Comparison

Roll Keeper vs Strips Camera

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

Head to head
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.

About

Strips Camera

This app simulates the experience of using a disposable camera on your phone. Capture moments with a variety of authentic film looks and develop them to achieve a vintage aesthetic. Unlock all camera styles and filters with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Disposable camera simulation
  • Authentic film looks
  • Multiple camera styles (Polaroid, iPhone 1, G7X, Disposable, 35mm)
  • Shake to develop feature
  • Timed film development
  • Unlockable Pro features
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Strips is a disposable camera for your phone. Point, shoot, and let it develop. Every shot gets a real film look baked in: warm, faded, a little grainy, exactly like the disposables you'd pass around at a party. Pick a look and shoot the whole roll in it: • Polaroid: Warm, faded instant film • iPhone 1: Lo-fi 2007 phone cam • G7X: Clean vlog-cam pop • Disposable: Flashy 35mm throwaway • 35mm: Grainy film stock Shake to develop, or let your shots develop in some time like real film. Unlock every camera and filter with Strips Pro. Monthly or yearly, with a free trial. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://strips.camera/privacy.html

Screenshots

Roll Keeper4 screens
Strips Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

Roll Keeper and Strips Camera are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Roll Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Strips Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Roll Keeper against 5.0 for Strips Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Roll Keeper versus Strips Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoll KeeperStrips Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWenlong ZhuInternet Companies, Inc.

Customer experience

Roll Keeper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Strips Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roll Keeper

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$8.99
2 purchases

Strips Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Strips Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Strips Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Roll Keeper free?
Roll Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strips Camera free?
Strips Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roll Keeper or Strips Camera?
Roll Keeper and Strips Camera are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Roll Keeper or Strips Camera have ads?
Neither Roll Keeper nor Strips Camera shows ads.

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