Focalware vs LightRoll Camera | Photo Video
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focalware
This app helps photographers and filmmakers visualize the sun and moon's path and height for any location and date. It provides rise/set times, azimuth, elevation, and moon phases, with an interactive compass and map for planning outdoor shoots.
- Sun/Moon position calculation
- Interactive compass and map
- Rise and set times
- Azimuth and elevation data
- Moon phase tracking
- Custom location saving
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Focalware calculates sun and moon position for a given location and date. Use the interactive compass to determine the path and height of the sun or moon. Photographers and filmmakers who are always asked by their clients for the sun, moon and stars, can now deliver. Features - Support for compass on devices that have one - Integrated map for custom locations - Sun/Moon rise and set times - Sun/Moon azimuth and elevation - Moon phase - Magnetic declination - Results shown graphically or on a list - Location list of major world cities - Manually create and save a list of custom locations - GPS support - Calculate sun/moon position for today or any date in the future - Works with current location or anywhere in the world "Focalware offers unrivaled accuracy and ease of use to photographers shooting outdoors. To say I use it a couple of times a day is an understatement!" --Moose Peterson, Wildlife Photographer "A very slick little app, and a landscape photographer's new best friend." --Scott Kelby, Editor of Photoshop User Magazine "As a nature photographer who spends much of my time photographing locations with no cell or wifi coverage, Focalware is essential to my ability to plot and plan for the sun and moon’s arrival and departure, no matter where I am." --Gary Hart, EloquentImages.com Rated one of the 10 most useful iPhone Apps for Photographers by Pop Photo.
LightRoll Camera | Photo Video
This app helps declutter your photo library by letting you choose between saving photos permanently or marking them as temporary. Temporary photos can be easily cleared later, and the app includes a photo editor with filters and depth controls.
- Temporary photo management
- Permanent photo saving
- One-tap clearing of temporary photos
- Photo editor with filters
- Portrait lighting adjustments
- Depth-of-field controls
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LightRoll is the everyday camera for cleaner photo libraries. Snap receipts, parking spots, whiteboard notes, labels, documents and other utility shots without burying your real memories in camera roll clutter. Choose Keep for moments worth saving, or Temp for photos you only need for now. LightRoll is free to download and try. Start with a 1-month free trial on the annual plan. After the trial, the annual plan renews yearly unless cancelled, or you can choose lifetime access as a one-time purchase. Keep photos save to the album you choose. Temp photos are still saved to your photo gallery but these can all be deleted with one tap. LightRoll tracks when Temp photos expire, reminds you when they are ready to review, and lets you clear them with one tap, subject to confirmation. Now LightRoll also includes a full photo editor, with filters, portrait lighting and advanced depth-of-field controls for giving your shots the right look before you keep them or move on. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Use Keep for photos you want to save long term: • Family moments • Travel photos • Memories • Portraits • Work worth keeping • Anything that belongs in your permanent library Keep photos go to your chosen album, so the photos that matter stay organised from the start. TEMP THE REST Use Temp for photos you only need for now: • Receipts • Parking spots • Whiteboard notes • Package labels • Measurements • Menus • Documents • Shopping reminders • Quick reference photos • Anything useful today but not forever Most camera roll clutter starts with photos that were useful for a moment. LightRoll helps you decide what belongs in your library before it becomes clutter. EDIT WITH MORE CONTROL LightRoll is not just a temporary photo camera. It is built to feel like an everyday camera, with editing tools ready when you need them. Use the built-in editor to adjust your photos with: • Filters • Portrait lighting • Manual depth-of-field editing • Advanced depth control for supported portrait photos Give important shots a polished look, or quickly improve utility photos before saving, sharing or clearing them later. LESS CAMERA ROLL CLUTTER LightRoll helps you stop saving every throwaway photo like it is a memory. Instead of sorting through hundreds of old receipts, labels, notes and parking photos later, you choose Keep or Temp at the moment you capture. Your camera roll stays cleaner, your important photos stay easier to find, and your photo library stays more intentional over time. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE LightRoll is designed to feel like a normal camera, with one extra decision that makes all the difference. • Shoot with a simple two-shutter camera • Choose Keep or Temp before clutter starts • Save Keep photos to the album you choose • Save Temp photos knowing you won't have to worry about manually deleting them later • Clear expired Temp photos when you are ready with one tap • Edit photos with filters, portrait lighting and depth controls • Capture real memories without mixing them with throwaway shots WHY LIGHTROLL? Because not every photo deserves to live in your camera roll forever. Some photos are memories. Some photos are reminders. Some photos are useful for a day, a week, or a single task. LightRoll gives each photo the right place from the moment you take it. Shoot now. Sort never. Keep the moments that matter. Temp the ones that don’t. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos should stay yours. No accounts. No ads. No cross-app tracking. No LightRoll photo servers. LightRoll does not upload your photos or videos to its own servers, analyse your images, sell your data, or use advertising identifiers. Terms of Use: https://lightroll.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lightroll.app/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focalware at none against LightRoll Camera | Photo Video's 2. Focalware also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). LightRoll Camera | Photo Video's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. LightRoll Camera | Photo Video sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Focalware asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focalware against 5.0 for LightRoll Camera | Photo Video. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focalware has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Focalware ships an update every 12 months, LightRoll Camera | Photo Video every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focalware | LightRoll Camera | Photo Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Warner Photography, Inc. | Brendan Cox |
In-app purchases
Focalware
No in-app purchases
LightRoll Camera | Photo Video
- LightRoll PLUS Annual1 Month trial$4.991 Year
- LightRoll Lifetime$14.99
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