Comparison

Party! Disposable Camera vs Latent Roll

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

Latent Roll

This app recreates the experience of disposable cameras for group events. Participants can capture photos and short videos that are hidden until a set reveal time, with AI filtering out the best shots. Users can then purchase individual photos or the entire gallery.

Highlights
  • Shared disposable camera experience
  • Hidden photos until reveal
  • AI-powered best shot filtering
  • Location-based event access
  • Recurring and one-time event rolls
  • Purchase individual or full galleries
  • Personal archive of purchased memories
Features
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One shared disposable camera for everyone who's there. Shoot all night, see nothing, then the whole roll develops for the group at once, hours later or the next morning. Your first roll is free. Latent is for anything you do together: birthdays, weddings, bar nights, ski trips, picnics, concerts, a weekly dinner with friends, or your regular café. Friends join with a QR code or a link, no app download needed, and everyone's shots land in one roll. ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE Latent uses location to show rolls happening around you. Walk into the party or the venue and the roll is already waiting in Nearby, no code needed. Walk away and it's gone. A roll only shows up for people who are actually there, so strangers on the internet can't find it. JOIN IN SECONDS, NO APP NEEDED Scan the QR code, or tap an invite link from a friend The camera opens instantly as an App Clip, with no download and no account Already have Latent? Nearby shows you every roll around you ONE ROLL FOR ANY KIND OF MOMENT One-time: a party, a dinner, a weekend away. It reveals when it ends Travel: one roll for the whole trip, from a day to two weeks, anywhere in the world. Share the link with your group and it reveals when the trip is over Daily or weekly: set it up once for your bar, café, club or Friday dinner. Same QR code every time, a fresh roll each time, no extra setup HOW IT WORKS Everyone shoots photos and short videos Nobody can see anything while the roll is live, not even you When it develops, the gallery opens for everyone at the same time React, comment and pick favorites together Then it fades away. If you got it, you got it YOUR ROLL HAS DEVELOPED The moment your roll develops, Latent lets you know, even if the app is closed. THE BEST SHOTS RISE Every gallery is reviewed the moment it's revealed. Blurry, dark or empty shots are filtered out, so what everyone sees is the good stuff. MAKE SOMETHING FROM IT Turn your favorite shots into a collage, or mix photos and videos into one vertical reel, ready to post. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Shared galleries are temporary. Buy the photos you love or unlock the whole roll, and they're saved forever to your Negatives, your personal archive of every roll you've been part of. FOR HOSTS, VENUES AND ORGANIZERS Set a shot limit per guest, how close people need to be to find your roll nearby, and exactly when the reveal happens, hours later or the next morning. SAFE BY DESIGN Report any photo or video, or block someone, in two taps. Reported content is hidden right away. Remember the disposable cameras passed around at every party? Latent brings them back for the group-chat era, and makes waiting for the photos part of the fun again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Party! Disposable Camera4 screens
Latent Roll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Party! Disposable Camera at 232 against Latent Roll's 1. Party! Disposable Camera also leads on iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.5). Latent Roll's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Latent Roll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Latent Roll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Party! Disposable Camera has 232 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Party! Disposable Camera ships an update weekly, Latent Roll every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Party! Disposable Camera versus Latent Roll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParty! Disposable CameraLatent Roll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (232 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings232 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB176 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHipstamatic, LLCElena Rodina

Customer experience

Party! Disposable Camera

All ratings232 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral23.8%
Negative19.0%

Latent Roll

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Latent Roll

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
3 purchases

Latent Roll

Subscriptions2
  • Latent Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Latent Yearly$179.991 Year
One-time1
  • Latent One-Time$14.99

Questions

Is Party! Disposable Camera free?
Party! Disposable Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latent Roll free?
Latent Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Party! Disposable Camera or Latent Roll?
Latent Roll is rated higher. Party! Disposable Camera averages 4.8 out of 5 from 232 ratings, while Latent Roll averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Party! Disposable Camera or Latent Roll have ads?
Neither Party! Disposable Camera nor Latent Roll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Party! Disposable Camera or Latent Roll?
Party! Disposable Camera ships an update weekly, and Latent Roll every 3 days. Most recently, Party! Disposable Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and Latent Roll on October 24, 2026.

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