Lucid vs second.lux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Lucid
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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. 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 - 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/
second.lux
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second.lux is a camera and photo development app for iPhone. Shape the color and tone of your photos using a process modeled on film and photographic printing. Adjust lens filters, halation, and grain to change the look and feel of your photos. Shoot DNG RAW photos using the Fast RAW Finder. On devices that support Apple Log, you can also choose Live Development Preview to preview the developed image as you shoot. You can also import photos and RAW images from your photo library for development. Save and share your finished photos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: second.lux at none against Lucid's 1. second.lux also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Lucid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. second.lux asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lucid ships an update every 8 days, second.lux weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lucid | second.lux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Perry Hampton | Kotaro Iwata |
In-app purchases
Lucid
- Unlock Lucid$4.99
second.lux
No in-app purchases









