Comparison

Photo Editor+ vs Luwian

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

Head to head
About

Photo Editor+

This application offers a comprehensive suite of tools for enhancing and manipulating digital images. Users can refine portraits by removing imperfections, adjust colors, and apply a wide array of artistic filters and frames. It also facilitates creative projects like collages and meme creation, with options for detailed editing and sharing.

Highlights
  • Enhance photos instantly
  • Apply hundreds of effects
  • Create photo collages
  • Add stickers, frames, and overlays
  • Remove blemishes and red eye
  • Whiten teeth and apply color splash
  • Crop, rotate, and adjust colors
Features
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Photo Editor+ is an amazing fully featured photo editor! With Photo Editor+ you can remove blemishes, whiten smiles, remove red eye, apply effects, add frames / collages and so much more! This is the last photo editing app you will ever need! Here are some of the amazing features: • Enhance Photos in Seconds • Apply 100s of Effects with Live Preview • Combine Photos into Collages • Add Tons of Amazing Stickers • Add Unique Frames and Overlays • Remove Blemishes (Pimples, Spots, etc.) • Remove Red Eye • Apply Teeth Whitening • Apply Color Splash • Crop, Flip, Rotate & Straighten • Adjust Brightness, Contrast, Warmth, etc. • Draw and Paint on Photos • Add Text with Multiple Fonts • Meme Tool to Add Captions • Sharpen and Blur • Amazing Tilt Shift Tool • Vignette, Color and Lighting tools • Advanced Multi-Image Editing • Full / High Resolution Editing • Built-in HD Camera tool • Multi-Image Sharing (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) • Customize with Amazing Themes • International Language Support • And Much More! Photo Editor+ works across all iOS devices and allows you to edit photos taken on any camera! This is a great app for any photography beginner or enthusiast! Check out some of the sample images.

About

Luwian

Transform your phone into a professional camera with full manual controls for photography and videography. Edit your shots with advanced tools, including RAW file editing and creative filters, to achieve a professional masterpiece.

Highlights
  • Full manual camera controls (ISO, Shutter Speed, Exposure)
  • Precise focus and white balance adjustment
  • Analog film and cinematic filters
  • Professional video recording (Slow Motion, Time-lapse)
  • RAW file editing and color correction
  • Perspective correction and cropping
  • Long exposure and HDRi modes
Features
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Luwian & Raw Magic Pro: Capture, Control, and Create Your Masterpiece Transform your mobile device into a professional photography. Luwian delivers complete manual control to capture your vision with DSLR-level precision, while Raw Magic Pro provides the all-in-one editing suite to turn every shot into a professional masterpiece. Designed for enthusiasts and experts alike, this is the ultimate toolkit to unleash your creative power. Take command of your camera with a sophisticated, intuitive interface that gives you precise, real-time manual control over every photographic element.Core Manual Controls Exposure Triangle: Full manual control over ISO, Shutter Speed, and Exposure. Focus Mastery: Precise Focus Control and Focus Lock White Balance: Both preset and custom adjustment options Zoom Control: Fine-tune your framing with smooth zoom Modes & Features Full Mode Suite: Includes Manual, Auto, Portrait Mode, and a Shutter Timer (3 to 15 seconds setup). Creative Optics: Analog Film Mode, Cinetone Filter Mode, and a huge selection of 40 Filters, 29 Virtual FX, 17 Analog Films, and 36 Classic Movie Tones. Professional Video: Switch between Normal, Slow Motion, and Time-lapse video recording (with speed adjustable from 2x to 10x). Advanced: Mega-lapse: Capture stunning 8K time-lapse videos. Long Exposure: Dedicated modes for Day and Night long exposure photography and videography. HDRi: Classical High Dynamic Range Imaging photography. Cinematic Capture: Cinematic video capture and editing. Specialty Modes: Traditional Panoramic Capture (three photo sequence), Green Screen Video Recorder, and Camera Trap for animal and person detection. Workflow Tools: Frame Capture (with automatic perspective adjustment), Consistent Color Photography for low-light environments. Multi-Camera Recording: Multi camera recording mode using all three cameras at the same time. Depth & Backdrop: True Depth Backdrop Camera. Raw Magic Pro: The Ultimate Editing Suite Go beyond basic filters. Raw Magic Pro provides the professional tools you need to refine, restore, and transform your images with unparalleled fidelity and artistic freedom.Core Editing & Precision RAW & Color Control: Dive deep into your RAW files for advanced color, contrast, and exposure precision. Complete control over every color channel with RGB Color Adjustment. Structural Integrity: Effortlessly perfect your composition with Photo Crop & Perspective Correction. Detailed Adjustment: Utilize Advanced Detailed Photo Adjustment to manipulate specific areas of your image. Cinematic & Artistic Flair Authentic Film Looks: Apply the nostalgic aesthetic of classic film stocks with a diverse library of Analog Films and Filters. Hollywood Mood: Instantly add the drama and style of blockbusters with Cinematic Filter Effects inspired by iconic classic movies. Restoration & Enhancement Digital Darkroom: A dedicated space for film photographers, allowing you to easily convert negative film photos to positive photos digitally. Clarity: Restore detail in high-ISO shots with the Noise Reduction Tool and recover underexposed images with Low Light Enhancement. Seamless Fixes: The Image Healer Tool lets you flawlessly remove unwanted objects, blemishes, or distractions. Image Quality: Image Super Resolution upscales your photos with incredible fidelity. Dynamic Range: Create stunning images with enhanced highlights and shadows using HDRI Imaging Algorithms. Colorize History: Breathe new life into black-and-white photos by intelligently adding realistic color with the Image Colorizer. Modern Tools & Workflow Instant Bokeh: Effortlessly apply a professional depth of field (bokeh) effect to any photo, giving your images a stunning, portrait-quality look. Background Control: Instantly and accurately isolate your subject and Remove the Background with a single tap, or use the Green Screen Editor for precision chroma keying. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Photo Editor+4 screens
Luwian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Luwian at Free against Photo Editor+'s $1.99. Luwian also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Photo Editor+'s advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 46%) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 355). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Luwian is free to download; Photo Editor+ costs $1.99 up front. Photo Editor+ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Luwian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Photo Editor+ against 4.5 for Luwian. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Editor+ has 3.2K ratings behind it against 355, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Photo Editor+'s written reviews are positive against 46% of Luwian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Editor+ ships an update every 6 weeks, Luwian every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Photo Editor+ versus Luwian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Editor+Luwian
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better4.5 (355 ratings)
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews — better45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K — better355
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB211 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAxiem SystemsErkan SIRIN

