Comparison

ROLL vs Glimt

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

Head to head
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 โ€” 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 โ€ข Shoot โ€” like a disposable camera. Each guest gets 10โ€“50 frames, no retakes, no delete. Just point and shoot. โ€ข Reveal โ€” every photo stays sealed until you reveal the roll. Do it at the end of the night or schedule it for the next morning. โ€ข Invite โ€” guests join with a single tap via App Clip. No install, no sign-up. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT โ€ข Every angle, full resolution โ€” hundreds of real photos from the people who were actually there. โ€ข One film look โ€” pick a style and the whole roll matches, like it came from a single camera. โ€ข Export it all โ€” download the originals or open a web gallery everyone can browse. โ€ข 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: โ€ข Invitations โ€” design a beautiful digital invite from ready-made templates. โ€ข Event page โ€” build a gorgeous web page with your details, photos and directions. โ€ข Extras โ€” add a quiz, a shared playlist, a wishlist and a menu. โ€ข RSVPs โ€” 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.

About

Glimt

Features
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Glimt is the disposable camera for real-life events: weddings, birthdays, reunions and every party in between. Every guest shoots, nobody needs the app, and the photos stay in the darkroom until you develop the roll. HOST AN EVENT Create an event and hang the QR poster. Guests scan it and get a film roll right in their phone's browser (25 shots each by default) - no app, no account. Photos come out with a warm retro look and a burned-in date stamp, and there's no deleting: film has no retakes. THE DARKROOM Watch the shots arrive while the party is on. When the night is over, develop the roll: the whole contact sheet opens for every guest at once, and everyone can save the photos. RSVP, IF YOU WANT IT Turn on optional RSVPs for the QR link or app invitations. See who's going, maybe or can't make it in one private list. Guests can change their reply and choose one reminder when the event starts. Web guests can opt into a single email with the event link. Social alerts are off by default. A FEED OF REAL PRINTS Every photo on Glimt comes from a real event roll. Post your favorite shots, tag the friends who were there, and keep the retro look - or show the original. Chronological, no algorithm. GLIMT PRO - INCLUDED AT LAUNCH Pro hosts get more events, bigger guest lists (up to 200) and their own crest inside the QR code. This version has no in-app purchases and nothing to buy: every account created during launch gets Glimt Pro free until April 2027, automatically. Sign in with Apple or Google. Terms: https://getglimt.app/terms Privacy: https://getglimt.app/privacy

Screenshots

ROLL4 screens
Glimt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glimt at none against ROLL's 7. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ROLL sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Glimt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ROLL versus Glimt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterROLLGlimt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan MerleaKjetil Dyrland

In-app purchases

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
None

Glimt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ROLL free?
ROLL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glimt free?
Glimt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ROLL or Glimt have ads?
Neither ROLL nor Glimt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ROLL or Glimt?
ROLL ships an update weekly, and Glimt weekly. Most recently, ROLL was updated on October 25, 2026 and Glimt on October 24, 2026.

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