CH3 Camcorder vs ebcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CH3 Camcorder
This app transforms your phone into a 1990s VHS camcorder, capturing footage in real-time with authentic vintage effects. It offers a suite of adjustable parameters to simulate the entire VHS signal chain, from visual distortions to audio processing. Recordings are stored in an in-app library with VCR-style playback and can be saved or shared.
- Real-time VHS recording
- Authentic 90s camcorder look
- 25 adjustable VHS signal parameters
- VHS timestamp burn-in
- VCR-style playback library
- No account or tracking required
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Feeling nostalgic? CH3 turns your phone into a 1990s camcorder. Everything runs in real-time. What you see in the viewfinder is what you record. No post-processing, no filters applied after the fact. THE CAMERA 4:3 aspect ratio. 24fps. Low resolution. Portrait orientation with a landscape crop, just like holding a real camcorder. The on-screen display is rendered inside the viewfinder, just like the real thing. THE EFFECTS 25 adjustable parameters that simulate every stage of the VHS signal chain: - Chromatic aberration, chroma smear, and chroma delay - Tracking distortion and head-switch noise - Scanlines, interlace combing, and scanline drift - Film grain, tape warp, and glitch - Bloom, vignette, soft focus, and luma ringing - Brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, and split-tone color grading - VHS timestamp burn-in and night vision - VHS audio processing: low-pass filter, wow/flutter, tape hiss, and saturation THE PRESETS Built-in presets to get you started. Pro users can create and share their own. Presets sync across devices via iCloud. THE TAPES All recordings are saved to an in-app tape library with VCR-style playback controls: play, pause, fast-forward, and rewind. Save tapes directly to your photo library or share them. PRIVACY Remember when apps didn't know your name, your location, and what you had for breakfast? Good times. No account. No sign-up. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. No data collection. No third-party SDKs. No internet required. The only permissions CH3 asks for are camera and microphone, because it's a camera. Your recordings never leave your device unless you share them yourself. That's it. UPGRADE TO PRO No subscriptions. No nonsense. One payment and it's yours forever. - Unlimited recording duration - No watermark - Full preset editor - Combine multiple tapes into one - Custom preset sharing - iCloud preset sync
ebcam
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ebcam turns your phone into a bag full of film cameras. Pick a camera, shoot, and every frame is developed on your phone with its own film stock, grain, light leaks and date stamp — the way a real roll comes back from the lab. 46 CAMERAS, EACH WITH ITS OWN CHARACTER • Point-and-shoots, half-frame, disposables, medium format and instant film • Early-2000s CCD digicams with that crisp, glowing look • Several film stocks per camera: warm, faded, cross-processed, black & white • Instant-film borders, 35 mm negatives with sprocket holes, slide mounts • Date stamps: classic orange LCD, digital, VHS and camcorder style SHOOT LIKE IT'S FILM • Half frame, collage layouts, 16-shot burst and 3D wiggle photos • Double exposure, straight from the camera or with a photo from your library • Lens accessories: fisheye, prism, star filter, ND and colored flash gels • Tilt the phone and the camera shoots landscape; level and grid included • Manual ISO and shutter speed on supported phones VIDEO CAMERAS • Super 8, 16 mm, VHS and a 2000s camcorder • Real frame rates, gate weave, flicker, tape noise and muffled sound • On-screen REC and date text just like the originals YOUR DARKROOM • Keep the negative and re-develop any shot later with another camera, film stock or exposure • RAW negatives (DNG) on supported iPhones for even more room to fix exposure • Edit film profiles with RGB curves and HSL, and save your own looks • Import photos from your library; the stamp shows the day they were taken • Portrait collage: cut the people out of your photos and put them together in one frame • Try any camera on your own recent photos before you shoot PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your photos are developed on your phone and never uploaded anywhere. EBCAM PRO Most cameras are free. Pro unlocks every Pro camera, all its film stocks and every camera added later. You can try Pro cameras in the viewfinder before buying. Choose a one-time Lifetime purchase or a Yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The Yearly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://onurbulut.dev/ebcam/terms/ Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://onurbulut.dev/ebcam/privacy/
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Verdict
CH3 Camcorder and ebcam are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. CH3 Camcorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ebcam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CH3 Camcorder ships an update every 3 days, ebcam every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CH3 Camcorder | ebcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Kahn | onur bulut |
In-app purchases
CH3 Camcorder
- CH3 Camcorder Pro$1.99
ebcam
- ebcam Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
- ebcam Pro Lifetime$19.99









