FILCA - Vintage Film Camera Reviews

by LIZard •-•

Absolutely ridiculous. First, you pay for FILCA , which is understandable. Then, there are in-app filters you can purchase. A bit annoying since it is not a free-to-use app, but fine, I’ll throw a couple more bucks in. I then take some photos I really enjoy, and go to save them onto my phone. Oh, sorry, SAVING photos is behind yet ANOTHER PAYWALL! A monthly subscription, currently at $7/month. It’s a scammy app that is basically unusable, I’m sure in the fine print somewhere it says I’ve also signed them ownership of my firstborn at this point.

by Dustin64

I’m pretty upset I just spent money on this for all the pro features. It has some great controls but it’s impossible to use without upgrading because of ad that pops up literally every 15 seconds.

If you do upgrade like I stupidly did, then it takes photos on its own. Constantly. There’s nothing to explain this. I’ve troubleshooted over and over. It’s impossible to use as is. Read other reviews and you’ll see many people experiencing the same thing. This is with an iPhone 11 fully updated.

Fix FILCA . Criminal to charge for something this buggy. Especially with the overzealous after to force you to buy. Noting this company and making sure never to buy again. Apple should remove FILCA unless it gets some serious fixes.

by Oker Mata99 2017

I bought FILCA because I seen good reviews on it and liked the idea of the features it had. After buying it and trying to use it I couldn’t even save the pictures I’ve take… like really I already bought FILCA for that reason and if you do want to save the photos you took, they’d want you to either do a monthly subscription to “use this pro feature” or buy the life time pro for about 80 bucks! Like really I would of just bought a real camera at this point. Don’t buy and save your money or better yet just use the HUJI app it’s 1000 times better cause you know.. you can save your photos for free. What a waste of potential and very miss leading

by Willjcbs

I have my own film camera, but I bought this so I wouldn’t have to wait for the process of shooting a full roll/developing. The photos are not at all like film. If you zoom in, there is no grain, everything is blended together and blurred. The settings for each roll of film is essentially just a filter that you can get for free on PicsArt. The filters aren’t accurate either, and don’t share the traits that the labeled rolls of film have. Lame. Not worth $3, especially considering you have to pay another $10 for features.

by Marc_J_NY

FILCA breaks the basic principle of app culture. You have to pay to download it only then to discover that it is virtually unusable without add on purchases. I understand and accept that nothing of value is free and was happy to buy FILCA thinking that it would function at least minimally as advertised. Alas, no - it is virtually useless without paying more after download. FILCA should be a free download so you can at least evaluate the basic functionality and then charge away for all the actual features. You can’t even save a picture that you take. You do not find out until after you pay $3.99 that none of the features are actually active until you pay more. Not cool…

by Film8krDude

I bought both of these apps for photo and video, they allow you to take shots, and in FILCA you are able to manipulate them- but you cannot save how you manipulated them unless you purchase a pro upgrade for a ridiculous amount of money. Also, you aren’t able to use FILCA properly because it’s on AUTO. The photo app you can manipulate some things but if you’re wanting to add effects like different film stocks for a cool photo film look, you must upgrade and pay to save the photo film looks you chose. I’m definitely disappointed and was going to have my students purchase this for assignments- but definitely will not.

by Kattterw

I got FILCA because I saw an ad of it. Then I decided to try it out. I downloaded it and before you know it I have almost spent $20 dollars and still have not got full satisfaction of what t want it for. U buy every filter and options even after you subscribe for a month or year. Question is why do you have to pay extra for filters and other options after you pay for subscription. Makes no sense. I would have been more satisfied if I spent that $20 dollars on Big Mac and fries from McDonald’s. 😩😩😩

by EricDargan

FILCA is a paid app, and once you buy it virtually nothing is available to you without purchasing more functionality. The timestamps are only available in a monthly subscription price, that just doesn't make sense. FILCA is just looking to take your money. Though none of these upgrades are terribly expensive, you get hidden costs everywhere. Would have been better to make this a $10 app, and give you the functionalities, or a free app that then gives you options to pay for more, but when you buy FILCA itself you are actually buying nothing, just a ticket to buy more things. Stupid business model, that decieves users.

by AmandaaaNicholeee

Honestly, after paying 2.99 for FILCA itself you would think it would have more options in the interface to use without needing to upgrade and purchase film packs individually. You’re constantly spending more and more money. I don’t even know what the first 2.99 even gets you. Might as well just use Snapseed. I’m pretty disappointed. I don’t usually buy apps like this, so I chanced this one. Wish I hadn’t :/ now I have multiple charges on my account and I don’t even know what the second charge is for. Don’t trust FILCA

by Sarahbecc

I really enjoy the look and UI of FILCA, but I find it ridiculous that you can’t use the basic filters on FILCA without upgrading FILCA more. You paid $3.99 to buy FILCA , but the only thing that $3.99 lets you do is take a picture. The point of FILCA is to use it as and SLR camera, but you have to upgrade it to even get the time stamp option. Please slow for basic effects and frames to be free so that it actually makes sense to buy FILCA , otherwise we’re just paying to use our own cameras.

