Comparison

AaronCam vs Old Video Camera

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

Head to head
About

AaronCam

This app transforms your iPhone into a vintage analog video camera, replicating the distinct visual effects of late 70s and early 80s technology. Capture footage with authentic light trails and unique damage streaks, all processed directly on your device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Simulates analog videotube camera physics
  • Recreates light trails
  • Adds purple damage streaks
  • On-device processing
  • Privacy-focused, no uploads
Features
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AaronCam turns your iPhone into a late 70's / early 80's analog videotube camera by faithfully modeling the physics of this old technology. Capture video with those gorgeous light trails and weird purple damage streaks you have seen on archival footage or may even remember from your childhood. The app runs its camera processing on device. Videos and audio are not uploaded to Aanalog servers.

About

Old Video Camera

Features
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Old Video Camera turns your phone into an 80s camcorder. The soft, wobbly look of a worn tape is applied while you record, so what you save is already finished. Nothing to edit afterwards. How it works - Point and record. The analog look is written into the file, not added later. - Switch 4:3, 3:4, 1:1, 16:9 and 9:16 with a button. You never have to turn your phone. - Front or rear camera, with a T/W zoom rocker like the old decks had. The look - Colors bleed sideways, the way tape handled color. - Scan lines drift, a tracking band rolls slowly, the bottom edge tears. - Grain sits in the picture, and the sound takes on the narrow, wavering tone of a linear tape track. Date and readouts - Burn the date into the picture, with the time or without it. - Show the REC dot, battery and zoom bar the way a camcorder viewfinder did. - Every control answers with an old mechanical click. Privacy Your video and audio are processed on your device. Your video never leaves the phone unless you save it to your own photo library. Free with ads. A one-time purchase removes the ad shown after recording. Every camera feature is free.

Screenshots

AaronCam3 screens
Old Video Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AaronCam at none against Old Video Camera's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. AaronCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Old Video Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AaronCam versus Old Video Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAaronCamOld Video Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAanalogHosung Hwang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AaronCam

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$9.79
1 purchases

Old Video Camera

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is AaronCam free?
AaronCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Old Video Camera free?
Old Video Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AaronCam or Old Video Camera have ads?
Old Video Camera shows ads; AaronCam does not.

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