Belowrez vs 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Belowrez
Transform your photos and videos into a retro, pixelated aesthetic reminiscent of classic 80s graphic adventure games or NES titles. Adjust the pixel size and choose from nine classic color palettes for a unique, low-resolution digital look.
- Real-time previews
- Adjustable pixel size
- 9 classic color palettes
- Retro aesthetic
- Pinch-to-pixelate functionality
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View and photograph the world from the viewpoint of the pixellated, low resolution digital future past. Want your world to look like a classic point and click graphic adventure game from the 80's? Or a NES game? It's just a tap away. Not blocky enough? PINCH to pixelate! It's awesome fun. Includes - * realtime previews * adjustable pixel size * 9 classic color palettes based on classic consoles and personal computers
2
Recreate vintage 2-bit photographic styles with this app. It allows you to capture images with a retro aesthetic reminiscent of older technologies, no extra hardware required.
- 2-bit image capture
- Vintage photo recreation
- No adapters needed
- Simple interface
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Shoot 2-bit images like in the olden times. 2-Bit Camera gives you the power to recreate the photos of your youth without any adapters. Batteries neither included nor necessary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Belowrez at none against 2's 2. Belowrez also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. 2 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Belowrez asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Belowrez against 4.6 for 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Belowrez's written reviews are positive against 88% of 2's.
Belowrez ships an update every 6 weeks, 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Belowrez | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Mathes | Enie Weiss |
Customer experience
Belowrez
2
In-app purchases
Belowrez
No in-app purchases
2
- Video Clips$0.99
- Photo Import$0.99
