Comparison

reFilm vs WhyHere

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

Head to head
About

reFilm

Create retro photos and videos with a variety of vintage camera effects, including VHS, Super 8, and Y2K digital styles. Apply filters live in the viewfinder and customize noise, color, and flicker. Import existing media to restyle with these nostalgic looks.

Highlights
  • VHS and Super 8 film effects
  • Y2K digital camera styles
  • Live viewfinder rendering
  • Adjustable noise, color, and flicker
  • Import and restyle existing media
  • Multiple aspect ratios and frame rates
Features
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Shoot found footage, home videos and Y2K snapshots that look like they came off an old camera. reFilm puts a whole shelf of old cameras in your viewfinder – Super 8 and 16mm film, VHS and miniDV tape, a 90s camcorder, a CRT TV, a Y2K digicam, keypad phones, night vision and CCTV – for photo and video. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU RECORD Every look renders live in the viewfinder. For video, the clip you save is the frame you watched – grain, date and glitches included. Nothing is left to fix in an editor. A SHELF OF OLD CAMERAS • Film: Super 8 at 18 or 24 fps, 16mm and cinema looks with grain and glow • Tape: VHS and miniDV looks with tracking noise and color bleed • Found 96: a 90s camcorder with REC, a tape counter and a date stamp you can switch on • TV and digital: a CRT set, a Y2K digicam with CCD smear and low-res keypad phone cameras • After dark: green or white night-vision looks and a 5 fps lobby camera • Skate: Deck 95, a 90s skate-video fisheye look in 4:3 • Toy and glitch cameras for bent, broken pictures CAMCORDER DETAILS • Roll the date stamp back as far as 1970 – on Found 96, Signal 92, Digi 640, the keypad phones, the night-vision looks and Deck 95 • Open a clip with a title card – VACATION, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, A SPECIAL DAY or your own words – on Found 96, Signal 92 and Keypad Night • Hit the tape: on Found 96, press and hold the picture and the tape tears under your finger, even while recording • Sound that ages as you record on the tape, DV, TV, phone, CCTV, toy and bent looks YOUR OLD CLIPS, RESTYLED Import a video or photo from your library, pick a look, then set the ratio, rotation and trim. Hold BEFORE to compare. reFilm saves a new copy and leaves the original untouched. MAKE IT YOURS • Tune noise, color, flicker and more in the Adjust drawer – each look keeps its own settings • Shoot any look in 16:9, 4:3, 1:1 or 2.39:1 • Each look keeps its own frame rate, from 2 to 60 fps • Camcorder-style zoom, also while recording • Full HD video • With Photos access, every shot lands in Photos and a reFilm album Questions or ideas? Write to support@refilm.app. Some looks require a subscription. reFilm offers in-app purchases, including auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and the renewal is charged within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://refilm.app/docs/terms_and_conditions.pdf Privacy Policy: https://refilm.app/docs/privacy_policy.pdf

About

WhyHere

Features
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WhyHere helps you understand why a place, building, monument, or natural feature exists exactly where it is. It doesn’t just tell you what you’re looking at. WhyHere explains the context, function, history, and geographical or cultural reasons behind what you see. How it works 1. Take a photo or choose one from your gallery 2. WhyHere analyzes the image and its location 3. Get a clear, contextual explanation What makes WhyHere different • Focuses on the “why”, not just the “what” • Uses location as meaning, not just metadata • Combines computer vision, geography, and history • Narrative explanations, not tourist bullet points • Works with famous landmarks and unknown places What you can discover • Why a castle was built on that hill • Why a church, tower, or industrial building is located there • The historical role of a place within its territory • The relationship between nature, geography, and human activity • The cultural meaning behind landscapes and structures Privacy first • Images are used only to process your request • Photos are never published or permanently stored • No account required for basic use Who is WhyHere for? • Curious travelers • Students and history lovers • Hikers and nature enthusiasts • Anyone who wants to truly understand what they see WhyHere is not a tourist guide. It’s not just image search. It’s a way to make sense of places. Take a photo. Discover why it’s there. Privacy Policy: https://www.whyhere.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

reFilm4 screens
WhyHere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WhyHere at none against reFilm's shown. WhyHere also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). reFilm's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price 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. reFilm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and WhyHere sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

reFilm ships an update fortnightly, WhyHere every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
reFilm versus WhyHere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreFilmWhyHere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYevhenii HromskyiAlessandro Carrara

In-app purchases

3 purchases

reFilm

Subscriptions2
  • reFilm Pro Filters Month$3.991 Month
  • reFilm Pro Filters Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

WhyHere

Subscriptions2
  • WhyHere Pro – Monthly$3.991 Month
  • WhyHere Pro – Yearly$11.991 Year

Questions

Is reFilm free?
reFilm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhyHere free?
WhyHere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do reFilm or WhyHere have ads?
reFilm shows ads; WhyHere does not.
Which is updated more often, reFilm or WhyHere?
reFilm ships an update fortnightly, and WhyHere every 3 days. Most recently, reFilm was updated on November 3, 2026 and WhyHere on October 24, 2026.

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