Comparison

RONDO vs TripRoll

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

Head to head
About

RONDO

Effortlessly create a private travel map by selecting your photos. Automatically records location, date, time, and weather, eliminating the need for manual typing. Relive your journeys with automatic video summaries and custom map decorations.

Highlights
  • Map visited places with photos
  • Automatic location, date, time, weather recording
  • Record walking routes
  • Automatic short trip videos
  • Decorate map with photo stickers
  • Home/Lock screen widgets for memories
Features
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A journal app that turns the places you visit into a map of your own, just by choosing photos. Save moments easily without typing, and the more you record, the more fun it is to look at your map. No outside eyes or posts like on social media, and no account to sign up for. “What did I eat at that café?” “Where did we go on last year’s trip?” Ever wanted to keep a journal but gave up because there was too much to write? All you do is choose the photos you took. The place, date, time and weather are recorded automatically. With no writing to weigh you down, it’s easy to keep going, and before you know it, a map that’s all yours has grown. ▶ Record just by choosing photos Choose a photo and the place, date, time and weather fill in automatically. There’s no need to type out details, so you can save a moment in seconds on the go or on the train home. ▶ A map of your own that grows with every place you visit Every place you record gets a pin, and the countries and Japanese prefectures you visit are filled in. Watching your pins add up feels rewarding, and gazing at the map wondering “Where should I go next?” becomes part of the fun. ▶ The paths you walked, kept just as they were Turn on Movement recording and the routes you walked stay on the map as lines. “So that’s the alley I wandered down.” Trace the footsteps of your walks and trips right on the map. ▶ Short trip videos, made automatically RONDO can automatically make a 3D video that flies over the places you visited, one by one. Just choose photos and a digest of your trip is ready, so you can relive your memories vividly anytime. ▶ Decorate the map with photo stickers Cut the background out of a photo and stick it on the map like a sticker. Collecting your favorite photos into an original map that’s yours alone is part of the fun. ▶ Look back with widgets, without opening the app Put a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen and your calendar and past memories catch your eye without opening the app. Memories of a trip come back in passing moments, so looking back becomes an easy part of everyday life. ▶ Completely private records no one else can see This isn’t a social network for showing things to others. No account is needed, and your precious photos and location data are stored safely only on your device and in your own iCloud. Your photos and locations are never gathered by outside servers or AI, so you can keep memories that are yours alone with peace of mind.

About

TripRoll

Features
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TripRoll automatically organizes your travel photos and videos using the dates and locations where they were taken. There's no need to keep a journal while you're away. Look back on your memories later with a map and timeline. ■ Discover trips from your photos Find trips and day outings in your photo library and organize them into separate albums. You can also add a trip manually by choosing a date range. ■ Relive your travels with maps and photos Follow the places you visited on a map and browse the photos and videos you took there. Scroll through the timeline to relive your trip. ■ Share your memories as a video Create a video that combines animated footsteps on a map with photos and videos from your travels. Share the finished video on social media or send it to family and friends. ■ Make it your own Photos and videos you mark as favorites take priority in the timeline. Change titles and date ranges or adjust how the timeline is divided into sections. Hide any photos or videos you don't want to show in the timeline. Your original photos and videos are never changed or deleted. ■ Privacy Trips are detected by analyzing your library on your iPhone. Place names are looked up using Apple's map service and the location information in your photos and videos. Your photos and videos are not sent to the developer's servers or third parties. ■ Free version and TripRoll Pro The free version lets you add up to 3 trips and outings in total to Home. With TripRoll Pro, add unlimited trips and outings to Home, edit them, and create videos. It's a one-time purchase with no monthly or annual fees. Note: Automatic trip and outing detection requires photos or videos with location information. Terms of Use https://apps.mishimadesign.com/triproll/legal.html#terms-en

Screenshots

RONDO4 screens
TripRoll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RONDO at daily against TripRoll's every 3 days. 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. RONDO sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TripRoll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RONDO ships an update daily, TripRoll every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
RONDO versus TripRoll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRONDOTripRoll
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdaisuke hizumeMishima Design

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RONDO

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Cake$3.99
  • Lunch$11.99
1 purchases

TripRoll

One-time1
  • TripRoll Pro$9.99

Questions

Is RONDO free?
RONDO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TripRoll free?
TripRoll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RONDO or TripRoll have ads?
Neither RONDO nor TripRoll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RONDO or TripRoll?
RONDO ships an update daily, and TripRoll every 3 days. Most recently, RONDO was updated on November 5, 2026 and TripRoll on October 31, 2026.

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