Customer experience

Photo Editor+

All ratings3,222 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative34.0%

Luwian

All ratings354 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative48.5%

User reviews

Photo Editor+

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Excellent for everyday photo editing
  • 🚀 Quick and efficient
  • 😊 Great value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unreliable app performance
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
  • 🚫 Missing key features compared to free versions

Luwian

From 355 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📸 Excellent image quality and sharpness with ProRAW
  • 🎯 Precise autofocus and tap-to-focus functionality
  • ⚙️ Extensive manual controls and detailed adjustments
  • 🎬 Professional-grade features rivaling DSLR cameras
  • 🎨 Creative filters and film stock options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and CTD (crash-to-desktop) issues
  • 🐢 Very slow processing and performance
  • 🎨 Cluttered menu interface and poor UI/UX
  • 💳 Shift to subscription model in recent updates
  • 📱 Inconsistent performance across devices

Bugs and requests

Photo Editor+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to edit multiple photos
  • Text and stickers disappear after editing
  • Purchased features and effects not working
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More editing tools and effects
  • Ability to resize and reposition text
  • Improved blemish removal and skin retouching
  • Collage maker with more customization options

Luwian

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes immediately on startup, especially on iPad
  • Memory issues preventing photo capture
  • Panorama mode requests landscape when already in landscape
  • Duplicate panorama files in camera roll
  • Image preview turns dark brown when changing lenses
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  • Film stock settings not persisting after photo capture
  • Video files not saving properly
  • High-resolution video cannot be saved
  • App freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Orientation lock issues requiring phone restart
  • Lens selection buttons not responding correctly
  • HDR processing extremely slow with artificial shadows
  • Portrait mode UI elements blocking display on front camera
  • App doesn't open after recent updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Better effects and filters library
  • Improved focus peeking for manual focus
  • Clearer user instructions and documentation
  • Better panorama handling with single output
  • Improved video editing and saving capabilities
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  • Dark mode option
  • Simplified UI with better organization

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Photo Editor+

One-time10
  • Grunge Effects Pack$0.99
  • Nostalgia Effects Pack$0.99
  • Tidal Effects Pack$0.99
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  • Love Effects Pack$1.99
  • Street Effects Pack$1.99
  • Toy Camera Effects Pack$1.99
  • Woodland Effects Pack$1.99
  • Portrait$1.99
  • Wanderlust$1.99
  • Unlock all Collages$1.99
2 purchases

Luwian

Subscriptions2
  • Luwian Pro Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Luwian Pro Annual Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Editor+ free?
Photo Editor+ costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Luwian free?
Luwian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Editor+ or Luwian?
Photo Editor+ is rated higher. Photo Editor+ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Luwian averages 4.5 from 355 ratings.
Do Photo Editor+ or Luwian have ads?
Neither Photo Editor+ nor Luwian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Editor+ or Luwian?
Photo Editor+ ships an update every 6 weeks, and Luwian every 10 days. Most recently, Photo Editor+ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Luwian on October 29, 2026.

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