Comparison

Afterglow Cam vs Rewind Camera

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

Head to head
About

Afterglow Cam

Features
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Afterglow Cam is a retro photo camera focused on film, CCD, and disposable looks. Preview the style live, switch between distinct camera presets, adjust exposure, shoot with flash, import photos from your library, and save the processed result back to Photos. The app is built for quick, low-friction capture and on-device rendering so the preview stays close to the final exported image. Features: • Real-time retro camera preview • Film, CCD, and disposable-style presets • Front and back camera capture • Flash and exposure compensation • Import from Photos and reprocess existing images • Optional timestamp overlay on export • Save finished photos directly to your library Afterglow Cam is designed for people who want nostalgic color, glow, grain, and atmosphere without a heavy editing workflow.

About

Rewind Camera

Capture moments with a unique, unpredictable film aesthetic. This app simulates the experience of shooting with vintage cameras and developing film, offering a surprise with each developed roll. Discover unexpected beauty and the soul of a forgotten moment.

Highlights
  • Simulated film rolls with unique looks
  • No filters or previews
  • Surprise development of each frame
  • Multiple film types (Classic, Half-Frame, Double Exposure, Plastic, Chaos)
  • Manual print finishing options
  • In-app gallery for saved photos
Features
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Point. Shoot. Magic. Rewind is a chaos film camera. You pick the kind of roll and take the photo — the rest is out of your hands. Rewind chooses the film stock, the camera, and how every frame develops, all hidden until your roll comes back. No filters. No preview. No retakes. You shoot a roll, you wait for it to come back, and then you meet every frame for the first time. Some are beautiful. Some are strange. None of them are quite what you expected — the soul of a moment already gone. THE RULES • You take the photo. Rewind decides the look. • No filters, no presets — the look is never yours to pick. • No cherry-picking — a roll is all or nothing, the good and the strange. • You never see a frame until it develops. THE FILM — every roll is a different world: • CLASSIC — clean, timeless color and black & white. • HALF-FRAME — two moments paired into one frame. • DOUBLE EXPOSURE — one frame, two lives. • PLASTIC — toy-camera softness, light leaks, happy accidents. • CHAOS — one of a kind, never the same twice. • FILM OF THE MONTH — a fresh curated stock, every month. THE WAIT Rolls don't develop on the spot. You shoot, you set it down, and it comes back when it's ready — the way film always did. The anticipation is the whole point. WHY REWIND • A real, seeded film look — not a filter dropped on a JPEG. • Real film fingerprints: grain, halation, the odd light leak. • Finish the print by hand — push/pull, print balance, density. You shape the print, never the look. • A Gallery for the frames you love, built to be looked at. • Point and shoot — the look is the only thing out of your hands. REWIND+ Free to shoot — a roll every month. Go unlimited with Rewind+ ($5.99/month or $49.99/year): every camera and film, double exposures and CHAOS whenever you want, faster developing, member-only stocks, and the Film of the Month. Rewind is quiet on purpose. It's for the photo you forgot you took — the one that comes back better than you remember. SUBSCRIPTION Rewind+ is an auto-renewable subscription: $5.99/month or $49.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://rewindcamera.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://rewindcamera.io/privacy

Screenshots

Afterglow Cam1 screens
Rewind Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Afterglow Cam at none against Rewind Camera's 2. Afterglow Cam also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Rewind Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Afterglow Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Afterglow Cam versus Rewind Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterglow CamRewind Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer楠 唐Rewind Camera LLC

In-app purchases

None

Afterglow Cam

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rewind Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Rewind+$5.991 Month
  • Rewind+ (Yearly)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Afterglow Cam free?
Afterglow Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rewind Camera free?
Rewind Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Afterglow Cam or Rewind Camera have ads?
Neither Afterglow Cam nor Rewind Camera shows ads.

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