Comparison

VintageShot vs Stills

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

Head to head
About

VintageShot

This app applies classic film styles to your photos and videos in real-time. It offers over 22 film simulations from brands like Fujifilm and Kodak, allowing you to preview and capture the vintage look instantly. You can also edit existing photos and add dateback timestamps.

Highlights
  • 22+ film simulations
  • Real-time viewfinder preview
  • Adjustable filter intensity
  • Save original and filtered photos
  • Dateback timestamp
  • Edit existing photos
  • Offline functionality
Features
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VintageShot recreates the iconic color science of classic film stocks — Fujifilm, Kodak, Canon — in real-time on your smartphone camera. Using precise LUT (Look-Up Table) technology, preview and capture with legendary film simulations like Velvia, Portra, and Classic Chrome. See the vintage film look through your viewfinder before you even press the shutter. KEY FEATURES Film Simulation Engine • 22+ film simulations across 5 categories • Fujifilm: Velvia, Classic Chrome, Provia, Astia, Classic Neg, Eterna • Kodak: Portra 400, Portra 800, Ektar 100, Gold 200, ColorPlus • Canon: Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Faithful • B&W: Tri-X 400, HP5, T-Max, Acros • Vintage: Polaroid, Instax, Cross Process Real-Time Preview • See film colors live through your camera viewfinder • Switch filters instantly with zero lag • Fine-tune filter intensity from 0% to 100% Smart Capture • Save both original and filtered photos simultaneously • High-quality JPEG output with adjustable quality • EXIF metadata preserved Dateback Timestamp • Classic film camera date stamp on your photos • Authentic digital LCD font style • Toggle on/off per shot Shot History (Rolls) • Browse your photo timeline organized by date • View shot details: filter name, intensity, capture time • Tap to view full-screen with pinch zoom Gallery Editor • Apply film filters to existing photos from your gallery • Same 22+ filters with real-time preview • Adjustable intensity slider Completely Free & Offline • All features available for free • No subscription, no in-app purchases • Works without internet connection • Your photos never leave your device VintageShot is designed for photographers who love the warmth and character of analog film. Whether you shoot with Fuji Velvia's vivid colors, Kodak Portra's dreamy skin tones, or the timeless beauty of black and white — VintageShot brings film photography to your pocket.

About

Stills

This app simulates a disposable camera experience, letting you capture moments without previews or retakes. Once a roll is full, your photos develop, revealing what you've captured.

Highlights
  • Simulated disposable camera
  • No photo previews
  • Delayed photo development
  • On-device search
  • Friend connection via proximity
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Stills is a disposable camera for your phone, and now it has friends. You can't see the photo. Sorry. That's the camera. Then you send one to a friend that vanishes after one look. Load a roll, shoot your frames, and get nothing back until it's full. No preview. No retakes. No quietly deleting the bad one before anyone sees it. Just you, a shutter, and the terrible confidence that you probably got it. Then the roll develops, and you find out. PRESENCE: FRIENDS, MADE IN PERSON Add a friend by scanning their code. No usernames to guess, no requests from strangers, no algorithm deciding you two should know each other. You have to actually meet. The moment you're friends, you each take a first photo. Two prints, one from each phone, kept on your friendship forever. FLICKS Flick a photo up and it's theirs. It develops on the spot, they see it once, and it's gone. Flicks are end-to-end encrypted, so not even we can see them. Cover one in emoji and stickers, write on it, react to one, take one more look, or save the ones you love to your chat or your Photos. Send each other a flick every day to keep a streak going. Chats are here too: swipe to reply, double-tap to love, press and hold to react, edit or unsend, and see when your message is read (you can turn that off). IT LOOKS LIKE FILM, BECAUSE WE MADE IT LOOK LIKE FILM Every frame runs through Stills 400: warm highlights, real grain, that glow around streetlights at 1am. Bright by day, and it holds up after dark: flash looks like flash, neon keeps its colour, and faces in dim rooms come through. It all happens on your phone in about a second. No uploading, no waiting on a server. YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR PHONE All of them. We can't see them, which is genuinely the point. Search runs on the device too. Ask for "that night we walked home in the rain" and it just finds it, without a single pixel going anywhere. Shoot a roll. Forget about it. Develop it later.

Screenshots

VintageShot4 screens
Stills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stills at 4.9 against VintageShot's 4.0. Stills also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). VintageShot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stills holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stills has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VintageShot ships an update every 4 days, Stills every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
VintageShot versus Stills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVintageShotStills
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB223 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJin woong SimSiarhei Karanchuk

In-app purchases

None

VintageShot

No in-app purchases

None

Stills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VintageShot free?
VintageShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stills free?
Stills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VintageShot or Stills?
Stills is rated higher. VintageShot averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stills averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do VintageShot or Stills have ads?
VintageShot shows ads; Stills does not.
Which is updated more often, VintageShot or Stills?
VintageShot ships an update every 4 days, and Stills every 9 days. Most recently, VintageShot was updated on October 28, 2026 and Stills on October 31, 2026.

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