Comparison

Party! Disposable Camera vs Surfable

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

Head to head
About

Party! Disposable Camera

This app enables groups to collaboratively create shared photo albums for events. Nearby devices connect automatically, allowing everyone to contribute to a live album that develops overnight. It captures candid moments from multiple perspectives without requiring profiles or permanent connections.

Highlights
  • Proximity-based photo sharing
  • Live shared albums
  • Automatic device connection
  • No profiles or follows required
  • Photos revealed the next morning
  • Disposable camera aesthetic
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Everyone gets the camera. The whole party shoots. The morning after, you all wake up to one shared roll — film-grain, candid, untouched. No edits. No previews. No curating. Just the night, exactly as it happened. A disposable camera for the iPhone era. Built by Hipstamatic, the team that started mobile film photography in 2009. → How it works 1. Create a camera. Name it, set the dates, pick a film look. 2. Invite your guests. They join in ten seconds — no download, no account. 3. Everyone shoots. Photos stay hidden until the camera closes. 4. The next morning, the whole roll is revealed to everyone at once. → What's in the roll The kiss you never saw. The stage dive from the back row. The 4am sunrise no one remembered. The flash-lit moment that somehow looks iconic. All of it, captured by everyone. All of it, yours to keep or let vanish when the night ends. → What's inside - Real film looks: 90s, rich color, vintage, black & white, instant - Zero-install guest join via App Clip - Custom camera names, themes, and durations - No profiles. No follows. No feed. - Photos tied to the event, not a permanent network → Made for Concerts · Weddings · Birthdays · Bachelorettes · Festivals · Prom · Formals · Warehouse raves · Secret shows · Bestie birthdays · Anywhere a phone is the only camera in the room. → Public Parties (Los Angeles) Find the show you're at. Join the camera other fans are shooting on. See the night from every angle in the venue. Pair it with the official Apple Music Set List to relive the show exactly as it happened — not just how you heard it, but how the entire room saw it. → Privacy by design No account required to join a camera. Photos live with the event, not a permanent profile. When the camera closes, you decide what to keep. The night starts when you open it. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Surfable

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See what's surfable A wave report from every beach, updated by the people out there. Short video wave checks posted from the sand, the water, drones, wherever someone's filming. Every clip expires in 24 hours. No stale footage, no guessing, just what's out there right now. The stuff you actually want to know You don't just want to know the wave height. You want to know if it's worth going. What the crowd looks like. How it's actually breaking. Whether the wind is killing it. A webcam shows you one angle from a parking lot. Someone at the break with their phone can show you everything else. You know that person The one who's always at the beach before everyone else. Already checked it, already filming, already texting the group "it's on" or "don't bother." That's what Surfable is. Just a lot more of them, at a lot more beaches. Find your break Search any beach in the world and see if someone's posted a check. Your feed shows what's happening near you first. When you want to look further, the explore feed shows you where it's firing today, anywhere. Check what's out there -Browse spots near you or scope breaks across the coast -Follow spots and get notified when fresh clips land -Find people who surf where you surf -See what it actually looks like before you drive Post clips -Drop a condition clip in seconds -Help someone else decide if it's worth the drive -No edits, no filters, just what's out there -Be the one everyone checks before they go The sets are rolling in ~ Come check it out

Screenshots

Party! Disposable Camera4 screens
Surfable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Surfable at none against Party! Disposable Camera's 8. Surfable also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). Party! Disposable Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Party! Disposable Camera sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Surfable asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Party! Disposable Camera ships an update weekly, Surfable every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Party! Disposable Camera versus Surfable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParty! Disposable CameraSurfable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (232 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings232 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHipstamatic, LLCMatan Magrisso

Bugs and requests

Party! Disposable Camera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pictures come out blurry
  • Slow shutter speed
  • Doesn't open

Requested features

4 requests
  • More time limit in parties
  • Event frames (wedding, birthday)
  • Wedding filter
  • Make event filters free

Surfable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Party! Disposable Camera

Subscriptions1
  • Party! Club Annual Membership1 Year trial$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Party! Pass$1.00
  • Camera Roll Boost$2.00
  • Deluxe Camera$2.00
Show 4 more
  • Deluxe Camera$5.00
  • Deluxe Camera$10.00
  • Premium Camera$49.00
  • Premium Max Camera$99.00
None

Surfable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Party! Disposable Camera free?
Party! Disposable Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surfable free?
Surfable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Party! Disposable Camera or Surfable have ads?
Surfable shows ads; Party! Disposable Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Party! Disposable Camera or Surfable?
Party! Disposable Camera ships an update weekly, and Surfable every 4 days. Most recently, Party! Disposable Camera was updated on October 11, 2026 and Surfable on October 5, 2026.

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