Comparison

Lambda Photo vs Maoyami Light

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

Head to head
About

Lambda Photo

This powerful photo editor allows you to create stunning images with advanced color correction and natural skin tone adjustments. Unlock all features and import/export options with a subscription plan. Experience professional-grade image manipulation on your device.

Highlights
  • Advanced color panel
  • Natural skin tone enhancement
  • Import and export features
  • Professional-grade editing
  • Cross-device image generation
Features
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Lambda Photo is a professional color-grading editor for iPhone and iPad. Open JPEG, HEIC, or RAW, work with a live preview, and export a photo you can be proud of — including HDR HEIC that looks right on an HDR display and still holds up on SDR. Built for light, color, and skin. Exposure, Subject Exposure, and Relight give you control after the shot. HSL, curves, film looks, and .cube LUTs put color back in the image without pushing skin off-natural. Finish with subject, sky, and background masks, linear and radial grades, bokeh, grain, and Golden Hour. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Light: exposure, highlights, shadows, HDR, relight, subject exposure • Color: HSL, curves, temperature, vibrance, split tone, LUT import • Detail: sharpen, denoise, Ultra Denoise, texture, clarity • Finish: subject / sky / background, brush, linear, radial, bokeh, vignette • Looks: profiles, film, presets — plus your own .cube LUT or .dcp • Portrait: skin, eyes, teeth — edge-aware, on device • Batch export and edit from Photos or the share sheet • Formats: JPEG, HEIC, RAW, PNG, JPEG XL Everything runs on your device. No account required. Lambda Photo is free to edit; an optional auto-renewing Monthly Subscription removes ads after you save. SUBSCRIPTIONS Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The Monthly Subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Unused portions of a free trial, if offered, are forfeited when you purchase. Privacy Policy: https://lambdaindustriesglobal.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Maoyami Light

Enhance your photos, videos, and live streams with professional lighting. This app offers adjustable color temperatures, smart lighting modes, and custom colors to create the perfect ambiance for any situation, day or night. Quick access via widgets and multi-language support make it user-friendly.

Highlights
  • Adjustable color temperature
  • Smart lighting modes
  • Customizable colors
  • Music sync lighting
  • Home screen widgets
  • Multi-language support
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Better light, without carrying extra gear. MaoYaMi Fill Light turns your iPhone screen into a portable light source for selfies, video recording, live streaming, video calls, product shots, and everyday creativity. Fill light works as soon as you open the app. Camera permission is requested only when you enable camera preview or use a camera role in a multi-device shoot. KEY FEATURES RICH LIGHT COLORS Choose from warm, natural, cool, skin-friendly, neon, and multicolor gradient presets to suit different environments. BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Adjust light intensity and preview contrast based on your surroundings and shooting distance. SMART SCENES Quickly apply settings for selfies, live streaming, makeup, food, reading, product photography, meetings, night lighting, and more. CREATIVE LIGHT SHAPES Use full screen, rounded square, stars, heart, cat, bear, bunny, flower, ring, paw print, and moon shapes for portraits and creative shots. CAMERA PREVIEW AND CAPTURE Preview your shot while using the fill light. Adjust preview size, lens, zoom, and timer, with support for photo and video modes. MULTI-ANGLE SYNCHRONIZED SHOOTING Create a shooting group with nearby iPhones and use up to three of them as cameras simultaneously. View all camera previews in a grid, select one camera to adjust its lens, zoom, exposure, and focus, or set one countdown, photo count, and interval for every ready camera. Originals from each synchronized shoot return to the controller automatically and are grouped by shoot and source device. A single camera can still take instant photos or record video, while other devices can remain dedicated lights. RHYTHMIC LIGHT EFFECTS Explore breathing, color cycle, music-reactive, strobe, and candlelight effects for streaming, parties, and creative ambience. CUSTOM COLOR CARDS Choose your own colors, brightness, and gradient direction, then save combinations for quick access. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Place favorite color cards and scenes on your Home Screen for faster access. MULTILINGUAL Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean. MaoYaMi Fill Light puts flexible lighting within easy reach.

Screenshots

Lambda Photo4 screens
Maoyami Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maoyami Light at none against Lambda Photo's 1. Maoyami Light also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Lambda Photo's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Lambda Photo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Maoyami Light 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 Lambda Photo against 5.0 for Maoyami Light. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lambda Photo ships an update fortnightly, Maoyami Light every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Lambda Photo versus Maoyami Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLambda PhotoMaoyami Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLambda IndustriesZiwen Fu

Customer experience

Lambda Photo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Maoyami Light

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lambda Photo

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
None

Maoyami Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lambda Photo free?
Lambda Photo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maoyami Light free?
Maoyami Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lambda Photo or Maoyami Light?
Lambda Photo and Maoyami Light are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lambda Photo or Maoyami Light have ads?
Lambda Photo shows ads; Maoyami Light does not.
Which is updated more often, Lambda Photo or Maoyami Light?
Lambda Photo ships an update fortnightly, and Maoyami Light every 4 days. Most recently, Lambda Photo was updated on October 17, 2026 and Maoyami Light on October 2, 2026.

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