Dream Camera vs Nostalgia 2010
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Dream Camera | Nostalgia 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Kasza | DooHyun Jang |
Customer experience
Dream Camera
Nostalgia 2010
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
Dream Camera
No in-app purchases
Nostalgia 2010
- City Pack$0.99









