Comparison

Lambda Photo vs LumoraMagic

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

LumoraMagic

Features
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Lumora is a complete photo editor built for precise adjustments in a clear, responsive interface that keeps your image at the center. Develop RAW files, fine-tune light and color, then apply adjustments to the entire photo or specific areas using flexible masking tools. Complete photographic controls - Exposure, contrast, highlights, and shadows - White balance and color adjustments - RGB, Red, Green, and Blue curves - Creative effects and photographic emulations - Sharpening, detail, and noise reduction - Crop, straighten, and perspective correction Advanced creative tools - Depth Lens for photographic depth-of-field effects - Directional Lighting with direct source and target positioning - Beauty retouching for portraits - Assisted Magic Selection - Brush, linear, and radial masks - Add or subtract areas within the same mask An interface designed around your photo Parameters are arranged in compact rows and adjusted with a precise graduated dial. Your photo keeps as much screen space as possible on both iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape orientation. Curves appear directly over the image in a translucent panel. Interactive tools such as Lighting, masks, and depth of field can be positioned directly on the photo. Presets and organization - Create and manage Lumora presets - Import XMP presets - Import images and RAW files directly from other apps - Access your Lumora library in Documents - Optional iCloud Drive synchronization Lumora brings RAW development, local adjustments, and creative tools together in one consistent workspace for both quick corrections and detailed photo editing.

Screenshots

Lambda Photo4 screens
LumoraMagic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LumoraMagic at none against Lambda Photo's 1. LumoraMagic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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. LumoraMagic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lambda Photo ships an update fortnightly, LumoraMagic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Lambda Photo versus LumoraMagic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLambda PhotoLumoraMagic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLambda IndustriesFrancois Guilleme

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lambda Photo

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
None

LumoraMagic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lambda Photo free?
Lambda Photo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LumoraMagic free?
LumoraMagic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lambda Photo or LumoraMagic have ads?
Lambda Photo shows ads; LumoraMagic does not.
Which is updated more often, Lambda Photo or LumoraMagic?
Lambda Photo ships an update fortnightly, and LumoraMagic every 4 days. Most recently, Lambda Photo was updated on October 17, 2026 and LumoraMagic on October 24, 2026.

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