Dump vs Roots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dump
Easily collect and share event photos with friends. Create a shared camera, invite others to capture moments, and enjoy a surprise reveal of all contributed pictures once the roll is full. It centralizes memories and adds a collaborative, nostalgic feel to your events.
- Create shared event cameras
- Invite friends to contribute photos
- Limited shots for a fun challenge
- Surprise photo reveal
- Centralize event memories
- Collaborative photo collection
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Dump - Capture every moment together Easily gather and share your event photos! Whether it's a party, weekend trip, or daily moments, Dump makes it simple to collect and share memories with friends. HOW IT WORKS ? * Create a camera for your event: Invite friends to join and capture moments together. * Limited shots for fun: Each camera has a set number of photos for a unique challenge. * Surprise photo reveal: See everyone's photos together once the camera roll is complete. WHY DUMP? * Centralize memories: All photos from your event, in one place. * Collaborative fun: Everyone contributes to the story. * Nostalgic feel: Capture moments with a vintage vibe. Download Dump now and start capturing the moment, together. Why haven’t you downloaded it already? Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/62783546 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/62783546
Roots
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Roots is a private home for your family's photos, videos, and memories — built to share with the people you stay in touch with. No public feed. No strangers. No algorithm. Roots is a quiet, shared space for your household and the relatives you invite — a place to keep the moments that matter and stay close to the people you love most. SHARE THE EVERYDAY, WITH ONLY YOUR PEOPLE Post photos, videos, and little updates to a private family feed. Everyone you've connected with sees them — and no one else. You choose exactly which households can see what. KEEP YOUR MEMORIES, BEAUTIFULLY Turn a set of photos into a memory with a caption and a date. Look back through your family's story season by season, or see where moments happened on a private map built from your photos. A LIVING STORY OF EVERYONE AT HOME Every person — and every pet — gets their own timeline, filling in with the years as you tag them in memories. It's the family story you never quite get around to writing down. HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE YOU MISS Leave voice notes and captions. Comment on each other's memories. Roots is built around the rhythm of actually staying in touch — not performing for an audience. REAL PRINTS, NOT JUST PIXELS Members turn their favorite shots of the season into real photo prints, mailed to your door after the season closes — a physical keepsake, not just another folder on your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your content is visible only to the households you connect with. You can report or block, disconnect anytime, and delete your account and its data whenever you want. Roots is free to start. An optional membership adds seasonal keepsakes and extra storage, and ordering beautiful prints has never been easier. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rootsstayintouch.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://rootsstayintouch.com/privacy
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Verdict
Dump and Roots are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Dump sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Roots sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dump ships an update every 6 days, Roots weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dump | Roots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krobe.net | Roots Stay In Touch LLC |
In-app purchases
Dump
- Premium version3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Reveal One Roll$1.99
Roots
- Seasonal$26.993 Months
- Annual$83.991 Year









