Comparison

Vintage View vs VHS cam

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

Head to head
About

Vintage View

Easily create antique-looking photos and videos with an intuitive interface. Apply vintage filters to new captures or existing media from your camera roll.

Highlights
  • Antique photo and video creation
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Apply filters to new captures
  • Use existing camera roll media
  • Vintage aesthetic
Features
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You can take antique-looking photos and movies easily with very simple and intuitive interface. You can use pictures and movies in your camera roll as well.

About

VHS cam

Capture videos and photos with a realistic retro VHS filter. This app simulates the principles of old VHS cameras, allowing you to change date stamps and apply the effect to existing media. Relive nostalgic moments or create new memories with an authentic vintage aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Realistic VHS filter
  • Customizable date stamp
  • Apply to photos and videos
  • Unlimited recording time
  • Simulates real VHS principles
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E240 turns your iPhone into a camcorder from the 90s. Not a filter slapped on top of a clean video. The real thing: tracking noise, colour bleed, tape wobble, a timestamp in the corner, and audio that sounds like it came off a cassette. You pick a tape, you hit record, and what comes out looks like it's been sitting in a shoebox since 1996. THE TAPES Seven cassettes, from a worn-out family tape to a crisp fresh-from-the-shop one, plus a night vision mode for dark rooms. Two of them run on a real NTSC signal simulation, so the noise behaves like actual analog video instead of a static overlay. Swipe across the viewfinder to switch. HOLD TO EAT THE TAPE Press and hold the screen while recording and the VCR starts chewing the tape. The picture tears, rolls, and loses colour. The sound warps with it. Let go and it snaps back. Every hold plays out differently. THE TV There's an old TV and a VCR built into the app. Press NEXT and it digs through your photo library, cuts a short memory tape from your own clips, and plays it on the tube with the dates you actually shot them burned in. Rewind, fast-forward with proper tearing, or hit NEXT again for a fresh one. It's oddly emotional the first time. Like one? Eject it onto the shelf, give it a name, come back to it whenever. Not quite right? Open the edit bench, cut and reorder the clips, swap the cassette, then export the whole thing to your Photos. THE SMALL STUFF Timestamp with the real date and time, in the proper camcorder font. Or set your own date, if you're feeling nostalgic. Sound gets the same treatment as the picture: hiss, hum, muffled highs. Shoot portrait or turn the phone sideways for the old 4:3 frame. Photos too, not just video. Already have footage? Import it and run it through any tape. Everything you shoot saves straight to your Photos and to the in-app library. E240 PRO PRO unlocks unlimited recording and full editing and export for imported videos and photos. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://e240.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://e240.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Vintage View4 screens
VHS cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VHS cam at 4.6 against Vintage View's 4.0. VHS cam also leads on ratings volume (745 vs 3) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). Vintage View's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Vintage View sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VHS cam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VHS cam holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VHS cam has 745 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Vintage View's written reviews are positive against 73% of VHS cam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vintage View ships an update every 4 weeks, VHS cam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vintage View versus VHS cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVintage ViewVHS cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (745 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3745 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNature UXMaxim Kartuzov

Customer experience

Vintage View

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

VHS cam

All ratings745 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.9%

Bugs and requests

Vintage View

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VHS cam

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Camera flips and upside down videos
  • Restored purchase doesn't work
  • Crashes when trying to restore purchase
  • Reversed dates
  • Videos not saved to library
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  • Timestamp is reversed
  • Crashes on opening
  • Imported videos are upside down and reversed
  • Flipping and reversing videos
  • Keeps crashing

Requested features

10 requests
  • More VHS effects and customization
  • Ability to edit out date and time
  • Landscape mode
  • 4:3 aspect ratio
  • More grain and noise
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  • Glitch controls and header labels
  • Ability to save videos to library
  • Ability to change date and time for free
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Additional effects and filters

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vintage View

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
4 purchases

VHS cam

Subscriptions2
  • E240 - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • E240 PRO - Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time2
  • E240 PRO$14.99
  • E240 - Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Vintage View free?
Vintage View is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VHS cam free?
VHS cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vintage View or VHS cam?
VHS cam is rated higher. Vintage View averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while VHS cam averages 4.6 from 745 ratings.
Do Vintage View or VHS cam have ads?
Neither Vintage View nor VHS cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vintage View or VHS cam?
Vintage View ships an update every 4 weeks, and VHS cam every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vintage View was updated on June 5, 2026 and VHS cam on September 26, 2026.

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