Comparison

PhotonCam vs Camelut

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

Head to head
About

PhotonCam

This app provides professional-grade photo capture and editing tools, including ProRaw, manual controls, and HDR. Enhance images with custom frames, filters, and advanced ACR-level adjustments. Create and import your own LUTs for a unique shooting style.

Highlights
  • ProRaw and 48MP capture
  • Manual camera controls
  • HDR photo capture and editing
  • Customizable frames and filters
  • ACR-level photo editing
  • LUT import and creation
  • Portrait mode bokeh
Features
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PhotonCam offers a professional-level camera experience with the following features: - Capture photos using ProRaw and 48MP on your high-end iPhone. You can also use manual camera controls to capture the perfect shot. - Capture and edit photos while preserving HDR effect. - Capture and edit Live Photo to relive the moment you love. - Enhance your captured or edited photos by adding Frames, giving each image a personalized and distinctive touch. You can also design your unique Frames by setting various styles. Explore the Frame Workshop to start designing your Frames. - Want some bokeh blur? Portrait mode is right there for you. - Choose from a variety of built-in filters for use during capture or photo editing. - Create your own filters using the provided tools, in addition to the built-in options. - Utilize ACR-level tools to edit photos or filters, including control over lighting, color grading, color mixing, and various other effects. - As a professional photographer, you can edit your photos and create a Lookup Table Cube using desktop software like Photoshop. You can then import it as a filter, allowing you to shoot in your unique style. - Import photos from your camera to edit and export using the aforementioned built-in tools. - Add a date stamp to your photos to create a film-look effect. You can try the app in Trial mode without any subscription. However, photos saved in Trial mode will have watermarks on them. To access the app's full features, a subscription or lifetime purchase is required. Privacy policy: https://juniperphoton.dev/photoncam/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Camelut

Create your own custom camera filters using industry-standard LUT files. Organize your filters into customizable lists for quick switching between groups and individual presets.

Highlights
  • Import custom LUT (.cube) files
  • Real-time filter application
  • Create your own filter camera
  • Customizable favorites lists
  • Group filters by tags
  • Swipe to switch filter groups
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Bring your own filters camera. Using industry standard LUT (.cube) files, you can import them into this app and make your own filter camera. With customizable favorites lists, you can group filters and swipe to switch between tag groups and filters.

Screenshots

PhotonCam4 screens
Camelut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhotonCam at 93% against Camelut's 0%. PhotonCam also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.0). Camelut's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

PhotonCam is free to download; Camelut costs $1.99 up front. PhotonCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Camelut asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotonCam holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhotonCam has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of PhotonCam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Camelut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotonCam ships an update weekly, Camelut fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PhotonCam versus Camelut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotonCamCamelut
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (57 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟超 邓(optional.is)

Customer experience

PhotonCam

All ratings57 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Camelut

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral28.6%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PhotonCam

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly payment7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly payment7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time purchase$14.99
None

Camelut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotonCam free?
PhotonCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camelut free?
Camelut costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhotonCam or Camelut?
PhotonCam is rated higher. PhotonCam averages 4.8 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Camelut averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PhotonCam or Camelut have ads?
Neither PhotonCam nor Camelut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotonCam or Camelut?
PhotonCam ships an update weekly, and Camelut fortnightly. Most recently, PhotonCam was updated on October 19, 2026 and Camelut on October 7, 2026.

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