Comparison

ByFlashback vs tinwidget

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

Head to head
About

ByFlashback

Features
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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.

About

tinwidget

Features
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Fill a little tin with photos and stickers, then put it on your Home Screen. tinwidget is a tiny scrapbook. Add your photos as framed prints or cut the people, pets and things out of them, type words in cut-out magazine letters, add stickers from fourteen packs, and arrange it all inside an open tin on a cloth backdrop. Your tin becomes a Home Screen widget in three sizes. • Auto decorate: pick a few photos and tinwidget lays out a finished tin for you, with matching stickers, a title and a backdrop. Tap Shuffle for another look. • Photo frames: add a photo as an instant print, a postage stamp, a film frame, a taped or torn print, a round or black-and-white photo. Change the frame any time. • Photo cutouts: pick a photo and tinwidget lifts the subject out for you. Every cutout is kept, so you can use it again in another tin. • Words three ways: cut-out magazine letters, a flowing script, or a paper label, in the colour you choose. • Fourteen sticker packs, 550 stickers: wax seals, postcards, postage stamps, a grocery run, sunwashed souvenirs, binder clips, glossy trinkets, little everyday things, a little bakery and its coffees, embroidered patches, Y2K desktop icons, a full alphabet of cut-out letters, party pets and gym cats, and retro halftone prints. Plus every emoji. • 62 backdrops: gingham, denim, linen, knits, paper and more, or your own photo. • Easy to arrange: drag, pinch and turn with your fingers. Bring a sticker to the front, tuck it behind the tin, give it a border, flip it or copy it. • Widgets: small, medium and large, and a different tin for each one. • Share it: post your tin to your Instagram Story in one tap, save it to Photos, or send it anywhere. • Decorate together: invite one person through iCloud and fill a tin together, each on your own half. • Private by design: no account, no sign-up, no tracking. Your tins live only on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. tinwidget is free with two tins, six backdrops and five sticker packs. One purchase unlocks everything, forever. No subscription.

Screenshots

ByFlashback4 screens
tinwidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ByFlashback at every 4 days against tinwidget's every 9 days. 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. ByFlashback sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and tinwidget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ByFlashback ships an update every 4 days, tinwidget every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
ByFlashback versus tinwidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterByFlashbacktinwidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLong DoKERNBASE.STUDIO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ByFlashback

Subscriptions2
  • Flashback Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Flashback Plus Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flashback Plus Lifetime$149.99
1 purchases

tinwidget

One-time1
  • tinwidget — Everything$14.99

Questions

Is ByFlashback free?
ByFlashback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tinwidget free?
tinwidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ByFlashback or tinwidget have ads?
Neither ByFlashback nor tinwidget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ByFlashback or tinwidget?
ByFlashback ships an update every 4 days, and tinwidget every 9 days. Most recently, ByFlashback was updated on October 31, 2026 and tinwidget on October 31, 2026.

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