Comparison

PixFlick vs Roll Keeper

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

Head to head
About

PixFlick

Features
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PixFlick makes cleaning your photo library effortless. Stop scrolling through thousands of photos wondering what to delete — just swipe. SWIPE TO DECIDE Swipe right to keep a photo. Swipe left to delete it. It's that simple. PixFlick shows you one photo at a time so you can make quick, confident decisions without feeling overwhelmed. REVIEW BEFORE YOU DELETE Nothing gets deleted until you confirm it. Every photo you mark for deletion goes into your Review Bin first, giving you complete control before anything is permanently removed. SORT INTO FOLDERS Keep your favorite photos organized by sorting them into custom folders — Family, Travel, Work, or whatever you need. Save them directly to your iPhone's Photos app as albums with one tap. NEW PHOTOS TAB See exactly which photos have been added since your last scan, so you never fall behind on organizing. PRIVACY FIRST PixFlick works entirely on your device. Your photos are never uploaded, shared, or stored anywhere outside your iPhone. All scanning and organizing happens locally using Apple's PhotoKit framework. FREE TO USE Free users can scan up to 5 times per day with 100 photos per scan. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited scanning, Smart Auto-Mark, and access to Photos and All modes. PIXFLICK PRO — $3.99 one-time - Scan Photos and All modes (not just screenshots) - Unlimited Smart Auto-Mark - No daily scan limit

About

Roll Keeper

Organize your film photography scans with this dedicated archive tool. Automatically detect rolls from filenames, review contact sheets, and save detailed information like film stock, camera, and location. Sync metadata back to your photo library for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Automatic roll detection from filenames
  • Contact sheet review
  • Manual roll creation and editing
  • Detailed roll metadata (film stock, camera, location)
  • Sync metadata to Photos
  • Export and share contact sheets
Features
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Roll Keeper is a focused archive tool for film photographers who scan their negatives and want every roll to stay organized after it lands in Apple Photos. Scan your library for roll-like batches, review contact sheets, then save each roll with film stock, camera, lens, approximate shooting dates, locations, notes, and selected frames. Manual roll creation is available when your lab filenames are messy or when you want to build an archive by hand. You can also sync selected roll dates and locations back to Photos metadata when you choose, keeping your archive and EXIF details aligned. Key features: - Detect likely rolls from scanner filenames and frame patterns - Review each detected roll as a contact sheet before saving - Create or edit rolls manually - Add and remove photos after creation - Save film stock, camera, lens, date range, location, and notes - Sync shooting date and location metadata back to selected Photos assets - Keep demo rolls available until your first real archive roll - Export and share contact sheets Roll Keeper reads photo metadata and thumbnails from your library to help identify scans. It does not move or delete your original photos.

Screenshots

PixFlick4 screens
Roll Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Roll Keeper at 17.0 against PixFlick's 26.2. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PixFlick sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Roll Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PixFlick versus Roll Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixFlickRoll Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJANAY LEE STEPHENSWenlong Zhu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PixFlick

One-time2
  • PixFLick Pro$3.99
  • PixFlick Pro Mode$3.99
1 purchases

Roll Keeper

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is PixFlick free?
PixFlick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roll Keeper free?
Roll Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PixFlick or Roll Keeper have ads?
Neither PixFlick nor Roll Keeper shows ads.

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