Comparison

Heisei Camera vs CCD

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

Head to head
About

Heisei Camera

Features
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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 — 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.

About

CCD

This app simulates a 2005 compact digital camera, offering an authentic retro photography experience. It replicates the image quality, operational feel, and sounds of early 2000s digital cameras, rather than applying filters. Enjoy features like adjustable resolutions, zoom, flash, and scene modes for a nostalgic photo-taking journey.

Highlights
  • Authentic 2005 camera simulation
  • Adjustable resolutions (12M to 2M)
  • W/T zoom lever (up to 3x)
  • Flash with party-photo look
  • Date imprint and watermark options
  • Scene modes (AUTO, PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE, NIGHT, INDOOR)
  • White balance and exposure compensation
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Your phone takes photos that are too clean. CCD is not an app that decorates your pictures. It rebuilds an early-2000s compact digital camera inside your phone. You don't pick a filter. You turn on a camera. ■ Not a filter. A sensor. Most retro apps paint an effect on after the shot is taken. CCD doesn't. The moment you look at the viewfinder, it is already 2005. Oversaturated skies, skin that runs warm, greens that push too hard. Blown highlights, coarse sensor noise, sharpening turned up too far. Lenses that go soft toward the corners, color that drifts at the edges. All of it is what those cameras actually produced. Instead of making a good image, we rebuilt exactly the image of that era. ■ An object you operate Power it on and the boot screen runs. Half-press to focus. Press all the way and it clicks twice. Then "Saving..." holds for a moment. Nothing is instant here. The power-on chime, the focus beep, the shutter, the flash charging — the sounds those cameras made are all here. A battery meter, the date burned into the corner. The small things are what make the era. ■ What's inside · 12M / 8M / 5M / 3M / 2M resolutions Lowering the megapixels is a feature, not a compromise · 4:3 · 16:9 · 1:1 aspect ratios · Pinch to zoom, up to 3× — digital zoom, so the image softens as you go in · Swipe the viewfinder left or right to switch cameras · Flash — subject blown white, background dropped to black. That party-photo look · Date imprint — orange or yellow, two formats · Watermark — on or off, your call · Scene modes — AUTO / PORTRAIT / LANDSCAPE / NIGHT / INDOOR The mode dial those cameras had, doing what it actually did · White balance — daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent · Exposure compensation — ±2.0 EV in 1/3 steps When the highlights blow out more than you wanted, pull it down · Self timer (10s) and continuous shooting (3 frames) · A built-in gallery and sharing · PRINT — any photo on 4×6 paper or a 9:16 story layout · Three cameras — CCD-01 (2005, vivid) · CCD-02 (2007, calm) · CCD-03 (2006, portrait). Switch with the button by the shutter · IMPORT — run up to 5 photos you already took through the same sensor pipeline, then save ■ Not a phone. A camera. The whole time you hold it, it shouldn't feel like a phone. So we didn't use the usual app interface. There is no filter list anywhere. No intensity slider. What you adjust are camera settings. ■ Free, and fully unlocked Everything above is open from the very first launch. No in-app purchases. No subscription. No locked features. No limit on how many photos you can take, and no trial period. The app is free and supported by ads. They appear only in the gallery and settings screens, plus one short ad when you save imported photos — never while you are shooting. Turn on a camera from 2005. --- Contact: ckdgus1120@gmail.com

Screenshots

Heisei Camera3 screens
CCD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CCD at none against Heisei Camera's 1. CCD also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). Heisei Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Heisei Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CCD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heisei Camera ships an update fortnightly, CCD every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Heisei Camera versus CCD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeisei CameraCCD
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuya Takamotochanghyeon lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Heisei Camera

One-time1
  • 平成カメラ PRO$1.99
None

CCD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heisei Camera free?
Heisei Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CCD free?
CCD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heisei Camera or CCD have ads?
CCD shows ads; Heisei Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Heisei Camera or CCD?
Heisei Camera ships an update fortnightly, and CCD every 8 days. Most recently, Heisei Camera was updated on October 25, 2026 and CCD on October 23, 2026.

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