Guide · Updated
Best film camera apps for Android
Compared from their Play listings and their users’ reviews.
The most installed film camera apps on Android are Huji Cam (46 million installs), OldRoll (41 million), ProCCD (23 million), Dazzil Cam (20 million) and Kapi Cam (18 million). They work alike: a shelf of old camera styles, the look in the finder or added after the shot, free to install with cameras or a membership to buy. Which is best depends on what you want: the most looks, a Y2K digicam, a random disposable, or a film look modeled on real film. Below: each app’s Play listing side by side, what their users praise and complain about, and where Clack, the app this site is about, fits.
01 · The apps
Film camera apps for Android, side by side
From their Google Play listings, by installs:
| App | Installs | Rating | Ads | What you pay | What its listing says |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huji Cam Manhole, Inc. | 46 million | 3.6 (190,000) | Yes | Free; in-app $0.99 | one disposable look, random light leaks and a date stamp; photos “develop” in the app |
| OldRoll accordion | 41 million | 4.2 (214,000) | Yes | Free; in-app $0.49–94.99 | a shelf of film, instant and Super 8 camera styles, photos and video, with an editor |
| ProCCD cerdillac | 23 million | 4.8 (205,000) | Yes | Free; in-app $0.29–23.99 | CCD digicams, instant cameras, a photo booth and VHS, photos and video, with an editor |
| Dazzil Cam DZ Film Cam - Retro & Vintage Studio | 20 million | 4.1 (86,000) | Yes | Free; in-app $1.99–69.99 | film and CCD presets with light leaks and grain, live as you shoot |
| Kapi Cam Sensevideo | 18 million | 4.5 (73,000) | No | Free; in-app $0.49–89.99 | DV, CCD and film styles, photos and video, live preview |
| NOMO CAM Beijing Lingguang Zaixian Information Technology | 9.8 million | 3.7 (13,600) | No | Free; in-app $0.99–24.99 | cameras bought one by one or with NOMO PRO; random analog presets added after each shot |
| FIMO FIMO Studio | 6 million | 3.1 (11,700) | No | Free; in-app $0.99–89.99 | named film presets with dust, light leaks and flicker in the viewfinder |
| Vintage Film Camera - Digicam ZANKHANA PTE LTD | 5.4 million | 4.8 (122,000) | Yes | Free; in-app $0.99–19.99 | instant, CCD, disposable and toy camera styles, photos and video |
| 1998 Cam AAAI Studio LLC | 160,000 | 4.4 (858) | Yes | Free; in-app $1.99–39.99 | 100+ filters, date stamps, light leaks, VHS and 8mm effects; edits gallery photos |
Installs, ratings, the ads flag and in-app prices are Google Play’s, read on 5 November 2026 in the US store; they change. Clack is not affiliated with any app on this page.
Dazz Cam, the name many people search, is not among them: it is an iPhone app (Dazz Cam for Android explains, with the apps named like it). Neither are mood.camera, Hipstamatic, Halide or Kino (the iPhone-only camera apps, and Android).
02 · Which
Which one for what
| You want | Try | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The most looks to play with | OldRoll, ProCCD, Kapi Cam | Dozens of camera styles each, photos and video, an editor for gallery photos. Most styles are paid. |
| A Y2K digicam | ProCCD, Kapi Cam | CCD compacts, DV camcorders, flash. Both are built around the digicam look. |
| A surprise after each shot | Huji Cam, NOMO CAM | Random light leaks or presets, applied after you press, like a disposable. |
| Date stamps and light leaks on old photos | 1998 Cam | A filter app for photos and videos already in your gallery, as well as the camera. |
| Film looks modeled on real film, no ads | Clack | Eight films from published film data and a digicam, live in the finder, photos and video; manual focus and RAW where the phone allows. |
03 · Reviews
What their users say
We read the newest Play reviews of fourteen film and retro camera apps, the ones above and five smaller ones. Most complaints are about money, not the photos: of 822 reviews at one to three stars, 147 (18 %) are about subscriptions and paywalls, 99 (12 %) about ads. People who like these apps like the collection.
