Comparison

Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 vs Lightfield Studio

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

Head to head
About

Lomograph Camera Instant 1888

Create unique Polaroid-style collages by taking a series of photos. Customize your creations with filters, frames, stickers, and text. Perfect for capturing memories in a stylish, sequential format.

Highlights
  • Sequential photo capture
  • Automatic collage arrangement
  • Customizable filters and frames
  • Stickers and text overlays
  • Adjustable delay between shots
  • Individual photo saving
Features
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This camera app is easy to use and features a simple and intuitive interface. Simply take a series of photos and let our app do the rest. Our advanced algorithm automatically arranges your photos in a beautiful collage that looks just like a Polaroid. You can then customise your collage with a range of filters, frames, and stickers to make your photos look even more amazing. Whether you're a professional photographer or just a casual snap-happy user, our camera app is perfect for you. So why wait? Download our app today and start capturing your memories in style and make a lomograph for the year, a trip, a celebration, alone, with family, friends or pets... How to use: - select how many pictures you want to take - you can take 1, 4, 9, 16 or 25 pictures - select the delay between pictures (0.5 to 5 sec) - when ready start shooting - once done, customise the final result - apply blurring - change the background colour - apply a photo filter - change the rounding and spacing - change a picture for a sticker - write something - you can even retake a failed picture - then save the final result - or even save each pictures individually to reuse

About

Lightfield Studio

Features
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Lightfield Studio brings your light field camera back to life. Connect over the camera's own Wi-Fi, browse the roll, and bring the full light field across to your iPhone. Then do the one thing only a light field camera can do: change the focus after the photo was taken. FOCUS AFTER THE FACT Tap anywhere in the picture and the focus moves there. Or take the focus slider and sweep through the depth of the scene by hand. A second slider opens and closes the aperture, so you decide how much of the scene stays sharp — the choice a conventional camera makes for you the moment the shutter fires. THE COLOUR THE CAMERA INTENDED Every frame is developed with the camera's own parameters: black level, white balance, colour matrix, sensor layout. Brightness, contrast and saturation are yours to adjust, and everything you set is carried into the exported photo — what you see is what gets saved. COMPATIBLE CAMERAS Works with the Lytro® ILLUM and the first-generation light field camera, down to their different sensor layouts and colour metadata. The remote shutter works on both: fire the camera from your phone. BUILT FOR AN ARCHIVE Downloaded photos and their thumbnails are kept on your device, so the gallery is there the next time you open the app — the camera does not have to be switched on. Photos still on the camera, photos already on the phone, and photos deleted from the camera are each marked as such. NO INTERNET, NO ACCOUNT The app talks only to your camera, directly, over its own Wi-Fi network. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account to create, and there is no tracking of any kind. ELEVEN LANGUAGES English, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, German and French. The app follows your phone's language, or you can pick one in Settings. TRY IT BEFORE YOU PAY Connecting, browsing the roll, thumbnails and the remote shutter are free without limit. The first three full light field imports are free as well, permanently. Beyond that, a yearly Pro subscription unlocks unlimited imports and exports. The price is shown in the app before any purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mgmemik.github.io/lightfield-studio/privacy This is an independent project. LYTRO and ILLUM are trademarks of their respective owner; the app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lytro, Inc. or its successors.

Screenshots

Lomograph Camera Instant 18884 screens
Lightfield Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lightfield Studio at every 3 days against Lomograph Camera Instant 1888's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Lightfield Studio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 ships an update monthly, Lightfield Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 versus Lightfield Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLomograph Camera Instant 1888Lightfield Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.1 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorent PottevinMehmet Gokhan Memik

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lomograph Camera Instant 1888

One-time4
  • Use your own pictures$0.99
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • Buy full app$1.89
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  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
1 purchases

Lightfield Studio

Subscriptions1
  • Lightfield Studio Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 free?
Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightfield Studio free?
Lightfield Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 or Lightfield Studio have ads?
Neither Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 nor Lightfield Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 or Lightfield Studio?
Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 ships an update monthly, and Lightfield Studio every 3 days. Most recently, Lomograph Camera Instant 1888 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lightfield Studio on October 31, 2026.

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