Doodle Filter vs VHS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodle Filter
Apply a real-time chalkboard drawing effect to your photos and videos. Use your device's screen recording feature to capture your creations. This free app offers a unique visual style for your content.
- Real-time chalkboard drawing effect
- Apply effects to photos
- Apply effects to videos
- Uses iOS screen recording
- Free to use
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BlackBoardCamera is an effect camera application that reflects effects like drawing on a blackboard in real time. Please use the standard iOS screen recording function for video recording. https://support.apple.com/HT207935
VHS
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Bring back the look and atmosphere of classic VHS camcorders. VHS Camera transforms your iPhone into a retro analog video camera with authentic low-fi aesthetics inspired by old videotapes, consumer camcorders, tape tracking errors, analog noise, and nostalgic 80s/90s recordings. Everything is rendered live while you record, so the exported video matches exactly what you see on screen. FEATURES • Real-time VHS video simulation • Authentic 4:3 camcorder framing • Analog tape noise and tracking effects • Retro REC overlays and camcorder OSD • Vintage color degradation and bleed • Tape warp, static bursts, and glitch artifacts • Live preview matching final export • Multiple VHS-inspired presets • Rear camera support with continuous zoom • Record videos directly with VHS processing applied • Minimal cinematic interface designed for creators DESIGNED FOR • Filmmakers • Music videos • Retro aesthetics • Analog nostalgia • Experimental visuals • Vintage social content • Lo-fi video creators Whether you want dirty tape glitches, soft analog mood, or full retro camcorder energy, VHS Camera gives your footage the unmistakable character of old videotapes. Record memories like they came from another era.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Doodle Filter at Free against VHS's $1.99. Doodle Filter also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). VHS's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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
Doodle Filter is free to download; VHS costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Doodle Filter | VHS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masaharu Tsukamoto | William Carrer |
In-app purchases
Doodle Filter
No in-app purchases
VHS
No in-app purchases