by Chris87yup

The photography possibilities on FILCA are second to none, that’s a given - and the only saving grace for FILCA . The issues start to rear their ugly heads (yes heads, plural) once you decide to purchase filming capabilities. I bought the 3.99 pro upgrade followed by Kodak series and Fuji series. And guess what? None of them work! I hit the red record button and it sends me right back to the purchase screen, really frustrating. They didn’t waste time taking my money, but can’t update their apps functionality issues? Not cool! Then there’s the exiting of FILCA . It’s a nightmare! Like most functional apps you swipe and it disappears. Not this one! I have to constantly sign in and out of my home screen to finally exit FILCA . Also, to make matters even worse, I deleted and redownloaded FILCA . In hopes FILCA was glitching, and could be corrected with a “fresh start” I got just that! I had none of my purchases and all the same issues I mentioned above! Terrible! I’ll be going through Apple to get my refund. FILCA was/is a real let down. Proceed with caution, fellow consumers!

by Skippywan771976

FILCA is pretty cool, but lacks a zoom which honestly really kills the experience and I end up using my iPhone camera. Which begs the question....why did I even buy FILCA. I was hoping for something better, but yet here we are. If the zoom is fixed then I think it would be a better app and use would go up.

There have also been intermittent crashes. Not all the time, but at least 1 out of every time used.

by Deeasnoahandjax

It's a shame this issue seems to be left unresolved. I read reviews that people were unable to record after being prompted to upgrade to PRO version in order to do so. I hoped the issue would have been resolved as these reviews were months ago but appears to still be the case. Remove the functionality if you are not going to make it work!
FILCA is stunning for still photos and would love to be able to film with it.

by MUFASA_111

I was curious about FILCA since I had seen a couple adds about it and thought it was a cool concept. Ended up giving in, and paying the $3.99 only to find out that even after you purchase FILCA you still have to pay even more just to save the picture you created with their filters to your own camera roll. Don’t waste your money on this, I’ve tried getting a refund, but for some reason it won’t let me.

by Riri Chen

I would keep buying it if they keep updates and improve into the next level more high quality . I would spend money to buy it if they release a video shooting options FILCA is worth the money to buy it . But we demand the video shooting option . Please keep updates FILCA into the next level thanks

by Vial's IPhone X

Bought the camera to experiment with the different filters and I am awe with the results of this little camera. It brings nostalgia with the remembrance of vintage pictures taken with the different filters such as Kodak, Fuji and the black and white pictures they are amazing. I don’t regret paying for all the different filters and for the camera. Good job !!

by John DeNicola

Ivey used most of the film cameras with a rating of 4.0 and above for my iPhone 11 Pro Max 14.3. I found this app to be the best because it includes all the features and capabilities of the latest iOS and pro DSLR features. The UI is well designed and the choice of films is terrific. The cost is reasonable, especially in this crazy era of expensive subscriptions. FILCA deserves a higher rating of 4.8 and I think that you will agree with me.

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by Mherson

I was really curious about FILCA because you have to pay for it. But the money I spent on FILCA was well worth it because I produced a lot of great photos from FILCA. And what’s even more convenient is that it’s on my phone and I don’t have to spend so much money on an actual film camera. I would like if they updated it to have a video option if they were to improve on FILCA but overall, I LOVE FILCA, and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an app that has a lot of film camera options.

by Trevn B.

I wasn’t expecting FILCA to be good, since similar apps just put on a heavy/bad filter, however it amazed me with how colour accurate everything was and how you have so many manual controls at your disposal that you can get the EXACT photo you like. The best part is that FILCA is cheap and you only have to buy the add ons you want for $2. This way you don’t have some $20 app but you only use like 3 features. To anyone who is really into phone photography or vintage cameras, FILCA is well worth it

by Master-and-Commander

I am using FILCA on an iphone 6 and find the pictures have improved tremulously. Having the ability to make setting changes combined with film selection vs. point and shoot makes all the difference. The point and shoot logic on the iPhone is easily fooled. I suspect the hardware, lens, and point and shoot function is just ok. Certainly not an SLR. This application has definitely improved picture quality. I am able to shoot with a window (sunny day) behind my subject and not lose my subjects face. Next impossible with a point and shoot. Great application, thx

by SamsunRo

FILCA is ...so spammy to the point that its not even functional. Every other time you press the sutter button you will be shown an ad to upgrade. There are nearly no included filters/film packs even though you have to pay just to get tha app. Very disingenuous and just stingey. I would like my money back and to delete FILCA if possible, but fat chance of that happening.

I reccomend Calla or Huji as alternatives for vintage film photos.

왜 이렇게 $2 내고 어플로 사진 찍을때마다 업그레이드 광고 나와요?

by Jay.Addams

I’ve had FILCA for a while now and I really like it. However I’ve tried upgrading or trying to buy the film series and it just doesn’t work. It’ll take my money and nothing on FILCA changes. When I press record it just asks me if I want to buy. It’s happened more than once and even though I’ve gotten my refund I would actually like to try the pro version or even the film.

by StarrLight888

I love this camera app!!! It has and does improve the quality of the camera on my phone. iPhone 7plus I’ve tried several other camera apps that are supposed to be great and this is my favorite👌 if you want a better camera that you can carry in your pocket you should definitely give FILCA a shot! I don’t believe you will regret it!

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by SupersIinky

i never review apps but i felt like this one deserved a few words of praise. i love taking pictures with this camera! makes everything look beautiful and has an authentic film quality to it. friends of mine have either assumed it was film or said photos looked professional and editorial. gorgeous layout too! totally worth the few dollars.

by 마늘까기

I've been using a lot of camera apps for the past 7 years, but it is by far the best app. really good. The apps that came out of the gouda and Fuji films ... The film camera apps did not get out of hand because of the excessive film effect. But reica implements the emotion that I want perfectly. I am writing more often these days than the actual peer.