Comparison

Custom Camera vs Retro Camera 1960

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

Head to head
About

Custom Camera

Features
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Custom Camera lets you take photos with personalized shutter sounds.Ā  Choose from multiple sounds and enjoy a unique photo experience. - Easy shutter sound selection - Simple, user-friendly interface Make every shot your own!

About

Retro Camera 1960

Features
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Retro Camera 1960 turns your iPhone into a film camera from another era. Each film is built on color-accurate 3D LUTs — the same color science used in professional grading — combined with real film grain, halation, and vignette. Not a one-tap filter. Choose from over 20 film simulations spanning vivid slide film, faded negatives, and grainy high-speed black and white, each tuned to match the character of the stock that inspired it. FEATURES • Color-accurate 3D LUT film emulation, not a one-tap filter • 20+ film simulations (slide, negative, black & white, cinema) • Switch between wide, standard, and telephoto lenses • Retro 7-segment date stamp burned into every photo • GPS location embedded in EXIF (optional, can be turned off) • Save the unedited original alongside the filtered photo No settings to fuss over. Pick a film, press the shutter, and get a photo that feels like it was developed decades ago. Edit photos, use recipes, and save up to 20 photos at once. Watch an ad to save for free. Remove banner ads Ā· Skip ads before LAB saves

Screenshots

Custom Camera4 screens
Retro Camera 19604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Retro Camera 1960 at none against Custom Camera's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Camera ships an update every 5 days, Retro Camera 1960 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Custom Camera versus Retro Camera 1960: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom CameraRetro Camera 1960
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaisuke HosokawaNobuaki Kuwabara

In-app purchases

None

Custom Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Camera 1960

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Camera free?
Custom Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Camera 1960 free?
Retro Camera 1960 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Custom Camera or Retro Camera 1960 have ads?
Custom Camera shows ads; Retro Camera 1960 does not.
Which is updated more often, Custom Camera or Retro Camera 1960?
Custom Camera ships an update every 5 days, and Retro Camera 1960 every 4 days. Most recently, Custom Camera was updated on September 28, 2026 and Retro Camera 1960 on October 13, 2026.

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