Comparison

VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor vs Camera Sun

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

Head to head
About

VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor

Transform your photos and videos into nostalgic retro footage with authentic vintage effects. Apply VHS, camcorder, and CRT screen looks with a single tap, or import existing media for a vintage makeover. On-device processing ensures your content remains private.

Highlights
  • Retro photo and video shooting
  • Import existing media
  • Authentic vintage effect presets
  • Add noise, scanlines, and glitches
  • On-device private processing
  • Before/after previews
  • Export to Photos
Features
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Turn everyday moments into nostalgic retro footage with Velcor. Velcor is a retro camera and editor for creating VHS-style photos and videos. Shoot directly in the app, or import media from your camera roll and apply authentic vintage effects with one tap. Create the look of old tapes, camcorders, CRT screens, Hi8 footage, VCR playback, monochrome video, scanlines, noise, color bleed, glitches, faded tones, and timestamp-style overlays. Features: - Shoot retro photos and videos - Import existing photos and videos - VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, TV, VCR, and mono presets - Add noise, scanlines, color shift, jitter, degradation, and audio wear - Compare before and after previews - Export and save to Photos - On-device processing designed to keep your media private Make modern memories feel like lost footage from the past. Links - Support: https://homepage-5021a.web.app/ - TermsOfUse: https://homepage-5021a.web.app/terms-of-service.html - PrivacyPolicy: https://homepage-5021a.web.app/privacy-policy.html - Transactions: https://homepage-5021a.web.app/tokushoho.html

About

Camera Sun

Features
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We've all struggled trying to get the perfect exposure for a shot, trying to get the photo right, while balancing a phone about to fall out out finger tips, shutter out of reach, just before we drop it and miss the shot. Our twisty fingers never had a chance. Enter Camera Sun - The app designed to be the best way of being a real photographer on your phone. Developed by a real DSLR photographer. Made for Humans like us. The revolutionary dials and slide to shoot shutter are made to feel as if you are taking pictures with a real photography tool. Simply slide to adjust the controls you want, and without lifting a finger, swipe your thumb to the shutter area to nail the shot. TOP FEATURES - Designed for how we actually hold our phones. - Shutter speed, ISO, focus and white balance on dials under your thumb. - Press, or slide onto, the shutter arc to shoot. Precise, intuitive control. - A real manual camera, one-handed plus an AUTO mode with one giant shutter. - An always-on readout shows your shutter speed and ISO in one fixed spot: white means you set it, orange means the camera is adjusting it live. QUICK START Everything lives on concentric dials anchored to the corner of the screen, right under your thumb. - Turn the rings to set shutter speed, ISO, focus and white balance. - Haptic clicks, just like a real dial. - M, Tv (shutter priority), Sv (ISO priority) and AUTO. - A live exposure meter. Tap it to zero your exposure. - The inner ring adjusts the selected setting; the outer ring drives EV compensation — or the second exposure parameter in full manual (M). - Left-hand mode in Settings flips everything. TAKING A PHOTO Press the red shutter arc, or just slide your thumb onto it. It fires when you touch it. The volume keys and the Action button fire it too.
 Adjust, Shoot, re-adjust, shoot: take a shot, slide back to the dials to change a setting, then slide onto the arc again. One photo per touch, all without lifting your thumb. In AUTO the whole corner becomes one big shutter. Slide onto it to shoot; slide out and back in to shoot again. CHOOSING YOUR LEVEL OF CONTROL AUTO - point and shoot. Tap the screen to focus. Camera Sun handles the rest. Tv - you choose the shutter speed (freeze or blur motion); the app adjusts ISO live. Sv - you choose the ISO (how sensitive the camera is to light); the app adjusts the shutter speed live. M - Manual. You control both shutter speed and ISO. If you get stuck, tap the light meter and Camera Sun balances the exposure for you. FOCUSING Tap anywhere on the screen to focus on that spot. Prefer to focus by hand? Tap FOCUS to switch to manual, then turn the inner dial, just like the focus ring on a lens. Tap FOCUS again to go back to autofocus. WHITE BALANCE Turn the WB dial to lock a colour temperature. Tap WB again to hand it back to auto. BURST Turn on "Burst on hold" in Settings, then keep holding the shutter arc: the count ticks up as each frame saves. Burst not available in AUTO. Reviewing your shots After your first photo, a thumbnail appears in the opposite corner. Tap to browse pics you've taken this session. Camera Sun never looks through your photo library - older photos stay safely in the iPhone's Photos app. SETTINGS - Fire on pull turn slide-to-shoot off if you'd rather only press. - Burst on hold - Corner shutter button — add a second shutter button in the corner of the dials - Left-hand mode - Reach - resize the dials PRIVACY FIRST Camera Sun can only ADD photos to your library; it never reads it. No account, no tracking, no analytics. One-time purchase, no subscription. We do not collect any data. Note Zoom modes depend on the devices inbuilt camera

Screenshots

VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor4 screens
Camera Sun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor at Free against Camera Sun's $2.99. VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Camera Sun's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor is free to download; Camera Sun costs $2.99 up front. VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Camera Sun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor ships an update daily, Camera Sun every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor versus Camera Sun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVHS Retro Video Effects VelcorCamera Sun
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS1818.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUSUKE SUZUKIZAHIR MIRZA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor

Subscriptions2
  • Velcor Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Velcor Pro - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Velcor Pro - Lifetime$9.99
None

Camera Sun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor free?
VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camera Sun free?
Camera Sun costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor or Camera Sun have ads?
VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor shows ads; Camera Sun does not.
Which is updated more often, VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor or Camera Sun?
VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor ships an update daily, and Camera Sun every 4 days. Most recently, VHS Retro Video Effects Velcor was updated on October 19, 2026 and Camera Sun on October 31, 2026.

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