WaybackCam vs Old School Camera Emulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaybackCam
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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.
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.
- Early 2000s phone camera styles
- On-device processing
- Photo and video support
- Classic device presets
- New styles and updates
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | WaybackCam | Old School Camera Emulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dohyun Lee | Aleksandr Kichev |
In-app purchases
WaybackCam
No in-app purchases
Old School Camera Emulator
- OldSchoolCameraEmulator Monthly$7.991 Month
- OldSchoolCameraEmulator Lifetime$14.99
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