Comparison

Lightning Lens vs Puro

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

Puro

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Finally, a camera that doesn't lie to you. Puro Camera was built on a single rule: capture what is there, deliver exactly that, stop. No invisible AI. No Smart HDR rewrites. No Deep Fusion surprises. Just two honest ways to shoot — and full manual control over both. — TWO MODES, ONE TAP APART — ZERO AI Single-exposure RAW DNG, straight from the sensor. No multi-frame stacking, no computational re-painting, no hidden noise reduction. What your iPhone's sensor recorded is exactly what lands on your roll — plus a developed image, every shot. STANDARD Apple's full computational pipeline when you want it. Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, ProRAW — all available, all under your control. — DSLR-STYLE MANUAL CONTROLS — • ISO 100–6400, locked or auto • Shutter 1/8000s to 1 second • White balance: manual Kelvin (2500K–9000K) + Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent presets • EV compensation ±3 stops, fine-grained • Tap-to-focus with AE/AF lock (long press) • Switch instantly between ultra-wide, wide, telephoto, and front cameras — LIVE METERING & COMPOSITION — • Real-time 12-bin histogram • Level indicator • Six grid overlays: Rule of Thirds, 4×4, Golden Ratio, Crosshair, Diagonal, Off • Aspect ratio control: 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 — ZERO STUDIO: RE-DEVELOP YOUR RAWs — Nailed the composition but blew the exposure? Open the DNG in Zero Studio and re-develop it at any exposure, ±3 stops, non-destructively. Your original RAW stays untouched. Pure single-exposure development — no AI, no fakery, no reshoot. — BUILT FOR HOW YOU SHOOT — • 48MP RAW DNG on supported iPhones • Dual output: every shot writes both a RAW DNG and a developed image • Volume buttons as a shutter trigger • Self-timer: 3, 5, 10 seconds • Silent shooting (where the law allows) • Full EXIF metadata viewer • Optional geotagging • Smart gallery: filter by RAW, by favorites, by today, by week • Siri shortcuts: "Shoot with Puro Camera" — FREE OR PRO, YOUR CHOICE — Free includes manual controls, the histogram, the level, and 15 Zero AI captures per month. Pro unlocks: • Unlimited Zero AI captures • 48MP RAW DNG • Every lens, every camera • Zero Studio re-development Subscribe monthly, yearly, or buy once for life — no recurring fee, no upsell, you own it. — REQUIREMENTS — iOS 18 or later. RAW DNG capture requires an iPhone with a Bayer sensor (iPhone 12 and newer). Apple ProRAW where supported by your device. Puro Camera. RAW truth. Manual control. Yours forever, if you choose. — MORE — Privacy Policy: https://purocamera.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://purocamera.com/terms

Screenshots

Lightning Lens4 screens
Puro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Lightning Lens at 4 against Puro's 1. Lightning Lens also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 Puro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lightning Lens versus Puro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightning LensPuro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevante McFarlaneAnderson Marques Oliveira

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lightning Lens

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
3 purchases

Puro

Subscriptions2
  • Puro Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Puro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Puro Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Lightning Lens free?
Lightning Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puro free?
Puro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lightning Lens or Puro have ads?
Neither Lightning Lens nor Puro shows ads.

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