REC: VHS Camcorder & Retro Cam
Engcraft, LLC Photo & Video iPhoneiPadiPod touch
REC: VHS Camcorder & Retro Cam is a free Photo & Video app for iPhone and iPad by Engcraft, LLC. Requires iOS 18.1. Updated September 3, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 48 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 3
- 2026 · v1.0
Screenshots
About REC: VHS Camcorder & Retro Cam
REC is a vintage camcorder, retro video camera and film camera in one app. Pick a camcorder. Press record. The tape comes back already played — tape hiss, tracking slips, the blinking REC and the date burnt into the corner. No sliders, no editing afterwards. 23 VIDEO LOOKS • Camcorder — VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, Beta and more, with the tape artifacts that come with them: color bleeding sideways, tracking that slips, the torn strip along the bottom edge. • Cine Film — 8mm and 16mm, with gate weave, frame judder, dust and scratches down the print. • Fun — CCTV, night vision, bodycam, trail cam, thermal, webcam and more. THE SOUND IS OLD TOO Most retro camera apps stop at the picture. REC runs your audio through the same machine: band-limited like a real tape track, constant hiss, wow and flutter as the transport drifts, mono where the era was mono. A clip that looks like 1994 and sounds like 1994. THE CAMCORDER HUD The blinking REC, the battery, the tape counter — live over the viewfinder, and if you want, printed onto the tape exactly where they sat. TAPES Record several takes onto one tape. Where two takes meet, the picture tears for a moment — the seam every real compilation had. 48 PHOTO CAMERAS • Digital — CCD compacts and early digicams for the lo-fi Y2K look. • 35mm Film — rangefinders, SLRs, disposables and toy cameras, each with its own color, contrast and grain. • Medium Format — twin-lens, 6x6, 6x7 and a pinhole. • Instant — square and pocket prints with the white border. • Fun — fisheye, VHS, thermal, CCTV and webcam. FILM EFFECTS AND LENSES Burnt-in date stamp, light leaks, dust and grain — live in the viewfinder, changeable on any shot later. Screw-on prism, fisheye, star and halo lenses stack on any camera. THE CAMERA ITSELF • 4:3, 16:9, square and 21:9 anamorphic. • Flash and a self-timer. • Double exposure — hold one frame back, land the next one on top of it. • Import photos and videos you already have and develop them through any look. KEEPSAKES Turn a shot into a polaroid, postcard, stamp, film strip or scrapbook page before you share it. WHAT PEOPLE SHOOT WITH IT • VHS effect videos for TikTok and Reels — birthdays, parties, concerts, whole trips on one tape. • The 90s camcorder home-video look without hunting eBay for a working deck and a capture card. • Found-footage, CCTV and bodycam clips for Halloween and skits. • 2000s digicam photo dumps for Instagram, and analog film shots with real grain instead of a flat preset. WHY REC • The look is live in the viewfinder — picture and sound, before you press record. • No sliders, no editing, no presets to scroll through. • Videos and photos save to your camera roll at full quality, with no watermark. • Every camcorder, camera, look, lens and effect in one subscription. No paid packs. • Your library backs up to iCloud, and the app comes with alternate icons. Download REC and press record. ---------------------------- About REC subscriptions: By subscribing to REC, you'll unlock every camera, video look, lens and effect, with unlimited shooting. The subscription price starts at $2.99/week. Prices are in US dollars, may vary by country, can be converted to local currency depending on the country of residence and are subject to change without notice. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your Apple account when you confirm the start of the subscription period. The subscription is automatically renewed, unless canceled, approximately 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the value will be identified. The renewal can be canceled at any time by simply entering settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://engcraft.io/terms/rec Privacy Policy: https://engcraft.io/privacy/rec Support: https://engcraft.io/support/rec
App privacy
The developer, Engcraft, LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: App Functionality
Alternatives to REC: VHS Camcorder & Retro Cam
Looking for apps like REC: VHS Camcorder & Retro Cam? Here are 6 similar apps on the App Store. The highest rated is Retro Cam 2000 (5.0/5), and all 6 are free to download.
-
Retro Cam 2000
5.0
-
Old Video Camera
-
Kassette: VHS & Retro Camera
-
WARP 6 - Shoot on Film
-
Camcora – VHS Camcorder Camera
1.0
-
REC: VHS Camera - Retro Video
4.6
| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC: VHS Camcorder & Retro Cam | – | Free | September 3, 2026 | |
| Retro Cam 2000 | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Sep 27, 2026 | Compare |
| Old Video Camera | – | Free | Aug 7, 2026 | Compare |
| Kassette: VHS & Retro Camera | – | Free | Sep 4, 2026 | Compare |
| WARP 6 - Shoot on Film | – | Free | Oct 12, 2026 | Compare |
| Camcora – VHS Camcorder Camera | 1.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Sep 23, 2026 | Compare |
| REC: VHS Camera - Retro Video | 4.6 / 5 (66) | Free | Mar 24, 2026 | Compare |