y2kam vs Shared Albums Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
y2kam
Capture photos with the authentic grainy, over-sharpened, and lo-fi aesthetic of early 2000s digital cameras. Select your year between 1995-2005 to adjust the visual style and add period-correct date stamps.
- Authentic Y2K camera filters
- Adjustable year from 1995-2005
- Period-correct resolutions
- Digital zoom and flash toggle
- Amber-orange date stamps
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Remember when your MySpace pics looked crunchy, grainy, and kinda iconic? This app brings that exact Y2K vibe straight to your iPhone. No fake vintage “presets” here — we’re talking real-time filters that mimic the quirks of early 2000s cameras: - Over-sharpened halos & lens blur - Grainy CCD noise (both luma and chroma, baby) - Flashy bloom on highlights - Chunky pixelation & lo-fi resolutions - Subtle lens warps + chromatic aberration - Amber-orange date stamps, straight off a 2002 Kodak - Browse painfully through taken pictures using the camera buttons You can even pick your year from 1995–2005 and watch the vibes shift from 640×480 cyber-café selfies to slightly “high-res” 2005 mall-rat pics. - Save shots to your camera roll in period-correct resolutions. - Use digital zoom, toggle flash, and slap that time stamp in the corner like it’s your AIM profile pic. The Best Part - No ads. - No in-app purchases. - No nonsense. Just pure throwback energy, like apps used to be — one download, full vibes, end of story. Shoot like it’s the 2000s, post like it’s 2025.
Shared Albums Widget
Display your shared photo albums directly on your device's home screen. Organize memories with mixed albums, collage layouts, and shuffle options. Access photos directly from the widget.
- Display shared albums on home screen
- Mix multiple albums
- Shuffle photos
- Collage layout options
- Show title and date
- Direct photo open
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See your Shared Albums on the Home Screen. Start free with one album. Plus unlocks mixed albums, collage layouts, and direct photo open. • Mix multiple albums • Shuffle • Collage layout • Show Title • Show Date • Direct photo open Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shared Albums Widget at Free against y2kam's $0.49. Shared Albums Widget also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). y2kam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Shared Albums Widget is free to download; y2kam costs $0.49 up front. Shared Albums Widget sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. y2kam asks for nothing beyond the download.
y2kam ships an update every 6 weeks, Shared Albums Widget every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | y2kam | Shared Albums Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeroen Keij | Native |
Customer experience
y2kam
Shared Albums Widget
In-app purchases
y2kam
No in-app purchases
Shared Albums Widget
- Plus Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Shared Albums Plus Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Plus Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Shared Albums Plus Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$6.997 Days
- Shared Albums Plus Annual3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
- Plus Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Shared Albums Plus Annual3 Days trial$54.991 Year
- Plus Lifetime$14.99
