Simple Mosaic Camera vs CH3 Camcorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Mosaic Camera
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By applying a mosaic effect, you can protect privacy or capture photos with unique filters. With simple operations, easily take photos with a mosaic effect. Perfect for those who want fun effects or the easiest way to edit photos.
CH3 Camcorder
This app transforms your phone into a 1990s VHS camcorder, capturing footage in real-time with authentic vintage effects. It offers a suite of adjustable parameters to simulate the entire VHS signal chain, from visual distortions to audio processing. Recordings are stored in an in-app library with VCR-style playback and can be saved or shared.
- Real-time VHS recording
- Authentic 90s camcorder look
- 25 adjustable VHS signal parameters
- VHS timestamp burn-in
- VCR-style playback library
- No account or tracking required
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Feeling nostalgic? CH3 turns your phone into a 1990s camcorder. Everything runs in real-time. What you see in the viewfinder is what you record. No post-processing, no filters applied after the fact. THE CAMERA 4:3 aspect ratio. 24fps. Low resolution. Portrait orientation with a landscape crop, just like holding a real camcorder. The on-screen display is rendered inside the viewfinder, just like the real thing. THE EFFECTS 25 adjustable parameters that simulate every stage of the VHS signal chain: - Chromatic aberration, chroma smear, and chroma delay - Tracking distortion and head-switch noise - Scanlines, interlace combing, and scanline drift - Film grain, tape warp, and glitch - Bloom, vignette, soft focus, and luma ringing - Brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, and split-tone color grading - VHS timestamp burn-in and night vision - VHS audio processing: low-pass filter, wow/flutter, tape hiss, and saturation THE PRESETS Built-in presets to get you started. Pro users can create and share their own. Presets sync across devices via iCloud. THE TAPES All recordings are saved to an in-app tape library with VCR-style playback controls: play, pause, fast-forward, and rewind. Save tapes directly to your photo library or share them. PRIVACY Remember when apps didn't know your name, your location, and what you had for breakfast? Good times. No account. No sign-up. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. No data collection. No third-party SDKs. No internet required. The only permissions CH3 asks for are camera and microphone, because it's a camera. Your recordings never leave your device unless you share them yourself. That's it. UPGRADE TO PRO No subscriptions. No nonsense. One payment and it's yours forever. - Unlimited recording duration - No watermark - Full preset editor - Combine multiple tapes into one - Custom preset sharing - iCloud preset sync
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Mosaic Camera at none against CH3 Camcorder's 1. Simple Mosaic Camera also leads on device support (3 vs 1). CH3 Camcorder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price and iOS requirement 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. CH3 Camcorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Mosaic Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Mosaic Camera ships an update every 3 months, CH3 Camcorder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Mosaic Camera | CH3 Camcorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryouhei Azuma | Alan Kahn |
In-app purchases
Simple Mosaic Camera
No in-app purchases
CH3 Camcorder
- CH3 Camcorder Pro$1.99
Questions
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