Comparison

Flock vs ROLL

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

Head to head
About

Flock

This app creates a shared, real-time album for events where guests can contribute photos and videos. All memories are saved in one place, accessible to the entire group. It's designed to capture every moment from every angle during gatherings.

Highlights
  • Create shared event albums
  • Real-time photo and video uploads
  • Built-in camera for instant snaps
  • Save entire album to camera roll
  • One-time purchase for guest limits
  • Privacy controls and reporting
Features
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Some of the best moments happen when everyone's together, and everyone's got a camera in their pocket. Flock pulls all those photos and videos into one shared album, so no memory gets stranded on someone else's phone. ONE EVENT, ONE ALBUM Name your gathering, pick a date, and share a QR code or link. Your people join in seconds and start shooting right away. WATCH IT FILL UP, LIVE Every photo and video your guests add shows up in real time, the whole occasion, from every angle, as it happens. No more chasing down pictures days later. SHOOT FROM INSIDE FLOCK Snap photos with the built-in camera and they land in the gallery instantly. KEEP EVERY MEMORY Save the entire album to your camera roll with a single tap. The day ends; the memories don't. ROOM FOR THE WHOLE CROWD Every event is free for up to 3 guests. Need more? Unlock 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, or 400 with a one-time purchase, pay once per event, never a subscription. YOURS, AND ONLY YOUR GROUP'S Sign in with Apple or Google. Mute the noisy ones, report anything off, and keep your memories with the people who were actually there. Flock is free to download. Guest-limit upgrades are one-time, per-event in-app purchases.

About

ROLL

Features
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One shared roll for the whole party. ROLL turns any event into a single disposable camera that everyone shoots on together. Create a roll, share its QR code, and your guests start capturing the night from their own eyes — no app to download, no account to make. Nobody sees a thing until you reveal the roll. Then the whole event lands at once, the morning after: the candid, everyone's-angle version of the night you'd never get from one phone. HOW IT WORKS • Shoot — like a disposable camera. Each guest gets 10–50 frames, no retakes, no delete. Just point and shoot. • Reveal — every photo stays sealed until you reveal the roll. Do it at the end of the night or schedule it for the next morning. • Invite — guests join with a single tap via App Clip. No install, no sign-up. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Every angle, full resolution — hundreds of real photos from the people who were actually there. • One film look — pick a style and the whole roll matches, like it came from a single camera. • Export it all — download the originals or open a web gallery everyone can browse. • One price per event by guest count. Guests are always free, however many photos they take. NEW: THE HUB Plan the whole event, not just the photos. The Hub is your home for the tools around the day: • Invitations — design a beautiful digital invite from ready-made templates. • Event page — build a gorgeous web page with your details, photos and directions. • Extras — add a quiz, a shared playlist, a wishlist and a menu. • RSVPs — collect replies and see exactly who's coming. Perfect for weddings, birthdays, parties, bachelorette weekends, graduations, and company events. MAKE A VIDEO Turn the roll into a video. Pick your favourite shots from a developed roll and ROLL winds them into a shareable film-strip recap, ready for Stories. Every event also gets an automatic recap the moment the roll develops. Put down your phone. Pick up the roll.

Screenshots

Flock4 screens
ROLL4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flock and ROLL are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Flock sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and ROLL sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flock ships an update every 10 days, ROLL weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flock versus ROLL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlockROLL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeroy Labs LLCDan Merlea

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Flock

One-time7
  • Invite up to 10 Guests$2.99
  • Invite up to 25 Guests$4.99
  • Invite up to 50 Guests$14.99
Show 4 more
  • Invite up to 100 Guests$29.99
  • Invite up to 150 Guests$49.99
  • Invite up to 200 guests$69.99
  • Invite up to 400 guests$99.99
7 purchases

ROLL

One-time7
  • 10 guests$9.99
  • 25 guests$14.99
  • 50 guests$29.99
Show 4 more
  • 100 guests$49.99
  • 200 guests$79.99
  • 250 guests$99.99
  • Unlimited guests$149.99

Questions

Is Flock free?
Flock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ROLL free?
ROLL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flock or ROLL have ads?
Neither Flock nor ROLL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flock or ROLL?
Flock ships an update every 10 days, and ROLL weekly. Most recently, Flock was updated on October 21, 2026 and ROLL on October 25, 2026.

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