Rewind Camera vs Grainlive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Grainlive
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GRAINLIVE turns your phone into a real film camera — not a filter, not a preset, but a from-scratch grain, halation, vignette, and light-leak engine that renders the look live, before you even press the shutter. HOW IT WORKS Open the viewfinder and pick one of 8 film looks — Faded 90s, Disposable, Golden Hour, Noir, Midnight Static, Sepia Dust, Cyanotype, and Instant — then shoot in whichever mode fits the moment: - Photo — one fully-graded frame, grain and all - Motion — a quick burst that becomes a looping GIF, like a living Polaroid - Video — full hardware video, with the same film look live in the viewfinder while you record Every shot develops straight onto your roll, with an optional date stamp for that true disposable-camera feel. Flip cameras, toggle the flash, and build a roll you can revisit anytime in the built-in gallery — private by default, staying on your device unless you choose to share it. WHY GRAINLIVE - A genuine effects engine — grain, halation, chromatic aberration, scratches, scanlines, and light leaks, tuned per look, not a one-size-fits-all overlay - See the look before you shoot it, live in the viewfinder - No watermark on anything you save - Your roll stays on your device SUBSCRIPTION GRAINLIVE PRO unlocks every film look, every capture mode, and every export at full resolution with no watermark. Choose the plan that fits you: - Weekly — $2.99 per week - Monthly — $6.99 per month - Yearly — $24.99 per year (best value) - Lifetime — $49.99 one-time purchase, no recurring charge Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price of the plan you selected. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings — no commitment beyond your chosen plan. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. A previous purchase can be restored anytime from Settings. GRAINLIVE shows ads from Google AdMob. Free accounts see none. Weekly and Monthly plans see occasional ads to help keep those prices low. Yearly sees only the rare app-open ad. Lifetime is completely ad-free, forever. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zenbytedev.blogspot.com/2026/01/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Grainlive at 3 against Rewind Camera's 1. Grainlive also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rewind Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Grainlive sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Rewind Camera | Grainlive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rewind Camera LLC | Aditya Putra |
In-app purchases
Rewind Camera
- Rewind+$5.991 Month
- Rewind+ (Yearly)$49.991 Year
Grainlive
- GRAINLIVE PRO Weekly$2.997 Days
- GRAINLIVE PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
- GRAINLIVE PRO Yearly$24.991 Year
- GRAINLIVE PRO Lifetime$49.99









