Comparison

Catch Santa AR vs Latent Roll

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

Head to head
About

Catch Santa AR

Capture magical Christmas memories with this augmented reality app. Bring a virtual Santa Claus into your home to film him leaving gifts, interacting with your child, and more. Create realistic videos and photos as proof of Santa's visit.

Highlights
  • Summon virtual Santa Claus to your home
  • Film Santa leaving gifts on video
  • Record Santa interacting with your child
  • Capture Santa drinking milk and eating cookies
  • Take photos of Santa's visit
  • Create realistic AR videos and photos
Features
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The revolutionary AR app that the world has never seen before is here this Christmas! For the first time ever you can summon Virtual Santa Claus to your living room and catch him leaving gifts on video. Catch Santa AR features the world's first ever video tool to capture Virtual Santa Claus in Augmented Reality. Instead of inserting motionless stickers into your photos, summon the real moving Santa Claus and capture him leaving gifts under your tree on video. It looks so real you won't believe your eyes! FEATURES • Summon Virtual Santa Claus to your house • Catch Santa sneaking into your living room on video • Catch Santa leaving gifts under your tree on video • Film Santa having a conversation with you on video • Catch Santa drinking milk and eating cookies your child left for him on video • And many more exciting scenarios • Take a photo to capture a moment while catching Santa on video • Show your kids proof of Santa leaving gifts in your house on video and in photos PLEASE NOTE Prices are in USD. Pricing in other countries may vary.

About

Latent Roll

This app recreates the experience of disposable cameras for group events. Participants can capture photos and short videos that are hidden until a set reveal time, with AI filtering out the best shots. Users can then purchase individual photos or the entire gallery.

Highlights
  • Shared disposable camera experience
  • Hidden photos until reveal
  • AI-powered best shot filtering
  • Location-based event access
  • Recurring and one-time event rolls
  • Purchase individual or full galleries
  • Personal archive of purchased memories
Features
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One shared disposable camera for everyone who's there. Shoot all night, see nothing, then the whole roll develops for the group at once, hours later or the next morning. Your first roll is free. Latent is for anything you do together: birthdays, weddings, bar nights, ski trips, picnics, concerts, a weekly dinner with friends, or your regular café. Friends join with a QR code or a link, no app download needed, and everyone's shots land in one roll. ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE Latent uses location to show rolls happening around you. Walk into the party or the venue and the roll is already waiting in Nearby, no code needed. Walk away and it's gone. A roll only shows up for people who are actually there, so strangers on the internet can't find it. JOIN IN SECONDS, NO APP NEEDED Scan the QR code, or tap an invite link from a friend The camera opens instantly as an App Clip, with no download and no account Already have Latent? Nearby shows you every roll around you ONE ROLL FOR ANY KIND OF MOMENT One-time: a party, a dinner, a weekend away. It reveals when it ends Travel: one roll for the whole trip, from a day to two weeks, anywhere in the world. Share the link with your group and it reveals when the trip is over Daily or weekly: set it up once for your bar, café, club or Friday dinner. Same QR code every time, a fresh roll each time, no extra setup HOW IT WORKS Everyone shoots photos and short videos Nobody can see anything while the roll is live, not even you When it develops, the gallery opens for everyone at the same time React, comment and pick favorites together Then it fades away. If you got it, you got it YOUR ROLL HAS DEVELOPED The moment your roll develops, Latent lets you know, even if the app is closed. THE BEST SHOTS RISE Every gallery is reviewed the moment it's revealed. Blurry, dark or empty shots are filtered out, so what everyone sees is the good stuff. MAKE SOMETHING FROM IT Turn your favorite shots into a collage, or mix photos and videos into one vertical reel, ready to post. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Shared galleries are temporary. Buy the photos you love or unlock the whole roll, and they're saved forever to your Negatives, your personal archive of every roll you've been part of. FOR HOSTS, VENUES AND ORGANIZERS Set a shot limit per guest, how close people need to be to find your roll nearby, and exactly when the reveal happens, hours later or the next morning. SAFE BY DESIGN Report any photo or video, or block someone, in two taps. Reported content is hidden right away. Remember the disposable cameras passed around at every party? Latent brings them back for the group-chat era, and makes waiting for the photos part of the fun again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Catch Santa AR4 screens
Latent Roll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Latent Roll at none against Catch Santa AR's shown. Latent Roll also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 months). Catch Santa AR's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Catch Santa AR sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Latent Roll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Latent Roll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catch Santa AR has 5.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch Santa AR ships an update every 10 months, Latent Roll every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Catch Santa AR versus Latent Roll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch Santa ARLatent Roll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB176 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDualverse, Inc.Elena Rodina

Customer experience

Catch Santa AR

All ratings5,641 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative60.8%

Latent Roll

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Catch Santa AR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to detect floor and position Santa properly
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Purchased content not unlocking as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • More realistic and high-quality Santa model
  • Ability to customize the Santa experience
  • Free trial or more affordable pricing

Latent Roll

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Catch Santa AR

One-time10
  • Sneaking in with Gifts$2.99
  • Getting Caught and Talk$2.99
  • Entering from Below$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Entering from Below & Talk$2.99
  • Your Child has been Nice$2.99
  • Your Child has been Naughty$2.99
  • Milk and Cookies$2.99
  • Jumps in$2.99
  • Jumps in and Talk$2.99
  • All Scenarios$9.99
3 purchases

Latent Roll

Subscriptions2
  • Latent Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Latent Yearly$179.991 Year
One-time1
  • Latent One-Time$14.99

Questions

Is Catch Santa AR free?
Catch Santa AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latent Roll free?
Latent Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catch Santa AR or Latent Roll?
Latent Roll is rated higher. Catch Santa AR averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Latent Roll averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Catch Santa AR or Latent Roll have ads?
Catch Santa AR shows ads; Latent Roll does not.
Which is updated more often, Catch Santa AR or Latent Roll?
Catch Santa AR ships an update every 10 months, and Latent Roll every 3 days. Most recently, Catch Santa AR was updated on October 26, 2026 and Latent Roll on October 24, 2026.

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