Lightsnap vs RAW Camera Shoot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightsnap
Capture moments with a vintage disposable camera aesthetic. Purchase film within the app, take 24 photos, and receive physical prints delivered to your home with retro filters.
- Disposable camera simulation
- Physical photo print delivery
- Vintage camera filters
- 24 photo limit per film
- Digital download link
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Do you miss photo prints with a vintage camera look? Lightsnap is bringing photos back to the photo album, you purchase a disposable camera film in the app and receive 24 photos to take as if it was a disposable camera to capture your moments. When you have finished taking your photos, we send your new photo prints to your home address with a vintage camera look. * All photos you take will be sent to your home address * Like a disposable camera, you will only see the photos you take when they arrive at your home address * You will also get a download link to download the photos you took * Photos will have filters like the old Kodak and Fuji disposable cameras (90s grainy filters and random light leak filters) Go out there and enjoy taking photos and being surprised by the outcome when they arrive at your home!
RAW Camera Shoot
Capture images directly from your camera sensor without any automatic enhancements or filters. This app provides a clean, unprocessed photo for maximum editing flexibility later. Ideal for photographers who want complete control over their final image.
- Shoot in RAW format
- No filters or AI processing
- Preserves image details
- Natural photo capture
- Simple point-and-shoot interface
- Direct sensor data
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- MINIMALIST UI, with INTUITIVE CONTROLS for taking great pics - insanely FAST, time to first shot is on par with native camera and surpasses all competition. never miss a shot again! - EXPOSURE and MANUAL FOCUS* supported - launch from LOCK SCREEN or with CAMERA CONTROL - NO PROCESSING, take real raw pictures with all sensor data and natural imperfections - in-camera CROP SUPPORT via virtual lenses for RAW images * manual focus requires camera control hardware
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RAW Camera Shoot at 4.7 against Lightsnap's 4.3. RAW Camera Shoot also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 60%) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Lightsnap's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RAW Camera Shoot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Lightsnap's written reviews are positive against 69% of RAW Camera Shoot's.
Lightsnap ships an update every 2 months, RAW Camera Shoot every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightsnap | RAW Camera Shoot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igital ehf. | Alexey Primechaev |
Customer experience
Lightsnap
RAW Camera Shoot
In-app purchases
Lightsnap
No in-app purchases
RAW Camera Shoot
No in-app purchases
