Comparison

Lento vs Truly Simple RAW Camera

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

Head to head
About

Lento

Capture stunning long exposures and light trails in real-time without special equipment. Achieve silky smooth water, eliminate moving objects, and gain precise manual control over your shots. Export in high-quality formats like RAW DNG.

Highlights
  • Real-time long exposure stacking
  • Light trail capture
  • Automatic ghost removal
  • Manual camera controls (ISO, focus, exposure)
  • RAW DNG and HEIF export
  • Live preview of exposure build
Features
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Lento stacks camera frames in real-time to create long exposures on iPhone. Silky waterfalls, streaking car lights, empty landmarks. No ND filter, no guesswork. SMOOTH Blur water and clouds into silk. Point at a waterfall, tap the shutter, and watch it smooth out frame by frame. LIGHT TRAIL Capture every streak of light. Car headlights, neon signs, star trails - the brightest pixel wins. GHOST REMOVE Tourists keep walking through your shot? Lento removes them. The static scene stays, moving objects vanish. MANUAL CONTROLS ISO, focus, exposure duration, self-timer. Live readouts update as you shoot. Built for photographers who want precision, not presets. PRO EXPORT RAW DNG (16-bit), HEIF, or JPEG. 8 megapixels with EXIF metadata - ISO, aperture, focal length, GPS coordinates. REAL-TIME PREVIEW Watch the exposure build live. What you see on screen is what you get in the file. BUILT FOR IPHONE GPU-accelerated. No lag. No stutter. Dark interface that stays out of your way. Free: Smooth + Light Trail, HEIF, up to 5s. One watermarked export in total. Pro: All modes, RAW DNG, manual controls, unlimited duration, no watermark, unlimited exports. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/heocoi/privacy-policy/blob/main/lento.md Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Truly Simple RAW Camera

Capture unedited digital negatives directly from your iPhone's sensor. This app bypasses automatic image processing to provide pure RAW DNG files for manual development. It offers DSLR-like controls and essential framing tools.

Highlights
  • Pure RAW capture (.DNG)
  • Tap to focus and exposure lock
  • Hardware back-facing lens switching
  • Optional haptic shutter feedback
  • Rule-of-thirds grid overlay
  • Quick review of recent photos
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Most modern smartphone cameras automatically process every picture you take. They apply aggressive smoothing, artificial HDR, and automatic sharpening. Sometimes, you just want the actual, unedited digital negative so you can develop it yourself. Truly Simple RAW Camera bypasses automatic processing to give you the exact, unedited light that hit your iPhone’s physical sensor. NOTE: This app only works on devices with hardware capable of capturing Bayer RAW images, which means most iPhones and iPad Pros but not other sorts of iPad, sorry! It does not work with front-facing cameras, either, for the same reason (they lack that capability). Features: • Pure RAW capture: Saves uncompressed 14-bit Bayer .DNG files directly to your camera roll with zero AI processing. • Tap to focus: Tap anywhere on the viewfinder to physically adjust the lens focal plane and lock in your exposure, just like a real DSLR. • Hardware controls: Switch between the physical back-facing lenses and toggle the hardware flash. No digital zoom allowed. • Tactile feedback: An optional haptic shutter toggle lets you physically feel exactly when a photo is captured. • Visual basics: Toggle a rule-of-thirds grid to frame your shot, and switch between light and dark color themes for comfort. • Quick review: Tap the recent photo thumbnail to instantly jump to your native iOS Photos gallery. • Free: Enjoy a completely free app with no recurring fees, intrusive advertisements, or paywalls.

Screenshots

Lento4 screens
Truly Simple RAW Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Truly Simple RAW Camera at none against Lento's 2. On price, ads, 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. Lento sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Truly Simple RAW Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lento versus Truly Simple RAW Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLentoTruly Simple RAW Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnh PhongColin Wright

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lento

Subscriptions1
  • Lento Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lento Pro$29.99
None

Truly Simple RAW Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lento free?
Lento is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Truly Simple RAW Camera free?
Truly Simple RAW Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lento or Truly Simple RAW Camera have ads?
Neither Lento nor Truly Simple RAW Camera shows ads.

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