Comparison

LensApp Pro vs Paignion

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

Head to head
About

LensApp Pro

Features
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Do you know this feeling? You’re ready for the shot. You’ve planned everything, and the perfect moment has arrived. But waitβ€”what was it with the lens again? f/8 and maximum zoom? Or should you get closer and open the aperture all the way? This happened to me all the time. Often, I’d look back and regret that the image hadn’t turned out as sharp as I’d hoped. But what was the reason? The lens? Me? Eventually, I realized it was both. I’d expected the glass to deliver something it simply couldn’t. I kept falling into the same trap because I’d forgotten where my lens performed wellβ€”and where it didn’t. That ends now. I created LensApp to build up what I’ve learned about my lenses and preserve those insights for future shoots. Now I always have that information with me and know exactly which lens to use, when, and how. YOUR PROFESSIONAL LOGBOOK: LensApp doesn’t test lenses for youβ€”it’s your tool for documenting your own test results. It helps you visualize and save them. Take your test shots, rate them by your own standards, and use the app as a digital memory and analysis hub for your entire lens collection. HIGHLIGHTS: - The interactive matrix: Record ratings for sharpness, bokeh, autofocus hit rate, and more in an elegant, intuitive matrix. - Find your lens’s sweet spot: Our analysis tools show you at a glance which aperture and focal length deliver the best performance. - Your lens collection: Keep track of all your lenses and compare them side by side. Never pack the wrong lens again! - LensCode: Share your profiles securely with the community or scan and import reference data. - Privacy first: Your data belongs to you. Secure, GDPR-compliant sync with no tracking or account hacks. - Nerd mode: Rate details such as chromatic aberration, vignetting, and distortion for a deeper understanding of your gear. Stop guessing. Start knowing. Get the best out of yourself and your lens. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Paignion

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Retro palettes and pixel patterns, rendered live. No editing after the shot β€” what you see in the viewfinder is what gets saved. LIVE PIXEL RENDERING Paignion runs a real Metal pixel-effect pipeline on every frame of the live camera feed β€” palette quantization, pattern, and dithering all happen before you tap the shutter, not as a filter applied afterward. 6 ICONIC PALETTES * Game Boy β€” the classic 4-shade green handheld display * NES β€” the 64-color palette from the original console's PPU * PICO-8 β€” the 16-color fantasy-console system palette * C64 β€” the Commodore 64's Pepto palette * CGA β€” the 16-color RGBI palette from early PC graphics * Master System β€” Sega's full 64-color, 6-bit RGB palette Palettes work on their own, or paired with any pattern. 4 PATTERNS + REAL BAYER DITHERING * Mosaic β€” chunky, blocky pixelation * Dot Screen β€” one ink dot per cell, colored to match the scene (Ben-Day comic style) * Halftone β€” a true CMY halftone rosette (three independently rotated ink-channel dot grids), full color or on a palette * Blocks β€” every pixel cell becomes a beveled, raised block for a chunky 2.5D, voxel-style look * Authentic ordered (Bayer) dithering, not a random-noise approximation β€” works with any palette, and it's never gated SCREEN FX Two screen finishes that turn the viewfinder into a tiny console display: CRT-style scanlines, and an LCD pixel-grid bezel overlay. YOUR LIBRARY, TOO Import any photo from your library and give it the same treatment β€” same presets, same Adjust panel, same live preview, plus a before/after slider to compare with the original. The result is saved as a new photo; your original stays untouched. FREE TO START Shoot or import with the Original (no filter), Game Boy Cam, and Mosaic Only presets at no cost β€” Bayer dithering is included free with every palette, always. Full Unlock adds the NES, PICO-8, C64, CGA, and Master System palettes, the Dot Screen, Halftone, and Blocks patterns, and both Screen FX finishes β€” a single one-time purchase, not a subscription. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT * Pinch to zoom, tap to focus * HEIF capture, saved straight to a dedicated "Paignion" album in your Photos library β€” no separate account, no cloud * In-app gallery to browse, share, and delete your shots * The preset you shot with is written into every photo's own EXIF No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

LensApp Pro4 screens
Paignion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Paignion at fortnightly against LensApp Pro's every 5 months. 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. LensApp Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year and Paignion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LensApp Pro ships an update every 5 months, Paignion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
LensApp Pro versus Paignion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLensApp ProPaignion
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabian SassJaehoon Lee

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LensApp Pro

Subscriptions1
  • LensApp Pro yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • LensApp Pro Lifetime$17.99
1 purchases

Paignion

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is LensApp Pro free?
LensApp Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paignion free?
Paignion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LensApp Pro or Paignion have ads?
Neither LensApp Pro nor Paignion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LensApp Pro or Paignion?
LensApp Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Paignion fortnightly. Most recently, LensApp Pro was updated on November 5, 2026 and Paignion on November 10, 2026.

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