Comparison

Reeled VHS Filter vs ToyCam!

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

Head to head
About

Reeled VHS Filter

Add vintage VHS effects to your photos and videos. Customize filter settings and export your creations as either an image or a video file. Enjoy a completely ad-free and tracking-free experience with no in-app purchases required.

Highlights
  • Apply VHS-like filters
  • Customize filter parameters
  • Export as video
  • Export as image
  • Ad-free experience
  • No tracking
  • No payments
Features
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Apply VHS-like filters to your photos! Customize filter parameters, then simply choose whether to export a video or image. No ads, no tracking, no payments.

About

ToyCam!

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a retro toy camera. ToyCam is a tiny toy camera that fits right in your hand. Spin the click wheel and feel satisfying clicks with subtle haptic feedback. Press the shutter, and a pixel-art masterpiece is created instantly—right on the spot. # 24 Filters Controlled by the Click Wheel Game Boy Green, Noir, Sepia, Amber, Virtual Boy, Neon, Pastel, Thermal, Night Vision, CGA 4-Color, Famicom 8-Color, Vaporwave, Cross Process, and many more. Simply spin the wheel to browse filters, then fine-tune pixel size and color depth using the D-pad. # An LCD Album Your photos and videos are stored in a nostalgic 3×3 grid on the green LCD screen. Browse them with the D-pad and click wheel, or delete unwanted shots instantly without leaving the camera. # Record Pixel Videos Press and hold the shutter button to record video with your selected filter applied in real time. No editing required—your recording is pixel art from the moment it's captured. # Transform Existing Photos Import photos from your library and instantly give them the signature ToyCam look.

Screenshots

Reeled VHS Filter2 screens
ToyCam!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Reeled VHS Filter and ToyCam! 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Reeled VHS Filter versus ToyCam!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReeled VHS FilterToyCam!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin XinJahyeon Ko

In-app purchases

None

Reeled VHS Filter

No in-app purchases

None

ToyCam!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reeled VHS Filter free?
Reeled VHS Filter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToyCam! free?
ToyCam! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reeled VHS Filter or ToyCam! have ads?
Neither Reeled VHS Filter nor ToyCam! shows ads.

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