re:cam

A camera, not a filter

Why it's different

Most retro camera apps shoot with a modern camera and age the photo afterwards. re:cam works the other way round: the old look is already in the viewfinder, on the picture you frame, focus, and shoot. What you see is what gets saved.

Each camera brings its own screen and its own limits. No HDR, no portrait mode, no night mode. The cameras behind the photos you remember couldn't do any of that, so these don't either.

Your photos go into their own re:cam album in your library, and the built-in Camera Roll lets you browse, share, and delete them. There's no account to make.

Cameras

Pick a camera from the Cameras tab and the whole screen becomes it: its controls, its display, its shutter sound.

  • Phone 4 (2010)

    Glossy black bars, a silver shutter, a Flash pill, a tap-to-focus square, and an iris that closes when you shoot. 5‑megapixel photos at 4:3.

  • IX 80 IS (2008)

    A silver compact with an on-screen display, a battery icon, a green focus box, and a round shutter button. 8‑megapixel photos at 4:3.

More cameras are coming, one at a time, and they arrive in free updates.

Pay once

re:cam is a paid download, and that is the end of it. No ads. No watermark on your photos. No subscription, and no in-app purchases of any kind.

Coming soon

iOS · 26 languages