Comparison

ManFocus vs Lens Lab

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

Head to head
About

ManFocus

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ManFocus transforms your iPhone into a professional light meter and exposure calculator. Whether you're shooting film or digital, take full control of your photography with precise manual settings. PROFESSIONAL LIGHT METERING • Capture accurate exposure readings in real-time • View EV (Exposure Value) for precise calculations • Color temperature display in Kelvin for white balance reference COMPLETE EXPOSURE CONTROL • Adjust aperture from f/1.0 to f/22 in 1/3 stop increments • Shutter speeds from 1/8000s to 30 seconds • Full ISO range with standard photography values • Lock any two parameters and let the app calculate the third INTUITIVE DUAL-SCALE DISPLAY • Visual aperture and shutter speed scale • See equivalent exposure combinations at a glance • Exposure compensation from -3 to +3 EV FILM PHOTOGRAPHY MODE • Lock your film's ISO and freely adjust aperture/shutter • Perfect companion for analog camera shooters • No more mental math for exposure calculations DEPTH & DISTANCE MEASUREMENT • Real-time distance detection using advanced sensors • Helpful for manual focus confirmation PHOTOGRAPHER-FOCUSED DESIGN • Dark interface optimized for shooting conditions • Customizable overlays: grid, crosshair, distance indicator • Haptic feedback for tactile parameter adjustments

About

Lens Lab

Features
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Edit, transform, and export your photos with a complete creative image editor. This app gives you practical photo editing tools in one clean workspace. Add a photo, adjust it, apply visual effects, layer other images on top, and export the final result as JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or PDF. Features: • Photo adjustments Fine-tune brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, and sharpness. • Filters Apply classic looks including Mono, Noir, Tonal, Sepia, Chrome, Fade, Instant, Process, Transfer, Vibrant, Invert, Bloom, Comic, Pixel, Frosted, Film Grain, and Halftone. • Glass and surface effects Create stylized glass-based edits with Droplets, Rainy Window, Fogged Glass, Ice Glass, Scratched Lens, Dusty Glass, Condensation, Old Mirror, Cracked Glass, Glass Stain, and Glass Tiles. • Vintage and film effects Add retro looks such as Light Leak, Film Burn, VHS, Polaroid Fade, Expired Film, and Sepia Paper. • Damage effects Give photos a worn or distressed look with Torn Photo, Folded Paper, Crumpled Photo, Burned Edges, Water Damage, and Ink Bleed. • Artistic effects Turn images into creative styles with Oil Paint, Watercolor, Pencil Sketch, Charcoal, Neon Glow, and Duotone. • Modern effects Create bold digital edits with Glitch RGB, Chromatic Aberration, Cyberpunk, Dream Glow, Background Blur, and Vignette Focus. • Adjustable effect controls Many effects include intensity, size, count, blur, grain, glow, distortion, or texture controls, depending on the selected effect. • Image layers Add overlays on top of your photo, including emoji, text, color layers, and additional images. • Glass overlay layers Place one image over another as a glass-style layer. Adjust opacity, glass color, and glass thickness, then move, resize, rotate, crop, or reorder the layer. • Crop and rotate tools Rotate, flip, and crop your image with simple editing controls. • Resize tools Resize images for social media, screens, print, and custom dimensions. Choose stretch, crop, or fit modes with background fill options. • Borders and frames Add solid frames, rounded corners, torn paper edges, ripped edges, scalloped edges, Polaroid-style frames, and vignette borders. • PDF tools Export a single edited image as a PDF, or create multi-image PDF documents with page size, layout, frame, and quality options. • Export options Save or share your final image as JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or PDF. Use quality controls to balance image quality and file size. Whether you want a quick photo adjustment, a glass distortion effect, a vintage film look, layered image composition, or a polished PDF export, this app gives you flexible tools for creative editing.

Screenshots

ManFocus3 screens
Lens Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ManFocus at Free against Lens Lab's $5.99. Lens Lab's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

ManFocus is free to download; Lens Lab costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
ManFocus versus Lens Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManFocusLens Lab
PriceFree — better$5.99
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiafan ShaoMikolaj Adamowicz

In-app purchases

None

ManFocus

No in-app purchases

None

Lens Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ManFocus free?
ManFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lens Lab free?
Lens Lab costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ManFocus or Lens Lab have ads?
ManFocus shows ads; Lens Lab does not.

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