Best Film Filter Overlay Apps

4.7😊(191 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Create atmospheric night and abstract designs with dark, neon-inspired filters and effects. Add stylish text, geometric shapes, and draw or erase elements to transform your photos into unique posters or magazine covers.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
👍 Great color filters
👍 Perfect for red filters
👍 Affordable pro version
👍 Good for quick edits
👍 Nice results
👍 Efficient and not complicated
👍 Lots of free features
👍 Simple and exactly what I wanted
👍 Does exactly what I need
👍 Best app
👍 Amazing app
👍 Cool app
👍 Love this app
👍 Very good app
👍 Great tool
👍 Beautiful colors and gradients
👍 Free and functional
👍 Good for fan pages

Room to Improve

anúncios Constant ads
🐛 Picture quality degrades
🐛 Zoom not visible with filters
🐛 Only works on existing photos
🐛 Confusing interface
🐛 Basic and confusing

RetroCam: Vintage Film Camera by BrainCake Inc.

Disposable effect, old filter

Strong Contender

4.7😊(14K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Apply authentic vintage film effects to your photos with realistic light leaks, grain, and scratches. This app lets you recreate the analog photography style of the 80s with a variety of carefully crafted filters and editing tools.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
🎨 Variety of filters and effects
💡 Customizable options
🎨 Retro/vintage aesthetic
👍 Simple and intuitive UI

Room to Improve

💰 Subscription model, some features locked behind paywall
🐛 Bugs and glitches reported
🔒 Difficulty cancelling subscription
💰 Expensive subscription fee

Carbon - B&W Filters & Effects by Livintis W.L.L.

Black and White Photo Editor

Worth Considering

Vintify: Vintage Photo Editor

4.7😊(13K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Enhance your photos with a wide array of black and white filters and effects. This app offers simple controls to apply professional-grade monochrome looks, add textures like grain and grunge, and create artistic images quickly. Share your edited photos with ease.

What We Love

👍 True to their word
👍 Extremely good quality
👍 Easy to use
👍 Amazing features
👍 Variety of filters to choose from
👍 Versatile creative tool
👍 Wonderful application
👍 Elegant and effective
👍 Fantastic app
👍 My go-to photo editing app
👍 Reliable for years
👍 Excellent app
👍 Best B&W app
👍 Intuitive and powerful
👍 Fantastic customer service

Room to Improve

🔒 Constant need to update and restore initial purchase
🔒 Subscription model feels like prioritizing earnings over loyalty
🐛 Crashes and not loading properly on some devices
💰 Expensive, with too many paywalls and upsells
💰 Paid filters taken away from existing users

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Aesthetic Video & Film Filters

Vintage presets for photos and videosCustomizable templates (film, polaroid)Authentic film grain and texture overlays

Transform photos and videos with a wide array of vintage presets, templates, and effects. Add authentic details like date stamps and film grain to create timeless, aesthetic edits. Offers precise adjustment tools and batch editing for efficient workflow.

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Super 16 | 16mm Film Camera

filmmaker's cinematic vintage

Real-time vintage film processingOver 70 film filters (Kodak, B&W)Manual color correction & histogram

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FLTRS: Photo Filters, Overlays

Vintage, Retro, Effects Editor

Over 50 filters in 6 categories100+ overlays (light leak, bokeh, hearts)Drag-and-drop effects

Enhance your photos with a vast collection of on-trend filters, overlays, and effects. Easily adjust contrast, saturation, and more with professional tools. Enjoy a watermark-free editing experience, even with the free version.

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Cool picture editing & glitch

Over 300 trendy filtersSpecial effects (glitch, VHS, oil painting)Overlay textures (light leak, dust, rain)

Easily enhance your photos with a vast collection of over 300 filters and special effects. Add text, stickers, and textures, or even create short videos from your pictures. Professional editing tools and social media sharing are at your fingertips.

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Vintage Camera: Analog Film

Retro, 8mm & VHS Video Effects

Authentic lo-fi & retro vibeMultiple vintage camera styles (Instant, Hipster, VHS, 8mm, etc.)Extensive effects (Grain, Vignette, Light Leaks, CRT, etc.)

