24 Shots vs 36 Frames Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
24 Shots
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Remember the thrill of waiting for your film to be developed? 24 Shots - Vintage Camera brings that magic back. Every day, you get exactly 24 shots β just like a real disposable camera. No previews, no do-overs. Your photos stay hidden until you've used the entire roll, then they're all revealed at once. That rush of seeing your shots for the first time? Nothing beats it. No filters to scroll through. No endless retakes. No editing. Just point, shoot, and live in the moment. βΈ 24 photos per day β make every shot count βΈ Photos stay hidden until your roll is complete βΈ Authentic disposable camera look and feel βΈ Minimal, distraction-free interface βΈ A daily creative habit that brings back the joy of analog photography In a world of perfectly curated feeds, 24 Shots Camera is a breath of fresh air. It's photography stripped back to what matters β real moments, real memories, real anticipation. Slow down. Shoot with intention. Fall in love with photography again. ** Screenshots generate with the help of https://hotpot.ai/ **
36 Frames Camera
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One roll. Thirty-six frames. No preview, no retakes, and no way to see a single photo until the roll comes back from the lab. 36 Frames is a film camera for your iPhone. You load a roll, and from the first frame to the thirty-sixth there is nothing to look at but the counter. You can't check the shot. You can't delete the bad ones. You shoot, you trust it, and you move on. It's how photography felt before there was a screen on the back of the camera. When the roll is full, or whenever you decide you're done with it, you send it to the lab. Standard developing takes two to five working days. Express comes back in about an hour. The look is identical either way; the only thing you ever trade is time. Then one day the roll is ready, the contact sheet arrives, and you finally see what you spent your week shooting. Keep the good ones. That's the whole app. WHAT YOU GET One roll, thirty-six frames. The counter is the only feedback there is. No preview, no retakes, no recovery. Nothing you shoot can be viewed until the roll is developed. Not previewed, not reviewed, not undeleted. Two ways to wait. Standard developing in two to five working days, never coming back on a weekend. Express in about an hour. Both are free, and neither one looks better than the other. Two films. Colour 400 and Mono 400, each with its own grain, colour rendering and tone. The look is applied when the roll is developed, not when you shoot, so you never get to preview it either. A camera worth holding. Every lens on your iPhone, a viewfinder that shows exactly what gets captured, a shutter speed dial from 1/1000 of a second to a full second, optional manual focus with focus peaking, a rule-of-thirds grid and a horizon level. One tap is the shutter. Short rolls are fine. Send any time after the first frame. The lab develops only the frames you actually shot. Widgets, Lock Screen and Siri. See how far into the roll you are and when the next one is ready, jump straight to the shutter from Control Center or the Action Button, and ask Siri about a roll. Put your developed photos on the Home Screen with the Album widget. Choose your app icon. Keep the original yellow camera on your Home Screen, or pick Kumquat, Raspberry, Plum, Juniper, Kiwi or two-tone black and chrome. Free for everyone. Keepers go to Photos. Developed frames save at full resolution with the real capture details: date, place, lens, exposure. They sort into your library where they belong. Ask the lab for a white border, or for the date or the frame number stamped in the corner. In a hurry? There's a Rush option that develops a roll on the spot, free and unlimited. The app will gently point out that rushing every roll rather defeats the point. WHERE YOUR PHOTOS GO Nowhere. "Sending the roll to the lab" is this app's language for a wait that runs entirely on your own phone. Undeveloped frames live in the app's private storage, developing happens on the device, and nothing is ever uploaded. There's no account to make, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. It works in airplane mode. The wait is real, though. It isn't a progress bar you can skip by relaunching. WHAT IT COSTS Free to download, and your first two rolls are free, one on each film, so you get a proper feel for it. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited rolls, forever. Nothing metered, and nothing that expires. Buy it once and the app keeps working. Made in Stockholm. iPhone only, iOS 18 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 24 Shots at none against 36 Frames Camera's 1. 36 Frames Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. 36 Frames Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 24 Shots asks for nothing beyond the download.
24 Shots ships an update every 4 months, 36 Frames Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 24 Shots | 36 Frames Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | START.IT | Hjalmar Hallin |
In-app purchases
24 Shots
No in-app purchases
36 Frames Camera
- Full app unlock$4.99









