ByFlashback vs Make It 2004
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ByFlashback
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Make ordinary photos feel like they came from a favorite old camera. Flashback is a retro camera and photo editor for digicam flash, film grain, instant color, and imperfect little memories. SHOOT OR IMPORT Capture with your phone or bring in a photo from your library. Choose a look before you shoot, then keep the moment moving. DIAL IN THE MEMORY Tune flash intensity, grain, softness, vignette, date stamps, and crop. Compare before and after until the frame feels right. BUILD YOUR CAMERA SHELF Explore illustrated digicam, instant, film, and video cameras. Load a film roll, expose 24 frames, then wash the roll when you are ready. KEEP IT LOCAL Edit offline with local-first processing. Save finished frames to Photos and share them with friends. Flashback is for people who miss the happy accidents: soft flash, creamy tones, grain, glow, and a little less perfection. EULA (Apple Standard Terms of Use): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://byflashback.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://byflashback.com/privacy FLASHBACK PLUS Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase where offered. Sign in with Apple or Google for account-linked Plus access and protected save/share actions. Restore eligible prior purchases from Profile or the paywall. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings.
Make It 2004
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Turn any photo into a 2004 digicam shot with one tap. And here's the magic: if your photo remembers when it was taken, MAKE IT 2004 stamps the REAL date in glowing orange โ your 2019 beach day becomes a found memory. Free. No account. Your photos never leave your phone. Old digital cameras had tiny CCD sensors and aggressive processing: harsh flash, blown highlights, crushed shadows, loud colors, grain, sharpening halos โ and that orange date stamp burned into the corner. People pay $150+ for a 20-year-old camera to get this look. Your thumb can do it for free. WHAT IT DOES โข One tap: modern photo โ 2004 digicam shot โข Four moods: Flash (basement party), Vacay (oversaturated sun), Low Light (high-ISO grain), CYBR (cool Y2K chrome) โข THE DATE STAMP KNOWS: if your photo remembers when it was taken, we stamp the real date โ your 2019 beach day becomes a found memory, stamped '19. Or set any year from '99 to '09. โข Authentic 4:3 digicam frame, 3-megapixel output, real JPEG artifacts โข Hold the photo to peek at the boring original PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos never leave your device. No account, no upload, no tracking, no data collected. No sliders either โ it does one thing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Make It 2004 at none against ByFlashback's 3. ByFlashback's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ByFlashback sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Make It 2004 asks for nothing beyond the download.
ByFlashback ships an update every 3 days, Make It 2004 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ByFlashback | Make It 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 494 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Long Do | Andris Zimelis |
In-app purchases
ByFlashback
- Flashback Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
- Flashback Plus Yearly$74.991 Year
- Flashback Plus Lifetime$149.99
Make It 2004
No in-app purchases








