Lens Correction vs ArchCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lens Correction
This app corrects portrait distortion caused by wide-angle iPhone lenses. It effectively resolves the stretching effect on faces near the edges of photos, making them more recognizable. It is specifically designed for portrait correction and may not significantly impact other photo types.
- Corrects wide-angle lens distortion
- Fixes stretched portraits
- Designed for selfie and group photos
- Simple photo selection process
- Focuses on portrait deformation
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The iPhone’s wide-angle lens is very easy to use, especially when taking selfies. You can easily take pictures of the whole family with one hand. But the problem came. The portrait near the edge was severely deformed, and the face was stretched to the point that no one wanted to recognize himself. In order to effectively solve the problem of portrait deformation due to wide-angle lens stretching, this free App was developed. Although there are unpopular advertisements, future upgrades will add in-app purchases to remove advertisements. Please select a photo with a wide-angle effect. If there is no wide-angle effect originally, it will cause distortion. The purpose of this App is to correct the deformation of portraits. As for taking photos of buildings or some hardware facilities, landscape photos, etc., the effect is not significant.
ArchCam
This app automatically corrects perspective and levels horizons in your photos, making buildings upright and people look natural in wide shots. It offers live preview and a studio editor for further refinement, with all processing done on your device.
- Automatic vertical perspective correction
- Natural wide photo distortion reduction
- Horizon leveling
- Document and artwork modes
- Live preview and studio editor
- On-device private processing
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ArchCam keeps buildings upright, horizons level, and people looking more natural near the edges of wide photos. See corrections while you shoot, then refine them in Studio Editor. Your original stays recoverable. AUTOMATIC VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE Point the camera up or down at buildings or interiors. Verticals uses camera orientation and lens information to straighten converging upright lines, similar to the shift movement of a perspective-control lens. MORE NATURAL WIDE PHOTOS Reduce stretching of faces and figures near frame edges in group photos and selfies. Wide uses a curved, fisheye-like projection, so straight lines may bend. It works with front and rear cameras, not just ultra-wide lenses. LEVEL HORIZONS Automatically straighten tilted horizons. For most everyday photos, this is the only correction you need. Turn it off for deliberately angled compositions. DOCUMENT AND ARTWORK MODES Document mode straightens flat subjects photographed from above with the rear camera. Artwork mode adds manual horizontal perspective for paintings, posters, and building facades photographed from one side. PREVIEW OR OUTLINE See enabled corrections live in Preview, or use Outline to show the future corrected frame with less processing and typically lower battery use. Both save the same enabled corrections. REFINE IN STUDIO EDITOR Edit ArchCam or library photos with Horizon, Vertical and Horizontal perspective, 4-Corner, Wide, and Color tools. Live Photo editing retains motion and sound; geometry edits preserve the chosen Portrait appearance. COMPARE AND KEEP Compare Original and ArchCam versions, save either, or keep both as separate photos. Review actions are free. Studio Editor and Artwork capture share 10 free saves; an optional one-time purchase removes the limit. LIVE PHOTO CAPTURE Capture motion around the full-resolution still photo, with optional sound. APPLE WATCH REMOTE Frame shots with a live view on Apple Watch, zoom with the Digital Crown, toggle Wide correction, and use a shutter timer. Keep ArchCam open on your paired, unlocked iPhone. CAMERA CONTROLS Adjust exposure and white balance, pinch to zoom, switch cameras, and shoot with either volume button. Tap to focus or touch and hold for focus and exposure lock. PRIVATE PHOTO PROCESSING Photos are processed on your iPhone, with no ArchCam account, advertising, analytics, tracking, or image-processing backend. Apple handles Studio purchases; Photos may sync through your iCloud settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lens Correction at none against ArchCam's 1. ArchCam's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. ArchCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lens Correction asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lens Correction against 5.0 for ArchCam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Lens Correction ships an update monthly, ArchCam every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lens Correction | ArchCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHI HAO CHIU | Alpine Dog Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Lens Correction
ArchCam
In-app purchases
Lens Correction
No in-app purchases
ArchCam
- ArchCam Studio$9.99









