Comparison

PHOvid vs LensLink Camera

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

Head to head
About

PHOvid

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PHOvid is the first immersive photography experience in Mauritius, where every photo can come to life. By scanning any PHOvid image, users instantly access a short video linked to the photo, creating a powerful emotional and visual connection. Our app is designed for: β€’ travelers who want to rediscover Mauritius through living images β€’ hotels, luxury brands and communication agencies who wish to enhance their visual content β€’ photographers and creatives looking to offer their clients a new artistic experience PHOvid combines high-quality photography with augmented reality to create a new artistic format: a photo that turns into a video. The application allows users to: β€’ scan PHOvid photos in books, galleries, posters and advertising campaigns β€’ instantly watch the connected video in augmented reality β€’ explore Mauritius through exclusive immersive content β€’ access premium artistic experiences created by RΓ©gis Lesieur, photographer of Mauritius, and his team PHOvid brings together technology, art and storytelling to offer a new way of experiencing images.

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LensLink Camera

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LensLink Camera turns your iPhone or iPad into a camera for OBS Studio. Mount the phone, open the app, and it appears in OBS as a video source over Wi-Fi or a USB cable β€” with the picture quality the phone's camera is actually capable of. Picture first Up to 4K at 60 fps, HEVC or H.264, with 120 and 240 fps available where the camera has them 10-bit HDR (HLG) and Apple Log on supported devices Balanced or Maximum quality: Maximum finds the most your connection can carry Every lens, with the Camera app's lens buttons Controls that stay out of the way Tap to focus, hold to lock focus and exposure, drag for brightness, pinch to zoom One tray for exposure, shutter, white balance and focus, with faces-first autofocus The same controls in a browser panel on your computer, and in OBS itself Remember camera settings: a shot dialed in once stays dialed-in Built for production Remote start: OBS starts the camera while the app sits idle Tally light: a colored border says when you're on air Pause with a held picture instead of a frozen frame Keeps streaming beside other apps on iPads that support it Automatic lip-sync: the plugin measures latency and aligns your real microphone Virtual green screen, right on the phone Mirror your whole screen with app audio Siri and Shortcuts Private by design Nothing is recorded on the phone, and nothing leaves your local network. No account, no sign-in, no analytics. Requires OBS Studio and the free, open-source LensLink plugin for Mac, Windows or Linux: https://lenslink.cam

Screenshots

PHOvid4 screens
LensLink Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LensLink Camera at every 3 days against PHOvid's every 2 months. PHOvid's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PHOvid ships an update every 2 months, LensLink Camera every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PHOvid versus LensLink Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPHOvidLensLink Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPHOvidEric Murray

In-app purchases

None

PHOvid

No in-app purchases

None

LensLink Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PHOvid free?
PHOvid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LensLink Camera free?
LensLink Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PHOvid or LensLink Camera have ads?
Neither PHOvid nor LensLink Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PHOvid or LensLink Camera?
PHOvid ships an update every 2 months, and LensLink Camera every 3 days. Most recently, PHOvid was updated on October 11, 2026 and LensLink Camera on October 14, 2026.

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