Comparison

HALOVIA vs PreReel

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

Head to head
About

HALOVIA

Capture everyday moments with a digital disposable camera experience. Shoot up to 27 frames per roll, then develop and arrange your photos with film-like textures and colors. Your original images are always preserved and stored locally.

Highlights
  • 27 frames per roll
  • Film-inspired color and grain
  • Offline shooting and development
  • Photo arrangement on light table
  • Original photos preserved
  • No account required
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HALOVIA brings the ritual of a disposable film camera to your iPhone. Unwrap a camera, advance the film, and capture everyday moments one frame at a time. Finish the roll to discover your photos. ONE ROLL, 27 FRAMES Each camera holds up to 27 photos. Advance before each shot, watch the counter, and use the flash when the moment calls for it. You can finish a roll early whenever you are ready to see your photos. FILM-INSPIRED COLOR AND GRAIN Give everyday scenes a film-inspired look with textured grain, distinctive color, and lens character. From a sunny walk to an evening with friends, keep a roll of moments in your own way. FROM CAMERA TO FILM CASE Wind the film, open the camera, and take out the roll. Your finished rolls wait on a shelf in Film Case. Tap a canister, pull out the film leader, and lay the whole roll on a darkroom light table. Name each roll on its tape label, and unwrap a new camera when you are ready to shoot again. ON THE LIGHT TABLE Move, rotate, and stack your frames, or arrange them in a grid or contact sheet. View any frame as a negative, a slide, or a print, keep the perforated film edge or a thin rebate, and try push or pull development. Adjust the lamp, then export the whole table, a contact sheet, or a single frame. Light table looks are created as separate copies, leaving your original photos unchanged. YOUR ORIGINALS, ALWAYS Double-tap a frame to see the original photo, or browse a whole roll and save one photo or all of them to Photos. YOUR PHOTOS STAY WITH YOU No account is required. Shooting and film development work offline, and your rolls and photos are stored on your device.

About

PreReel

Features
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Never miss the strike again. PreReel is a fishing camera that is always one step ahead. While the app is open, it quietly keeps a rolling buffer of what just happened. When a fish bites and you hit record, the seconds before you pressed are saved together with everything after, in one clip. PRE-ROLL THAT CATCHES THE MOMENT - Choose 15, 30, 60 or 120 seconds of pre-roll - Hit record late and still keep the strike, the hookset and the splash - Stop recording and PreReel saves the clip to Photos, then goes straight back to pre-roll HANDS BUSY? JUST SAY IT - Offline voice commands: say “Start recording” or “Stop recording” - Speech is recognized on your iPhone, so it works without a signal - Customize the phrases to suit you CONTROL IT FROM YOUR WRIST OR EARBUDS - Apple Watch app: start and stop recording, see the pre-roll status and your iPhone’s battery, and feel a tap when recording starts or ends - Track a fishing workout on Apple Watch and save it to the Health app - Use the play/pause button on Bluetooth headphones, or AirPods camera remote on supported models with iOS 26 - Volume buttons can start and stop recording too BUILT FOR LONG DAYS ON THE WATER - Power-saving mode dims the screen while pre-roll keeps running, with a large battery gauge - Optional automatic night light turns on the flashlight when you start recording in very dark conditions - Clear start and stop sounds so you know it’s recording without looking - Choose your lens and video quality, up to what your iPhone supports PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no ads, no third-party analytics - PreReel never uploads your videos; clips are saved to your Photos library Good to know: iOS doesn’t allow the camera to keep recording when the screen is locked or the app is in the background. Keep PreReel open (power-saving mode helps) and it will be ready when the fish is.

Screenshots

HALOVIA4 screens
PreReel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PreReel at every 2 days against HALOVIA's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HALOVIA ships an update every 5 days, PreReel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HALOVIA versus PreReel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHALOVIAPreReel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer峥吉 马希 王

In-app purchases

None

HALOVIA

No in-app purchases

None

PreReel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HALOVIA free?
HALOVIA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PreReel free?
PreReel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HALOVIA or PreReel have ads?
Neither HALOVIA nor PreReel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HALOVIA or PreReel?
HALOVIA ships an update every 5 days, and PreReel every 2 days. Most recently, HALOVIA was updated on November 10, 2026 and PreReel on November 8, 2026.

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