Comparison

Lucid vs PureShot Camera

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

Head to head
About

Lucid

Features
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Shutter, ISO, white balance and focus โ€” on real dials, laid out like a camera body instead of buried in a menu. The viewfinder shows exactly what saves. Pick the one thing you care about โ€” Aperture-free Auto, Manual, Shutter or ISO priority โ€” and Lucid floats the rest live as the light moves. One purchase. No subscription. UNFOLDS ON IPHONE DUO Open iPhone Duo and Lucid becomes a camera body: the viewfinder fills one half of the display, and the other half is a full control plate under your thumb โ€” shutter and ISO on two live dials at once, big readouts, a labeled zoom ring, flash, timer, grid and level as buttons, your Looks and Profiles one tap from the shutter. The viewfinder turns with the camera, not the screen. Close it, and Lucid is the camera you already know. OPENS FROM THE CAMERA CONTROL BUTTON On iPhone 16 and later, set Lucid as your Camera Control app. One press opens Lucid right from the Lock Screen: no unlocking, and every manual dial is there. Half-press to adjust zoom, exposure, priority and Looks without taking your eye off the frame. WHY LUCID Most camera apps hand you a filter and a shutter button. Lucid hands you the camera. Four exposure priorities (Auto, Manual, Shutter, ISO) let you decide what to control and what to let the camera solve, live. Everything you set, you see. Everything you see, you keep. And it's yours. One purchase, no subscription. The camera doesn't stop working when the month ends. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Shoot full manual: shutter, ISO, white balance, and focus, on real dials - Choose what you control: Auto, Manual, Shutter or ISO priority โ€” the camera solves the rest, live - Capture RAW, ProRAW, HEIF, and 48MP, keeping every bit of the file - Nail focus with peaking and a magnified loupe - Read your light with a live histogram and zebra stripes - Grade with Looks: film LUTs previewed live in the viewfinder, baked on capture - Import your own .cube LUTs - Pull long exposures, bracket, and set a self-timer - Save full setups as Profiles and recall them in a tap - Launch from the Camera Control button, even on the Lock Screen - Open iPhone Duo for a two-dial control plate beside the viewfinder - Shoot manual video too: Apple Log, ProRes, and a cinematic 180ยฐ shutter BUILT HONEST No aperture slider. Your iPhone's lenses have fixed apertures, and faking it would be a lie. No account. No analytics. No cloud. Your photos never leave your phone, and location tagging stays off until you turn it on. ONE PURCHASE. YOURS FOREVER. Try every feature free. Then unlock Lucid for a single payment: no subscription, no upsells, no expiry date. Shoot like you mean it. Support: support@lucidcamera.app Privacy: https://lucidcamera.app/privacy/

About

PureShot Camera

Features
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PureShot is a professional camera app built for photographers who want natural, minimally processed capture. RAW-first still capture, manual exposure, focus, and white-balance controls, capability-gated Apple Log, ProRes, and external SSD support where hardware allows it, fast launch access for iPhone 15+ and M-series iPad models, and local-only metadata handling with no third-party tracking.

Screenshots

Lucid4 screens
PureShot Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PureShot Camera at none against Lucid's 1. PureShot Camera also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lucid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PureShot Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucid ships an update every 10 days, PureShot Camera every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Lucid versus PureShot Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucidPureShot Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerry HamptonEliran Mesika

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lucid

One-time1
  • Unlock Lucid$4.99
None

PureShot Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucid free?
Lucid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PureShot Camera free?
PureShot Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lucid or PureShot Camera have ads?
Neither Lucid nor PureShot Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucid or PureShot Camera?
Lucid ships an update every 10 days, and PureShot Camera every 2 days. Most recently, Lucid was updated on October 28, 2026 and PureShot Camera on October 28, 2026.

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