RECS vs Fisheye Fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RECS
Apply a wide range of vintage and themed audio-visual filters to your photos and videos in real-time. Enhance existing media or capture new content with authentic sound effects. Easily share your creations to popular social platforms.
- Real-time filtered video recording
- Process existing photos and videos
- Authentic sound crunching
- 24+ vintage and themed filters
- Easy sharing to social media
- Adjustable picture parameters
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** NEW ** - Snap and edit your photos using RECS filters - Quick sharing of the recorded video (option) - Lots of improvements, optimizations and fixes RECS™ is a photo- and movie filming app that captures the video and sound through audio-visual filters. Filters vary from old black & white film via Moon landing TV broadcasts to 1980's computer graphics. Easy sharing to Facebook and YouTube and email. Full version includes 24 amazing filters (see list below). PHOTO & VIDEO RECORDING RECS shows the filtered video when you shoot it, in real-time - no extra waiting. Just select a theme and start recording! You can adjust the picture parameters easily in the recording screen. PHOTO & VIDEO PROCESSING Process your existing photos and videos using RECS filters! AUTHENTIC SOUND In addition to video RECS crunches the sound to an authentic form. Hiss, cracks, pops, space beeps - try shoot a video with 'Moon 1969' and be amazed! MOVIE SHARING Share your photos and movies using RECS™ or using device Photos app. Within RECS™ app you can, * Upload to Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Flickr and more * Send movies using AirDrop, iMessage and Email FILTER DESCRIPTIONS * Pinhole Film 1893 - Time Machine way back in time * Wild West 1899 - Vintage Western Film * New York 1905 - Vintage Black & White Film * Hollywood 1929 - TECHNICOLOR™ of 1920s * Chicago 1938 - TECHNICOLOR™ of 1930s * Montreal Sun 1945 - 1940s color movie with warm sepia tone * London 1956 - Black & White TV * Noir 1947 - Noir Film Visual Style * San Francisco 1964 - Low Color 1960s 8mm Film * Paris 1978 - Low Color 1970s 8mm Film * Moon 1969 - Black & White Moon TV broadcast * Moon 1972 - Color Moon TV broadcast * Mars 1976 - Color Mars TV broadcast * 1981 Pola - Instant Camera fun with moving picture * VHS Video 1984 - VHS Tape Playback * Toy-Cam 1987 - My First Cam from late 1980s * The Matrix - The Matrix Camera * TeleText - TeleText themed camera * LED Scoreboard - Stadium Camera * Halftone 1970 - Single color cartoon coloring * 1970s & 1980s Home Computer Cameras ** Commodore 64 (C-64) Home Computer ** Apple II Computer ** ZX Spectrum Computer ** VIC-20 Home Computer ** BBC Micro Computer Compatible with, - iPhone 5s and newer - iPod Touch 4th Generation and newer - iPad 2 and newer - iPad Mini 2 and newer
Fisheye Fun
Apply unique fisheye lens effects to your photos and videos. Transform ordinary content into dynamic and fun visuals with adjustable circular or elliptical outputs. Capture new moments or enhance existing media from your device.
- Fisheye effect for videos and photos
- Adjustable effect intensity
- Circular and elliptical output options
- Camera shooting support
- Import from Camera Roll
- Save to Camera Roll
- Direct sharing to social media
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Add dynamic 'fish-eye effects' to videos and photos. Adjusting the fisheye effect can dramatically change the image. Supports circular and elliptical output. It supports not only videos and photos stored on your smartphone, but also cameras. Uninteresting, monotonous videos and photos are fun and freshly reborn. [Source] - Camera shooting: video, photo - Camera Roll: Load video and photos [Configuration] - Fish-eye effect setting - Output Figure: Circle / Ellipse - Storage resolution: 20 to 100% of the original resolution [Output] - Save to Camera Roll: Video, Photo - Video and photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RECS at Free against Fisheye Fun's $0.99. RECS also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Fisheye Fun's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and device support 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
RECS is free to download; Fisheye Fun costs $0.99 up front. RECS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fisheye Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.
RECS ships an update every 2 months, Fisheye Fun monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RECS | Fisheye Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boogie Software Oy | Masanori Katsuta |
Customer experience
RECS
Fisheye Fun
In-app purchases
RECS
- RetroFlick Full Version$2.99
Fisheye Fun
No in-app purchases
