Comparison

Lumica vs Roll Keeper

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

Head to head
About

Lumica

Features
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YOUR PHOTO PRINTS SHIPPED HOME + No lab. No scrolling. No editing. + Every photo on your roll is printed. Every roll is mailed. * HOW IT WORKS * 1. Get a roll — 24 or 36 photos 2. Shoot 3. Receive your prints at home — free shipping Choose from a range of film profiles — vivid color, timeless black-and-white, and more — to set the mood before you start shooting. * WHAT YOU GET * - Film-like shooting experience - Premium 4×6 photo prints - High-quality analog look & feel - Free shipping - Pay per roll — no subscription - No extra device to buy, carry, or charge - Lower environmental footprint than disposable film cameras NOTE: Lumica is not a physical film stock. Once a roll is full, photos are processed automatically and delivered as premium 4×6 prints. Digital copies of finished rolls are not available in the app — what arrives in your mailbox is the photograph.

About

Roll Keeper

Organize your film photography scans with this dedicated archive tool. Automatically detect rolls from filenames, review contact sheets, and save detailed information like film stock, camera, and location. Sync metadata back to your photo library for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Automatic roll detection from filenames
  • Contact sheet review
  • Manual roll creation and editing
  • Detailed roll metadata (film stock, camera, location)
  • Sync metadata to Photos
  • Export and share contact sheets
Features
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Roll Keeper is a focused archive tool for film photographers who scan their negatives and want every roll to stay organized after it lands in Apple Photos. Scan your library for roll-like batches, review contact sheets, then save each roll with film stock, camera, lens, approximate shooting dates, locations, notes, and selected frames. Manual roll creation is available when your lab filenames are messy or when you want to build an archive by hand. You can also sync selected roll dates and locations back to Photos metadata when you choose, keeping your archive and EXIF details aligned. Key features: - Detect likely rolls from scanner filenames and frame patterns - Review each detected roll as a contact sheet before saving - Create or edit rolls manually - Add and remove photos after creation - Save film stock, camera, lens, date range, location, and notes - Sync shooting date and location metadata back to selected Photos assets - Keep demo rolls available until your first real archive roll - Export and share contact sheets Roll Keeper reads photo metadata and thumbnails from your library to help identify scans. It does not move or delete your original photos.

Screenshots

Lumica4 screens
Roll Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lumica at none against Roll Keeper's 1. Lumica also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Roll Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lumica asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lumica versus Roll Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumicaRoll Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumica inc.Wenlong Zhu

In-app purchases

None

Lumica

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Roll Keeper

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is Lumica free?
Lumica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roll Keeper free?
Roll Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lumica or Roll Keeper have ads?
Neither Lumica nor Roll Keeper shows ads.

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