Comparison

Lightning Lens vs 48 MP

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

Head to head
About

Lightning Lens

This camera app offers advanced manual controls and remote shooting capabilities. Capture photos in various formats, including RAW, with customizable settings for intervals, timers, and default views. Take pictures remotely using a smartwatch.

Highlights
  • Custom interval shooting
  • Automatic photo capture count
  • Adjustable photo timer
  • Configurable default camera settings
  • Remote photo capture via Apple Watch
  • RAW, JPG, and HEIF output formats
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Lightning Lens is a premium camera app for photographers. With powerful features and lightning speed, it is easy enough for anyone to pickup and use. Features: - Custom interval setting so you can choose how fast your photos will be taken. - Ability to choose how many photos to automatically capture. - Timer to delay photo capturing at a set amount you choose. - Ability to configure default camera view settings. - Remotely take photos from your Apple Watch. - Ability to choose output format including RAW, JPG, and HEIF.

About

48 MP

Capture high-resolution 48MP photos in HEIC or JPEG formats. Gain full manual control over camera settings like focus, shutter speed, and ISO for professional-quality images. Includes a timer for selfies and adjustable torch levels.

Highlights
  • Capture 48MP HEIC/JPEG photos
  • Full manual camera control
  • Adjust focus, shutter speed, ISO
  • Adjust temperature and tint
  • Torch level adjustment
  • Timer with countdown alerts
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WARNING: 48MP can capture 48 megapixel photos only on the iPhone Pro 14 and newer models. Capture lightweight super high resolution photos 48 megapixel photos saved in JPEG or HEIC formats. Have a full control over the camera and manually adjust the focus, shutter speed, ISO, temperature and tint to capture amazing photos. Special features: - capture 48M pixels photos in HEIC or JPEG formats on the iPhone 14 Pro Max and newer models The app can still capture HEIC and JPEG photos on other devices. - full camera control. Manually adjust: • the focus • the shutter speed • the ISO • the temperature • the tint - Tap where you want to focus, or press and hold where you want to set the exposure - Double tap to change the preview size, triple tap to set the camera in automatic mode - Adjust the torch level to light up your scene - Timer: adjust the timer, and chose an eventual countdown beep or flash alert, to capture great RAW/ProRAW selfies - All your 48 megapixel photos are automatically saved in your photo library, i.e. Photos app If you have any question, issue, or suggestion, just drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Check out many great iPhone and iPad apps at seb-appstore.com

Screenshots

Lightning Lens4 screens
48 MP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightning Lens at 75% against 48 MP's 0%. Lightning Lens also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Lightning Lens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 48 MP sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightning Lens holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Lightning Lens's written reviews are positive against 0% of 48 MP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightning Lens ships an update every 5 months, 48 MP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightning Lens versus 48 MP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightning Lens48 MP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevante McFarlaneSebastien BUET

Customer experience

Lightning Lens

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

48 MP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lightning Lens

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

48 MP

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Lightning Lens free?
Lightning Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 48 MP free?
48 MP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lightning Lens or 48 MP?
Lightning Lens is rated higher. Lightning Lens averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while 48 MP averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lightning Lens or 48 MP have ads?
Neither Lightning Lens nor 48 MP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightning Lens or 48 MP?
Lightning Lens ships an update every 5 months, and 48 MP every 3 months. Most recently, Lightning Lens was updated on October 11, 2026 and 48 MP on October 24, 2026.

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