Comparison

PhotoBot vs Lens Buddy

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

Head to head
About

PhotoBot

Capture a multitude of photos automatically without needing to press a button. This app is ideal for solo content creators, offering an endless timer and an intuitive photo organizer. Mount your device and pose freely while it snaps every second, streamlining your content creation process.

Highlights
  • Endless automatic photo capture
  • Configurable time delay between shots
  • Multi-perspective camera switching
  • Expiring photos to save storage
  • Fast photo browsing and deletion
  • Lock focus and exposure
Features
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Take selfies without having to press any button! Endless timer and Easy photos organizer! Loved by solo content creators! Solo modelling ; Mount your iPhone somewhere and pose as much as you want. PhotoBot will snap it all for you! Made especially for: * Social media Influencers * Solo Travelers * Athletes * You: whenever you want to take a lot of photos of yourself. The Struggle: We all know the struggle when taking selfies, It's PRESSING THE BUTTON! and Setting up the timer! And after taking a lot of photos now, deleting the unnecessary once, organizing your photos is a time consuming task, With PhotoBot: just mount your phone, keep posing, and let the app capture photos every second (or your preferred interval). Say goodbye to tedious timer setups and enjoy a variety of poses without the hassle. Perfect for solo modeling and creating stunning content effortlessly! Easily organize your photos with simple swipes! Save space on your device by easily browsing and deleting with simple swipes! FEATURES: Endless Mode: - Take photos automatically - Set time delay between each photo (eg: take a photo each 2 seconds) - Capture with multiple cameras * Multi-perspective: Auto switch between Ultra Wide, Wide & Telephoto cameras * Switch cameras randomly between each capture or * 1 photo with each camera and repeat - ON/OFF: only capture with selected camera - Back cameras starts with a count down - gives you time to run in-front of the camera Expiring Mode: - Capture images that will be automatically deleted after a few days • Helping you save storage space • Reduce clutter in your photos • Delete work related photos when they become irrelevant - Change Flash mode (Auto, On or Off) - Shows photo count - Lock focus and Exposure - Tap and hold 2 seconds to lock - Change camera - Front, back or choose from Triple or dual cams on supported devices. - Easy to use. (iOS camera feeling) - PhotoBot Easy Manager™ : specially designed to browse through your photos fast, Delete unnecessary ones and pick the best ones. * Easy deletion of unnecessary photos - Swipe down to delete * Swipe left and right to browse recent photos * Swipe Up to add to albums * Pinch to Zoom * Double Tap to favorite * Shake to Undo Delete * Jump back to camera with one tap - Location information added to the photos taken (You can disallow location access to disable this feature.) - Lock Screen widgets to open Expiring and Endless Mode cameras BONUS FEATURES: * No Ads - We hate ‘em * No In-App purchases - All features are included when you download the app. * Easy support - Directly contact the developer

