Comparison

y2k vs Low Quality Camera

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

Head to head
About

y2k

Relive the early 2000s with this photo editor that brings back the authentic look of digicams and old-school collages. Add vintage effects, stickers, and text to create nostalgic, effortlessly cool images.

Highlights
  • Vintage camera effects & filters
  • Aesthetic collages
  • 2000s-inspired stickers & overlays
  • Adjustable film grain, blur, and glow
  • Add lyrics and text to images
  • Create profile pictures for OCs
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step into the y2k era where flip phones, digicamfx, and overexposed selfies ruled the internet. y2k: 2000s photo editor gives your pics that raw, nostalgic look of early digital cameras and old-school collages. we’re not about hyper-polished perfection. edit your photos with vintage effects, collage layouts, and stickers straight out of the 2000s. every tool is designed to make your photos look effortlessly authentic, like they were taken on a 3.2mp digicam in your best friend’s bedroom. features: • vintage camera effects & filters inspired by old digicams • create unique profile pictures of your OC • add aesthetic collages & rant backgrounds • stickers & overlays to give that tumblr feel • adjustable film grain, blur, and glow • add lyrics and text to your images we also have an optional subscription to unlock all premium filters and stickers. this isn’t just a photo editor app, it’s a time machine. from dreamy flash shots to grungy lo-fi edits, y2k lets you recreate the feeling of digging through an old digital camera’s memory card. y2k is for anyone who misses the era of pixelated charm, chaotic collages, and flash-lit mirror selfies. ready to make your feed look like 2006? open y2k, drop a photo, add your effects or collages, drag stickers, and download your photo. all processing happens on your device. no ads. just pure nostalgia. ---- Privacy Policy: https://www.y2kapp.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.y2kapp.com/terms-of-service

About

Low Quality Camera

Features
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A camera that shoots at deliberately low resolution. Phone cameras get better every year: one photo can take several megabytes, and a minute of video can pass 100 MB. This app does the opposite. It shoots small and rough from the start - for the times you would rather not spend the storage, and for people who simply like the way rough pictures look. ■ Just pick one of five sizes 96x128 / 144x192 / 240x320 / 480x640 / 720x960. They sit right above the viewfinder, so you can switch a second before you shoot. Rough guide per photo / per minute of video: ・96x128 - about 3 KB / 0.9 MB ・144x192 - about 5 KB / 1.5 MB ・240x320 - about 12 KB / 3.0 MB ・480x640 - about 45 KB / 9.0 MB ・720x960 - about 110 KB / 18.8 MB ■ What you see is what gets saved The viewfinder shows the frame already scaled down and already compressed, exactly as it will be stored. Press the shutter and that same image is written to your gallery. Nothing ever turns out rougher or cleaner than it looked. ■ Video at the same size Switch between photo and video and record with the same roughness. Allow the microphone and the sound is recorded; refuse it and the video is simply silent. ■ Four looks Original / Toy camera / Old digicam / Faded. Original is the default, so if you are only here to save space, nothing is added to your pictures. Toy camera boosts the colors and darkens the corners, Old digicam has the cool cast of an early 2000s compact, and Faded looks like a yellowed old print. ■ Straight into your photo library Photos and videos are saved straight to your photo library, ready to attach to an email or a chat. No account, no upload. ■ The shutter sound can be muted Turn it off in the settings. Good for ・Keeping free space on your phone and in the cloud ・Records that only need to exist, not to look good ・Sending something without using much data ・Anyone who likes the feel of rough photos and video ・Shooting like an old phone or an early digital camera This app is for taking pictures, not for shrinking ones you already have: it cannot import existing photos or videos. The frame is a fixed 3:4 portrait, and there is no zoom, flash or timer. The roughness is the soft look of a small image stretched out, not the hard squares of a pixel art filter.

Screenshots

y2k4 screens
Low Quality Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Low Quality Camera at none against y2k's 4. Low Quality Camera also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). y2k's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#178 vs unranked). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. y2k sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Low Quality Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
y2k versus Low Quality Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametery2kLow Quality Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAbel Thomas NobleRyouhei Azuma

Bugs and requests

y2k

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • None reported

Requested features

4 requests
  • More sticker and filter options
  • Ability to add custom stickers
  • Gallery feature to view edited images
  • Collage and font editing tools

Low Quality Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

y2k

Subscriptions4
  • y2k plus$2.991 Month
  • y2k plus — Weekly$3.997 Days
  • y2k plus7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • y2k plus — Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Low Quality Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is y2k free?
y2k is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Low Quality Camera free?
Low Quality Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do y2k or Low Quality Camera have ads?
Low Quality Camera shows ads; y2k does not.

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