Comparison

Lightsnap vs Momenta

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

Head to head
About

Lightsnap

Capture moments with a vintage disposable camera aesthetic. Purchase film within the app, take 24 photos, and receive physical prints delivered to your home with retro filters.

Highlights
  • Disposable camera simulation
  • Physical photo print delivery
  • Vintage camera filters
  • 24 photo limit per film
  • Digital download link
Features
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Do you miss photo prints with a vintage camera look? Lightsnap is bringing photos back to the photo album, you purchase a disposable camera film in the app and receive 24 photos to take as if it was a disposable camera to capture your moments. When you have finished taking your photos, we send your new photo prints to your home address with a vintage camera look. * All photos you take will be sent to your home address * Like a disposable camera, you will only see the photos you take when they arrive at your home address * You will also get a download link to download the photos you took * Photos will have filters like the old Kodak and Fuji disposable cameras (90s grainy filters and random light leak filters) Go out there and enjoy taking photos and being surprised by the outcome when they arrive at your home!

About

Momenta

Capture and share event memories with a disposable camera aesthetic. Personalize photo limits, choose instant or delayed gallery reveals, and create collaborative albums with QR codes. Securely store your precious moments.

Highlights
  • Disposable camera aesthetic
  • Customizable photo limits
  • Delayed gallery reveal
  • Collaborative albums
  • QR code sharing
  • Secure photo storage
Features
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MOMENTA – THE DISPOSABLE CAMERA FOR YOUR EVENTS Weddings, birthdays, bachelorette parties, trips and parties: with Momenta every guest takes photos from their phone and everything lands in the same album. Like a disposable camera, without film or waiting for prints. HOW IT WORKS • Create a moment in seconds: name it, pick a cover and choose when the photos reveal. • Share your QR code or link. Guests scan and start shooting, no download needed. • Each guest gets a limited number of shots, like a real roll of film: every photo counts. • Photos reveal during the event or the next day, and everyone gets notified. MADE FOR YOUR EVENT • Film look: warm colors and real grain on every photo • Custom cover for your wedding or party • Reveal during the event, at the end or the next day • Lightning-fast galleries, even with hundreds of photos • Share the album as a web link: family and friends can see it on any computer, no app needed • Live Activity: see how many shots you have left on your Lock Screen and open the camera in one tap • Download the full album in high quality • Add more guests or more photos per person whenever you need • Also on iPad PRIVATE AND SIMPLE Only people with your QR code or link can join your moment, and you decide whether guests can see the gallery. Capture every angle of the night with Momenta.

Screenshots

Lightsnap3 screens
Momenta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lightsnap at none against Momenta's 10. Lightsnap also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Momenta's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Momenta sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Lightsnap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Lightsnap against 4.3 for Momenta. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Lightsnap's written reviews are positive against 50% of Momenta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightsnap ships an update every 2 months, Momenta every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lightsnap versus Momenta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightsnapMomenta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgital ehf.Momenta Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Lightsnap

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Momenta

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lightsnap

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Momenta

One-time9
  • Momenta Test$0.99
  • More Momenta guests$4.99
  • More Momenta guests$9.99
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  • More Momenta guests2 variants$19.99
  • More Momenta guests$29.99
  • More Momenta guests$35.99
  • More Momenta guests$49.99
  • More Momenta guests$59.99
  • More Momenta guests$159.99

Questions

Is Lightsnap free?
Lightsnap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Momenta free?
Momenta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lightsnap or Momenta?
Lightsnap is rated higher. Lightsnap averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Momenta averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Lightsnap or Momenta have ads?
Neither Lightsnap nor Momenta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightsnap or Momenta?
Lightsnap ships an update every 2 months, and Momenta every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lightsnap was updated on October 25, 2026 and Momenta on October 30, 2026.

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