Comparison

Luwian vs Byrst ARt

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

Head to head
About

Luwian

Transform your phone into a professional camera with full manual controls for photography and videography. Edit your shots with advanced tools, including RAW file editing and creative filters, to achieve a professional masterpiece.

Highlights
  • Full manual camera controls (ISO, Shutter Speed, Exposure)
  • Precise focus and white balance adjustment
  • Analog film and cinematic filters
  • Professional video recording (Slow Motion, Time-lapse)
  • RAW file editing and color correction
  • Perspective correction and cropping
  • Long exposure and HDRi modes
Features
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Luwian & Raw Magic Pro: Capture, Control, and Create Your Masterpiece Transform your mobile device into a professional photography. Luwian delivers complete manual control to capture your vision with DSLR-level precision, while Raw Magic Pro provides the all-in-one editing suite to turn every shot into a professional masterpiece. Designed for enthusiasts and experts alike, this is the ultimate toolkit to unleash your creative power. Take command of your camera with a sophisticated, intuitive interface that gives you precise, real-time manual control over every photographic element.Core Manual Controls Exposure Triangle: Full manual control over ISO, Shutter Speed, and Exposure. Focus Mastery: Precise Focus Control and Focus Lock White Balance: Both preset and custom adjustment options Zoom Control: Fine-tune your framing with smooth zoom Modes & Features Full Mode Suite: Includes Manual, Auto, Portrait Mode, and a Shutter Timer (3 to 15 seconds setup). Creative Optics: Analog Film Mode, Cinetone Filter Mode, and a huge selection of 40 Filters, 29 Virtual FX, 17 Analog Films, and 36 Classic Movie Tones. Professional Video: Switch between Normal, Slow Motion, and Time-lapse video recording (with speed adjustable from 2x to 10x). Advanced: Mega-lapse: Capture stunning 8K time-lapse videos. Long Exposure: Dedicated modes for Day and Night long exposure photography and videography. HDRi: Classical High Dynamic Range Imaging photography. Cinematic Capture: Cinematic video capture and editing. Specialty Modes: Traditional Panoramic Capture (three photo sequence), Green Screen Video Recorder, and Camera Trap for animal and person detection. Workflow Tools: Frame Capture (with automatic perspective adjustment), Consistent Color Photography for low-light environments. Multi-Camera Recording: Multi camera recording mode using all three cameras at the same time. Depth & Backdrop: True Depth Backdrop Camera. Raw Magic Pro: The Ultimate Editing Suite Go beyond basic filters. Raw Magic Pro provides the professional tools you need to refine, restore, and transform your images with unparalleled fidelity and artistic freedom.Core Editing & Precision RAW & Color Control: Dive deep into your RAW files for advanced color, contrast, and exposure precision. Complete control over every color channel with RGB Color Adjustment. Structural Integrity: Effortlessly perfect your composition with Photo Crop & Perspective Correction. Detailed Adjustment: Utilize Advanced Detailed Photo Adjustment to manipulate specific areas of your image. Cinematic & Artistic Flair Authentic Film Looks: Apply the nostalgic aesthetic of classic film stocks with a diverse library of Analog Films and Filters. Hollywood Mood: Instantly add the drama and style of blockbusters with Cinematic Filter Effects inspired by iconic classic movies. Restoration & Enhancement Digital Darkroom: A dedicated space for film photographers, allowing you to easily convert negative film photos to positive photos digitally. Clarity: Restore detail in high-ISO shots with the Noise Reduction Tool and recover underexposed images with Low Light Enhancement. Seamless Fixes: The Image Healer Tool lets you flawlessly remove unwanted objects, blemishes, or distractions. Image Quality: Image Super Resolution upscales your photos with incredible fidelity. Dynamic Range: Create stunning images with enhanced highlights and shadows using HDRI Imaging Algorithms. Colorize History: Breathe new life into black-and-white photos by intelligently adding realistic color with the Image Colorizer. Modern Tools & Workflow Instant Bokeh: Effortlessly apply a professional depth of field (bokeh) effect to any photo, giving your images a stunning, portrait-quality look. Background Control: Instantly and accurately isolate your subject and Remove the Background with a single tap, or use the Green Screen Editor for precision chroma keying. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Byrst ARt

Easily transform photos of artwork into immersive 3D models and augmented reality experiences. Allow collectors to visualize art in their own space at true dimensions, enhancing engagement and reducing returns. No 3D design skills or app downloads are required for viewers.

