Comparison

PastCam vs Dual Camera Front and Back

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

Head to head
About

PastCam

Transform your photos and videos with authentic 2000s-era camera effects. This app uses real codecs for a genuine retro look, offering unique color, texture, and resolution for each camera profile. Convert existing media or capture new memories with an optional date stamp.

Highlights
  • Authentic 2000s camera codecs
  • Unique color, texture, and resolution per profile
  • Real H.263/MPEG-4 video encoding
  • Real AMR-NB audio encoding
  • Front and rear camera support
  • Optional date stamps
  • On-device processing
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New memories. That old feeling. Turn everyday moments into photos and videos that feel like they belong in your old phone. PastCam brings back the picture, motion and sound of the 2000s with three distinctive retro cameras. A PastCam Pro subscription is required to take photos, record videos and use the Converter. FIND YOUR ERA V3 FLIP โ€” crunchy pixels, blocky video and lo-fi flip-phone sound. GS TOUCH โ€” the color and motion of the early touchscreen years. Q-BOLD โ€” the distinctive mobile-camera character of the late 2000s. REAL CODECS. NOT JUST ANOTHER FILTER APP. PastCam does more than put a retro filter over your footage. V3 FLIP uses real H.263 video processing; Q-BOLD uses MPEG-4 Part 2. Both pair their video with AMR-NB sound when audio is present. GS TOUCH uses H.264 video and AAC audio. Each profile combines its codec with its own resolution, color, texture and motion. SHOOT NOW. REWIND LATER. Capture with the front or rear camera, or give an existing photo or video the PastCam treatment. Your original stays untouched. Compare the result, create a Before / After reel, then save or share your memories. YOUR PASTCAM PRO โ€ข All three retro cameras โ€ข Unlimited photo and video creation โ€ข Photo and video Converter โ€ข Before / After reels โ€ข Watermark-free exports โ€ข Optional date stamps Photo and video processing happens on your device. Your PastCam Gallery is stored locally. SUBSCRIPTION & FREE TRIAL PastCam Pro is available as an auto-renewable weekly subscription. Eligible users can receive a 3-day free trial where offered. After the trial, your subscription renews weekly at the price shown before purchase unless canceled. If you are not eligible for a trial, payment begins when you subscribe. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Existing active PastCam Pro subscriptions remain supported and can be restored. Memories already saved in your local PastCam Gallery remain available to view, save and share without an active subscription. Privacy Policy: https://pastcams.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dual Camera Front and Back

Features
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DuoCam films your front and back cameras at the same time. What you are looking at and your reaction to it land in a single take, perfectly in sync โ€” no editing, no second attempt, nothing to line up afterwards. FIVE WAYS TO FRAME IT Picture-in-picture โ€” drag the small window anywhere in the shot and choose its shape, size, border and transparency. Portrait, card, square or circle. Side by side and stacked โ€” a true split screen, both cameras at full width. Single โ€” one lens at a time, and a double-tap swaps them without stopping. Live switch โ€” cut between front and back while the recording runs. EVERY ANGLE KEPT Each take saves three files: the combined video you framed, plus the untouched front and back recordings. Change your mind in the edit and the other angle is still there, full quality. BUILT FOR TALKING TO CAMERA Teleprompter โ€” paste your script and it scrolls over the viewfinder at the speed you set, mirrored if you need it, so you keep looking straight down the lens. Watermark โ€” burn time, date, place, coordinates, altitude, speed or your own handle into the footage. Photo mode, framing grids, focus and exposure locked per camera, twelve themes and volume-button shutter. THE CONTROLS THAT MATTER 1080p on each lens, 24/30/60 fps, H.264 or HEVC, standard, cinematic or enhanced stabilisation, white balance and 9:16, 3:4, 1:1 or 16:9 framing. The combined video renders up to 4K, so a split screen keeps full detail on both halves. The viewfinder is exactly what gets recorded, and DuoCam manages the thermal budget so a long take does not stop halfway. WHAT YOU NEED An iPhone XS or newer. Filming two cameras at once is a hardware capability โ€” older models can only ever use one lens at a time, in any app. DuoCam Pro unlocks split screen and live switching, 1080p at 60 fps, 4K combined output, takes of any length, the separate front and back files, the teleprompter, the full watermark and all twelve themes. Weekly with a 3-day free trial, yearly, or a one-time purchase that never renews. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PastCam4 screens
Dual Camera Front and Back4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PastCam at none against Dual Camera Front and Back's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Dual Camera Front and Back sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PastCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
PastCam versus Dual Camera Front and Back: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastCamDual Camera Front and Back
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size96 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichil KhabarovHALIME USLU

In-app purchases

None

PastCam

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dual Camera Front and Back

Subscriptions2
  • DuoCam Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • DuoCam Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is PastCam free?
PastCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dual Camera Front and Back free?
Dual Camera Front and Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PastCam or Dual Camera Front and Back have ads?
Neither PastCam nor Dual Camera Front and Back shows ads.

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