Vintage Camera vs BoothCool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vintage Camera
Transform your photos with a collection of unique, retro-inspired filters. This app offers a vintage camera interface and allows you to import existing images or capture new ones. Enhance your pictures with striking effects and share them directly with friends.
- Retro design inspired by vintage cameras
- Flash and camera selection options
- Import photos from album
- Apply 'Vintage' filtered effects
- Share photos on social media
- Photo gallery in film roll format
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Vintage Camera has over 7 million users worldwide! Turn your iPhone into a genuine vintage camera! Vintage Camera is a new reference application for iPhone and iPod Touch. Add fully original and striking effects to your photos and give them style. ◉ The application offers a nice retro design inspired by cameras from the last century ◉ Take photos fast by configuring the Flash option (Auto, On, Off) and the camera (back or front) in the interface. You can also import photos directly from the iPhone photo album. ◉ Once you’ve taken a photo using the integrated module, you can immediately apply a filter to give your photo style. Select from a number of "Vintage" filtered effects available to make your photos look even better and stylish! ◉ All of the effects have been carefully created for this application to make your photos more expressive and life-like. Not available anywhere else! ◉ Professional Edition: You can upgrade the application through an in-app purchase to get 4 new photo effects (Hollywood, Watermelon, Rockstar and Morning) and remove ads. You will be able to save your photos using these 4 photo effects. ◉ Use the integrated functionalities to share your creations with your friends on Twitter and Facebook right from the application. ◉ The gallery, in a roll of film format, saves and stores all the photos you take using the application. ◉ Let your creative side shine through in your photos, and share them using the application. ◉ Ideal for photographers wishing to use the iPhone as a professional, practical and efficient camera. Thank you for taking the time to report any bug or to request an enhancement to Vintage Camera application. Feedback is very important to us. We will do our best to answer queries. Email us at support@presselite.com
BoothCool
This app uses facial tracking to add funny animation effects and popular filters to your photos. Create unique 4-up photo strips with a countdown timer and high-resolution output.
- Facial tracking for funny effects
- Four popular filters
- Eight face animation effects
- 4-up photo strip creation
- 3-second pose countdown
- Geo tagging
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Capture your happy times with BoothCool. BoothCool uses facial tracking technology and it makes photo-taking funny experience. Four popular filters and eight funny face animation effects are available and a 4-up photo strip can be created as you want. Make a pose nicely; say “cheese,” and then smile. --- Basic features --- • Strip style – Take a series of 4 shots in 2x2 or 4x1 strip style. • Camera – Switch between the front facing and the back facing cameras. • Geo tagging – Positioning photo taking place and putting it in your photos. • Poses – 3-second countdown lets you making cool poses. --- Professional-quality features --- • Great filters – Apply 4 popular filters: Normal, Magic Hour, Black and White and Vignette. • Eight face animation effects – BoothCool brings 8 face animation effects to you, including Lovestruck, Dizzy, Bird, Bee, Smoking, Angry, Hammer and Horn. They are all funny effects with beautiful design. • Face detection – Thanks to face detection, animation effects look funny. --- Other great features --- • BoothCool is a universal app, specially designed and optimized for both iPhone and iPad. • iPad and iPhone retina support. • High-resolution output. • Easy photo print for instant gratification. • Geo tagging and sound effects can be enabled/disabled in the Settings. • Pan and zoom photo strip, you’ll enjoy every detail down to the last pixel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BoothCool at none against Vintage Camera's shown. BoothCool also leads on ratings volume (815 vs 203) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Vintage Camera's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 41%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Vintage Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BoothCool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Vintage Camera against 4.5 for BoothCool. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 203 and 815 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Vintage Camera's written reviews are positive against 41% of BoothCool's.
Vintage Camera ships an update every 6 weeks, BoothCool every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Vintage Camera | BoothCool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (203 ratings) — better | 4.5 (815 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews — better | 41.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 203 | 815 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandre Morcos | Oriole2 Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Vintage Camera
BoothCool
User reviews
Vintage Camera
From 203 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great filters
- 💎 Vintage/retro camera effects
- 🎨 Awesome photo editing
- 🌈 Beautiful color effects
- 📷 Easy to use camera
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 🚫 Doesn't save photos without upgrade
- 🤯 Confusing update removed free features
- 🥱 Limited features in free version
BoothCool
From 815 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Nostalgic feel
- 💕 Cute effects
- 🤳 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy results
- 📵 Ads cover too much of the screen
- 🔀 Forces 4 photos at a time
Bugs and requests
Vintage Camera
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when applying filters
- Doesn't save photos properly
- Freezes and stops working
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
- Loses purchased filters after updates
Requested features
7 requests- Add option to remove borders
- Support for landscape mode
- Allow importing photos from library
- More free filter options
- Improve photo saving and sharing
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- Expand filter selection
- Add video recording capabilities
BoothCool
Reported bugs
3 issues- Photos come out distorted or with lines
- App crashes or freezes when using
- Issues with photo permissions and saving
Requested features
3 requests- Allow single photo option
- Add more filters and effects
- Improve photo saving and sharing
In-app purchases
Vintage Camera
- Professional Edition$0.99
BoothCool
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
Is Vintage Camera free?
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