About

Lens Buddy

This app allows you to take hands-free photos and videos using a customizable timer. It's ideal for solo photoshoots, group pictures, and content creation, offering features like a photo booth mode and high-quality capture.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer
  • Photo Booth mode
  • High-quality photo capture
  • Video recording
  • Built-in gallery for rating and organizing
  • RAW photo support
  • Burst mode
Features
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Your ultimate handsfree camera experience is here! You take your own photos. Lens Buddy is a simple yet powerful timer camera app that will take pictures of you and your loved ones without the need to press buttons or even hold the device. Just set your desired time interval between the shots and let the camera roll! Leave your Bluetooth clicker home and do your own photoshoot! Take your social media presence to the next level! Once you finished taking your photos you can easily rate your pictures within the app that will help you to keep or export the best ones. Stop taking screenshots from videos - Lens Buddy offers higher quality photos and and easier way to take them! Want to take a group photo without having someone left out? Is there no one around to take a picture of you? Are you a content creator or a solo traveler? In need of building your Instagram feed? Do you need the best self timer app available? Simply put down your device on a safe place and let Lens Buddy make your perfect shot! FEATURES * [NEW] Photo Booth mode * 48MP capture * Video * Save photos to the app to keep your camera roll clean and use the built-in gallery to view, rate and organize your photos * Camera roll integration: save, sort into albums, view and manage your photos in the camera roll just like with the system camera app (optional, requires paid subscription) * RAW photo support (requires iOS 14.3, and available on Pro devices starting from iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max) * High quality photos * Live photos * Portrait mode * A clean, yet familiar and easy to use interface * Fully customizable timer * Sounds: Numerous sound effects and announcements help your photoshoot * Burst mode for super fast photography * Zoom, focus, exposure control * Aspect ratio: You can now snap your photos in either square or wide dimensions * Tracking focus: even if you move around the focus will follow you * Toggle between auto/on/off flash modes * Framing tools: Grid, level * Dark mode support Comments from you: "I love this app! I use is all the time for work and personal." "Just what I needed!" "Super easy and amazing!" "It’s literally perfect when you’re home alone and still want a cute outfit pic!" "This app is really helpful! Especially for those who are content creators like myself and take our own photos for work." Do you like Lens Buddy? Please don't forget to rate it in the App Store! It helps a lot. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PhotoBot4 screens
Lens Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lens Buddy at Free against PhotoBot's $12.99. Lens Buddy also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). PhotoBot's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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

Lens Buddy is free to download; PhotoBot costs $12.99 up front. PhotoBot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lens Buddy sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lens Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lens Buddy has 34K ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of PhotoBot's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lens Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoBot ships an update every 2 months, Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
PhotoBot versus Lens Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoBotLens Buddy
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (110 ratings)4.9 (34K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews94.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11034K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#141 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThilina SolomonsLens Buddy Selfie Timer Photo Video Filter Camera LLC

Customer experience

PhotoBot

All ratings110 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.7%

Lens Buddy

All ratings34,046 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,023 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

PhotoBot

From 110 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and convenient
  • 📸 Good for selfies
  • ⏱️ Useful for timed photos
  • 🎯 Works as advertised
  • 💡 Innovative concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Photos not saving
  • 🐛 App closes unexpectedly
  • 🐛 No way to save photos
  • 🐛 Overexposure issues

Lens Buddy

From 34K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Customizable timer and photo settings
  • 💡 Ability to take multiple photos at once
  • 👍 Convenient for solo photography
  • 👍 Organized photo management within the app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes
  • 🐛 Issues with photo saving and transfer
  • 🔒 Cannot fully mute the shutter sound
  • 💰 Subscription model concerns

Bugs and requests

PhotoBot

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App starts taking photos immediately upon opening
  • Cannot access settings
  • Photos taken do not show up in the app
  • App crashes every single time when trying to save
  • App simply turns off when trying to save pictures
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  • Overexposure issues at times

Requested features

7 requests
  • Update lock focus and exposure
  • Allow front camera as default
  • Designate album for saving
  • Zoom feature
  • Faster interval setting method
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  • Allow copy and paste on French store
  • Features should be in French on France store

Lens Buddy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Photos not saving in order
  • Inconsistent photo count between app and export

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to invert camera view
  • Option to only save liked/approved photos
  • Zip/batch photo export
  • Apple Watch integration as a viewfinder

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PhotoBot

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro FeaturesFree
12 purchases

Lens Buddy

Subscriptions12
  • Weekly PRO3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO2 variants$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO$4.997 Days
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  • Monthly PRO2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Monthly PRO$9.991 Month
  • Special$14.991 Year
  • Special$19.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PhotoBot free?
PhotoBot costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Lens Buddy free?
Lens Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhotoBot or Lens Buddy?
Lens Buddy is rated higher. PhotoBot averages 4.2 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Lens Buddy averages 4.9 from 34K ratings.
Do PhotoBot or Lens Buddy have ads?
Neither PhotoBot nor Lens Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoBot or Lens Buddy?
PhotoBot ships an update every 2 months, and Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, PhotoBot was updated on October 20, 2026 and Lens Buddy on October 28, 2026.

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