Comparison

WaybackCam vs Old School Camera Emulator

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

Head to head
About

WaybackCam

Features
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WaybackCam is a camera that takes you back to the early-2000s digital era. Pick a device. Frame your shot through its tiny pixelated LCD. Watch the world get filtered through 18-bit color, posterized, and squished onto an old phone or digicam screen. Six classic devices, each with its own look: • M*torola *azr V3 (2004) — the flip phone everyone had • i*od Nano 5G (2009) — three colors, clickwheel chrome • Ga*e B*y Camera (1998) — 4-shade green, swappable palette • Casi* QV-10 (1995) — the first consumer digital camera • S*ny DSC-T1 (2003) — slim ultra-portable • L* Ch*colate VX8500 (2006) — the slider you'd flip out Two export modes: keep the device frame and blurred backdrop, or just the viewfinder content. Pinch to zoom, hardware volume button to capture, swipe through your gallery, share straight from the app. WaybackCam is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the brands depicted. Devices are stylized references for nostalgia.

About

Old School Camera Emulator

Recreate the distinct visual style of early 2000s mobile phone cameras. Apply classic presets to your photos and videos directly on your device for an authentic retro aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Early 2000s phone camera styles
  • On-device processing
  • Photo and video support
  • Classic device presets
  • New styles and updates
Features
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Before touchscreens, cameras had character. Old School Camera makes a new photo or video look like it came from a phone in 2004. You shoot in the app, or you bring in something you already have. The picture you see is the picture that gets saved. There are old-school filters too, when a real phone is not quite strange enough. Some of them you can tune. VHS is the one with the most room: how worn the tape is, the old camcorder marks, and the sound wears with the picture. There aren't any ads. You open it and shoot. Have fun with it. If a phone or a filter is missing, tell me and I'll try to add it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WaybackCam4 screens
Old School Camera Emulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WaybackCam at none against Old School Camera Emulator's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Old School Camera Emulator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. WaybackCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WaybackCam versus Old School Camera Emulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaybackCamOld School Camera Emulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDohyun LeeAleksandr Kichev

In-app purchases

None

WaybackCam

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Old School Camera Emulator

Subscriptions1
  • OldSchoolCameraEmulator Monthly$7.991 Month
One-time1
  • OldSchoolCameraEmulator Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is WaybackCam free?
WaybackCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Old School Camera Emulator free?
Old School Camera Emulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WaybackCam or Old School Camera Emulator have ads?
Neither WaybackCam nor Old School Camera Emulator shows ads.

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