Comparison

second.lux vs PocketRoll

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

Head to head
About

second.lux

Features
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second.lux is a camera and photo development app for iPhone. Shape the color and tone of your photos using a process modeled on film and photographic printing. Adjust lens filters, halation, and grain to change the look and feel of your photos. Shoot DNG RAW photos using the Fast RAW Finder. On devices that support Apple Log, you can also choose Live Development Preview to preview the developed image as you shoot. You can also import photos and RAW images from your photo library for development. Save and share your finished photos.

About

PocketRoll

Features
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PocketRoll is a film camera for your pocket. Pick a roll and shoot. No editing afterwards. Pick a roll, then shoot • Nine film stocks, from soft warm portrait film and vivid fine-grain colour to airy pastels, cinema film with a red glow around night lights, and grainy black and white. • See the film look live in the viewfinder. What you see is exactly what you get. • Real grain, halation around bright lights, vignetting and each stock's own colour. Shoot it like a real roll • Load 24, 36 or 72 half-frame exposures. The film stays in until the roll is finished. • Wind the lever after every shot. • Send the roll to the lab and wait an hour, or until tomorrow morning. Until then you only see orange negatives. • Developed rolls open as a contact sheet with frame numbers on the film edge. • 2-in-1 mode prints two half frames side by side. 90s compact camera touches • Orange date stamp in the corner. • Light leaks, dust and scratches, different on every frame. • Film-strip, instant-print and white borders. • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9 and full-screen framing. Camera controls when you want them • Auto, or set ISO and shutter speed yourself in third stops. • Exposure compensation, white balance, tap to focus and manual focus. • 0.5Ɨ, 1Ɨ and 2Ɨ lenses, plus pinch to zoom. • Shoot with the volume buttons or Camera Control. • Grid and level, self-timer, flash. Develop old photos • Put photos from your library through any film. The date stamp uses the day they were taken. Your photos stay on your phone. PocketRoll collects nothing and sends nothing anywhere.

Screenshots

second.lux3 screens
PocketRoll4 screens

Verdict

The call

second.lux and PocketRoll are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
second.lux versus PocketRoll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersecond.luxPocketRoll
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKotaro IwataSarawut Inree

In-app purchases

None

second.lux

No in-app purchases

None

PocketRoll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is second.lux free?
second.lux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PocketRoll free?
PocketRoll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do second.lux or PocketRoll have ads?
Neither second.lux nor PocketRoll shows ads.

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