# Studio Lighting PRO vs Round Photo

The clearest difference is rating: Round Photo at 4.8 against Studio Lighting PRO's 2.3. Round Photo also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 3). Studio Lighting PRO's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Studio Lighting PRO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Round Photo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Round Photo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Round Photo has 2.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Studio Lighting PRO's written reviews are positive against 77% of Round Photo's.

Studio Lighting PRO ships an update every 4 months, Round Photo every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Studio Lighting PRO | Round Photo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.3 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/studio-lighting-pro/id1031111577/reviews) | **[4.8 (2.8K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/round-photo/id1403764917/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **2.8K** |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | **77.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 3 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 33 MB | 54 MB |
| Requires iOS | **7.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Quantis,Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/373039420) | [Vitalij Schaefer](https://appshunter.io/developer/393749449) |

## What reviewers say

### Studio Lighting PRO

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/studio-lighting-pro/id1031111577)

Enhance your photos with professional-grade lighting filters and editing tools. Easily adjust brightness, contrast, and blur to create stunning images in just a few taps. Share your creations instantly to social media or save them to your device.

**Highlights:** One-touch lighting filters, Adjustable opacity, brightness, and contrast, Blur and focus tools, Rotate, crop, and resize, Direct social media sharing, Save to photo library

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $4.99 | one-time |


### Round Photo

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/round-photo/id1403764917)

Easily transform your photos into perfect circles with adjustable borders. Save, print, email, or share your creations directly from the app. Offers powerful editing tools to enhance your images before making them round.

**Highlights:** Create perfect round photos, Adjustable photo diameter, Zoom and move photo, Powerful photo editor (filters, effects, text), Customizable colored borders, Save, print, email, and share

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $34.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
- 💡 Convenient for specific use cases (e.g. old people's home publications, eBay coin store, Christmas ornaments)
- ✨ Great app overall

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs with recent updates (e.g. PNG export issues, overlay problems)
- 😡 Defensive and rude developer response to bug reports
- 💸 Annoying ads that interrupt usage

**Reported bugs**

- PNG exports losing transparent backgrounds
- Overlay issues after recent update
- Saved photos appearing as blank or pixelated

**Requested features**

- Festive/seasonal border options
- Ability to print multiple photos per page
- Color picker tool for border/background customization


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Studio Lighting PRO free?

Studio Lighting PRO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Round Photo free?

Round Photo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Studio Lighting PRO or Round Photo?

Round Photo is rated higher. Studio Lighting PRO averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Round Photo averages 4.8 from 2.8K ratings.

### Do Studio Lighting PRO or Round Photo have ads?

Both Studio Lighting PRO and Round Photo show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Studio Lighting PRO or Round Photo?

Studio Lighting PRO ships an update every 4 months, and Round Photo every 3 months. Most recently, Studio Lighting PRO was updated on October 26, 2026 and Round Photo on October 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*