Comparison

Project Lens vs LibreCam

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

Head to head
About

Project Lens

Streamline jobsite documentation with photos, videos, and notes. Track progress, manage tasks, and communicate with teams and clients. AI-powered features help generate structured reports from voice and images.

Highlights
  • Jobsite photos and videos
  • Photo markup tools
  • Task and checklist management
  • Activity history feed
  • Project conversations
  • Client updates and reports
  • AI-powered job rundowns
Features
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Every job. In focus. Project Lens helps contractors document jobs with photos and videos, track progress, and keep crews and clients informed. From the first estimate to the final walkthrough, keep the details of every job together. Your projects, photos, and updates stay organized and accessible on mobile and web, keeping the field and office on the same page. - Jobsite photos and videos: Capture work with the in-app camera and keep photos and videos organized by project. Document conditions, progress, and completed work with unlimited photo and video storage. - Photo markup: Add arrows, shapes, drawings, and text to jobsite photos. Point out damage, highlight an installation detail, or show your crew exactly what you mean. - Tasks and checklists: Assign work, follow project checklists, and track completion. See what's done and what still needs attention. - Activity history: See who did what and when. Follow photo uploads, task completions, comments, and project updates in one activity feed. - Project conversations: Keep questions, instructions, and follow-up attached to the job. Talk with your team from the field or the office, with comments on projects and individual photos. - Client updates: Share photo galleries and reports with customers to show progress, explain findings, and provide a clear record of completed work. - AI Rundowns: Talk through the job while taking photos. Turn your voice and photos into clear, structured job documentation with AI. Export a PDF to share with your team or clients. - Your schedule: Check upcoming appointments and scheduled work from your phone so you know where you're headed and what's next. - Documents and photo reports: Keep project files with the job and open documents in the field. Create photo reports on the web to bring your photos and job details together. - Estimates on the web: Prepare customer estimates in the web app and keep them connected to the project, alongside its photos, documents, and updates. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://projectlens.io/privacy

About

LibreCam

This app helps field teams document work with photos, video, and checklists. It automatically saves job details like time and location, and organizes them by project. Teams can collaborate, share reports, and export data securely.

Highlights
  • Job photos and video capture
  • Automatic time and location stamping
  • Voice captions with transcription
  • On-site drawing tools
  • Offline capture and synchronization
  • Project organization and search
  • Shareable client galleries
Features
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LibreCam helps contractors, field service, and inspection teams document work with job photos, video, and checklists. Take the shot and put the phone away. It saves in LibreCam with the time and location, under the project you picked, and uploads when you're connected, on Wi-Fi only or mobile data too, your call. Keep shooting in the basement or the metal building when you are totally offline. Capture on site • Photos and video, one-handed, with a level and grid in the viewfinder. • Time and location saved with every shot. • Voice captions: tap and say what you see. They're transcribed into text you can search. • Draw on photos: arrows, circles, rectangles, freehand, text. • Scan a barcode or QR code into a checklist item. Keep the job organized • Projects by address. The camera suggests one from where you are and what you worked on last. Change it before you shoot. • Tags and search across every job, and an activity feed on each one. • Checklists with photo proof: take the photo to check off the item. Build checklist templates and reuse them on the next job. • Keep capturing offline, and browse downloaded photos from your active projects. Connect to share galleries, create reports, export, and transcribe voice captions. • One library for the team's uploaded photos, so the office sees what the field shoots. Share the job • Send a gallery link. Clients, adjusters, and GCs open it in a browser, no app or account needed. • Set an expiry or a password on a link, or revoke it. See how many times it was viewed and downloaded. • Make a PDF photo report from the job's uploaded photos. Add your company logo. Team • Invite people by email or a join link. • Give teammates member or viewer access. • English, Spanish, and French. Your photos stay yours • Export a project, or every project you can see, as a ZIP of uploaded photos, files, and reports. • Built for the people reading it later: estimators, adjusters, owners, and you. Built for roofing, restoration, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, landscaping, auto body, property maintenance, inspections, and more. Works for any team that has to keep a clear record of their work.

Screenshots

Project Lens4 screens
LibreCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LibreCam at none against Project Lens's 7. LibreCam also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Project Lens sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $18.00 per month. LibreCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Project Lens against 5.0 for LibreCam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Lens ships an update every 9 days, LibreCam every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Project Lens versus LibreCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject LensLibreCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB73 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperProject LensLibrecam

Customer experience

Project Lens

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LibreCam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Project Lens

Subscriptions7
  • 1 User Monthly Subscription$18.001 Month
  • 3 Users Monthly Subscription$54.001 Month
  • 5 User Monthly Subscription$90.001 Month
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  • 10 Users Monthly Subscription$179.991 Month
  • 15 User Monthly Subscription$269.991 Month
  • 20 User Monthly Subscription$359.991 Month
  • 50+ User Monthly Subscription$900.001 Month
None

LibreCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Project Lens free?
Project Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LibreCam free?
LibreCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Project Lens or LibreCam?
Project Lens and LibreCam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Project Lens or LibreCam have ads?
Neither Project Lens nor LibreCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Lens or LibreCam?
Project Lens ships an update every 9 days, and LibreCam every 2 days. Most recently, Project Lens was updated on November 5, 2026 and LibreCam on November 5, 2026.

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