ROLL vs Glimt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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 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 โข Shoot โ like a disposable camera. Each guest gets 10โ50 frames, no retakes, no delete. Just point and shoot. โข 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. โข Invite โ guests join with a single tap via App Clip. No install, no sign-up. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT โข Every angle, full resolution โ hundreds of real photos from the people who were actually there. โข One film look โ pick a style and the whole roll matches, like it came from a single camera. โข Export it all โ download the originals or open a web gallery everyone can browse. โข 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: โข Invitations โ design a beautiful digital invite from ready-made templates. โข Event page โ build a gorgeous web page with your details, photos and directions. โข Extras โ add a quiz, a shared playlist, a wishlist and a menu. โข 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.
Glimt
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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
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. ROLL sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Glimt asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROLL | Glimt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Merlea | Kjetil Dyrland |
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
Glimt
No in-app purchases









