Heisei Camera vs TOKIIRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Heisei Camera
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"That early-2000s digicam grain is the most emotional look today." Heisei Camera turns your phone into an old digital camera / toy camera from the 2000s. Not ultra-clean modern photos โ unique noise, faded color, and a timestamp. Everyday scenes and photos with friends become music-video vibes in one tap. [Main features] * Ultimate Y2K filter Carefully tuned to recreate early-2000s digicam texture. Flash at night makes it even more emotional. * Date stamp that boosts the vibe An orange timestamp in the corner, just like those old cameras. Instantly feels like a memory. * One-tap simple controls No complicated settings. Open the app and shoot. Post-processing is instant too. [Perfect if you] - Want eye-catching emotional photos for TikTok / Instagram - Love Y2K fashion and Heisei-era retro vibes - Want an old digicam look without buying expensive gear - Want to keep memories with film-like character - Are bored of overly clean photos Put that nostalgic atmosphere in your pocket. Download now and capture everyday life with Heisei emotion.
TOKIIRO
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TOKIIRO is a camera app that recreates the look and feel of Showa- and Heisei-era Japanese photography in real time. You see "the era" before you press the shutter, so you can frame and light the shot accordingly. โ Five Retro Filters - Showa 70s โ washed-out silver-halide warmth - Showa 80s โ soft Fujicolor-style palette - Early Heisei โ disposable-camera grain - Heisei Digicam โ early compact-digicam highlights and color noise - Feature Phone โ 0.3-megapixel-class compression and color shift โ Burned-In Timestamp A seven-segment-style timestamp can be burned into any corner of the photo, mimicking silver-halide DATE backs. Date format, color, and margin auto-adjust per filter. โ Shooting Experience - Portrait / landscape toggle (choose orientation without rotating the device) - Tap to focus, pinch to zoom, flash control - Photos are saved instantly to your library and a dedicated "TOKIIRO" album - Switch between Standard and High image quality โ Privacy All captured photos, capture dates, and location data stay on your device. Nothing is ever sent to our servers. No tracking SDKs. No advertising SDKs. โ Requirements iPhone running iOS 16.0 or later. Japanese, English, and Korean supported. Bring the feeling of an older era to today's phone. Capture "a photo from that time" with TOKIIRO.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TOKIIRO at none against Heisei Camera's 1. TOKIIRO also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Heisei Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TOKIIRO asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Heisei Camera | TOKIIRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuya Takamoto | SKIMA ENGINEERING |
In-app purchases
Heisei Camera
- ๅนณๆใซใกใฉ PRO$1.99
TOKIIRO
No in-app purchases









