Nostalgia Cam vs BadCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nostalgia Cam
Capture photos with the authentic look and feel of classic 35mm film. Choose from a variety of film stocks and camera styles, with real-time previews and editing tools for a vintage aesthetic.
- Authentic 35mm film emulation
- Live preview with effects
- Import photos from library
- Adjustable film parameters
- Multiple vintage camera styles
- Full resolution export
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Nostalgia Cam brings the warmth and texture of classic 35mm film to your iPhone. Choose from a curated library of legendary film stocks recreating the unique color science, grain pattern, and tonal response of real-world counterparts. CAMERA - Disposable cameras, vintage rangefinders, instant cameras, and medium format bodies - Live preview with film effects applied in real time LAB - Import any photo from your library - Cycle through film stocks with side-by-side comparison - Fine-tune Exposure, Warmth, Film Intensity, Grain, Fade, Vignette - Export in full resolution Every frame looks filmed, not filtered. Whether it's a snowy brownstone, a candlelit dinner, or a getting-ready selfie, Nostalgia Cam gives your photos the warmth, character, and color of real 35mm film. No subscriptions. No watermarks. Just photographs that look like memories. Nostalgia Cam is inspired by classic film stocks. Not affiliated with Kodak, Fujifilm, Lomography, or any other manufacturer.
BadCam
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BadCam is a simple camera app inspired by old film cameras. You load a roll, take some photos, send the roll to the lab, and wait for the pictures. There are no previews and no retakes. The idea is to slow things down a little and make each photo feel worth a bit more. Features: • Two film rolls: color and black & white • Up to 24 shots per roll (you can eject a roll early and not use all exposures) • Film inspired photo processing • Optional date stamp • Lab developing timer • Albums for developed rolls • Save photos to your Photos library • No accounts or cloud storage Just photos worth waiting for.
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Verdict
Nostalgia Cam and BadCam 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 | Nostalgia Cam | BadCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talal Nabulsi | MARIUS-MIHAI IANCU |
In-app purchases
Nostalgia Cam
No in-app purchases
BadCam
No in-app purchases









