Comparison

2000s Camera vs Pixie+

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

Pixie+

Capture photos with an authentic Y2K digicam aesthetic. This app offers 16 free filters, including film stock emulations, and a retro UI. Relive the early 2000s photo style with a simple, nostalgic camera experience.

Highlights
  • 16 free Y2K-inspired filters
  • Authentic digicam UI with D-pad controls
  • Optional date stamp overlay
  • Polaroid-style in-app gallery
  • Front/rear camera toggle
  • Save and share photos easily
Features
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Relive the Y2K digicam era—every day. Pixie+ is an iPhone camera inspired by early-2000s digital compact cameras. Strong flash, grain, color shifts, and an optional date stamp make nostalgic photos without complicated editing. Core shooting and My Gallery require no account. ■ Features - Digicam-style D-pad and OK controls - One-tap front/rear camera switch - Optional date stamp - Polaroid-style private gallery - Save to Photos or share with the iOS share sheet - Multiple filters and film-inspired LUTs ■ Friends Send only the photos you choose to private, invite-code groups of 2–9 people. You can report a photo, mute a member, or leave a group. Friends uses an anonymous account without an email address. You can delete the account and its associated data from Settings. ■ Pixie+ Pro Monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions are available. Pro removes ads and unlocks unlimited saves and all filters. Your local price and billing period are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. You can cancel in Apple ID subscription settings at least 24 hours before renewal, and restore prior purchases in the app. ■ Privacy Regular shooting and My Gallery stay primarily on your device. Only content you explicitly send through Friends and its group metadata are processed with Firebase and Cloudflare for private sharing. Photos, captions, and nicknames are not sent to Firebase Analytics. ■ Ads Free users may see Google AdMob ads at natural breaks such as after a completed capture. Pixie+ does not use App Open ads. The app remains usable if you decline ATT. ■ Support https://pixieplus.appful.tokyo/ --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pixieplus.appful.tokyo/privacy

Screenshots

2000s Camera4 screens
Pixie+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 2000s Camera at none against Pixie+'s shown. 2000s Camera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Pixie+'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pixie+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

2000s Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 2000s Camera's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pixie+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
2000s Camera versus Pixie+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2000s CameraPixie+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1022 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ERSURyusei Okamoto

Customer experience

2000s Camera

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixie+

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative25.9%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

2000s Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time11
  • Film Roll$0.99
  • Pink Flip Filter$0.99
  • Fish Eye Filter$1.99
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  • Night Vision Filter$1.99
  • VHS Filter$1.99
  • Sunset Filter$1.99
  • Dreamy Filter$1.99
  • 16-Bit Filter$1.99
  • Neon Filter$1.99
  • CRT Filter$1.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

Pixie+

Subscriptions2
  • Pixie+ Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Pixie+ Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is 2000s Camera free?
2000s Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixie+ free?
Pixie+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 2000s Camera or Pixie+?
2000s Camera is rated higher. 2000s Camera averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Pixie+ averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do 2000s Camera or Pixie+ have ads?
Pixie+ shows ads; 2000s Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, 2000s Camera or Pixie+?
2000s Camera ships an update weekly, and Pixie+ weekly. Most recently, 2000s Camera was updated on October 1, 2026 and Pixie+ on October 16, 2026.

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