Comparison

Kiosk Snap vs Sparkl

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

Head to head
About

Kiosk Snap

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Kiosk Snap is an iPhone camera app designed to capture the feel of a real disposable film camera. It recreates the charm of simple point-and-shoot film photography with film-inspired rendering, natural analog character, and a shoot-develop experience built around the rhythm of a real roll. The live preview stays clean and easy to compose with, while each photo is processed into a nostalgic film-style result inspired by disposable camera aesthetics. What you can do: - Capture photos with a simple, focused disposable-camera-style shooting experience - Film-inspired look with organic rendering, visible grain, soft bloom, and subtle halation-style highlights - Shoot with practical tools like timer, flash, focus lock, date stamp, and mist effect - Use a 35mm-style frame guide for fast, instinctive composition - Create double exposures in-camera - Shoot in rolls with frame progression, then generate a roll-style contact sheet - Save photos and contact sheets directly to your Photo Library - Keep track of your active roll with a Home Screen widget Designed for simple, intentional shooting. No account. No subscription. No ads.

About

Sparkl

Features
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Sparkl turns any photo into a sparkly, animated Y2K profile pic in seconds. Pick a photo, choose a preset, stack on glitter โ€” and export a PFP that actually moves. No account, no uploads: everything happens right on your phone. Y2K PRESETS One-tap looks straight out of 2003: dreamy soft-glow, crunchy digicam, frosted chrome and more. An intensity slider tunes both the filter and the effects, from a subtle shimmer to full disco ball. ANIMATED OVERLAYS Looping sparkle shimmer, glitter rain, VHS flicker and glow pulse โ€” rendered as perfectly seamless loops, so your PFP never stutters. CUTE STICKER PACKS Stars, butterflies, coquette bows, chrome hearts, flames and cyber gems. Drag, resize and rotate them right on the canvas with one finger. EXPORT ANYWHERE โ€ข GIF โ€” for Discord and anywhere animated avatars live โ€ข MP4 โ€” for apps that want video โ€ข Live Photo โ€” set it as a wallpaper or share straight from Photos โ€ข PNG โ€” a crisp still, circle- or square-cropped SPARKL PRO Unlock every preset, overlay and sticker pack with Sparkl Pro (weekly with a 3-day free trial, or yearly). Don't want to subscribe? Watch a short ad to unlock any single pack free for 24 hours. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos never leave your device. No sign-up, no tracking of your content โ€” just sparkle. Make your profile pic the main character again SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Sparkl Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available as: โ€ข Sparkl Pro Weekly โ€” $3.99/week, including a 3-day free trial โ€ข Sparkl Pro Annual โ€” $24.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price and duration unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings; any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://sparkl-privacy.vercel.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kiosk Snap4 screens
Sparkl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sparkl at Free against Kiosk Snap's $4.99. Sparkl also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Kiosk Snap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Sparkl is free to download; Kiosk Snap costs $4.99 up front. Sparkl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Kiosk Snap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kiosk Snap ships an update every 2 months, Sparkl daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
Kiosk Snap versus Sparkl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKiosk SnapSparkl
Price$4.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size87 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarko ZamurovicCelesta Games

In-app purchases

None

Kiosk Snap

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sparkl

Subscriptions2
  • Sparkl Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Sparkl Pro Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Kiosk Snap free?
Kiosk Snap costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sparkl free?
Sparkl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kiosk Snap or Sparkl have ads?
Sparkl shows ads; Kiosk Snap does not.
Which is updated more often, Kiosk Snap or Sparkl?
Kiosk Snap ships an update every 2 months, and Sparkl daily. Most recently, Kiosk Snap was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sparkl on October 25, 2026.

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