Lens vs ProveIT Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lens
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Lens lets you shoot photos and videos with real-time visual effects directly inside the camera. Choose a look, see it instantly, and capture the final result without moving to a separate editor. Lens is built for creators, visual experimenters, and anyone who wants a more expressive camera on iPhone. Fully free to use All camera effects, photo and video capture features are currently available without subscriptions or paywalls. Create, record, and share without limitations. What you can do with Lens: • Shoot with real-time visual effects • Record video with effects applied during capture • Take photos with the active look • Preview the result immediately after shooting • Save or instantly share your content to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram and other social platforms Built for social sharing Share in seconds without extra editing. Live effects while you shoot Lens applies visual effects in real time instead of adding them later in post-production. This makes the creative process faster, more direct, and more fun. Depth-based effects on supported devices On compatible devices, Lens uses scene depth to power spatial visual effects. Selected looks react to foreground and background separation for more dimensional results. Built with a fast rendering pipeline Lens is designed for smooth real-time performance, responsive controls, and fast switching between styles while shooting photos and videos. Designed for creative capture Use Lens for: • Short-form videos • Social content • Stylized portraits • Experimental clips • Visual studies and artistic shooting Fast camera workflow 1. Open Lens 2. Choose an effect 3. Shoot photo or video 4. Preview the result 5. Save or share instantly Key features • Real-time camera effects • Photo and video capture • Instant preview after shooting • Effect intensity control • Smooth zoom workflow • Depth-based effects on supported devices • Fast save and share flow Device support Some features may vary depending on your device. Depth-based effects require supported hardware. Privacy Lens uses camera, microphone, photo library, and speech recognition permissions only for app functionality.
ProveIT Camera
Capture and share photos and videos with verifiable proof of authenticity. This app attaches details and a unique link to each media, allowing others to confirm it hasn't been altered after capture. It's designed for anyone needing to establish strong evidence of real content.
- In-app photo and video capture
- Automatic proof of capture generation
- Shareable verification links
- Unique three-word verification codes
- Review authenticity details
- Distinguish real from altered media
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Capture photos and videos that others can verify are authentic. ProveIT Camera records media inside the app and attaches verifiable proof of capture, so you can share content with stronger evidence that it is real and hasn’t been altered after capture. With ProveIT Camera, each capture can include authenticity details, provenance information, and a unique verification link that others can use to inspect the proof. Key features: • Capture photos and videos directly in-app • Generate proof of capture automatically • Share a verification link with others • Use a unique three-word verification code • Review authenticity details for captured media • Help others distinguish real captured content from edited or AI-generated media How it works: ProveIT Camera creates proof at the moment of capture. Where available, it uses device-backed capture signals, cryptographic signing, content credentials, and provenance records to help verify that media was captured authentically and has not been altered after capture. Designed for: • Journalists and creators • Researchers and investigators • Marketplace sellers • Insurance, property, and field documentation • Anyone who needs stronger evidence that a photo or video is real ProveIT Camera is designed to make authentic media easier to capture, share, and verify.
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Verdict
Lens and ProveIT Camera are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lens ships an update fortnightly, ProveIT Camera every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lens | ProveIT Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Poliakov | PROVEIT APP LTD |
In-app purchases
Lens
No in-app purchases
ProveIT Camera
No in-app purchases









