Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Paint the Cameras Dead
Postcards for pushing back against surveillance.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites.
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Later Cam▲174Turn your phone into an old-school disposable camera
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
- 2IMI made a tiny camera with super long battery lifefrom $200/mo▲843
Hey HN! A few years ago someone kept trying to steal my motorcycle, so I decided to make a small camera with really long battery life to catch them. The hardware/software is totally open source, but the companion app only supports macOS currently. (I'm a big fan of native apps, and didn't want to block releasing on Linux/Windows support.) I wrote some blog posts about the process: PCB design: https://toaster.llc/blog/pcb Enclosure design: https://toaster.llc/blog/enclosure Image pipeline:…
2024 · toaster.llc · its alternatives →
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This runs YOLOv8 + bytetrack with Tinygrad detections (depending on user config) are saved and can be sent to the companion iOS app along with a notification, all video processing is done locally, all footage is encrypted before leaving your computer, and the sending notifications + videos part is optional. This uses tinygrad, so it runs well on my apple silicon macs and should be able to run on a lot of hardware (or will be able to when I remove other deps).
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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FeltPro▲150Handwritten cards on your stationery. Mailed from your iPad.
2015 · feltapp.com · its alternatives →
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An app to help keep your photos and videos safe and secure
2021 · safetyphoto.app · its alternatives →
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PIXMO▲113Round the clock images monitoring, stop unauthorized use
2023 · pixmo.io · its alternatives →
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Datafilm▲84Frames is a simple app for analog film photographers to log shot details like camera, lens, film stock, exposure settings, and notes while shooting. Later, it can embed this metadata into scanned JPEGs to keep the technical and creative context of each frame. The iPhone app lets you record notes in the field, and the companion Mac app helps attach metadata to your digital scans. There's no cloud storage — everything stays local. The iPhone app is free, and the Mac app has a 7-day trial. I built Frames because I wanted a lightweight, privacy-first tool to bridge the gap between analog…
2021 · withframes.com · its alternatives →
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CamTag▲86Cover cameras on devices with a glue-free reusable sticker
2020 · tabtag.com · its alternatives →
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Memorees▲25The candid album your photographer can't capture.
Jul 2026 · memorees.click · its alternatives →
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AI-powered app:Turn photos&videos into haunted masterpieces!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Redact faces, plates, logos, or anything you type.
Aug 2026 · upp.cnaps.ai · its alternatives →
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AI Face Recognition & Paintball Firing Home Security System
2024 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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dumpcam▲6Capture ideas or practice sessions without wasting storage.
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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PhotoMentor▲12Brutally honest AI Curator. No participation trophies.
Jan 2026 · photomentor.pro · its alternatives →
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Several months ago, I posted in Show HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42284412) about this project (previously named Privastead, now changed to Secluso). It's a privacy-preserving home security camera that uses OpenMLS for end-to-end encryption between the camera and the mobile app. The post received a good amount of attention and there were many good comments. Since then, my project cofounder and I have made major improvements to the project. The project previously would act as a hub for an IP camera, which was otherwise closed source. But now, our camera software can…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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