Comparison

Aaron8mm vs Dyad Cam

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

Head to head
About

Aaron8mm

Transform your iPhone into a vintage Super 8 camera. Record videos with authentic controls, choose film types, and develop your footage directly on your device. Pro Mode offers advanced tools for creators.

Highlights
  • Virtual Super 8 camera simulation
  • Color and black-and-white film options
  • Period-inspired recording controls
  • On-device footage development
  • Pro Mode for advanced capture tools
Features
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Aaron8mm turns your iPhone into a tactile Super 8 camera. Load a virtual cartridge, choose color or black-and-white film, record with period-inspired controls, then develop and save your footage on device. Pro Mode adds modern capture tools for creators who want more control while preserving the Super 8 feel.

About

Dyad Cam

Features
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Film or shoot with two lenses at the same time, and walk away with two separate files: one vertical for social, one horizontal for the edit. One take, two formats, ready to publish. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Dyad Cam records simultaneously from two of your iPhone's lenses. Each stream gets its own framing - 9:16, 16:9, 1:1 or 4:5 - and produces an independent file. No cropping afterwards, no reshooting to change format. TWO FILES THAT LINE UP ON THEIR OWN Both videos share the same audio track and the same time origin. They carry the same timestamp, suffixed A and B. In your editor, they line up automatically. PHOTO TOO Switch to photo mode: two images, two crops, one tap. Same ratios, same logic, saved straight to your library. REAL CONTROLS Up to 4K on each stream HEVC or H.264 Four encoding quality levels White balance applied to both sensors at once, so your footage matches when you grade it Exposure compensation Tap to focus and expose, press and hold to lock Pinch to zoom on either stream Composition grids: thirds, centre, broadcast safe area BUILT NOT TO LET YOU DOWN An incoming call, a trip to the background, a rise in temperature: Dyad Cam closes its files cleanly instead of losing the take. Remaining storage and hardware load are shown at all times. YOUR FOOTAGE STAYS YOURS No account. No sign-up. No data collected, no trackers, no ads. Everything happens on your iPhone. Nothing is sent anywhere. COMPATIBILITY Multi-lens capture requires iPhone XS or newer. The lenses and resolutions actually available depend on your model: Dyad Cam only offers the combinations your device can genuinely run.

Screenshots

Aaron8mm4 screens
Dyad Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dyad Cam at none against Aaron8mm's 1. Dyad Cam also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ads, 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. Aaron8mm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dyad Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aaron8mm ships an update every 5 days, Dyad Cam daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aaron8mm versus Dyad Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAaron8mmDyad Cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.2 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAanalogOriginal Makerz

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Aaron8mm

One-time1
  • 8mm Pro Mode$8.00
None

Dyad Cam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aaron8mm free?
Aaron8mm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dyad Cam free?
Dyad Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aaron8mm or Dyad Cam have ads?
Neither Aaron8mm nor Dyad Cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aaron8mm or Dyad Cam?
Aaron8mm ships an update every 5 days, and Dyad Cam daily. Most recently, Aaron8mm was updated on October 29, 2026 and Dyad Cam on October 7, 2026.

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