16 vs Epilogue Flashback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
16
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16-Bit Camera lets you capture photos and record videos with a clean, retro pixel look. Use the live camera to see the pixel effect in real time, or choose a photo and adjust the pixel size for a classic 16-bit style. Photos and videos can be saved directly to your Photos library. Features • Live pixel camera preview • Record pixel-style videos • Pixelize existing photos • Adjustable pixel size • Save photos and videos to Photos No accounts, no ads, and no data collection.
Epilogue Flashback
Transform your device into an 8-bit camera, capturing dithered, pixelated photos and videos with authentic retro palettes and effects. Offers both software emulation and direct hardware integration with the Game Boy Camera.
- 8-bit pixelated photo and video capture
- Authentic retro palettes and dithering
- Software emulation of 8-bit look
- Direct hardware integration with Game Boy Camera
- Adjustable brightness, contrast, and exposure
- Live preview before shooting
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Flashback turns your iPhone into an 8-bit camera. Shoot dithered, pixelated photos and record video with audio, saved straight to your gallery. Two modes are available: - Software mode: use your iPhone's own camera. We recreate the original 8-bit look. - Hardware mode: use your GB Operator, insert the Game Boy Camera and gent a live feed from the original image sensor. No emulation. Features: - Photo and video with audio, exported straight to your Photos - Retro palettes, from the classic green-screen look to black & white and with color mode on Software mode. - Authentic dithering and crunchy, low-res 8-bit pixelation - Fine-tune the sensor: brightness, contrast, and exposure controls - Filters to dial the look from subtle retro to full 8-bit - Live preview before you shoot, in both modes In 1998 the Game Boy Camera set a Guinness World Record as the world's smallest digital camera. Flashback is what happens when that 8-bit soul meets modern hardware.
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Verdict
16 and Epilogue Flashback are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | 16 | Epilogue Flashback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orlando Rodrigues | epilogueco |
In-app purchases
16
No in-app purchases
Epilogue Flashback
No in-app purchases
