Classic Camera by Hipstamatic vs Diptic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic
This app offers a unique analog-style photography experience on mobile devices. It provides a variety of vintage camera simulations, advanced editing tools, and the ability to create and share custom presets. Users can capture and edit photos with a focus on artistic expression and authentic visual aesthetics.
- Analog-style camera simulations
- Manual camera controls
- Extensive editing suite
- Customizable presets
- Multiple exposure feature
- RAW format capture and editing
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Hipstamatic is a world-class photography app and Apple’s original App of the Year! Shoot beautiful authentic photography and become part of the world’s most creative community, exclusively on iPhone. • Apple’s very first App of the Year • The original photo filter app • The inventor of square filtered mobile photos • Plus, all of the features below :-) — CLASSIC CAMERA Digital photography has never looked so analog. Shooting Classic provides beautifully rendered skeuomorphic cameras that transform your experience as you swipe through lenses, flashes, and films. ■ Use Multiple Exposure to shoot multiple images in one shot and get amazing artistic results ■ — PRO CAMERA For the mobile photographer looking for a minimal capture interface with maximum control, shooting Pro gives you ultimate creative control. ■ Manually control focus, white balance, exposure, shutter speed, ISO, and aspect ratio ■ — DARKROOM EDITING SUITE A full editing suite including over 20 professional adjustment tools and 12 signature presets. • Classic Lens, Film, and Flash • Crop • Straighten & Rotate • Skew • Exposure • Clarity • Definition • Exposure • Clarity • Definition • Highlights • Shadows • Vibrancy • Fade • Curves (RGB + Red + Green + Blue) • Temperature • Tint • Depth of field • Texture • Grain • Vignette • Before & After view by holding down image in edit view • Undo & Redo by swiping left and right ■ Choose the overall mood of your image with Hipstamatic's signature Lenses, Films, and Flashes, then fine tune with extensive editing tools ■ — FAVORITE PRESETS Create your own Favorite Presets and even share your signature look with others. If you are looking for inspiration hit the shuffle button and explore a world of serendipitous beauty. • 12 World-class presets • Customize and edit presets • Save new presets • Presets are synchronized across your devices with iCloud • Share any favorite preset with other photographers ■ Define your signature looks, then quickly apply them to your photos with Copy/Paste support ■ — NATIVE WORKFLOW Hipstamatic is fully synchronized with your photo library. Tap on any photo to instantly edit it, and see and organize your photos in either Hipstamatic or Apple Photos. • Runs natively on iPhone and iPad • No need to import, just tap and edit • Quickly Favorite or Delete photos • Always full resolution • Save as Separate Files (default) and keep your originals untouched • Save as non-destructive Versions and streamline your photos with the original safely embedded within the Hipstamatic version (works best with iCloud Photo Library) • Browse folders created in the Photos app • Fully synchronized with Photos app and iCloud Photo Library • View detailed metadata • View shared image details across social networks (likes, comments, etc.) • Capture and edit in RAW format ■ Shoot on iPhone and edit on iPad with fully native support and synchronized Favorite Presets via iCloud ■ — HipstaMart™ Shop Browse amazing filter packs available for purchase via the In-App store created by the world’s most talented photo makers. Collaborations from top fashion and street photographers to famous artists like Salvador Dali with new packs available monthly. PrintLab™ Get real physical prints delivered straight to your door. We built this service in 2010 because no service would print square photos, and today PrintLab is still the best square format printing service in the world. Shipping to over 200 countries! • Print Prints (4”, 7”, 10”) • 30” Gallery Prints • Aluminum Prints (10” or 20”) • Birch Wood Prints (10” or 20”) — LET'S MAKE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS TOGETHER Help us make Hipstamatic the best app ever. Send your thoughts & comments to feedback@hipstamatic.com or message us anywhere @Hipstamatic Thanks and welcome to the HipstaFamily!
Diptic
Create stunning photo and video collages with a vast array of customizable layouts and editing tools. Personalize your creations with text, filters, and borders, then share them across your favorite social platforms.