Transform your photos and videos with authentic lo-fi and retro analog film effects. Choose from a variety of vintage camera styles and apply customizable grain, light leaks, and distortions for a unique look.

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1920's – 90's Video Filter Cam

Over 15 vintage video filtersCustomizable date and titleGlitch and static effects

Create retro-style videos with over 15 vintage filters, from the 1920s to the 90s. Customize dates, titles, and add glitch effects for a unique look. Import existing media and adjust resolution and audio.

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Film Cam - Vintage Roll Camera

Film filter & Retro paper

Realistic vintage film effectsRestored classic film colorsDiscontinued film simulations

Capture photos with realistic vintage film effects. This app offers a wide selection of classic and discontinued film simulations, meticulously restored to recreate the authentic look and feel of analog photography. Explore unique color palettes and textures to enhance your images.

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Afterlight: Film Photo Editor

Presets, Filters, Effects

300+ film-inspired presetsUnique film emulation effects (Double Exposure, Halation, Color Shift, Chroma)100+ real overlay textures (Light Leaks, Dust, Vintage Paper, VHS)

Enhance your photos with authentic film-inspired presets, effects, and overlays. This app offers a wide range of editing tools and textures to create unique looks, from light leaks to vintage paper. It also provides advanced controls for fine-tuning your images and adding frames.

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Apollo - Camera Overlay

Before and After Photos

Overlay gallery images on cameraAdjustable transparencyReal-time comparisons

Capture precise before-and-after photos with this versatile tool. Overlay existing images from your gallery onto your live camera feed for real-time comparison and alignment. Ideal for professionals and hobbyists needing accurate visual documentation.

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Dehancer Film Emulation

60+ real film stock emulationRetro film vibe presetsRealistic grain

This app offers a comprehensive color grading suite for photos and videos, emulating over 60 real film stocks. It provides professional tools like realistic grain and bloom to achieve an organic, classic cinema look. Join a community of creatives dedicated to authentic, film-inspired color.

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Image filters like film camera

film12

12 unique film camera filtersIntuitive slider adjustmentsMonochrome and sepia tones

Transform your photos with a variety of film camera-inspired filters. Easily apply artistic effects, adjust tones, and achieve unique looks with simple slider controls. Save your edited images or share them directly.

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AI background removerLayered design capabilitiesCreative blending modes

Create stunning layered designs, custom stickers, and social content with AI-powered tools. Easily remove backgrounds, stack images and text, and apply professional blend modes and effects to bring your creative vision to life.

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Real-time old film effects for videosApply vintage effects to gallery videosAdjust video FPS and resolution

Transform your videos with a variety of retro filters and effects, mimicking the look of old film cameras. Add artistic 8mm styles to new recordings or existing footage, with options to customize resolution, FPS, and add text.

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Retro Film Video Effects Cam

Realistic film camera filtersAuthentic color with LUT filesInstant retro effects live

Create videos with authentic retro camera and film aesthetics in real-time. Offers realistic filters simulating vintage film types and digicams, with instant results and regular updates.

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y2k: 2000s photo editor

Vintage camera effects & filtersAesthetic collages2000s-inspired stickers & overlays

Relive the early 2000s with this photo editor that brings back the authentic look of digicams and old-school collages. Add vintage effects, stickers, and text to create nostalgic, effortlessly cool images.

vintage, retro, film, edits

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radcam: digital camera

60+ presets and filtersLive camera with real-time filtersEffects and textures (grain, dust)

This app offers a comprehensive suite of aesthetic editing tools for photos, inspired by popular film and vintage styles. Users can apply filters instantly with the live camera or enhance existing images with a vast preset library and various textures. It's designed for creators looking to achieve unique and standout visual styles.

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Moody Photo Edit Preset Filter

Cinematic Camera & Film Look

190+ custom filters100+ overlaysBuilt-in camera with real-time effects

Enhance your photos and videos with a vast library of custom filters and AI-powered editing tools. Create cinematic, scroll-stopping visuals in seconds with this all-in-one creative studio for iOS. Features include object removal, upscaling, and colorization.

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