Old Film Camera vs Grain+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Old Film Camera
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Film Camera perfectly recreates the aesthetics of film cameras from the 1930s to the 2010s, bringing vintage photography to your fingertips. 9 Era-Specific Filters 1930s - Classic Black & White • Strong grain with crosshair marks • Vintage silent film aesthetic 1940s - Early Color Film • Sepia/magenta tones • Corner brackets and center crosshair 1950s - CRT TV Style • Scanlines and barrel distortion • Rounded vignette effect 1960s - Slide Film • Red magenta tones • Strong slide frame vignette 1970s - Vintage Color Film • Cool blue-gray tones • Soft focus hazy effect 1980s - Film Camera Golden Age • Cool green-gray tones • Strong film grain with date stamp 1990s - VHS Camcorder • Green tint with scanlines • PLAY, SP, TBC, REC indicators 2000s - Early Digital Camera • Pink/magenta tones • P mode, ISO AUTO, focus brackets 2010s - Modern Smartphone • Crisp LIVE photo style • VIDEO/PHOTO/PORTRAIT mode display Key Features • Real-time Preview - Metal-based high-performance filters • Photo Capture - Results identical to preview • Video Recording - Record with filters applied • Date Stamp - Era-appropriate date styles • Zoom - Pinch to zoom support • Front/Rear Camera - Selfie support • 3:4 Ratio - Classic film ratio Download now and travel through time!
Grain+
Easily add realistic film grain and noise to your photos with adjustable intensity and multiple grain sizes. This app offers a straightforward, ad-free experience with a single purchase for lifetime access.
- Add film grain and noise
- Adjustable intensity
- 3 grain sizes (fine, medium, coarse)
- Instant sharing
- No ads or subscriptions
- One-time purchase
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We looked for a simple way to add grain to our photos, but with no ads and no subscriptions. It didn't exist, so we built it. Grain+ does one thing, beautifully. Pick any photo. Add film grain. Done. • 3 grain sizes: fine, medium, coarse • Adjustable intensity • Instant sharing • No ads. No subscription. • One purchase. Yours forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grain+ at every 2 days against Old Film Camera's weekly. Old Film Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Old Film Camera costs $0.99 and Grain+ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Old Film Camera ships an update weekly, Grain+ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Old Film Camera | Grain+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINJAE KIM | Benedikt Hannemann |
In-app purchases
Old Film Camera
No in-app purchases
Grain+
No in-app purchases
