Comparison

Beam vs Dialume

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

Head to head
About

Beam

This app automatically finds and shares photos of you taken by your friends. It helps you discover pictures you might have missed and easily save them, eliminating the need to ask for photos or dig through chats. Perfect for groups who love capturing moments together.

Highlights
  • Find photos friends have of you
  • Automatic photo discovery
  • Share photos easily
  • Save full-quality photos
  • See different POVs of moments
  • Create stories from memories
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Your friends are sitting on photos of you that you've never seen. It’s time to change that. Beam is the social camera roll. Add your friends to your roll and Beam finds the photos they have of you, and the ones you have of them, so everyone can see a different POV from the same moment. No more "send me those pics", no more waiting for weeks, no more digging through a group chat to find the one you want. Great for friend groups, roommates, couples, and anyone who takes more photos than they ever send. HOW IT WORKS - Add friends to your roll - Beam finds shared moments across your friends from trips, events and time spent together - Select the photos you want your friends to see in one tap - Find and save pics of yourself - Pick your favorites or save all of them to your camera roll in one tap - Intersections shows you everyone's POV of the same moment - React to friends' photos with comments and emojis - Turn your best moments into stories and digital memories to share with your friends BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE TAKING PHOTOS If your camera roll is a reflection of your life, your memories shouldn't be trapped in it. Beam gives them a place to live, with the people who were there. - Stop asking friends to send photos - They show up on their own - Full-quality photos, not compressed screenshots - Only the friends you add to your roll see anything - Built for trips, parties, nights out, game days, and everything in between Download Beam, add your first friend, and see what they've been hiding in their camera roll. Questions or feedback? hi@beam.link

About

Dialume

Features
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Dialume turns moments, dreams, and memories into visual stories on iPhone. Start with a prompt, voice note, or reference photo. Choose a hero, mood, and visual style, then generate story-driven scenes in a format that fits your idea. With Dialume you can: • create visual stories from personal moments and dream-like prompts • use photos and voice input to shape scenes and characters • keep your generated results in one archive • restore purchases and manage credits from inside the app • continue with the same account across iPhone, Telegram, and the web archive Dialume is designed for emotional, personal storytelling rather than generic image generation. Each story starts from your input and is shaped into a more consistent narrative flow with visual atmosphere, character context, and scene direction. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dialume.com/privacy Support: https://dialume.com/support

Screenshots

Beam4 screens
Dialume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beam at none against Dialume's 8. Beam also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Dialume's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dialume sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Beam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beam ships an update every 3 days, Dialume every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beam versus Dialume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeamDialume
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (199 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings199 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB6 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBreezi Inc.IN SPOT SL

In-app purchases

None

Beam

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Dialume

Subscriptions2
  • Stories Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Dialume Plus Annual$129.991 Year
One-time6
  • 1 Story Credit$1.99
  • 1 Video Credit$2.99
  • 3 Story Credits$3.99
Show 3 more
  • 3 Video Credits$6.99
  • 10 Story Credits$11.99
  • 10 Video Credits$22.99

Questions

Is Beam free?
Beam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dialume free?
Dialume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beam or Dialume have ads?
Beam shows ads; Dialume does not.
Which is updated more often, Beam or Dialume?
Beam ships an update every 3 days, and Dialume every 3 months. Most recently, Beam was updated on November 9, 2026 and Dialume on October 31, 2026.

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