Then & Now Cam
Time-Travel Collage Camera
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Resume retake projects with saved alignment, use tap focus and metering with optional exposure and lens controls, then compare or retake from the result.
Time moves on, but memories stay.
Then & Now Cam is a creative camera app for recreating old photos, revisiting meaningful places, and matching iconic movie, anime, or travel scenes. Import a reference image and the app overlays it transparently on your live camera view, helping you align buildings, streets, poses, and compositions with precision.
Whether you are returning to a childhood photo spot, revisiting a school or city corner years later, or recreating a favorite frame from a film or animation, Then & Now Cam helps you place the past and present into one polished image.
KEY FEATURES
- Transparent reference camera: overlay an old or reference photo directly on the live camera preview.
- Front camera retakes: switch between rear and front cameras for selfies, portraits, poses, and family recreations.
- Precise alignment tools: adjust opacity, drag, zoom, rotate, lock, mirror, reset, show outlines, grids, and a level guide.
- Lightweight place memory: save optional approximate locations for projects and photos, then prioritize nearby past photos when choosing references.
- Instant workflow: import a photo and start shooting without creating a complex project first.
- Automatic project management: unfinished works stay in Pending Retake, while completed images are saved under Completed.
- Retake resume and recovery: return to the camera from Pending Retake with the selected reference and its saved opacity, position, scale, rotation, mirror, and lock state.
- Precise focus and metering: tap the preview to set focus and exposure, then lock or restore automatic focus and exposure when needed.
- Optional camera controls: reveal exposure compensation and supported physical lenses only when you want them. Both stay collapsed by default and can be enabled independently in Settings.
- Result comparison and retake: switch between the final composition and a swipe comparison, then return to the same project for another capture without discarding earlier attempts.
- Darkroom templates: export with gallery, cinematic film, postcard, archive, travel journal, instant-photo, minimal, and editorial styles.
- Custom export controls: adjust style, canvas ratio, photo crop, text, spacing, frames, colors, and template details; photo slots now adapt more naturally to each canvas ratio.
- Local-first privacy: photo selection, camera capture, collage generation, and export rendering are processed on your device.
PERFECT FOR
- Recreating childhood or family photos.
- Revisiting schools, streets, landmarks, and travel memories.
- Matching selfies, expressions, poses, and portraits with the front camera.
- Matching movie stills, anime frames, and real-world locations.
- Tracking long-term changes for families, cities, buildings, shops, and communities.
- Creating beautiful before/after images for sharing.
One old photo. One new moment.
Align time with Then & Now Cam.
Ratings & Reviews
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Version 1.5 makes long-term retakes faster, more precise, and easier to continue:
- Resume a Pending Retake project directly in the camera with its selected reference and saved alignment.
- Tap to set focus and metering, lock focus/exposure, or return to automatic mode.
- Reveal optional exposure compensation and supported physical lens controls only when needed; each remains collapsed by default and has its own Settings preference.
- Use Swipe Compare on the result screen, then return to the same project with one-tap Retake.
- Keep each new capture in project history instead of replacing earlier attempts.
- Improved VoiceOver, localization, project recovery, and camera interaction stability.
The developer, Ping Chen, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Ping Chen
- Size
- 11.8 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
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- Remove Ads $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ping Chen
