right way. Want that authentic retro cam look? This app gets it right. Most filters can't recreate how an old cam really worked. But this one nails the vintage camera feel because it's based on actual hardware. Taking unlimited photos requires a subscription. 2006CAM is for people who care about getting the details right. People who remember what photos actually looked like on their vintage cam. People who want that specific 1998 cam look, not just any old filter. If you miss the y2k era when every photo looked accidentally artistic because the old camera couldn't do any better, this is for you. Download this if you want authentic old camera photos. Skip it if you just want a basic filter. The whole point is getting that specific retro camera look from when phones were just phones that happened to have a camera attached. Terms and Privacy Policy: https://lekskeks.com/terms-amp.html

Screenshots

Star Stacker4 screens
Old Camera 2006CAM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Old Camera 2006CAM at Free against Star Stacker's $3.99. Old Camera 2006CAM also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 57%). Star Stacker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). On rating, ads and iOS requirement 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

Old Camera 2006CAM is free to download; Star Stacker costs $3.99 up front. Old Camera 2006CAM sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Star Stacker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Star Stacker against 4.2 for Old Camera 2006CAM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 335 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Star Stacker's written reviews are positive against 69% of Old Camera 2006CAM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Stacker ships an update every 2 months, Old Camera 2006CAM every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Star Stacker versus Old Camera 2006CAM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar StackerOld Camera 2006CAM
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (99 ratings) — better4.2 (335 ratings)
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews68.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichael webbAlexey Primechaev

Customer experience

Star Stacker

All ratings99 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative36.9%

Old Camera 2006CAM

All ratings336 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.7%

User reviews

Star Stacker

From 99 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • ✨ Great results
  • 🚀 Fast processing
  • 💡 Versatile for different uses
  • 👨‍🏫 Useful for teaching

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💸 Not worth the money
  • 🤔 Unintuitive interface
  • 🤷‍♂️ Lack of documentation
  • 🐌 Slow stacking speed

Old Camera 2006CAM

From 335 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Authentic 2000s aesthetic
  • 📸 Great old filter camera
  • 🤩 Nostalgic feel
  • 👍 3D UI is genius
  • 💯 Perfectly executed basic app

Room to improve

  • 💸 Aggressive premium subscription push
  • 💰 Money hungry app
  • 😩 Limited free usage
  • 😭 Expensive premium
  • 👎 Ads are terrible

Bugs and requests

Star Stacker

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when starting stack
  • App crashes when attempting to stack
  • App crashes during stacking process
  • App crashes when rendering video
  • Cannot load photos
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  • Cannot enter the app
  • Cannot select photos after choosing specific access
  • App crashes at nearly 90%
  • App crashes after stacking completes
  • App crashes on MacBook Pro
  • App crashes when trying to stack images
  • App crashes when adding images

Requested features

12 requests
  • Option to export live photos
  • Help info for stacking options
  • Manual stacking option
  • Advanced editing software
  • Automatic alignment function
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  • Ability to set picture format
  • Support for .raw files
  • Ability to import from Files app
  • Option to select all photos
  • Clear all option
  • 4K video export
  • Chinese language support

Old Camera 2006CAM

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recording function doesn't work after purchase
  • Crashes on iPad
  • Can't purchase to unlock all features

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fully remove video time limit
  • Allow importing existing media
  • Add flash option
  • Increase video recording quality to 480p
  • Bring back selfie mood/mini camera
Show 4 more
  • Make viewfinder larger
  • Option to adjust desired file size
  • Add video recording feature for true aesthetic
  • Option to bump up resolution a bit (e.g., 2008)

In-app purchases

None

Star Stacker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Old Camera 2006CAM

Subscriptions2
  • 2006 Camera3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 2006 Camera3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • 2006 Unlock$4.99
  • 2006 Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Star Stacker free?
Star Stacker costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Old Camera 2006CAM free?
Old Camera 2006CAM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Stacker or Old Camera 2006CAM?
Star Stacker is rated higher. Star Stacker averages 4.3 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Old Camera 2006CAM averages 4.2 from 335 ratings.
Do Star Stacker or Old Camera 2006CAM have ads?
Neither Star Stacker nor Old Camera 2006CAM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Stacker or Old Camera 2006CAM?
Star Stacker ships an update every 2 months, and Old Camera 2006CAM every 3 weeks. Most recently, Star Stacker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Old Camera 2006CAM on November 3, 2026.

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