Comparison

2000s Camera vs Old School Camera Emulator

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

Head to head
About

2000s Camera

Transform your photos with authentic 2000s digital camera aesthetics. Offers a variety of vintage filters, film grain, and retro stickers to recreate the Y2K look. Perfect for social media content and nostalgic photo edits.

Highlights
  • Authentic Y2K digital camera styles
  • Real-time vintage filters
  • Film grain and light leaks
  • VHS tracking glitches
  • Retro stickers and date stamps
  • Time travel mode for custom dates
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a 2000s Digicam. The all-in-one retro camera for the authentic Y2K aesthetic — real CCD grain, VHS glitches, film grades, and 20+ vintage cameras. Shoot through 20+ iconic camera styles, each with its own real-time look: • Silver Classic - classic 0.3 MP digicam with vintage grain • Pro 3-CCD - authentic CCD color and dithering • VHS Cam - camcorder with tracking glitches • Y2K Digicam - early-2000s point-and-shoot vibes • Portra - warm Kodak-style portrait film • Velvia - punchy Fuji-style slide film • Halation - dreamy red highlight glow • Light Leak - analog film light leaks • Lomo LC-A - saturated lomography look • Night Vision - eerie green night mode • CRT Monitor - retro scanline screen effect • Datamosh - glitch-art pixel smearing • 90s Transit - lo-fi bleach-bypass grunge • Classic Neg, Neon, 16-Bit, Dreamy, Sunset, Pink Flip, Starburst, Thermal & more PRO FILM GRADES (NEW) Layer cinematic film color grades on top of any shot - HOUSE, KODAK, NATURA, VINTAGE and more. Physically-grounded film emulation, not flat filters. CREATIVE TOOLS • Double Exposure - blend two frames into one • Real-time vintage filters while shooting • Film grain & light leaks • VHS tracking glitches and CRT scanlines • Date stamps like old cameras • Customizable watermarks • Retro stickers (hearts, stars, text, emojis) • Time travel mode - set any date on your photos • Film borders, grid, timer & flash control PERFECT FOR • Y2K and 2000s nostalgia lovers • Vintage & film aesthetic fans • Instagram, TikTok & Reels creators • Scrapbooking and journaling • Throwback photo recreations EASY TO USE 1. Pick a vintage camera 2. Choose a film grade (optional) 3. Point and shoot 4. Share to social media Note: The app includes in-app purchases for premium features. For Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Old School Camera Emulator

Recreate the distinct visual style of early 2000s mobile phone cameras. Apply classic presets to your photos and videos directly on your device for an authentic retro aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Early 2000s phone camera styles
  • On-device processing
  • Photo and video support
  • Classic device presets
  • New styles and updates
Features
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Before touchscreens, cameras had character. Old School Camera makes a new photo or video look like it came from a phone in 2004. You shoot in the app, or you bring in something you already have. The picture you see is the picture that gets saved. There are old-school filters too, when a real phone is not quite strange enough. Some of them you can tune. VHS is the one with the most room: how worn the tape is, the old camcorder marks, and the sound wears with the picture. There aren't any ads. You open it and shoot. Have fun with it. If a phone or a filter is missing, tell me and I'll try to add it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

2000s Camera4 screens
Old School Camera Emulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Old School Camera Emulator at 100% against 2000s Camera's 50%. Old School Camera Emulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 2000s Camera's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. 2000s Camera sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Old School Camera Emulator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Old School Camera Emulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 2000s Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Old School Camera Emulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2000s Camera ships an update every 9 days, Old School Camera Emulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
2000s Camera versus Old School Camera Emulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2000s CameraOld School Camera Emulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ERSUAleksandr Kichev

Customer experience

2000s Camera

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Old School Camera Emulator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

2000s Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Film Roll$0.99
  • VHS Filter$1.99
  • Sunset Filter$1.99
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  • Dreamy Filter$1.99
  • 16-Bit Filter$1.99
  • Neon Filter$1.99
  • CRT Filter$1.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

Old School Camera Emulator

Subscriptions1
  • OldSchoolCameraEmulator Monthly$7.991 Month
One-time1
  • OldSchoolCameraEmulator Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is 2000s Camera free?
2000s Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Old School Camera Emulator free?
Old School Camera Emulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 2000s Camera or Old School Camera Emulator?
Old School Camera Emulator is rated higher. 2000s Camera averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Old School Camera Emulator averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do 2000s Camera or Old School Camera Emulator have ads?
Neither 2000s Camera nor Old School Camera Emulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 2000s Camera or Old School Camera Emulator?
2000s Camera ships an update every 9 days, and Old School Camera Emulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, 2000s Camera was updated on November 5, 2026 and Old School Camera Emulator on October 31, 2026.

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