Comparison

Open Camera vs Joyroll

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

Head to head
About

Open Camera

This pro camera application provides full manual controls for capturing high-quality photos and videos. Enhance your shots with features like HDR, exposure adjustments, zoom, timers, and grid overlays. Easily select resolutions and switch flash modes for professional-level results.

Highlights
  • Full manual controls
  • HDR support
  • Exposure adjustment
  • Zoom functionality
  • Timer options
  • Grid overlays
  • Resolution selection
Features
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Open Camera is the pro camera app you need. With Open Camera, capture stunning photos and videos using full manual controls. Open Camera offers HDR, exposure, zoom, timers, and grid overlays. Pick your resolution, switch flash modes instantly. Open Camera — shoot like a pro.

About

Joyroll

Features
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喜卷 Joyroll — Event Film Camera. Joyroll turns any event into a shared disposable camera. Guests scan one QR code, and everyone becomes a photographer — capturing the real, candid, in-the-moment shots the official photographer always misses. No account required to join as a guest. No uploading old photos or AI-generated images — every photo is taken live, in the app, at the event. That's the whole point: real moments, from real people, in one place. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your event and share the QR code (or a printed table card). 2. Guests scan, add a nickname, and start shooting — with beautiful film-style filters. 3. The roll stays "undeveloped" until you reveal it — then the whole gallery appears at once, like opening a box of prints. 4. See who shot what, relive the day, and save your favourites. MADE FOR EVERY GATHERING Weddings, birthdays, banquets, reunions, corporate parties, brand activations — anywhere people gather and moments happen. FREE TO START Every event's first 5 guests are free, forever. Hosting a bigger celebration? Unlock more guests with a one-time purchase for that event — no subscription, ever. YOU'RE IN CONTROL As the host, you moderate your own event. Review photos before they go live, remove anything you don't want, and keep the gallery yours. Add an optional 6-digit PIN so only people in the room can join. Guests can report or hide content too. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your event and its photos are visible only to your guests — and only after you choose to reveal them. We don't track you, show ads, or sell your data. Real photos. Real moments. Real events. Developed together.

Screenshots

Open Camera3 screens
Joyroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Camera at none against Joyroll's 7. Open Camera also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Joyroll's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Joyroll sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Open Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Open Camera versus Joyroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen CameraJoyroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAX EVANSMemora Limited

In-app purchases

None

Open Camera

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Joyroll

One-time7
  • 10 Guests$1.99
  • 30 Guests$5.99
  • 50 Guests$14.99
Show 4 more
  • Unlimited Shots$14.99
  • 100 Guests$34.99
  • 200 Guests$59.99
  • 300 Guests$89.99

Questions

Is Open Camera free?
Open Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Joyroll free?
Joyroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Open Camera or Joyroll have ads?
Open Camera shows ads; Joyroll does not.

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