Roll Relay vs j. Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roll Relay
Create synchronized video collages from your camera roll. Arrange, resize, and edit up to 48 clips on a single canvas, with various layout presets and precise editing tools. Export in multiple aspect ratios with full resolution and an optional transparent background.
- Synchronized video collages
- Up to 48 clips
- Multiple layout presets
- Precise clip editing
- Adjustable aspect ratios
- Transparent background option
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Roll Relay turns your camera roll into synchronized video collages. Pick your clips — up to 48 of them — and they land on a single canvas, all playing at once. Drag to reposition. Pinch to resize. Shuffle until it clicks. Or pick a preset: Grid, Stack, Cascade, Scatter. Double-tap any layer to edit it. Trim, crop, adjust volume, reposition. Timeline at the bottom when you need precision. Export in whatever ratio you need — 9:16 for stories, 16:9 for widescreen, 1:1, 4:5. Full resolution. Transparent background option if you want to composite it elsewhere. Dark interface. Metal GPU rendering. Haptic feedback throughout. No account. No watermark. No subscription.
j. Camera
Capture photos with a distinct analog feel using three unique film looks. Experience real-time grain and authentic tone curves without AI or presets. Enjoy a simple, intuitive interface designed for a beautiful shooting experience.
- Three distinct film grades
- Real-time grain effect
- Live preview of effects
- Dual and single camera modes
- Left/right-handed controls
- On-screen flash preview
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Hi, I'm Jeff Hodsdon. I enjoy beautiful photos and the experience of taking them. I made this for camera for others because I feel it is a great experience to use. I appreciate you! Three film looks. Real-time grain. No presets, no AI, no clutter. j. Camera gives you three distinct analog film grades — black & white, deep cool, and warm golden — each rendered live on screen before you shoot. What you see is what you get. Built around real film stock techniques: organic grain, tone curves, and color grading via 3D LUTs. Every photo has texture and character. - Three film grades, switchable in one tap - Live preview of every effect - Dual-camera and single-camera modes - Left or right-handed controls - Flash with on-screen preview Point it at something you love. -j Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Roll Relay at every 2 weeks against j. Camera's every 6 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Roll Relay against 5.0 for j. Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Roll Relay ships an update every 2 weeks, j. Camera every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roll Relay | j. Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | elliot Hasse | Jeff Hodsdon |
In-app purchases
Roll Relay
No in-app purchases
j. Camera
No in-app purchases
