Comparison

Time Capsule Camera. vs Old Video Camera

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

Head to head
About

Time Capsule Camera.

Record short video clips into a shared, locked capsule that unseals on a chosen date. Relive memories with friends and family, complete with retro VHS effects and timestamps. It's a dedicated space for videos meant to be cherished over time, not for instant sharing.

Highlights
  • Create shared video capsules
  • Set custom future unsealing dates
  • Record clips directly or import from library
  • Retro VHS playback effects
  • Floating comments during playback
  • Optional location tagging
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Time Capsule Camera turns a trip, a party, or a whole year into a shared video-and-photo time capsule that stays locked until a future date you choose - then opens for everyone at once. Think of it as a family camcorder on everyone's phone. Everyone you invite drops in their clips and pictures all along the way. Nobody can peek. Then on unlock day, you all watch the memories back together - with a nostalgic VHS feel that makes today look like a treasured home video from the future. HOW IT WORKS - Create a capsule and pick when it unlocks (a week, your trip's end, New Year's, a birthday). - Invite friends and family - find them straight from your contacts. - Everyone records video and adds photos into the same capsule as life happens. - It stays sealed. No previews, no spoilers. - On unlock day, it opens for the whole group to watch and relive together. PERFECT FOR - Trips and vacations with friends - Weddings, birthdays, and reunions - A baby's first year or a school year - Long-distance family staying close - A New Year's "year in review" you make as you go WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT - Shared, not solo - everyone contributes to one capsule. - The wait makes it special - anticipation you don't get from a camera roll. - Beautiful nostalgic playback with vintage overlays and original-time timestamps. - Private by design - only invited members ever see a capsule. - Free to use. Start your first capsule today. Your future self will thank you.

About

Old Video Camera

Features
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Old Video Camera turns your phone into an 80s camcorder. The soft, wobbly look of a worn tape is applied while you record, so what you save is already finished. Nothing to edit afterwards. How it works - Point and record. The analog look is written into the file, not added later. - Switch 4:3, 3:4, 1:1, 16:9 and 9:16 with a button. You never have to turn your phone. - Front or rear camera, with a T/W zoom rocker like the old decks had. The look - Colors bleed sideways, the way tape handled color. - Scan lines drift, a tracking band rolls slowly, the bottom edge tears. - Grain sits in the picture, and the sound takes on the narrow, wavering tone of a linear tape track. Date and readouts - Burn the date into the picture, with the time or without it. - Show the REC dot, battery and zoom bar the way a camcorder viewfinder did. - Every control answers with an old mechanical click. Privacy Your video and audio are processed on your device. Your video never leaves the phone unless you save it to your own photo library. Free with ads. A one-time purchase removes the ad shown after recording. Every camera feature is free.

Screenshots

Time Capsule Camera.1 screens
Old Video Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Capsule Camera. at none against Old Video Camera's 1. Time Capsule Camera. also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Old Video Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time Capsule Camera. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Capsule Camera. versus Old Video Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Capsule Camera.Old Video Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMichael YoungHosung Hwang

In-app purchases

None

Time Capsule Camera.

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Old Video Camera

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Time Capsule Camera. free?
Time Capsule Camera. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Old Video Camera free?
Old Video Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Capsule Camera. or Old Video Camera have ads?
Old Video Camera shows ads; Time Capsule Camera. does not.

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