Comparison

Phofi vs Lambda Photo

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

Head to head
About

Phofi

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Phofi it's application for adjust your camera's photo in realtime via filters: * Color adjust * Brightness * Saturation * Retouch * Vignette

About

Lambda Photo

This powerful photo editor allows you to create stunning images with advanced color correction and natural skin tone adjustments. Unlock all features and import/export options with a subscription plan. Experience professional-grade image manipulation on your device.

Highlights
  • Advanced color panel
  • Natural skin tone enhancement
  • Import and export features
  • Professional-grade editing
  • Cross-device image generation
Features
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Lambda Photo is a professional color-grading editor for iPhone and iPad. Open JPEG, HEIC, or RAW, work with a live preview, and export a photo you can be proud of — including HDR HEIC that looks right on an HDR display and still holds up on SDR. Built for light, color, and skin. Exposure, Subject Exposure, and Relight give you control after the shot. HSL, curves, film looks, and .cube LUTs put color back in the image without pushing skin off-natural. Finish with subject, sky, and background masks, linear and radial grades, bokeh, grain, and Golden Hour. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Light: exposure, highlights, shadows, HDR, relight, subject exposure • Color: HSL, curves, temperature, vibrance, split tone, LUT import • Detail: sharpen, denoise, Ultra Denoise, texture, clarity • Finish: subject / sky / background, brush, linear, radial, bokeh, vignette • Looks: profiles, film, presets — plus your own .cube LUT or .dcp • Portrait: skin, eyes, teeth — edge-aware, on device • Batch export and edit from Photos or the share sheet • Formats: JPEG, HEIC, RAW, PNG, JPEG XL Everything runs on your device. No account required. Lambda Photo is free to edit; an optional auto-renewing Monthly Subscription removes ads after you save. SUBSCRIPTIONS Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The Monthly Subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Unused portions of a free trial, if offered, are forfeited when you purchase. Privacy Policy: https://lambdaindustriesglobal.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Phofi4 screens
Lambda Photo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phofi at none against Lambda Photo's 1. Phofi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Lambda Photo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Lambda Photo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Phofi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phofi ships an update every 4 months, Lambda Photo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Phofi versus Lambda Photo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhofiLambda Photo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro HrebeniukLambda Industries

In-app purchases

None

Phofi

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lambda Photo

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Phofi free?
Phofi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lambda Photo free?
Lambda Photo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phofi or Lambda Photo have ads?
Lambda Photo shows ads; Phofi does not.
Which is updated more often, Phofi or Lambda Photo?
Phofi ships an update every 4 months, and Lambda Photo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Phofi was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lambda Photo on October 1, 2026.

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