Comparison

Dream Camera vs Nostalgia 2010

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

Head to head
About

Dream Camera

This app offers advanced manual and semi-automatic camera controls for professional-level photography. It includes extensive options for exposure, focus, white balance, and a wide array of creative filters. Users can also adjust video settings like resolution and frame rate, and edit photos within the app.

Highlights
  • Manual and semi-automatic exposure modes
  • Extensive white balance presets
  • Diverse creative and color filters
  • Manual and auto focus modes
  • Adjustable video resolution and frame rate
  • Photo and video editing tools
Features
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Features manual and semi-automatic exposure modes, plenty of filters, white balance control and more Exposure - Easy exposure compensation control with EV indicator. Just slide your finger up/down or right/left anywhere on the screen - Shutter Priority. Tap shutter speed indicator and use the slider to set the value, ISO will be automatically adjusted. You can add exposure compensation to it as well. - ISO Priority. Tap ISO indicator and use the slider to set the value, shutter speed will be automatically adjusted. You can add exposure compensation to it as well. - Full Control. Select both shutter speed and ISO indicators, set the values with the sliders. Exposure indicator will tell you how well you are doing. Flash/Torch Modes - On/Off or auto Focus Modes - Auto - Manual - set the value with the slider - Macro - Landscape White Balance Presets - Auto - Daylight - Cloudy - Shade - Fluorescent - Tungsten - Candle Filters - Effect: Dream, XPro1, XPro2, 70s, Art - Color: Normal, Black & White, Sepia, Redscale, Cyanotype - Contrast & Brightness: Light, Strong, Extreme - Edges: No Fading, Vignette, Mate Mix and match the filters from each category above Cameras - Front, Back, Tele and Ultra Wide (if available) Shooting Modes - Photo and Square Photo - Video and Square Video Photo Settings - Guide grid On/Off - Auto Photo Stabilization for longer shutter speed settings - Timer with 2, 5, 10, 20 or 30 second delay - Burst of 3, 5 or 10 photos; can be combined with timer - File format: JPG, PNG, TIFF or HEIF (if supported by the device) - Information about estimated photo file size Video Settings - Microphone On/Off - Stabilization Off/Standard/Cinematic (if supported by the device) - File Format: Most Compatible (H.264), High Efficiency (HEVC-H.265) (if supported by the device) - Resolution: 720SD, 1080HD, 4K UHD (if supported by the device) - Frames per Second: 24, 30, 60 or 120 (requires iPhone 7 or newer) - Information about estimated video file size Browser - Photo preview and edit - Video playback - Scrubber bar to skim through your photos and videos - Sharing using standard iOS features Photo Editor - Orientation correction - Filter manipulation Dream Camera saves your photos and video directly to Camera Roll. You can access them either through the built-in browser or standard Photos app. Taking pictures is fun, enjoy it!

About

Nostalgia 2010

This app emulates early 2010s phone camera aesthetics, offering distinct device filters and city-inspired color moods. Capture photos with a fixed 4:3 aspect ratio and enjoy silent shooting for a vintage feel.

Highlights
  • Emulates 2010s phone camera aesthetics
  • Four device generation filters
  • Three city-inspired color moods
  • Fixed 4:3 aspect ratio
  • Silent shooting mode
  • One-time purchase for premium features
Features
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Why do old photos feel so good to look back on? Nostalgia 2010 is a retro camera that brings back the feel of early-2010s phone photography. It recreates the lens and sensor character of four device generations — then layers on the color moods of three cities: Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei. ■ Device filters × City tones From the warm, grainy texture of the earliest generation to the cleaner look of the latest. Combine them with city filters for 16 distinct looks. ■ True to the 2010s · Fixed 4:3 aspect ratio — just like photos from back then · Silent shooting — in quiet cafés, on quiet streets · Long-press to compare with the original ■ Free to start Shoot and save freely with all four device filters. ■ City Pack (one-time purchase, no subscription) · Save photos shot with Seoul, Tokyo & Taipei filters · Remove the watermark from every photo · Buy once, keep forever Like a photo from a 2010 folder — capture today.

Screenshots

Dream Camera4 screens
Nostalgia 20104 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nostalgia 2010 at Free against Dream Camera's $0.99. Nostalgia 2010 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Dream Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (91% vs 80%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Nostalgia 2010 is free to download; Dream Camera costs $0.99 up front. Nostalgia 2010 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dream Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dream Camera ships an update every 3 months, Nostalgia 2010 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dream Camera versus Nostalgia 2010: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDream CameraNostalgia 2010
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal KaszaDooHyun Jang

Customer experience

Dream Camera

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%

Nostalgia 2010

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Dream Camera

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App shuts down after taking a photo without saving
  • App stops working/won't open after iOS 15 update
  • App crashes multiple times after initial use
  • Cannot focus automatically with iPhone 14 Pro Max

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to disable default flash
  • Fix auto-focus for iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Wider exposure zero mark or button
  • Color wheel, contrast, or density calibrator
  • Transition/fade effect for video effect switching
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  • Allow full widescreen view when recording video

Nostalgia 2010

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dream Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nostalgia 2010

One-time1
  • City Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Dream Camera free?
Dream Camera costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nostalgia 2010 free?
Nostalgia 2010 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dream Camera or Nostalgia 2010 have ads?
Neither Dream Camera nor Nostalgia 2010 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dream Camera or Nostalgia 2010?
Dream Camera ships an update every 3 months, and Nostalgia 2010 monthly. Most recently, Dream Camera was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nostalgia 2010 on November 2, 2026.

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