Comparison

Rewind° vs Vintage Camera

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

Head to head
About

Rewind°

Features
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Remember when taking a photo meant something? REWIND is a social camera app built around the magic of the unexpected. Take up to 10 shots a day with no previews, no filters, and no retakes. The moment you press the shutter, your photo disappears into a darkroom. You won't see it until the next morning at 9AM — when everything develops all at once. That moment of anticipation is the point. SHOOT FREELY No preview means no anxiety. No filters means no performance. You shoot what's in front of you, exactly as it is. The imperfection is the aesthetic. REWIND applies a subtle analog film effect to every photo automatically — giving your shots the warmth and texture of real film, without the hassle. DEVELOP AT 9AM Every morning at 9AM, your darkroom opens. All your photos from the day before reveal themselves at once — yours and your friends'. It becomes a ritual. Something to look forward to when you wake up. A daily surprise that makes ordinary moments feel worth capturing. SHOOT WITH FRIENDS Create private group darkrooms with the people you actually want to share your life with. Everyone shoots throughout the day, and when the time comes, you all reveal together. The suspense is shared. The reaction is real. No public feed, no strangers, no algorithm — just your closest circle. COMPETE IN CHALLENGES Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly challenges give you a reason to see the world differently. Saturday night. Golden hour. Strangers. Seasons. Each challenge is a prompt — a creative constraint that turns an ordinary moment into something worth shooting. Compete with friends in private group challenges, vote for your favourite shot, and see who wins. BUILD YOUR ARCHIVE Every photo you save becomes part of your visual diary. Browse your archive by date, revisit what you were doing three months ago, a year ago. REWIND is not just a camera — it's a memory. A record of your life told one shot at a time, in the order it actually happened. YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR RULES REWIND is invite-only. No public profiles, no follower counts, no explore page. You choose who sees your photos. You choose who's in your groups. The social graph is built on real relationships, not random connections. Your photos are stored securely and never used for advertising. We don't sell your data. We don't show you ads. REWIND is a space to shoot freely — and that freedom starts with your privacy. HOW IT WORKS — Take up to 10 shots per day — Photos develop every morning at 9AM — Share with friends or in group darkrooms — Join individual and group challenges — Save favourites to collections — Browse your full archive by date Invite-only at launch. Ask someone who's already in, or apply at rewindapp.it

About

Vintage Camera

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"CHARACTER STARTS IN THE VIEWFINDER Unbaked turns your iPhone into a collection of photo and video cameras inspired by formats from 1964 to 2007. Choose a look, frame the moment and see the grain, dust, halation, light leaks, date stamps and tape artifacts that will become part of the result—live, before you press the shutter. 18 CAMERAS, 90 COMBINATIONS • 12 photo looks, from soft negative film and vivid slides to expired stock and cinematic tungsten • 6 retro video cameras with tape texture, OSD, interlace and CCD streaks • 5 lenses for every camera: neutral, 180° fisheye, eight-ray star filter, soft diffusion with bloom and prism 3XP turns exactly three shots into one finished 35mm film strip, complete with sprocket holes and edge markings. You can also import an existing image and develop it with 11 photo looks without changing the original. CONTROL WHEN YOU WANT IT Histogram, white balance, exposure, shutter speed and focal length remain within reach. Choose an aspect ratio and flash mode, set front-camera mirroring and optionally add location metadata. PHOTO AND VIDEO, ONE HOME Take photos and record retro video with sound. The local gallery keeps captures and favorites together, ready to save or share. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Creative processing happens on your iPhone. No accounts, ads, tracking or analytics services. Unbaked sends no personal data to its own servers."

Screenshots

Rewind°4 screens
Vintage Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rewind° at 15.1 against Vintage Camera's 26.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rewind° ships an update monthly, Vintage Camera every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Rewind° versus Vintage Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRewind°Vintage Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMATTEO MARIA BRUNOHauke Lockstaedt

In-app purchases

None

Rewind°

No in-app purchases

None

Vintage Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rewind° free?
Rewind° is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vintage Camera free?
Vintage Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rewind° or Vintage Camera have ads?
Neither Rewind° nor Vintage Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rewind° or Vintage Camera?
Rewind° ships an update monthly, and Vintage Camera every 4 weeks. Most recently, Rewind° was updated on November 9, 2026 and Vintage Camera on November 10, 2026.

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