Best Vintage Camera Filter Apps

With the CameraBag app ($2), you can choose a different vintage "camera" to use — everything from Instant to Plastic to 1962.

Featuring retro designs inspired by cameras of the past century, the Vintage Camera app (free) includes a variety of creative filters, and you'll receive even more if you upgrade (and pay).

Film fanatics are sure to love the 8mm Vintage Camera app ($2), which lets you shoot 8mm-style movies in real time. Choosing from seven lenses and eight films from different eras, you can tap to focus and adjust exposure as you shoot. Bonus: you can add 56 retro looks like flickering and light leaks.

Retina display and the ability to create your own preset filters set Vintage Scene ($2) apart from other camera apps. A unique algorithm blends several classic effects like sepia tone, grain, and distressed paper to create several combinations.

Touch exposure, a stabilizer for sharper photos, and 6x digital zoom make the Camera+ app ($1) a no-brainer. Even better? As on modern digital cameras, the app includes scene modes like Backlit, Sunset, Portrait, and Beach, plus a wide variety of filter styles.

Another vintage camera classic, the Hipstamatic app lets you switch between different lenses, film styles, and flash settings for hundreds of unique looks.

Looking for a simpler, more straightforward option? The minimalist, easy-to-use VSCO Cam app ($1) features many of the same filter-like effects without the extra steps.

Channeling old-school analog photography, the CamWow Retro app (free) gives you a wide variety of vintage filters to choose from.