Comparison

CleanRoll vs vDarkroom

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

Head to head
About

CleanRoll

Organize your photo library with a simple swipe-based interface. Quickly review and decide to keep, favorite, or delete photos, screenshots, and videos. Free up storage space while preserving your cherished memories.

Highlights
  • Swipe to keep, favorite, or delete
  • Review photos, screenshots, and videos
  • See potential storage savings
  • Confirm deletions before removal
  • Minimal and private interface
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Find near-duplicate photos fast, choose what stays, and clean your camera roll with complete control over every deletion. CleanRoll turns photo cleanup into a simple decision: swipe left to mark a photo or video for deletion, right to keep it, or up to add it to Favorites. Nothing is removed until you review and confirm your choices. CLEAN SMARTER • Find near-duplicate and similar shots • Compare each stack and keep the sharpest • Surface blurry photos, old screenshots, and large videos • Browse your library by month, place, album, or media type DESIGNED TO FEEL AT HOME ON iOS • Rebuilt on the iOS design system, with familiar tabs and navigation • A photo-focused swipe view with simple controls • Dynamic Type and Increased Contrast supported throughout BUILD A SIMPLE HABIT • Start a curated Today mix • Track daily goals, streaks, reviewed items, and storage freed • Clean in manageable batches instead of one giant session • Undo decisions before confirming REVIEW BEFORE DELETE • See everything marked for deletion in one place • Change your choices before committing • Deleted items move to Recently Deleted in Photos, where they remain recoverable for a limited time PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Duplicate detection, blur scoring, browsing, and swipe decisions happen on your iPhone. CleanRoll never uploads your photos for analysis. Optional usage analytics is off by default and never includes your photos, thumbnails, filenames, album names, or photo locations. FREE TO START Review up to 50 items free every 24 hours. Unlock unlimited cleanup with a one-time purchase—no subscription. Free your storage. Keep your memories.

About

vDarkroom

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vDarkroom brings the complete traditional film darkroom workflow to iPhone — capture, exposure, development, enlargement — striving to recreate an authentic silver-halide photography experience. · Capture: records the raw image in RAW format, preserving the sensor's richest tonal data for reuse. · Exposure: applies multiple metering modes and assist tools to the captured raw data, exposing your selected film. · Development: supports multiple developers with fine-tuned parameters, including D-76, Rodinal, DD-X and more, to process the exposed film. · Enlargement: pure digital output with multiple paper choices, producing the final black-and-white image. · More: classic film packs (Kodak/Ilford/Retro/Fujifilm), HDR bracketing, B&W filters, multiple metering modes, neutral-gray indicator, lossless PNG export, Chinese, English & Japanese support, and more.

Screenshots

CleanRoll4 screens
vDarkroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: vDarkroom at every 4 days against CleanRoll's every 3 weeks. vDarkroom also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 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. CleanRoll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and vDarkroom sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CleanRoll ships an update every 3 weeks, vDarkroom every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CleanRoll versus vDarkroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleanRollvDarkroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSLOCC LLC雷光 单

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CleanRoll

One-time1
  • CleanRoll Unlimited$7.99
6 purchases

vDarkroom

One-time6
  • Kodak Film Pack$1.99
  • Ilford Film Pack$1.99
  • Retro Film Pack$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Fuji Film Pack$1.99
  • Alternative Process Pack$1.99
  • vDarkroom Pro$9.99

Questions

Is CleanRoll free?
CleanRoll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vDarkroom free?
vDarkroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CleanRoll or vDarkroom have ads?
Neither CleanRoll nor vDarkroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CleanRoll or vDarkroom?
CleanRoll ships an update every 3 weeks, and vDarkroom every 4 days. Most recently, CleanRoll was updated on September 24, 2026 and vDarkroom on October 19, 2026.

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