Comparison

y2kam vs ShadowShot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ShadowShot

This camera app allows you to precisely replicate photo compositions by overlaying a reference image onto your live camera preview. Align angles and subject placement with adjustable transparency for consistent shots. Ideal for recreating specific scenes or practicing photography composition.

Highlights
  • Overlay reference images with adjustable transparency
  • Support for multiple aspect ratios
  • Smooth zoom and pinch-to-zoom
  • Tap to focus and exposure
  • Fast compare, retake, and save workflow
Features
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ShadowShot is a camera app that helps you precisely recreate photo composition. After importing a reference image, you can overlay it semi-transparently on the camera preview, so you can align angles and subject placement while shooting. Key features: Overlay template shooting with adjustable transparency Support for multiple aspect ratios (16:9, 4:3, 1:1) Smooth zoom and pinch-to-zoom gestures Tap to focus and exposure adjustment Fast compare, retake, and save workflow Whether you’re recreating a specific shot, filming consistent content, or practicing composition in daily photography, ShadowShot makes shooting more stable and efficient. Easily take the photo your partner actually wants!

Screenshots

y2kam3 screens
ShadowShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShadowShot at Free against y2kam's $0.49. ShadowShot also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). y2kam's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ShadowShot is free to download; y2kam costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

y2kam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
y2kam versus ShadowShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametery2kamShadowShot
Price$0.49Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeroen Keij正华 孟

Customer experience

y2kam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

ShadowShot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

y2kam

No in-app purchases

None

ShadowShot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is y2kam free?
y2kam costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShadowShot free?
ShadowShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, y2kam or ShadowShot?
y2kam is rated higher. y2kam averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ShadowShot averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do y2kam or ShadowShot have ads?
Neither y2kam nor ShadowShot shows ads.

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