Comparison

LUMA Camera & Presets vs Tacticam

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

Head to head
About

LUMA Camera & Presets

This app offers advanced camera controls for capturing high-quality RAW photos and a non-destructive editing suite. It provides manual adjustments for ISO, shutter speed, focus, and white balance, along with professional color grading and tone curve tools. Optional premium features enhance resolution and offer exclusive presets.

Highlights
  • Bayer RAW capture
  • Manual ISO/shutter control
  • Live preset rendering
  • Non-destructive RAW development
  • 3-way color grading
  • 5-point tone curve
  • EDR 10-bit export
Features
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LUMA is a RAW-first iPhone camera and preset studio, designed around one idea: your photo should keep its depth from capture to final export. At the heart of LUMA is an EDR-aware RAW pipeline. RAW files contain extraordinary latitude, but that latitude is easy to flatten in a standard workflow. LUMA keeps more of the image alive as it moves through processing, preserving cleaner shadow detail, smoother tonal separation, and far-reaching highlights that still feel natural. Bright skies, reflections, low light, and high-contrast scenes have more room to breathe. It begins in Camera. Shoot Bayer RAW with automatic or manual exposure. Hold TEST to see the processed photograph in the viewfinder before you take it. Presets in LUMA are not filters. They are reusable development recipes, built into the RAW pipeline. Apply them while shooting, refine them in Lab, then save your own looks for the next frame. Sensei can shape an adaptive edit for each photo, and on supported devices with Apple Intelligence, you can simply describe the Preset you want. Lab is a non-destructive RAW editor with a staged imaging pipeline for light, color, texture, and tone. Adjust exposure, EDR, highlights, shadows, contrast, brightness, saturation, warmth, tint, tone curve, color grade, crop, atmosphere, bloom, halation, specular detail, grain, monochrome, and more. Every decision remains editable. Your original RAW remains untouched. Export with the right finish for each place your photo will live: EDR 10-bit, EDR Safe 10-bit, SDR 8-bit, or original RAW/DNG. Import RAW files from Photos or Files, process multiple images in RAW Batch, save directly to Photos, or use LUMA’s Gallery to choose and develop your best work first. LUMA is fast to reach when the moment arrives, with support for Lock Screen, Control Center, Action button, and Camera Control where available. The core imaging pipeline runs on device, with no cloud processing required. LUMA Club is optional, for creators who want more. Club unlocks 48MP RAW Fusion, 30+ film- and cinema-inspired Presets, location tagging, framed export styles, and early access to new tools. 48MP Fusion blends a burst of RAW frames into one high-resolution image, bringing sharper texture and cleaner detail to all devices, even those without a 48MP sensor or ProRAW. Some features require Apple Intelligence or LUMA Club membership. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tacticam

