Astral Capture vs Reeled VHS Filter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astral Capture
This app allows you to set live wallpapers and widgets featuring recent images from Earth observation satellites and Mars rovers. Images update automatically, offering fresh views of our planet and beyond.
- Live wallpapers from satellites
- Home screen widgets
- Automatic image updates
- Images from Mars rovers
- Multiple satellite options
- Desk display option
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Choose from a plethora of satellites and both of Mars's Perseverance and Curiosity rovers to display on your home screen. All but NASA's EPIC satellite and the rovers are 30-40 minutes old, and all images update automatically. Pick from NOAA's GOES-East/West, Japan's Himawari-8, or Europe's EUMETSAT weather satellite for the most recent coverage. Choose to have a desk display or a home screen widget. Tap the Earth for a list of available satellites, or tap and hold the widget to edit the satellites. Current Views: GOES-East in both GeoColor and NaturalColor, Full Disk and CONUS GOES-West in both GeoColor and NaturalColor, Full Disk Himawari-8 EUMETView in both GeoColor and NaturalColor EPIC Perseverance Rover Curiosity rover SDO (171 A) SDO (193 A) SDO (211 A) SDO (304 A) Location-Based Widget
Reeled VHS Filter
Add vintage VHS effects to your photos and videos. Customize filter settings and export your creations as either an image or a video file. Enjoy a completely ad-free and tracking-free experience with no in-app purchases required.
- Apply VHS-like filters
- Customize filter parameters
- Export as video
- Export as image
- Ad-free experience
- No tracking
- No payments
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Apply VHS-like filters to your photos! Customize filter parameters, then simply choose whether to export a video or image. No ads, no tracking, no payments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Astral Capture at every 4 weeks against Reeled VHS Filter's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Astral Capture against 5.0 for Reeled VHS Filter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Astral Capture ships an update every 4 weeks, Reeled VHS Filter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astral Capture | Reeled VHS Filter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mannon Wallace | Justin Xin |
Customer experience
Astral Capture
Reeled VHS Filter
In-app purchases
Astral Capture
No in-app purchases
Reeled VHS Filter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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