Comparison

iY2K vs gyeop

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

Head to head
About

iY2K

Recreate the authentic look of older phones and cameras with this app. It offers 138 distinct styles, including retro phones, digital cameras, and film looks, with advanced editing controls and composition guides. Apply these effects to new or existing photos and videos.

Highlights
  • 138 retro phone, camera, and film looks
  • Composition guides with live directions
  • Light Bleed effect for selfies
  • Apply to existing photos and videos
  • Sensitivity and strength controls
  • Multiple lens options and timers
  • In-app album for saved shots
Features
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Miss the character you used to get from older iPhone photos? Bring a second old phone on trips just for the camera? Tried an ‘old iPhone look’ app, only to be disappointed because it looked nothing like the real thing? iY2K was built differently. We bought a range of real older iPhone models and directly compared thousands of shots. This is not a filter made by guessing at the mood. We studied the noise, bloom, color and sharpness that gave each camera its character, then carefully rebuilt those details. We kept the character and eased off the drawbacks. Harsh bloom and excessive noise are toned down, while the parts people love about older cameras stay. You can also bring in photos you have already taken and apply the old-phone look later. There is no need to buy and carry another phone just for its camera. iY2K puts 138 looks — old phones, compact digitals, film and single-use cameras — in one app. What’s inside · 138 looks — old phones, compact digitals, film and single-use cameras · Fifty-eight composition guides — People, Landscape, Café and Top-Down. Line up with the outline on screen, get live directions on where to move the phone, and lay an example photo over the viewfinder · Light Bleed for selfies — the soft, blown-out glow old iPhone selfies had, in three strengths, on only when you want it · Share a photo from the Photos app to iY2K to edit it right away · Photos, video and Live Photos · Ten single-use cameras — seven cardboard bodies, four in colour (two of them waterproof) and three in black-and-white, plus three instant-film looks (a box body, a folding SLR and a current model) · See the look live in the viewfinder before you shoot · Apply it to photos and videos already in your library, several photos at once · Sensitivity and strength controls for every look · 0.5×, 1× and 2× lenses, plus the front camera · A 3-second and a 10-second timer · Grid, five aspect ratios and optional frames · An album that gathers what you shot with iY2K, day by day There are no in-app purchases. All 138 looks, the ten single-use cameras included, come with the price of the app, and there is no subscription. Shoot the single-use cameras as much as you like — there is no frame limit. An instant frame is saved as a square photograph inside a white instant-print border. Shooting and editing are processed on your device, with no account or in-app ads. Only with your tracking permission, the Meta SDK sends device identifiers and app activation events to measure advertising performance. Declining does not affect any feature. Photos and capture locations are not sent to Meta. See our privacy policy for details. iY2K is an independently developed look-emulation app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any device, camera or film manufacturer. All preset names are our own. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://imagination5671.github.io/iy2k-support/privacy.html

About

gyeop

Features
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Show the shot you want. Skip the back-and-forth. You know the photo you want. Getting someone else to take it? That's the tricky part. gyeop turns your reference photos into guides you can overlay on your camera, helping you match the pose and framing while you shoot. ■ Turn saved photos into guides Choose a reference photo from your photo library and turn it into a guide. Keep the pose and composition you want right on your camera screen. ■ Snap a photo. Make it a guide. Found the angle you want? Take a quick photo and use it as a guide before handing your phone over. Show how you want the shot framed instead of explaining every detail. ■ Make the guide your own Refine the automatically generated outline by adding the lines you need and erasing the ones you don't. Adjust the line thickness to make your guide easier to follow. ■ Line up your shot Overlay your reference photo and outline guide on the live camera view. Match where to stand, where to place your hands, and how much background to include. Adjust the transparency or hide the guide whenever you need a clear view. ■ Save your go-to guides Save the guides you create and mark your favorites so they're easy to find next time. Reuse a pose or composition you love whenever you're ready to shoot. Vacation photos. Cafe moments. Everyday outfit shots. Next time you're about to say "Take it like this," show it with gyeop.

Screenshots

iY2K4 screens
gyeop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: gyeop at none against iY2K's shown. gyeop also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). iY2K's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On 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

iY2K costs $2.99 and gyeop $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iY2K ships an update every 4 days, gyeop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
iY2K versus gyeop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriY2Kgyeop
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANGSANGLYEOGInha Jo

In-app purchases

None

iY2K

No in-app purchases

None

gyeop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iY2K free?
iY2K costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is gyeop free?
gyeop costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iY2K or gyeop have ads?
iY2K shows ads; gyeop does not.
Which is updated more often, iY2K or gyeop?
iY2K ships an update every 4 days, and gyeop every 2 weeks. Most recently, iY2K was updated on November 1, 2026 and gyeop on October 31, 2026.

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