Comparison

Calotype vs Retro Camera 1960

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

Head to head
About

Calotype

This app provides a streamlined RAW camera experience for photographers, offering direct access to DNG files without cloud services or extra processing. It features manual controls like shutter speed, ISO, and focus, along with interval shooting and exposure bracketing.

Highlights
  • RAW DNG file saving
  • Manual camera controls (shutter, ISO, focus)
  • Interval shooting for timelapses
  • Exposure bracketing
  • In-app gallery for review and sharing
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Calotype is a simple RAW camera for photographers who want a cleaner path from lens to file. Your iPhone already has a very capable camera. It also makes a lot of decisions before you ever see the photo. Calotype keeps things quieter. On supported back cameras, Calotype saves real RAW DNG files that you can take into the editor of your choice. No accounts, no cloud library, no extra processing layer. Manual controls are built around the camera you are actually using. Shutter speed follows the sensor’s real format limits, with ISO, focus, white balance, exposure offset, and focus peaking close at hand. You also get interval shooting for timelapses and hands-free captures, exposure bracketing for tricky light, and a simple in-app gallery for reviewing, sharing, and deleting recent shots. Calotype is made by a photographer, for the moments when you want the phone to feel a little more like a camera.

About

Retro Camera 1960

Features
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Retro Camera 1960 turns your iPhone into a film camera from another era. Each film is built on color-accurate 3D LUTs — the same color science used in professional grading — combined with real film grain, halation, and vignette. Not a one-tap filter. Choose from over 20 film simulations spanning vivid slide film, faded negatives, and grainy high-speed black and white, each tuned to match the character of the stock that inspired it. FEATURES • Color-accurate 3D LUT film emulation, not a one-tap filter • 20+ film simulations (slide, negative, black & white, cinema) • Switch between wide, standard, and telephoto lenses • Retro 7-segment date stamp burned into every photo • GPS location embedded in EXIF (optional, can be turned off) • Save the unedited original alongside the filtered photo No settings to fuss over. Pick a film, press the shutter, and get a photo that feels like it was developed decades ago.

Screenshots

Calotype4 screens
Retro Camera 19604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Camera 1960 at none against Calotype's 1. On price 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. Calotype sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retro Camera 1960 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Calotype versus Retro Camera 1960: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalotypeRetro Camera 1960
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS1817.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle AaserudNobuaki Kuwabara

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calotype

One-time1
  • Calotype Pro$3.99
None

Retro Camera 1960

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calotype free?
Calotype is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Camera 1960 free?
Retro Camera 1960 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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