Old Film vs Camera SE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Old Film
Recreate the distinct visual styles of eight classic iPhones, from the 3GS to the 7, with authentic camera UIs and era-specific resolutions. Apply vintage film stocks and cinematic looks to your photos and videos, with manual adjustments for fine-tuning.
- Eight era iPhone camera emulations
- Authentic camera UI and resolution
- Vintage film stock filters
- Cinematic visual styles
- Photo and video support
- Manual image adjustments
- Silent shutter and timer
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Summer 2009 — the weight of the very first iPhone in your hand, the weightless click of its shutter. Old Film brings back eight iPhones, from the 3GS to the 7, and turns each one back on inside your phone today. • Eight era cameras — 3GS · 4 · 4S · 5 · 5S · 6 · 6S · 7 Each one rebuilds the launch-era resolution, color, noise, vignetting and camera UI down to the shutter. • Film looks — Kodak Portra 400 / Ektar 100 / Gold 200 / Tri-X 400, Fuji Velvia 50 / Provia 100F / Pro 400H / Superia 400, Cinestill 800T, Ilford HP5 Plus • Cinematic looks — Casablanca, Vertigo, La Dolce Vita, Breathless, Seven Samurai, Cinema Paradiso, Amélie, In the Mood for Love, Persona, Tokyo Story • Video, too — every frame through the same look, the same tone • Silent shutter · timer · grid · zoom — the camera, nothing else • Nine manual adjustments — brightness · contrast · saturation · temperature · tint · highlights · shadows · sharpness · level No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases. Memory isn't resolution — it's the air around it.
Camera SE
This app uses AI to recreate the vintage color tones of older iPhones. Its filters are continuously updated to improve accuracy and output quality.
- AI-powered color tone recreation
- Vintage iPhone aesthetics
- Continuous filter updates
- High-quality output
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The AI filter continuously improves the accuracy and output quality of SE Mood through ongoing updates. 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: Old Film at none against Camera SE's 3. Camera SE's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Camera SE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Old Film asks for nothing beyond the download.
Old Film ships an update every 3 weeks, Camera SE every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Old Film | Camera SE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lim Sangjin | sangwoo song |
Customer experience
Old Film
Camera SE
In-app purchases
Old Film
No in-app purchases
Camera SE
- Special Edition$1.991 Month
- Special Edition (6)$5.996 Months
- 현재 필터만 구매$4.99
