hotshot vs Joyscroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hotshot
Easily find your best photo from a series of selfies. Compare images side-by-side in a tournament-style elimination process to select your ultimate shot.
- Side-by-side selfie comparison
- Tournament-style elimination
- Select best photo from photoshoot
- Intuitive user interface
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Hotshot makes it easy—and fun—to find your best photo from a photoshoot. Pick a bunch of selfies, compare them one-on-one and keep going until one hotshot remains. It's like a tournament for your camera roll.
Joyscroll
Transform your personal photo library into a dynamic video feed. Relive cherished memories with sound and motion through an endless vertical scroll. This privacy-focused app keeps all your content on your device.
- Endless vertical scroll of Live Photos
- Swipe to relive memories with sound and motion
- Privacy focused, content stays on device
- Powerful filter functionality
- Favorites library
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Joyscroll turns your own photo library into a joyful, familiar, video feed. Instead of doomscrolling, rediscover memories that matter most — family moments, vacations, milestones, and everyday joy. Features: • Endless vertical scroll of your Live Photos • Swipe to relive memories with sound and motion • Privacy focused — all content stays on your device • Powerful filter functionality • Favorites library Joyscroll is the antidote to doomscrolling: your feed, your joy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: hotshot at none against Joyscroll's shown. hotshot also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Joyscroll's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Joyscroll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
hotshot ships an update every 2 days, Joyscroll every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and July 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hotshot | Joyscroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mizo LLC | Something Harry LLC |
In-app purchases
hotshot
No in-app purchases
Joyscroll
No in-app purchases