The complaints
| What they say | Reviews | In a user’s words |
|---|---|---|
| A subscription, or a charge after a short trial | 79 | “You get 3 (!) days to try it out then subscription starts automatically. Sorry guys, I don’t do subscriptions on apps” (FIMO, 1 star, May 2025) |
| Most cameras locked | 72 | “literally everything is blocked behind a paywall … now it’s saying I have to pay just to record a video” (OldRoll, 1 star, September 2026) |
| Ads | 99 | “Non-stop unskippable video ads for every interaction” (Dazzil Cam, 1 star, June 2025) |
| Crashes and bugs | 80 | “everytime i try to use the lab button to import images it just force closes” (Huji Cam, 1 star, July 2026) |
| An update took something away | 48 | “no flash for front camera no more, even favouriting a camera now is premium” (Kapi Cam, 2 stars, September 2026) |
| Support never answers | 34 | “I have sent several emails But have not heard back” (Dazzil Cam, 1 star, April 2026) |
| Paid, and the purchase isn’t recognized | 10 | “I paid for permanent pro and no features unlocked. no response from the developer yet” (LoFi Cam, 1 star, December 2025) |
| Shutter lag | 3 | “a terrible shutter lag that makes it almost unusable with moving subjects” (OldRoll, 1 star, June 2026) |
The praise
| What they say | Reviews | In a user’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Many cameras and filters | 373 of 2,561 | “There’s a HUGE collection of FREE camera options … exactly what I want from these digicam simulator apps” (Kapi Cam, 5 stars, August 2026) |
| The vintage look | 211 | “Absolutely worth every cent i paid way back when, because i wanted the film camera effects on mobile” (OldRoll, 5 stars, June 2026) |
| Free, or one payment | 102 | “you can access ALL of them for a one time payment of £17. there is no subscription” (Vintage Film Camera, 5 stars, October 2026) |
| Looks like real film | 14 | “the closest to real film, its very accurate in colors and grain and some tones, this coming from someone who uses film” (NOMO CAM, 5 stars, May 2025) |
From the newest 500 Google Play reviews of each of 14 film and retro camera apps, read on 5 November 2026 and kept from 5 November 2024 on: 3,383 reviews, 822 of them at one to three stars. A review counts under every theme it raises; short reviews (“bad app”) raise none, so the counts are a floor. The quotes are users’ words, not ours.
04 · Clack
Where Clack fits
Clack is a film camera for Android that starts from the film, not from a camera’s look. It has eight films (Portrait 400, Minilab 400, Golden 200, Vivid 100, Chroma 64, Cinema 500T, Press 400 and Street 400), each based on a real film and modeled on its published curves, dye layers and grain, and a digicam beside them. The look is live in the finder; the photo is a single exposure, saved from the moment you pressed. Read how to make photos look like film for what that model does, and the films for each one.
| Clack | |
|---|---|
| Looks | Eight films and a digicam; fourteen recipes, and your own with Clack Pro |
| Video | Yes, with the film and its grain in every frame |
| Camera | Point-and-shoot by default; shutter and ISO by hand, manual focus and RAW (DNG) where the phone allows; no shutter lag; selfie camera with a screen flash |
| Ads | None, and no account |
| What you pay | Free to install. Seven days of shooting with everything, then the whole camera, video and one film free. Clack Pro, every film, your own recipes, Edit and RAW: $24.99 once or $2.99 a month in the US, less in many countries |
| Leaves out | Light leaks, dust, date stamps, frames, double exposure, importing gallery photos; dozens of camera styles |
Clack is new: on Google Play since 5 November 2026, with few ratings yet, and tested mostly on the CMF Phone 2 Pro. How much of the film model runs depends on your phone’s camera; the phone camera test shows what yours offers.
Free to download. More about Clack
Questions
- What is the best film camera app for Android?
- It depends on what you want from it. For the most looks, OldRoll, ProCCD and Kapi Cam; for a random disposable feel, Huji Cam or NOMO CAM; for film looks modeled on real film with no ads, Clack. The table on this page compares installs, ratings, ads and prices from each app’s Play listing.
- Is there a film camera app for Android with no ads?
- Play lists no ads in Kapi Cam, NOMO CAM and FIMO, which sell cameras or a membership inside. Clack has no ads either: it is free with Clack Pro inside.
- Is there a film camera app without a subscription?
- Several sell cameras one by one, or everything for one payment. Clack Pro is $24.99 once in the US, or $2.99 a month if you prefer; after a week of everything, the whole camera, video and one film stay free.
- Are these apps real film emulation or filters?
- Their listings describe presets and effects (color, grain, light leaks, dust) for the phone’s photo, named after cameras and films. Clack develops the camera’s frame through a model of each film’s published curves, from a flat frame on phones whose camera allows one. How film looks are made is in our guide to making photos look like film.
- Is Dazz Cam on Android?
- No. Dazz Cam is an iPhone app; the Play apps named like it are other developers’. Our page on Dazz Cam for Android has the details and the alternatives.
Sources
- Google Play: Huji Cam
- Google Play: OldRoll
- Google Play: ProCCD
- Google Play: Dazzil Cam
- Google Play: Kapi Cam
- Google Play: NOMO CAM
- Google Play: FIMO
- Google Play: Vintage Film Camera - Digicam
- Google Play: 1998 Cam
- Clack on Google Play
Listings read on 5 November 2026. Every app named here belongs to its developer; Clack is not affiliated with any of them.