Comparison

Retroid 70s vs light & deep

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

Head to head
About

Retroid 70s

Transform your photos with a distinct 1970s aesthetic. This app offers a collection of retro filters, light leak effects, and vintage film styles to give your images an authentic old-school feel.

Highlights
  • 10 70s Style Retro Filters
  • 12 Light Leak Effects
  • 10 Vintage Films
  • 6 Professional Calibration Tools
Features
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Retroid 70s is a filter app that reproduces the feel of 70's film photography among Retroid series. Turn your photos into your own 70's retro feel with a variety of tools from Retroid. [Features provided by Retroid 70s] - 10 70's Style Retro Filters - 12 Light Leak Effects - 10 Vintage Films - 6 Professional Calibration Tool

About

light & deep

Features
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Light & Deep is a viewfinder, light meter and LiDAR rangefinder for film, cinema and custom made cameras. Choose your format and focal length, meter the light and measure your subject distance. With Pro (one purchase, no subscription), see the estimated depth of field as zebra stripes over the live scene, and watch it change as you adjust the aperture. Originally built for a handmade camera without a finder or meter, it brings the same practical tools to medium-format, large-format and panoramic photography. SEE DEPTH OF FIELD — PRO Explore which nearby parts of your scene would be sharp for your format, focal length, aperture and focus distance. Open the aperture and the highlighted zone narrows. Stop down and it grows. METER THE LIGHT Set your film ISO, choose aperture or shutter priority, and read the corresponding exposure setting. Pro adds spot metering and calibration for each iPhone lens. FRAME YOUR SHOT Set your format and focal length to preview composition. Free offers 35mm full frame and 6x6 medium format. Pro offers 53 film, digital and cinema formats, including large format, XPan, Instax, Polaroid, Super 8, and IMAX. MEASURE THE DISTANCE On a LiDAR-equipped iPhone, tap a point to measure its distance. The free distance zebra highlights surfaces near the selected distance. Pro adds depth-of-field visualization and can keep measuring a fixed point in the scene even as you move the phone. SAVE A REFERENCE — PRO Keep a reference photo with a settings strip and image metadata. Record aperture, shutter speed, ISO, format, focal length, distance, a film note and optional location, so you can refer back to your setup later. FREE, WITH NO TIME LIMIT • Reflective light meter with aperture and shutter priority • 35mm full-frame and 6×6 frame overlays • Focal-length control • LiDAR distance measurement, tap-to-measure and target-distance zebras on supported hardware PRO - ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Depth-of-field visualization on supported hardware • All 53 formats • Spot metering and light-meter calibration • Reference photos with settings and metadata • Fixed-point distance tracking • Ultrawide camera support on compatible devices • Black-and-white view and virtual horizon • Frame, zebra and crosshair customization • Parallax correction for a phone mounted on a camera • Cinema tools: shutter angle, project frame rate and anamorphic squeeze Pro is an optional one-time in-app purchase. The free features remain available without upgrading. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 17.6 or later. Distance measurement, distance zebras and depth-of-field visualization require a LiDAR-equipped iPhone: iPhone 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max, or a later model with LiDAR. Metering and framing work without LiDAR. LiDAR is intended for nearby subjects, with a useful range of about five metres depending on conditions. Depth coverage is limited to the central area in ultrawide view. The depth-of-field overlay estimates acceptable sharpness; it does not simulate lens bokeh or guarantee the final photograph's sharpness. PRIVACY No account, ads or analytics. Camera, depth and exposure processing happens on your device. Optional location data is used when you choose to include it in a reference photo.

Screenshots

Retroid 70s4 screens
light & deep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: light & deep at Free against Retroid 70s's $0.99. light & deep also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Retroid 70s's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

light & deep is free to download; Retroid 70s costs $0.99 up front. light & deep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retroid 70s asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

light & deep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retroid 70s ships an update every 3 weeks, light & deep every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Retroid 70s versus light & deep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetroid 70slight & deep
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChoongwhan ShinMikhail Rybakov

In-app purchases

None

Retroid 70s

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

light & deep

One-time1
  • Light & Deep Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Retroid 70s free?
Retroid 70s costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is light & deep free?
light & deep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retroid 70s or light & deep?
light & deep is rated higher. Retroid 70s averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while light & deep averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Retroid 70s or light & deep have ads?
Neither Retroid 70s nor light & deep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retroid 70s or light & deep?
Retroid 70s ships an update every 3 weeks, and light & deep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Retroid 70s was updated on November 2, 2026 and light & deep on November 5, 2026.

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