BitCam vs Lens Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BitCam
Capture photos with a unique one-bit camera, producing images with only black and white pixels. Experience a retro interface with mechanical sounds and experiment with different pixel resolutions and an 8-color mode. Save your creations as clean PNG files for printing or digital projects.
- One-bit camera (black and white pixels)
- Retro interface with mechanical sounds
- Multiple pixel resolutions
- 8-color mode option
- Clean PNG output
- Atkinson dithering method
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A blast from the past! Capture your photos with a unique 1-bit camera: only pure black and pure white pixels, no grayscale! BitCam's interface is delightfully old school, featuring chunky buttons and mechanical sounds the likes of which haven't graced your screen in over 40 years. In Camera mode, three different pixel resolutions let you experiment, and an 8-color mode brings you a little closer to the current day while preserving the distinct aesthetic. Or jump over to the editor to dither any photo from your library and experiment with resolutely modern colors & gradients. Clean, high resolution PNG output means you can print those files, use them in digital collages, or other art projects. You can also now run BitCam natively on your iPad, and your Mac! And on Mac, you can install a system extension to use BitCam in any app that uses the camera: Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet, WebEx, Photo Booth, etc. The camera mode is entirely free and unlimited. The editor mode offers a 3 day trial, after which it requires a one-time in-app purchase for full access, on all of your account's devices.
Lens Planner
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Check out my new app, Photo Boffin, which includes the functions of Lens Planner and much more. Have you ever thought of a photograph you would like to take, but are not sure if the vantage point will work with the lenses you have available? Ever wonder long or wide a lens you will need to be able to capture a scene? Lens Planner overlays a field of view representation over a map, allowing you to better plan landscape or cityscape photo shoots. Focal length and camera format can be chosen, with many popular formats included, and the ability to add your own custom formats. Lens Planner is very useful to determine locations to photograph from, and what gear you may need to get your shot. Notices: While every effort is made to accurately represent the information provided, factors such as map angles or inaccuracies, variations in the actual focal lengths of lenses, or other errors may cause the actual field of view to be different. Please make sure that you have some margin of error before taking a trip or spending money. We cannot be held responsible for loss greater than the return value of the app. BlackMagic is a registered trademark of Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. Canon is a registered trademark of Canon, Inc. Names are used for reference only, I am not affiliated in any way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BitCam at Free against Lens Planner's $1.99. BitCam also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 32 months). Lens Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
BitCam is free to download; Lens Planner costs $1.99 up front. BitCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lens Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
BitCam ships an update every 2 weeks, Lens Planner every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BitCam | Lens Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (92 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Héliographe, Inc | Peter Holdmann |
Bugs and requests
BitCam
Reported bugs
3 issues- Color graphics not working
- Doesn't recognize camera access
- Saves photos in incorrect orientation
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to import/edit existing photos
- Video recording function
- Option to adjust brightness/exposure
- Ability to mute sounds
- Inverted mode
Lens Planner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BitCam
- Full BitCam2 variants$9.99
Lens Planner
No in-app purchases









