Comparison

Darkroom Booth vs CaptureBook Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Darkroom Booth

Create professional photo booth experiences on your iPad. Generate stills, GIFs, and Boomerangs with custom branding, and share them instantly via email or text. Offers advanced features like green screen effects and cloud storage for seamless event management.

Highlights
  • Stills, GIFs, Boomerangs, and Photo Strips
  • Custom overlays and branding
  • Email, SMS, and AirDrop sharing
  • Green screen effects with remove.bg
  • Cloud storage (Dropbox, OneDrive)
  • White-labeling options
  • Event reporting and printing
Features
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A feature packed and affordable iPad photo booth app. - Creates amazing Stills, GIFs and Boomerangs for sharing Stills, Photo Strips, GIFs & Bursts - We do Still Images, Photo Strips, GIFs and Bursts. Add an overlay or logo to keep it on brand or suit the event. Sharing via Email, Text Messaging and AirDrop - We are keeping it simple with sharing via email from your own email address. - Sharing also available via text messaging (SMS) via your own Twilio or MessageBird account. - No annoying logging into Facebook or Instagram (who remembers their password!?). Green Screen - Green screen without the green screen by using our remove.bg integration. Microsites - Create live galleries and microsites by using Event Gallery integration. Cloud Storage - Automatically sync all image assets to either Dropbox or OneDrive. - Easily create galleries and share images without having to manually save from your iPad. White Label - We like our logo and colours. You can use them. Or not. Replace our logo with yours. Replace our colours with yours. - You can also use your own mail servers, so that all the emails come from your@company.name - how professional is that? Event Reports - Download an event report from each event with all the event data. - Includes number of shares, email addresses and phone numbers. Printing - Print 6x4" stills using AirPrint or hot folder monitoring and cloud sync. Marketing Automation - Use our BCC mode to link with Zapier to automatically grow your mailing list. - Or use any other app that integrates with Zapier to automate your photo booth business. If you choose to upgrade to a Pro subscription, a payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the end of the free trial period. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Pro upgrade prices are listed in the app as they vary depending on your country and currency. Current pricing in US Dollars is $29.99 per month or $299.99 per year. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms and conditions: https://app.eventgallery.com/static/darkroom-terms-conditions.pdf Privacy policy: https://app.eventgallery.com/static/Privacy_Policy.pdf

About

CaptureBook Pro

Create personalized digital scrapbooks for events with a variety of creative tools. Guests can add messages, drawings, stickers, and backgrounds to photo booth prints. Output high-quality JPGs for digital keepsakes or physical photo books.

Highlights
  • Connect to Windows Photo Booth
  • Guest sharing via Text, Email, Airdrop
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Drawing, doodling, and typing tools
  • Hundreds of stickers and emojis
  • Easy Mode for faster page creation
  • High-quality JPG output
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Your events are important and every page is a memory. We want to give you the best tools to make the best memories. Your clients deserve the best. Let their guests create a unique keepsake your clients can have forever. With tons of tools, CaptureBook is the ultimate event scrapbook. Everyone of all ages can make the perfect, personalized page. Add another layer of fun and experience unlimited creativity! Features: *Wirelessly and easily connect to your existing Windows based Photo Booth *Built in sharing station - guests can share their photo booth photos and strips with Text, Email, and Airdrop *Backgrounds - Upload your own background to bring fun, personalization, and branding to each event *Draw, doodle and write messages - 4 different sizes and thousands of colors plus Apple Pencil compatibility helps every message look its best. *Stickers and Emojis - Customize every page with hundreds of stickers and emojis to choose from *Easy Mode - turn off tools to let people make pages faster and keep the line moving *Typing messages - Terrible handwriting? Make sure the hosts understand your special message with our text tool. *High quality JPG output to give your customers as digital keepsakes, or turn into physical photo books. You are important to us and we want to help you thrive! We are here to support you and help you as you get to know CaptureBook and make it a part of your Photo Booth experience. Questions? Reach out to us at info@capturebookapp.com

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CaptureBook Pro at none against Darkroom Booth's 3. CaptureBook Pro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Darkroom Booth's advantage is review sentiment (45% vs 25%) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Darkroom Booth sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. CaptureBook Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Darkroom Booth against 3.7 for CaptureBook Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Darkroom Booth has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Darkroom Booth's written reviews are positive against 25% of CaptureBook Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Darkroom Booth versus CaptureBook Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkroom BoothCaptureBook Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (16 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdarkroom software llcMaplewood Media, Inc.

Customer experience

Darkroom Booth

All ratings16 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

CaptureBook Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Darkroom Booth

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$299.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hula Booth Pro$349.99
None

CaptureBook Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Darkroom Booth free?
Darkroom Booth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaptureBook Pro free?
CaptureBook Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Darkroom Booth or CaptureBook Pro?
CaptureBook Pro is rated higher. Darkroom Booth averages 3.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while CaptureBook Pro averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Darkroom Booth or CaptureBook Pro have ads?
Neither Darkroom Booth nor CaptureBook Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Darkroom Booth or CaptureBook Pro?
Darkroom Booth ships an update every 2 months, and CaptureBook Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Darkroom Booth was updated on October 6, 2026 and CaptureBook Pro on October 24, 2026.

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