Comparison

WhereWas vs Camera Roll Trivia

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

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About

WhereWas

A daily game where you guess the location of photos from your camera roll. Earn lives and rounds by guessing correctly, and collect your wins on a personal globe. Offers optional in-app purchases for more gameplay.

Highlights
  • Guess photo locations from camera roll
  • Daily one-life gameplay
  • Three rounds per day
  • Map-based guessing
  • Collect wins on a personal globe
  • Optional in-app purchases for more gameplay
Features
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"GEO-GUESSER FOR YOUR CAMERA ROLL" Your greatest memories are trapped in your camera roll. So we made a daily game to show you a set of your own photos and you have to guess where in the world they were taken. You get one life per day and three rounds to play, each round with one photo. WHERE WAS THIS TAKEN? We show you a photo from your camera roll, you have to guess where it was taken. Forgot? You have one life or the game is over. Lives reset the next day. FIND IT ON THE MAP Zoom into the correct location on the map. Tap the map to place a pin. If your pin is close enough to the actual location, you win and can play more rounds. COLLECT YOUR WINS Every time you guess a photo correctly, it gets displayed on your globe for you to view when you're out of lives or rounds for the day. GET MORE LIVES AND ROUNDS If you want to play more, you can pay for 3x the lives and almost double the rounds (5 photos). You also can skip hard photos and you get a hint on the back of each photo. COMPLETELY PRIVATE AND SECURE - YOUR PHOTOS NEVER LEAVE YOUR IPHONE To play this game, you need give the app Photo Library Access. Your photos remain on your device and are only seen by you. We read the geographic data from your images without seeing the images themselves. NO ADS AND PLAY FOR FREE FOREVER WhereWas has no ads and is free to play forever. If you want to play more, you can buy WhereWas Plus for more lives and rounds.

About

Camera Roll Trivia

Transform your photo library into a fun trivia game. Guess the location, date, or time your pictures were taken and test your memory of past moments. Enjoy a unique and personal challenge that brings your memories to life.

Highlights
  • Play by Location, Date, or Time
  • Random photo selection from camera roll
  • Local statistics tracking
  • Privacy-focused, local processing
  • Rediscover forgotten memories
Features
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Turn your camera roll into a trivia game! Can you remember where and when your photos were taken? Transform your camera roll into a fun and personal trivia challenge. Guess the location, date, or time of your photos and see how well you really remember your memories! Features: - Multiple Game Modes: Play by Location, Date, or Time. - Smart Photo Selection: randomly picks from your camera roll, so every game is unique. - Local Stats: Track your accuracy and scores right on the main screen — no account required. - Privacy First: Your photos never leave your device. All processing happens locally. - Relive Your Memories: Rediscover forgotten moments while having fun! Perfect for anyone who loves trivia, nostalgia, or scrolling through their camera roll in a new way.

Screenshots

WhereWas4 screens
Camera Roll Trivia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Camera Roll Trivia at none against WhereWas's 2. WhereWas's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. WhereWas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Camera Roll Trivia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WhereWas against 5.0 for Camera Roll Trivia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WhereWas ships an update weekly, Camera Roll Trivia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WhereWas versus Camera Roll Trivia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhereWasCamera Roll Trivia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppClub, LLCMaverick Brazill

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WhereWas

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Plus Yearly$24.991 Year
None

Camera Roll Trivia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WhereWas free?
WhereWas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camera Roll Trivia free?
Camera Roll Trivia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WhereWas or Camera Roll Trivia?
WhereWas and Camera Roll Trivia are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do WhereWas or Camera Roll Trivia have ads?
Neither WhereWas nor Camera Roll Trivia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WhereWas or Camera Roll Trivia?
WhereWas ships an update weekly, and Camera Roll Trivia every 3 weeks. Most recently, WhereWas was updated on October 22, 2026 and Camera Roll Trivia on October 25, 2026.

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