Comparison

Lustra vs DoubleHalf

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

Head to head
About

Lustra

This app provides professional manual camera controls for iPhones, inspired by analog cameras. It offers advanced features like RAW capture, focus peaking, and customizable bokeh for photographers seeking creative freedom and a refined shooting experience.

Highlights
  • Manual focus and ISO control
  • RAW photo capture
  • Focus peaking and histogram
  • Customizable cinematic bokeh
  • Analog-inspired interface
  • High-resolution image processing
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Lustra transforms your iPhone into a professional camera built for photographers who want full creative control. Inspired by the tactile simplicity of analog cameras, Lustra puts manual controls front and center so you can focus on making images, not digging through menus. Whether you’re shooting portraits, street photography, cinematic stills, or everyday moments, Lustra gives you powerful tools with a refined shooting experience designed for professionals and enthusiasts alike. Features Professional Manual Controls * Manual focus * ISO and shutter speed control * White balance adjustment * Exposure compensation * Focus peaking * Histogram and exposure tools Shoot Like a Pro * RAW photo capture * High-resolution image processing * Depth-enabled portrait capture * Custom cinematic bokeh rendering * Save editable depth information for later adjustments Designed for Photographers * Analog-inspired interface * Fast, distraction-free shooting * Precision controls always within reach * Built for intentional photography Made for Modern iPhone Cameras Lustra is optimized for the latest iPhone camera systems to deliver professional image quality with intuitive controls and responsive performance. Perfect for photographers searching for: * professional camera app * manual camera app * DSLR camera app * RAW camera * portrait camera * pro photography app * cinematic camera app * film-inspired camera controls Download Lustra and take full control of your photography. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://henryromanlabs.com/lustra/privacy/

About

DoubleHalf

This app emulates a vintage film camera, combining half-frame and double-exposure techniques to create unique, composited images. It offers manual focus and various film styles for a retro photographic experience.

Highlights
  • Double exposure effect
  • Half-frame camera simulation
  • Manual focus control
  • Multiple film emulators
  • Flash and exposure settings
  • Volume button shutter
Features
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DoubleHalf is a double-exposure half-frame film camera emulator for iPhone. Half-frame cameras split one frame of 35 mm film into two tall pictures side by side. Double exposure takes the same roll of film and runs it through the camera twice. DoubleHalf does both of these: four captures composited into a single frame. FIXED EVERYTHING There is no autofocus, no HDR, and no computational processing. White balance is pinned. You point it and you press it, and you find out later what you got. With the flash on, exposure is pinned dark and the lamp carries the picture, so a subject falls off hard into black. Turn the flash off and the camera meters the room instead. FOCUS There is no autofocus, so you choose a distance and commit to it. Press the focus button to cycle between near, medium and far. Near pulls in close, medium sits around arm's length, and far finds infinity — the lens is set there once, when you choose it, and then stays put. FILM EMULATOR SETTINGS Ember 64 - dense reds, deep blacks Prism Three - separated primaries, hard colour Night Bloom - cold light, red halation glow Violet Field - greens shift to magenta Scorch 200 - harsh, blown-out halation False Summer - false-colour infrared None - just an out of focus iPhone camera! A CAMERA, NOT AN APP Hold it sideways like a compact or upright like a phone. The back is a camera: a screen, four exposure lights that count your shots, three buttons for focus, film and flash, and a shutter. Turn it and the buttons stay exactly where they are — only the lettering turns to face you. Nothing to swipe, nothing to pinch. ALSO The volume buttons work as a shutter release. Shot upright, a frame is two tall pictures side by side; shot sideways, two wide ones stacked. Finished frames save straight to your photo library. Every saved photo carries its settings in EXIF: film, flash, focus, exposure, zoom. No accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no network access at all.

Screenshots

Lustra4 screens
DoubleHalf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DoubleHalf at none against Lustra's 3. DoubleHalf also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Lustra's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Lustra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DoubleHalf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoubleHalf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lustra has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lustra ships an update fortnightly, DoubleHalf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lustra versus DoubleHalf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLustraDoubleHalf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaron GhazaryanBrian Ellis

Customer experience

Lustra

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DoubleHalf

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lustra

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$19.99
None

DoubleHalf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lustra free?
Lustra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoubleHalf free?
DoubleHalf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lustra or DoubleHalf?
DoubleHalf is rated higher. Lustra averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while DoubleHalf averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lustra or DoubleHalf have ads?
Neither Lustra nor DoubleHalf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lustra or DoubleHalf?
Lustra ships an update fortnightly, and DoubleHalf every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lustra was updated on October 10, 2026 and DoubleHalf on October 12, 2026.

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