Highlights
  • Create 3D models from photos
  • Augmented reality visualization
  • True-to-life scale
  • Virtual framing options
  • Browser-based AR viewing
  • Website embedding
  • Reusable 3D asset library
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Let collectors see art in their space before they buy. Byrst ARt lets artists, galleries, art advisors and auction houses show collectors exactly how a work will look on their wall: at its true size, in its frame, in their own room. Before it's bought, shipped or hung. AR DOESN’T JUST PRESENT ART BEAUTIFULLY. IT SELLS IT. When collectors can see a work at its true size in their own room, they buy with confidence, and fewer works come back. ONE PHOTO. YOUR ART IN 3D. Photograph a painting, print or photograph. Byrst ARt straightens it from its corners, sets it to its exact size and makes a 3D model of it right on your iPhone or iPad. Lift a work off its background with a tap (iOS 17 or later). FRAMED THE WAY IT WILL HANG Try oak, walnut, black, white or gold-leaf frames with a real mat, built into the model itself. Settle the framing before anyone cuts a mat. SCULPTURE IN FULL 3D Walk around a sculpture or object and take 20 to 100 photos, or a video. Switch on Auto and your phone takes a photo every few seconds as you go, or let Guided Capture show you exactly how to shoot it. Byrst builds a lifelike model with its real textures. AI 3D Start from one to four photos and get a complete model in minutes. SEE IT IN THE ROOM • Hang any work on a real wall in augmented reality, at its true size. • Scene Builder: place works in a photo of a client's room, or one of Byrst's own rooms, at true scale, then share a picture or a proposal PDF with every position and size. • Share a link that opens in AR in any web browser, with no app to install, or embed your models on your own website. YOUR COLLECTION, IN ONE PLACE Every work in one library, searchable by title or artist, with its USDZ and GLB files to download. Follow each model as Byrst builds it, in the app and on your Lock Screen. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from dozens of beautiful themes, from a quiet gallery white to deep sea, twilight and lantern light. Byrst ARt is available in 20 languages. MEMBERSHIP Byrst ARt is a membership app. Pro and Pro+ are offered as monthly auto-renewable subscriptions, and new members can start with a 14-day free trial of Pro. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://cdn.byrst.com/legal/terms_conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://cdn.byrst.com/legal/privacy_notice.html

Screenshots

Luwian4 screens
Byrst ARt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Byrst ARt at 100% against Luwian's 46%. Byrst ARt also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.0). Luwian's advantage is ratings volume (355 vs 35). On price, update cadence, 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. Luwian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Byrst ARt sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Byrst ARt holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luwian has 355 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Luwian's written reviews are positive against 100% of Byrst ARt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Luwian versus Byrst ARt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuwianByrst ARt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (355 ratings)4.9 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings355 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErkan SIRINByrst, Inc.

Customer experience

Luwian

All ratings354 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative48.5%

Byrst ARt

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Luwian

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes immediately on startup, especially on iPad
  • Memory issues preventing photo capture
  • Panorama mode requests landscape when already in landscape
  • Duplicate panorama files in camera roll
  • Image preview turns dark brown when changing lenses
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  • Film stock settings not persisting after photo capture
  • Video files not saving properly
  • High-resolution video cannot be saved
  • App freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Orientation lock issues requiring phone restart
  • Lens selection buttons not responding correctly
  • HDR processing extremely slow with artificial shadows
  • Portrait mode UI elements blocking display on front camera
  • App doesn't open after recent updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Better effects and filters library
  • Improved focus peeking for manual focus
  • Clearer user instructions and documentation
  • Better panorama handling with single output
  • Improved video editing and saving capabilities
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  • Dark mode option
  • Simplified UI with better organization

Byrst ARt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Luwian

Subscriptions2
  • Luwian Pro Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Luwian Pro Annual Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Year
7 purchases

Byrst ARt

Subscriptions7
  • Pro (Weekly)$1.997 Days
  • Pro+ (Weekly)$3.997 Days
  • Starter (Monthly)14 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$99.991 Month
  • Pro (Annual)$99.991 Year
  • Pro+ (Monthly)14 Days trial$499.991 Month
  • Pro+ (Annual)$499.991 Year

Questions

Is Luwian free?
Luwian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Byrst ARt free?
Byrst ARt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Luwian or Byrst ARt?
Byrst ARt is rated higher. Luwian averages 4.5 out of 5 from 355 ratings, while Byrst ARt averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do Luwian or Byrst ARt have ads?
Neither Luwian nor Byrst ARt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luwian or Byrst ARt?
Luwian ships an update every 10 days, and Byrst ARt every 10 days. Most recently, Luwian was updated on October 24, 2026 and Byrst ARt on October 24, 2026.

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