Comparison

Vivid vs LibreCam

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

Head to head
About

Vivid

Apply filters created by popular bloggers to enhance your photos. Offers a wide range of editing tools for endless creative possibilities. Achieve professional-looking results with ease.

Highlights
  • Blogger-created filters
  • Rich set of processing tools
  • Automatic subscription renewal management
  • Privacy Policy and Terms of Use links
  • 3-day free trial
Features
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Vivid is an awesome photo editing app. Here you will find filters from bloggers famous for their ability to process photos. Now your photos will be no worse! Don't forget about the rich set of processing tools - the possibilities are endless! Terms of Subscription: The app subscription is being renewed automatically if it’s not disabled in your iTunes account settings at least within the last 24 hours of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your iTunes account settings, where you can also disable the automatic renewal. You’ll be charged for a new period within 24 hours before the end of the current period. If you purchase a subscription before the end of your trial time, as soon as the purchase is confirmed, the rest of your trial period will be cancelled because your subscription begins. Privacy Policy: https://www.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/YtYLoQwo Terms of Use: https://www.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/jDOEbptw

About

LibreCam

Capture raw image data directly from your iPhone's sensor without any artificial processing. Offers manual controls for focus, ISO, and exposure, with options for custom color recipes and framed prints.

Highlights
  • Capture true Bayer DNGs
  • Single-frame HEIFs
  • Manual focus, ISO, exposure
  • Customizable color recipes
  • Framed print sharing
  • Apple Watch remote control
Features
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LibreCam is a manual RAW camera for iPhone that captures what the sensor sees, and nothing more. Shoot true Bayer DNGs, single-frame HEIFs, or both at once, with no fusion, no aggressive processing, no account, no tracking and no subscription. The stock camera applies Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, noise reduction, sharpening and tone mapping to every shot. LibreCam turns off everything that can be turned off, and is honest about what cannot. DNG: the true Bayer sensor readout. No fusion, no noise reduction, no tone mapping, no distortion correction. One frame, exactly as the sensor read it. HEIF: a single frame developed by the hardware ISP. No fusion, no HDR, no semantic tricks. LOOKS: nine fixed color recipes, applied to the HEIF as you shoot. Build your own with dials in the Look Editor, and import or export standard .cube files. The DNG is never touched. PRINT: share a shot as a framed print. Ink or paper matte, and a label with the exposure, camera, date, place and your name, set like a museum caption. A copy made for sharing; the photo itself stays as it is. LIBRECAM PRO: one purchase, no subscription, and only three things are paid: the Look Editor for your own recipes, the Apple Watch remote, and the iPhone remote. Everything else is free. FEATURES - Every physical lens on your iPhone. No digital zoom, ever. - The front camera too, with mirrored or true-to-sensor selfies. - An Apple Watch remote: shutter, readouts, framing assist. (LibreCam Pro) - An iPhone remote: a second iPhone with LibreCam shows the live viewfinder and works every control, over a direct link with no network needed. (LibreCam Pro on the shooting iPhone) - Manual focus, shutter, ISO, exposure bias and white balance. Everything is automatic until touched. - Focus peaking: the sharpest edges glow amber while you focus. - Level: a horizon line that reports the tilt your photo will actually have. It never straightens anything. - Histogram: all three channels live on the glass, with marks for which one is clipping, and at which end. - Nine looks free; build your own with LibreCam Pro. - Print: a framed, captioned copy of any shot, ready to share. - Frame lock: 9:16, 2:3, 4:5 or 1:1 on the glass, the developed copy cropped to match. The DNG keeps the full frame. - Flash: off, auto or on. On auto, the bolt turns amber only when the scene will fire it. - Aperture on iPhone 18 Pro: f/1.48 to f/4 on the 24 mm lens in thirds of a stop, one tap each. Automatic until touched. - Shutter priority and ISO priority metering. - Camera Control on iPhone 16 and later: focus, aperture, shutter, ISO, EV, white balance and the lenses, right on the button. - Hardware shutter on the volume buttons. No shutter sound. - Add-only Photos access. No account, no tracking. - Optional location tagging, written into the photo on your device. A camera, not a computer.

Screenshots

Vivid4 screens
LibreCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vivid and LibreCam both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of LibreCam's written reviews are positive against 57% of Vivid's. LibreCam also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Vivid's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Vivid sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and LibreCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Vivid against 5.0 for LibreCam. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vivid has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Vivid's written reviews are positive against 100% of LibreCam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vivid ships an update every 3 days, LibreCam daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vivid versus LibreCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVividLibreCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (27 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemen PilyukovTimo Josten

Customer experience

Vivid

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

LibreCam

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Vivid

Subscriptions5
  • All filters for a month3 Days trial2 variants$1.491 Month
  • All filters for a month3 Days trial3 variants$2.491 Month
  • All filters for a month3 Days trial3 variants$2.991 Month
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  • All filters for a month3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • All filters for a year3 Days trial$12.491 Year
1 purchases

LibreCam

One-time1
  • LibreCam Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Vivid free?
Vivid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LibreCam free?
LibreCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vivid or LibreCam?
LibreCam is rated higher. Vivid averages 4.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while LibreCam averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Vivid or LibreCam have ads?
Neither Vivid nor LibreCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vivid or LibreCam?
Vivid ships an update every 3 days, and LibreCam daily. Most recently, Vivid was updated on October 24, 2026 and LibreCam on October 29, 2026.

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