2 vs Epilogue Flashback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2
Recreate vintage 2-bit photographic styles with this app. It allows you to capture images with a retro aesthetic reminiscent of older technologies, no extra hardware required.
- 2-bit image capture
- Vintage photo recreation
- No adapters needed
- Simple interface
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Shoot 2-bit images like in the olden times. 2-Bit Camera gives you the power to recreate the photos of your youth without any adapters. Batteries neither included nor necessary.
Epilogue Flashback
Transform your device into an 8-bit camera, capturing dithered, pixelated photos and videos with authentic retro palettes and effects. Offers both software emulation and direct hardware integration with the Game Boy Camera.
- 8-bit pixelated photo and video capture
- Authentic retro palettes and dithering
- Software emulation of 8-bit look
- Direct hardware integration with Game Boy Camera
- Adjustable brightness, contrast, and exposure
- Live preview before shooting
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Flashback turns your iPhone into an 8-bit camera. Shoot dithered, pixelated photos and record video with audio, saved straight to your gallery. Two modes are available: - Software mode: use your iPhone's own camera. We recreate the original 8-bit look. - Hardware mode: use your GB Operator, insert the Game Boy Camera and gent a live feed from the original image sensor. No emulation. Features: - Photo and video with audio, exported straight to your Photos - Retro palettes, from the classic green-screen look to black & white and with color mode on Software mode. - Authentic dithering and crunchy, low-res 8-bit pixelation - Fine-tune the sensor: brightness, contrast, and exposure controls - Filters to dial the look from subtle retro to full 8-bit - Live preview before you shoot, in both modes In 1998 the Game Boy Camera set a Guinness World Record as the world's smallest digital camera. Flashback is what happens when that 8-bit soul meets modern hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Epilogue Flashback at 5.0 against 2's 4.5. Epilogue Flashback also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). 2's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. 2 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Epilogue Flashback asks for nothing beyond the download.
Epilogue Flashback holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2 has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
2 ships an update monthly, Epilogue Flashback every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2 | Epilogue Flashback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enie Weiss | epilogueco |
Customer experience
2
Epilogue Flashback
In-app purchases
2
- Video Clips$0.99
- Photo Import$0.99
Epilogue Flashback
No in-app purchases
