Comparison

Rollei Studio vs LensTrails

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

Head to head
About

Rollei Studio

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The "Rollei Studio" app enables you to set and control certain Rollei radio transmitters and thus lightning bolts, e.g. in power, synchronization modes and flash modes. Selected Rollei LED permanent lights can also be operated directly via the app and their output, color temperature, light effects etc. can be varied. All light sources can be divided into groups and thus controlled in a targeted manner. This allows you to operate your complex lighting setup flexibly and without great effort.

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LensTrails

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LensTrails is a private photography journal and intelligent shoot planner for photographers who collect places, ideas and experiences, not just pictures. Try LensTrails Pro free for one month, with no registration. Viewpoints are available through the separate LensTrails Complete subscription. After the trial, an active subscription is required. BUILD YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY JOURNAL Save locations from the map, Google Maps, a new photo or a geolocated camera-roll image. Keep: โ€ข Photos, notes and creative ideas โ€ข Tags, ratings and location types โ€ข Preferred month and time of day โ€ข Shooting direction โ€ข Address, coordinates, elevation and distance โ€ข Visit and return-planning details Browse your journal on a map, in a searchable list or as a photo grid. Filter by name, notes, tags, type, rating, distance or preferred shooting time. DISCOVER VIEWPOINTS LensTrails introduces Viewpoints, a curated worldwide catalog of promising photography locations. Explore Viewpoints on the map, open a location to see its available photos, notes, tags, address and photographic context, then evaluate its conditions using LensTrails planning tools. Import the locations that interest you into your private journal and add your own photos, notes, tags, rating, shooting direction and preferred timing. Viewpoints help you discover places. LensTrails helps you plan the photograph. Your personal locations remain private and are never published, crowdsourced or added to the public catalog. GET SMART SHOOT SUGGESTIONS LensTrails evaluates saved locations using their character, tags, preferred timing, shooting direction, weather, clouds, fog, sunrise and sunset quality, sun position, moonlight, night-sky conditions, aurora potential, light pollution and tides where relevant. Each suggestion provides a score, recommended time window, direction to face and an explanation of why the conditions may work. Long-term suggestions identify useful months and times to return. PLAN WEATHER, LIGHT AND SKY See current conditions and a five-day forecast, including temperature, rain, wind, humidity, visibility and cloud layers. A 24-hour cloud graph helps reveal changing conditions. Plan daylight, golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, sunset, moon, stars, Milky Way and aurora photography. Use map overlays and Sky Path camera previews to understand how light and sky objects move around a scene. FIND DARKER SKIES Explore light pollution on the map and understand how nearby light sources may affect night photography. PLAN COASTAL PHOTOGRAPHY See five-day tide forecasts and detailed tide curves. LensTrails can consider tides when suggesting shoots involving beaches, rocks, reflections, access and moving water. MADE FOR THE FIELD Search by address or place, check elevation, navigate with your preferred mapping app, share locations and receive reminders. Export your journal as GPX or CSV. Your locations remain private on your iPhone, with optional private iCloud sync between Apple devices. LensTrails is made for landscape, cityscape, seascape, travel, drone, street, wildlife and outdoor photographers. Terms of Use: https://lenstrails.jerome.photo/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://lenstrails.jerome.photo/privacy.html

Screenshots

Rollei Studio4 screens
LensTrails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rollei Studio at none against LensTrails's 2. Rollei Studio also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). LensTrails's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 13 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. LensTrails sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Rollei Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rollei Studio ships an update every 13 months, LensTrails every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Rollei Studio versus LensTrails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollei StudioLensTrails
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRollei GmbH & Co. KGJerome Bei

In-app purchases

None

Rollei Studio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LensTrails

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Rollei Studio free?
Rollei Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LensTrails free?
LensTrails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rollei Studio or LensTrails have ads?
Neither Rollei Studio nor LensTrails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rollei Studio or LensTrails?
Rollei Studio ships an update every 13 months, and LensTrails every 3 days. Most recently, Rollei Studio was updated on October 11, 2026 and LensTrails on September 25, 2026.

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