KomaPhoto vs 21Pix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
KomaPhoto
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20 photos are taken in one shot and displayed in composite form. โ How to use 1. Press the camera mark on the right corner to shoot 2. You will see the photo after processing 3. Press the folder mark in the left corner to save The second number button from the right switches the continuous shooting speed. In 4 stages, "1" is fast and "4" is slow. The second button from the left switches the blending mode. B&W synthesizes the bright parts of the captured image. For the three light colors, 90% of the bright areas are combined. For the three skelton colors, 70% of the bright part is synthesized. The three colors of the color background synthesize an image with changes. Keep your smartphone stationary. Take funny pictures and have fun.
21Pix
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Remember disposable cameras? The waiting. The not-knowing. The little envelope of prints that always held a few surprises. 21Pix brings that feeling back โ through your phone, but with real photographs that end up on your doormat. HOW IT WORKS You get 21 shots. Frame each one through a tiny viewfinder โ no live preview, no filters, no deletes, no retakes. When the roll is full, order your prints โ they're printed on real 10ร15 cm glossy photo paper and shipped to your address. A few days later, an envelope lands on your doormat. You open it. You see what you actually shot. Some are great. Some are blurry. All of them are surprises. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - No previews, no retakes โ Shoot blind. Discover later. The wait is the feature. - 21 shots per roll โ A hard limit makes every frame matter. The same number of exposures as a classic disposable. - Real photo prints by mail โ Premium 10ร15 cm photographs on real photo paper, shipped across the EU. Not pixels. Paper. - Slow on purpose โ Mechanical shutter sound, real shake on capture, no previews and no retakes. We rebuilt the whole ritual. - Private and ad-free โ No tracking, no ads, no AI scraping, no behavioural profiling. Photos are deleted from our servers after we print them. - Made in the EU โ EU servers, EU printing, ships across the EU. WHAT LANDS ON YOUR DOORMAT Real 10ร15 cm prints on glossy photo paper. Made for fridges, shoeboxes, and the back of a bedroom mirror โ not for feeds. Hold them. Stick them up. Mail them to someone. WHERE WE SHIP Across the EU: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany. More countries coming. PRICING The app is free. Each roll's price covers 21 prints on real paper plus shipping to your door. Final price shown before checkout. No subscriptions, no hidden costs. MADE BY HUMANS We're a small team. Real people answer your emails at info@21pixapp.com Forget what you shot. Be delighted by it later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KomaPhoto at none against 21Pix's shown. KomaPhoto also leads on device support (3 vs 1). 21Pix's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KomaPhoto ships an update every 2 months, 21Pix weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KomaPhoto | 21Pix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atsushi Yamada | Rick Groenewegen |
In-app purchases
KomaPhoto
No in-app purchases
21Pix
No in-app purchases









