Comparison

Aaron8mm vs Take a Stick

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

Head to head
About

Aaron8mm

This app simulates a vintage Super 8 camera experience on your iPhone. Capture videos with authentic controls, choose film types, and develop your footage directly on your device. Pro Mode offers advanced tools for creators.

Highlights
  • Simulated Super 8 camera
  • Virtual film cartridges
  • Color and black-and-white film options
  • Period-inspired controls
  • On-device footage development
  • Pro Mode for advanced creators
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

Take a Stick

Features
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Take a Stick is a camera-first sticker maker. Point your camera at anything, line it up inside a frame, and tap the shutter. Your photo is stamped into a clean, bordered sticker, ready for WhatsApp, Telegram and any chat. No cutout tools. No background eraser. No fiddly editing. You compose the shot first, and the frame does the rest. MAKE STICKERS FROM REAL LIFE • Camera-first capture: frame the moment, then stamp it • Eight punch-out shapes: square, circle, heart, star, hexagon, diamond, cloud and blob • A crisp white border that pops on any chat background • Turn photos from your library into stickers too STICKER EFFECTS • Five looks: holographic, puffy, halftone, mosaic and cross stitch • Preview every effect for free, then apply the one you love A CALENDAR OF EVERYTHING YOU STAMPED • Every sticker lands on the day you made it • See the whole month as a collage, or tap a day to revisit it • Free for everyone ORGANISE YOUR STICKER PACKS • Group stickers into collections you name and colour • Add a private note to any sticker, and search your notes and collections • Pick the cover and the stickers you share in a pack SEND STICKERS ANYWHERE • Add packs straight to WhatsApp and Telegram • Use the share sheet or save to Photos, always free • Works with Messages, Discord and any app that takes an image NINE LANGUAGES English, Português, Español, Bahasa Indonesia, Türkçe, Русский, Deutsch, Français, Italiano. Pick yours in Settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no Take a Stick server • Your photos and stickers stay on your device and we cannot see them • No ads, no tracking, no analytics ONE-TIME UNLOCK, NO SUBSCRIPTION Take a Stick is free to use: capture, shapes, calendar, effect previews, saving and sharing. A single lifetime unlock adds unlimited collections and stickers, photo-library import, applying effects, search, curated packs and private backup. Buy once, keep it forever. Download Take a Stick and turn the world around you into a personal sticker pack.

Screenshots

Aaron8mm4 screens
Take a Stick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aaron8mm at every 5 days against Take a Stick's every 10 days. Take a Stick's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Aaron8mm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Take a Stick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aaron8mm ships an update every 5 days, Take a Stick every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aaron8mm versus Take a Stick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAaron8mmTake a Stick
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAanalogJong Yann Goh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Aaron8mm

One-time1
  • 8mm Pro Mode$8.00
1 purchases

Take a Stick

One-time1
  • Take a Stick Lifetime Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is Aaron8mm free?
Aaron8mm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Take a Stick free?
Take a Stick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aaron8mm or Take a Stick have ads?
Neither Aaron8mm nor Take a Stick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aaron8mm or Take a Stick?
Aaron8mm ships an update every 5 days, and Take a Stick every 10 days. Most recently, Aaron8mm was updated on November 5, 2026 and Take a Stick on October 31, 2026.

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