Features
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Tacticam is a professional camera and story maker — built by creators, for creators, to unlock the full potential of the camera you already carry. It works like the camera you already know: one big button, tap for a photo, hold for video. Everything professional waits quietly one tap away. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS & VIDEOGRAPHERS • ProRes 422 and Apple Log 1 + 2 for real color grading headroom • Open Gate — record with the entire sensor, reframe to any format later • 4K up to 120 fps, and 240 fps that becomes clean slow motion by itself • 48 MP photos, ProRAW and true Bayer RAW — the purest file possible, no processing • Fast RAW browsing in your Roll, with 4× pinch-to-inspect • One control deck above the shutter — formats, aids and field tools, gone the moment you tap to focus • Live sun tracker — the sun's whole day drawn as a line in your actual frame, hours marked • Color meter — read the light in Kelvin like a pro meter, one tap locks it as your manual baseline • Waveform, histogram, zebras, focus peaking and false color • Full manual — focus, ISO, shutter, white balance — plus shutter priority with a one-tap 180° rule: film-like motion, the camera does the math • Shoot through cinematic LUTs live, or import your own .cube — your look, your choice, right in the viewfinder FOR CREATORS & INFLUENCERS • Easy and fast like SO-ME apps — pro quality • True 9:16 capture and a built-in story editor: grade, overlay, crop, export • 237 live overlays: coordinates, altitude, weather, time, place — real data from where you actually stand, never invented numbers • Your logo and your look ride along on every shot — one consistent feed • Solo mode: raise a hand or say "action" — the camera counts down and rolls, a slow cinematic push while you talk, and a frame light that quietly tells you when you drift out of frame • Or flip one switch and every shot lands straight in your photo library, with the look and overlay already baked in FOR HIKERS & ATHLETES • Your route, flown in 3D — a real satellite flyover of the actual trail, on your photos and flying over your video clips • Route and stats straight onto the shot — distance, climb, pace, heart rate: your real numbers, never invented • Works with Apple Health, GPX files, or the in-app trail log — which can even shoot the hike itself, one photo every 250 metres • Apple Watch remote: the shutter on your wrist, a live preview to check your framing, crown zoom, format switching, and a tap for every landed shot THE SMALL THINGS, DONE PROPERLY • Censor tool — pixelate, frost, blur or scramble anything before it leaves your phone • A full develop suite: 13 adjustment sliders plus 8-band HSL color control • Teleprompter, audio meters, C1·C2·C3 custom camera modes • Every feature explained in plain words — pro depth, no jargon MADE IN NORWAY, PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking — nothing that can identify you • Your photos, videos and location stay on your phone • News, tips and honest offers land in the in-app Inbox — and Your Voice is a direct line to the maker: ideas land in releases Tacticam Pro is a monthly subscription with a 7-day free trial. The whole deal is shown before you tap: what unlocks today, when we remind you, and the exact date of the first charge. Cancel anytime. About a coffee a month. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.iamnordic.no/tacticam-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.iamnordic.no/tacticam-privacy-policy/ Advanced formats — ProRes, Apple Log, ProRAW, Bayer RAW, open gate — are available on iPhone models that support them.

Screenshots

LUMA Camera & Presets4 screens
Tacticam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LUMA Camera & Presets at 15.8 against Tacticam's 26.0. 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. LUMA Camera & Presets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Tacticam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LUMA Camera & Presets ships an update weekly, Tacticam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LUMA Camera & Presets versus Tacticam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUMA Camera & PresetsTacticam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (275 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings275 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.8 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRafal KopiecKasper M. de Thurah

Bugs and requests

LUMA Camera & Presets

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • In manual mode, setting shutter speed to longest breaks check button, app lags, button stops working
  • Cannot make presets, nothing happens when clicking
  • Editing is painful, adjustments don't work then adjust too much due to lag
  • Importing (pro)Raw files may crash
  • Import to gallery after importing it twice
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  • In manual mode, tapping overrides all settings
  • UI broken, profiles are hiding at the bottom of the screen
  • Can't save photos
  • Missing manual focus controls
  • Presets cannot be edited or adjusted
  • Pictures come out way too dark, incorrect exposure
  • Horrible exposure with blown out whites
  • Cannot add the app to Home Screen or Lock Screen
  • Setting presets on taken photos crashes the app
  • Preset function does not work for SE 2020
  • Shutter button does not trigger
  • Can't switch cameras while a button is pressed
  • Entering Info, can't return back to main window or close it

Requested features

11 requests
  • Tutorial when installing the app
  • Labeling for better understanding
  • Ability to make presets
  • Pre-made presets
  • Add location automatically to photos
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  • Chinese language support
  • Geographical location recording function
  • Ability to use volume button as shutter release
  • Add aperture setting
  • Add focal control
  • Show how much detail is lost to shadows and highlights

Tacticam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LUMA Camera & Presets

Subscriptions2
  • LUMA Club7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • LUMA Club7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • LUMA ProFree
  • LUMA Club$24.99
1 purchases

Tacticam

Subscriptions1
  • Tacticam Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is LUMA Camera & Presets free?
LUMA Camera & Presets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tacticam free?
Tacticam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LUMA Camera & Presets or Tacticam have ads?
Neither LUMA Camera & Presets nor Tacticam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LUMA Camera & Presets or Tacticam?
LUMA Camera & Presets ships an update weekly, and Tacticam every 2 weeks. Most recently, LUMA Camera & Presets was updated on October 27, 2026 and Tacticam on October 25, 2026.

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