Comparison

Lucent Camera vs QuickieCam

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

Head to head
About

Lucent Camera

This app offers a classic black and white photography experience with granular control over lighting and composition. Manually adjust focus, ISO, exposure, contrast, and brightness to master your shots. Its simple interface provides gentle haptic feedback and optional grid lines for precise framing.

Highlights
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable ISO and exposure
  • Contrast and brightness settings
  • Tap to auto focus
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Simple interface with haptic feedback
  • Optional grid lines
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Lucent Camera is a classic black and white camera. It's interface lets you control every detail of the lighting and composition of your photographs. Features include: • Ability to manually focus the lens. • Ability to manually adjust iso and exposure settings. • Ability to set the contrast and brightness levels. • Tap to auto focus. • Pinch to zoom. • Simple interface with gentle haptic feedback. • Optional grid lines to line up your shots. • Totally private. Shooting in black and white can take your photography to the next level and Lucent Camera lets you control every detail to achieve mastery with the camera in your pocket.

About

QuickieCam

Features
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QuickieCam is built for one thing: not missing the shot. The moment you open QuickieCam — or return to it from another app — it starts recording. No tapping. No waiting. If something is happening right now, QuickieCam is already capturing it. How it works Set your capture duration with the time slider. QuickieCam records for that long, then stops and saves automatically. Too short? Hit the infinity button to keep going. Changed your mind? Hit X to discard. Want a fresh clip mid-session? Press capture to stop, save, and immediately start the next one. Multi-camera capture Record from up to three cameras at once — ultra wide, wide, and telephoto — each saved as its own file. Tap any preview to swap it to the main display. Configure resolution and frame rate per camera in settings. Built for speed - Starts capturing the instant the app gets focus - Assign to your Action Button via Shortcuts for even faster access - Volume buttons trigger capture - Duration setting persists between sessions - Videos optionally geotagged with your current location A fair warning QuickieCam is opinionated. It will capture video you didn't mean to keep. You'll spend a little time learning the controls. That's the tradeoff for never missing a moment.

Screenshots

Lucent Camera4 screens
QuickieCam2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lucent Camera at Free against QuickieCam's $2.99. Lucent Camera also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). QuickieCam's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On 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

Lucent Camera is free to download; QuickieCam costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucent Camera ships an update every 2 months, QuickieCam daily. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lucent Camera versus QuickieCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucent CameraQuickieCam
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin LucasAdam Fields

In-app purchases

None

Lucent Camera

No in-app purchases

None

QuickieCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucent Camera free?
Lucent Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickieCam free?
QuickieCam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lucent Camera or QuickieCam have ads?
Neither Lucent Camera nor QuickieCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucent Camera or QuickieCam?
Lucent Camera ships an update every 2 months, and QuickieCam daily. Most recently, Lucent Camera was updated on July 6, 2026 and QuickieCam on September 22, 2026.

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