Afters vs ROLL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Afters
This app reinvents the disposable camera for group events. Start a shared photo roll, invite friends to contribute, and view all the photos together once the roll 'develops' at a set time. It's designed to keep everyone present while capturing memories.
- Start shared photo rolls
- Invite friends via link or QR code
- Set shot limits per person
- Schedule photo roll development
- View all photos simultaneously
- Save favorite photos
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One party. One camera roll. Your whole crew. Afters is the disposable camera, reinvented for the group chat. Start a roll for your party, share one link or QR code, and everyone shoots into the same roll all night long. No camera apps to compare, no group album to chase down the next day - just one shared roll the whole crew fills together. Here's the twist: nobody sees the shots while the party's on. The roll stays sealed until it "develops" — then the entire night appears at once, for everyone, all at the same time. It's the disposable-camera magic: you shoot blind, you trust the moment, and the morning after you get the whole night back in one go. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a roll. Name your party, set how many shots each person gets, choose when it develops. 2. Share the link or QR. Everyone joins in a tap — no account hunting, no friend requests. 3. Shoot together. Each guest snaps their shots straight into the shared roll, all night. 4. It develops. At the time you set (or the moment you choose), the roll opens and the full album lands for everyone. 5. Keep it forever. The developed roll is one shared album the whole crew keeps — save your favourites to your phone. WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT • No more "send me the photos" — every shot from every guest is already in one place. • No phones-out-all-night energy. A few shots each keeps everyone present. • The reveal is an event. Watching the whole night develop at once, together, hits different. • Hosts stay in control — set the shot limit, the develop time, and moderate the roll. • Anyone can host, anyone can join. Birthdays, weddings, festivals, house parties, trips, reunions. Afters doesn't run ads, sell your data, or track you across other apps. Your party's photos are private to the people you invited. Put the phone down. Shoot the night. Relive it together. Start a roll — it's free.
ROLL
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Afters at none against ROLL's 7. Afters also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. ROLL sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Afters asks for nothing beyond the download.
Afters ships an update every 3 weeks, ROLL every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Afters | ROLL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neobility | Dan Merlea |
In-app purchases
Afters
No in-app purchases
ROLL
- 10 guests$9.99
- 25 guests$14.99
- 50 guests$29.99
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- 100 guests$49.99
- 200 guests$79.99
- 250 guests$99.99
- Unlimited guests$149.99








