Comparison

Retrospecs vs Tempo Experimental Camera

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

Head to head
About

Retrospecs

Transform your photos and videos into retro pixel art. Emulate the look of classic computers and consoles from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Customize your output with various graphics engines, color palettes, and fonts.

Highlights
  • Pixelate images and video clips
  • Emulate 40+ classic computer/console systems
  • Create custom graphics modes
  • Variety of color palettes and fonts
  • Supports Commodore 64, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, and more
Features
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A retro computing / pixel art camera app. Retrospecs lets you convert images and video clips so they appear as they would on a wide variety of home computers and consoles from the 70's, 80's and 90's. Simply take a picture (or select one from your photo library) and you can display it as it would appear on over forty systems including the Commodore 64, IBM PC (DOS, CGA, EGA and VGA), Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Sega Mega Drive, Nintendo Game Boy and even the original 1984 model Apple Macintosh. If that's not enough you can also create your own custom modes based around four different graphics engines and a wide variety of color palettes and character fonts. (The free version only contains a limited number of systems/dither modes and the custom editors, video clip processing and animation options aren't available.) All trademarks are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners.

About

Tempo Experimental Camera

Features
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Tempo is an experimental video camera. Modes Dual Camera — Blend front and back cameras into a single video (supported devices only) Detection — Use on-device Vision to isolate faces or text and dissolve everything else Slit Scan — Freeze motion into a single image along a line or circle, like classic time-slice photography Grid — See motion as a staggered grid of frames; stroboscopic, Muybridge-style Volume — Load any video and slice through it as a 3D object in space It works best with concerts, crowds, traffic, dancers, athletes, a busy street corner, the view from a train window. No logins, subscriptions, or requests for your data. Just a video camera with fun effects.

Screenshots

Retrospecs4 screens
Tempo Experimental Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo Experimental Camera at none against Retrospecs's 5. Retrospecs's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Retrospecs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Tempo Experimental Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Retrospecs versus Tempo Experimental Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetrospecsTempo Experimental Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings364 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn ParkerAashman Goghari

Bugs and requests

Retrospecs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Animation option not working properly
  • Video import and saving issues
  • Occasional image loading failures

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more retro systems (e.g. NES, TI-99/4A)
  • Improve video encoding capabilities
  • Allow adjusting dithering levels
  • Add support for transparent PNGs
  • Implement batch processing and export options

Tempo Experimental Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Retrospecs

One-time5
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$1.99
  • Unlock everything$1.99
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  • Big tip$4.99
  • The king of tips$9.99
None

Tempo Experimental Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retrospecs free?
Retrospecs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempo Experimental Camera free?
Tempo Experimental Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retrospecs or Tempo Experimental Camera have ads?
Neither Retrospecs nor Tempo Experimental Camera shows ads.

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