ROLL vs Analog Roll
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.
Analog Roll
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Analog Roll isn't an Instagram filter. It's a real roll-film camera, with all the friction and surprise of shooting on film โ right on your phone. HOW IT WORKS Pick a roll (24 or 36 shots), shoot, and that's it: the photo gets locked. You won't see it until it "develops" โ you decide if that takes 1 minute, 12 hours, 24 hours, or 30 days, like mailing it off to be developed. No preview, no retouching, no second chances. That's how real film gets shot. REAL EMULATION, NOT A FILTER Every photo runs through real 3D LUTs, scanned grain, and the same color curves as a good physical roll โ not a semi-transparent layer slapped on top. The result doesn't look like a filter: it looks like a roll of film. 5 ROLLS โข Amber 200 โ vivid colors, warm tones โข Super 400 โ bright greens, clean blues โข Noir Ultra 400 โ black and white, classic soul โข Retro Dusk 800T โ cinematic nights, halation in the highlights โข Analog Roll โ the free starter roll: every shot uses a different film stock, at random. You never know what you'll get. DOUBLE EXPOSURE Stack two shots on the same frame, like not advancing the roll between takes. Real, not an editing effect. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your rolls and photos are 100% local โ they never leave your phone unless you decide to post a photo that's already developed. No cloud, no mandatory account, no auto-upload. FRIENDS (OPTIONAL) If you want, connect an account and add friends by scanning a QR code. Post your developed photos โ they're visible instantly and disappear after 24 hours, like a polaroid passed from hand to hand. Analog Roll is for anyone who misses the wait. For anyone who'd rather have 36 intentional shots than 3,000 photos never looked at. Load a roll and shoot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Analog Roll at none against ROLL's 7. Analog Roll also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ROLL sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Analog Roll asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ROLL | Analog Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Merlea | josse Emilio Diaz Diaz |
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
Analog Roll
No in-app purchases









