Leafs Photo vs Ruby Roll [Photo Diary]
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leafs Photo
This app automatically organizes your photos into a calendar view, allowing you to easily revisit past memories. You can swipe through dates, view photos in a timeline, and tag them for thematic organization.
- Automatic photo organization by date
- Calendar view with swipe navigation
- Timeline display of daily photos
- Favorite photo registration
- Tagging photos by theme
- Photo gallery with editing tools
- Map view for photo locations
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Leafs Photo organizes automatically your photos to each date. And, this app will provide "The Memories Calendar" you just. Looking back the past photos, let's look back a variety of memories. This time last year, I was doing? Last month, I was doing? I wonder if past how much from the last trip? Leafs Photo will respond to such your feelings. Just swipe the calendar up and down left and right, you can access the last month and last year of the photo. Since the photo of the day will be displayed in the gallery Timeline style, it is best to look back one day. Can also register your favorite photos only one a day, it is of course reflected in the calendar. In addition to the calendar, it also allows you to organize your photos with a favorite tag for each date. By utilizing this tag function, let's look back at your activities until now every theme. (Note) This app will display a calendar using the time stamp of the photo files. Therefore, when the time stamp has not been properly registered, you may photograph does not appear to the intended date. Photos taken with the iPhone is not probably problem, but there is a case to be a problem in photos such as digital cameras. If the same photos in the calendar and galleries are displayed in duplicate, please turn off the “My Photo Stream" from the settings screen of Leafs Photo. Leafs Photo Feature List [Calendar screen] Date switching. (up, down, left and right swipe) Back to today. (tap the calendar title) Simple Timeline display. (tap the date) Open a photo gallery. (tap the photo of selection date or tap the photo of the timeline) Favorite photo registration. (long press photo of the timeline length) Opening the tag registration screen. (tap the tag button from the timeline) Opening the tag reference screen. (tap the upper right notebook icon) Opening the Settings screen. (tap the upper left icon set) [Photo Gallery] Photos switching. (left and right swipe) Photos scaling & move. (double tap, Pinch & out, pan) Forwarded to the email and SNS, etc. (tap the lower left action button) Favorited. (tap the bottom star icon) Display map. (tap the bottom right pin icon) Opening the tag registration screen. (tap the upper right tag icon) [Map view] Photos switching. (tap the left and right arrow buttons) To disable the map scroll. (turn off the lower right expansion switch) [Tag registration] New add tags. (tap the "Add New" from the tag list) Tag editing. (press the upper right edit button) Registration of the tag. (tap the tag) Favorited. (tap any photo from the bottom timeline) [Tag reference] New add tags. (tap the "Add New" from the tag list) Tag editing. (press the upper right edit button) Display Photo List that tag registration. (tap the tag) [Photo List that tag registration] Opening the photo gallery. (tap the photo) [Setup screen] Select an album to be displayed on the calendar.
Ruby Roll [Photo Diary]
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This month, gone before you know it. Can you remember what you were doing last month? Ruby Roll is an app where you pick just one photo a day, and it fills in your calendar. By the end of the month, you can see your whole month at a glance. It's all there in your camera roll, but the month itself is gone. The photos remain — the memory doesn't. What you need isn't more photos saved. It's one decision, made every day. -- You choose, so you remember -- Photos are never picked for you. You decide which one represents today. Research backs this up: things you choose yourself are remembered better than things chosen for you. A photo an algorithm picked just drifts by. A photo you picked becomes a cue you can return to. Still, all you have to do is choose. Photos from that day are right there — just tap one. It takes seconds. No writing required. -- Made for you if -- ・You've tried journaling before, but it never stuck — though you always have your phone out ・Your camera roll is too full to ever look back at ・Someone asks "how's it going?" and you go blank ・You want to remember your kid's or pet's everyday moments, not just the big ones ・You want to see a hobby or workout routine laid out, month by month -- What you can do -- ・Pick one photo from that day's shots, and it joins your calendar ・Go back and fill in past dates too ・Videos count as "today's pick" too ・Add a widget to your Home Screen, and see this month at a glance ・Turn a full month into one shareable image ・Get a gentle nightly reminder to pick (time and on/off, your call) -- Before you start -- ・Your photos stay on this device. They're never sent to the developer or anyone else ・The only time a photo leaves your device is when you choose to share it ・Photo access is used only to show your photos in the calendar ・No account, no email required ・Miss a day? Nothing resets. You can always go back and fill it in ・Empty squares don't ruin the month -- Ruby Roll Royal (optional) -- The core app stays free, always. ・Add notes to your photos ・Pick more than one photo per day One photo a day. That's all it takes to keep the month. Ruby Roll — make the everyday a little more worth holding onto. Terms of Service: https://gingakuwagata.github.io/ruby/terms/en/ Privacy Policy: https://gingakuwagata.github.io/ruby/privacy/en/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leafs Photo at none against Ruby Roll [Photo Diary]'s 2. Leafs Photo also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Ruby Roll [Photo Diary]'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ruby Roll [Photo Diary] sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Leafs Photo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Leafs Photo ships an update every 2 months, Ruby Roll [Photo Diary] every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leafs Photo | Ruby Roll [Photo Diary] |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satoru Takahashi | YUTO KUWABARA |
In-app purchases
Leafs Photo
No in-app purchases
Ruby Roll [Photo Diary]
- Ruby Roll Royal (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Ruby Roll Royal (Yearly)1 Month trial$14.991 Year
Questions
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