- Photo and video collage creation
- 194+ customizable layouts
- Text captions with font/color options
- 14 filters and image adjustments
- Video editing with music
- Import from multiple sources
- High-resolution export
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Diptic, a former App Store App of the Week, helps you create and share beautiful photo and video collages. See for yourself why millions of people have downloaded this app! "A simple, elegant way to use pictures to tell your story." – Macworld DIPTIC 101 • Create collages with photos and videos • Super Customizable — Tons of layouts to choose from plus tons of ways to enhance each one. Save your own customized layouts for re-use • Add text captions, filters, colored borders, textured borders & more LAYOUTS AND BORDERS • Choose from 194+ layouts (additional layouts are available as in-app purchases) • Combine up to nine photos and/or videos in each layout • Customize your layouts to better fit your video or images by sliding interior frame lines or moving joints along the line • Create rectangular Diptics (great for printing) with Expandable Layouts (in-app purchase) • Round the inner and outer borders, as well as modify thickness and color, and apply textures to videos and images IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS • Choose from 14 filters, as well as adjust brightness, contrast, hue and color saturation • Pan, rotate, mirror, flip, and zoom individual photos TEXT CAPTIONS • Personalize your Diptic photo and video creations with a text caption • Adjust the font, style, color and size of the text VIDEO ADJUSTMENTS • Add music to any video collage and adjust audio start and stop time • Pick any song from your Music library • Customize video start and stop time IMPORT/EXPORT OPTIONS • Create Diptics with photos or videos from your library, Instagram, Dropbox, Facebook or Flickr, or take a photo on the spot with the camera • Save Diptics for safe keeping or share them with friends. You can send via email, or share by uploading directly to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or any app that accepts JPGs and/or video files • High-resolution export for pixel-perfect images • Import multiple photos and videos at once and swap media between frames • Add music from your music library to any of your videos Let’s connect! Twitter: @dipticapp Instagram: @dipticapp Facebook: facebook.com/dipticapp Flickr: flickr.com/groups/diptic Please reach out to us at support@dipticapp.com if you have any suggestions for the new video features or anything else you’d like to see... we’d love to hear from you!
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Verdict
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic and Diptic both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Diptic's written reviews are positive against 63% of Classic Camera by Hipstamatic's. Diptic also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and chart position (#36 vs #183). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic costs $4.99 and Diptic $2.99 up front. Classic Camera by Hipstamatic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Diptic sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.5K and 3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Classic Camera by Hipstamatic's written reviews are positive against 74% of Diptic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Camera by Hipstamatic | Diptic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 3K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #183 | #36 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hipstamatic, LLC | Rhia Bucklin |
Customer experience
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic
Diptic
User reviews
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful creative tool
- 👍 Versatile lens/film combinations
- 🎨 Unique vintage-style photography
- 💡 Ability to edit existing photos
- 👍 Reliable and consistent performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤔 Confusing interface changes
- 🙁 Inability to restore purchases
Diptic
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Versatile and creative
- 👍 Useful for various purposes
- 👍 Straightforward interface
- 👍 Great for photo collages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezes and crashes
- 🐛 Photos not loading properly
- 🐛 Exporting/saving issues
- 🔒 Watermark removal requires in-app purchase
- 🔒 Paid features not worth the cost
Bugs and requests
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic
Reported bugs
5 issues- Photos not saving properly
- Viewfinder not aligning correctly
- Inability to change ISO settings without crashing
- Purchased items disappearing from the app
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for iPhone 14 Pro camera
- Improve RAW file handling
- Implement batch photo editing
- Provide better organization for purchased items
- Introduce an undo/redo function
Diptic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to select multiple photos
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
5 requests- More layout options and flexibility
- Ability to save and edit previous collages
- Improved text editing capabilities
- Direct social media sharing
- Removal of watermark without additional cost
In-app purchases
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic
- Williamsburg Starter HipstaPak$0.99
- Portland HipstaPak$0.99
- Shibuya HipstaPak$0.99
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- Camden HipstaPak$0.99
- Mission Hipstapak$0.99
- Dali GoodPak$0.99
- Soho HipstaPak$0.99
- Bondi HipstaPak$0.99
- Wicker Park HipstaPak$0.99
- RetroPak One$1.99
Diptic
- Expandable Layouts$0.99
- Diamond + Triangles Layout Pack$0.99
- Alphabet Layout Pack$0.99
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- Numbers Layout Pack$0.99
- Party Texture Pack$0.99
- Fun Times Texture Pack$0.99
- Video Watermark Removal$0.99
Questions
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