Comparison

Noise Master vs LX

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

Head to head
About

Noise Master

Effortlessly remove various types of noise from your photos to achieve clean, smooth images. This app uses advanced algorithms to preserve important details and edges, even softening facial wrinkles. It offers a user-friendly interface for adjusting noise reduction levels and saving your enhanced images in full resolution.

Highlights
  • Removes all photo noise types
  • Preserves details and edges
  • Softens facial wrinkles
  • Adjustable noise reduction level
  • Save in full resolution
  • Load from album/camera/clipboard
Features
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Noise Master is the fastest, most effective app to remove noise from photos. The App is designed to produce clean, smooth, noise-free images while preserving important details. Eliminates all kinds of noise: high iso, chroma, contrast, low light, film grain, jpeg artifacts, and can even soften and eliminate wrinkles from faces! Other noise reduction apps use crude blurring techniques that ruin fine details. Noise Master is currently the only app for iPhone/iPad that works like professional noise reduction applications. Noise Master uses sophisticated algorithms to eliminate noise without sacrificing detail. Features: - Removes all types of photo noise: high iso, chroma, contrast, low light, film grain, jpeg artifacts etc. - Preserves details/edges - Softens and eliminating wrinkles from faces - Slider to adjust level of noise reduction - Load images from album / camera / paste from clipboard - Save noise-free images in 'Photos' / copy to clipboard - in full resolution - Works on all versions of iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch - Full resolution preview - Button to switch between optimized and original image - Portrait  and landscape orientation supported

About

LX

Features
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LX (/lʌks/) is a simple light meter app. # Features - A simple, beautiful, and intuitive user interface - Fix either the aperture or shutter speed and check the corresponding value for proper exposure - Adjust the EV value to see the live camera image change in brightness—helpful for visualizing how your photo will turn out - Measure exposure at the point you tap—ideal for checking exposure in scenes with high contrast - Flash meter mode for finding the right settings for manual flash photography - No ads, one-time purchase

Screenshots

Noise Master4 screens
LX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Noise Master at every 10 days against LX's every 5 months. Noise Master also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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

Noise Master costs $1.99 and LX $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noise Master ships an update every 10 days, LX every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Noise Master versus LX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoise MasterLX
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucky ClanRyo Nakae

Bugs and requests

Noise Master

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Frequent crashes when loading photos
  • Crashes with 12MP+ images
  • Crashes when using clipboard features
  • Crashes with panoramic photos from iOS6
  • Cannot access photo library (permission issues)
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  • Slow photo loading times
  • App not updated for taller screens
  • Clipboard paste functionality causes crashes
  • Only recognizes photos in 'Photos' app, not other photo apps

Requested features

13 requests
  • Masking or brush tool for selective noise reduction
  • Video processing capability
  • Batch processing for multiple photos
  • Ability to preserve specific image areas from processing
  • Zoom feature for detailed preview
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  • Tone/color adjustment options
  • Preserve EXIF data in exported images
  • Snap-to increments for slider (5 or 10 unit steps)
  • Remember last slider setting
  • Higher resolution/HD export options
  • Control over export quality settings
  • Support for different noise types (color vs luminance)
  • UI optimization for modern screen sizes

LX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Noise Master

No in-app purchases

None

LX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noise Master free?
Noise Master costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LX free?
LX costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Noise Master or LX have ads?
Neither Noise Master nor LX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noise Master or LX?
Noise Master ships an update every 10 days, and LX every 5 months. Most recently, Noise Master was updated on October 13, 2026 and LX on October 7, 2026.

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