Comparison

OldCam vs PaperDeveloper

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

Head to head
About

OldCam

This app transforms your iPhone into an early 2000s digital camera, complete with authentic CCD color, sensor grain, and vintage date stamps. Explore 11 distinct camera styles, each offering a unique visual aesthetic and period-accurate file naming.

Highlights
  • Early 2000s digital camera simulation
  • Authentic CCD color modes
  • Vintage amber date stamps
  • 11 distinct camera styles
  • Period-accurate file names
  • On-device photo processing
Features
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Shoot like it's 2003. OldCam turns your iPhone into an early-2000s digital camera, with soft CCD color, real sensor grain and the amber date stamp in the corner. Pick a camera, and the whole screen becomes that camera: its body, its buttons and its look. 11 CAMERAS • The Original, free: warm highlights and gentle blur • Warm Portrait: warm skin and soft highlights • Night Out: cool, punchy color and a hard flash look • Golden Hour: warm, golden and saturated • Floppy Disk: 640 × 480 with heavy compression • …and six more, from Daylight to Wide Angle THE LOOK • CCD color modes: 2003 CCD, Standard, Vivid, Sepia, B&W • White balance, ISO 100–400 grain, flash and 1×–4× zoom • Amber date stamp in the year of your camera, on or off • Period file names like IMG_0001.JPG and MVC-001F.JPG SAVE AND SHARE • Photos save to your camera roll and an OldCam album • Share to Instagram with a ready-made caption and #shotonoldcam PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no uploads, no ads, no tracking. Photos are processed on your iPhone. OLDCAM PRO The Original is free. OldCam Pro unlocks the other 10 cameras: $9.99 per year with a 3-day free trial, or $3.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://calm-raman.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://calm-raman.vercel.app/privacy

About

PaperDeveloper

Features
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PaperDeveloper is a precise darkroom timer for the full wet process of photographic paper. Set your paper, chemistry, dilution, temperature and volumes. The app calculates times from manufacturer data. The built-in timer guides you through every step — developer, stop bath, fixer, wash, and optional toning. Track multiple papers and test strips at once, and save quick presets. KEY FEATURES • Timing for the full B&W paper wet process • Papers, chemistry, dilutions and temperatures • Multiple runs at once (paper + test strip) • Presets for quick setup • Chemical capacity / yield tracking • Red UI for darkroom use • Works offline — no account, no cloud This version includes materials from FOMA, Ilford and Kentmere. Important: the red interface helps in the darkroom, but PaperDeveloper is not a certified safelight. Please keep that in mind. Enlarge — don’t scan!

Screenshots

OldCam4 screens
PaperDeveloper4 screens

Verdict

The call

OldCam and PaperDeveloper are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OldCam versus PaperDeveloper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOldCamPaperDeveloper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABDULSAMED DOKERLIJan Kalina

In-app purchases

None

OldCam

No in-app purchases

None

PaperDeveloper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OldCam free?
OldCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaperDeveloper free?
PaperDeveloper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OldCam or PaperDeveloper have ads?
Neither OldCam nor PaperDeveloper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OldCam or PaperDeveloper?
OldCam ships an update every 2 months, and PaperDeveloper every 2 months. Most recently, OldCam was updated on October 31, 2026 and PaperDeveloper on October 31, 2026.

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