Comparison

LOOK Lab vs 4S Camera

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

Head to head
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LOOK Lab

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ラヴなルックを現像しよう。 LOOK Lab は、フィルムカメラのような色と質感で写真と動画を仕上げる現像アプリです。 仕上げがわからなくてもルックを適用すれば、なんとなくいい感じに。 ちょっと足りないところだけアレンジすればOK。 ルックには露出・コントラスト・彩度から 12 色域の HSL 調整、色温度・ティント...と、細かなパラメーターが詰め込まれています。 ●自分のルックを育てる● プリセットで現像はもちろん、細かなパラメーター調整により理想の色を追求できます。 完成したルックはライブラリで管理し、どの写真にもワンタップで適用できます。 ●ルックを仲間とシェアする● 気に入ったルックはシェア。 受け取った人は、まったく同じルックを再現。 現像が苦手な人も、ルックを読み込めば思い通りの仕上がりに。 ●iCloud でマルチデバイス同期● ルックや現像の記録は、あなたの iCloud だけで iPhone と Mac に自動同期。 私たちのサーバーには一切送信しません。サブスクリプションなし、広告なし。 ルックを追求することだけに集中しましょう。

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4S Camera

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4S Camera lets you turn off, one by one, seven kinds of processing that iPhone applies automatically when you shoot. It is not an app for prettier photos, and not a retro filter. Blown highlights and grain stay as the result of cutting. Stock Camera settings cannot turn off Smart HDR and related finishing item by item. This app captures Bayer RAW from the sensor and develops it with those corrections left off. How this differs from stock Camera and editors: It does not weaken processing after a photo is already taken. It does not use Apple ProRAW. It changes the capture path: a single-frame Bayer RAW is developed and saved as JPEG. What you can turn off (set to zero / disabled in development): • HDR-style local tone mapping • Sharpening • Luminance and color noise reduction • Lens distortion correction • Look controls (detail, moiré, highlight recovery) • Extended dynamic range (EDR) • Hand-off to newer RAW decoders (when Auto is off) Saved JPEG is developed without the items you turned off. DNG stays Bayer RAW. What we cannot turn off: • Minimum device preprocessing before RAW • Demosaic, color conversion, and the basic contrast curve needed for JPEG • Disabling all iPhone image processing Note: The live viewfinder and the saved JPEG can differ in brightness and color. That is not a bug — finder and saved development are different pipelines. The saved photo is the result. Requires an iPhone that can capture sensor Bayer RAW. Modes: Simple: pick 4S, 8, or XS. Detail: slider plus the seven switches. Pricing (no subscription): • First 7 days: full access • After that: 4S shooting (all corrections off) stays free (JPEG) • One-time ¥500: Detail, 8/XS, DNG, crop, shooting assist

Screenshots

LOOK Lab4 screens
4S Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LOOK Lab at none against 4S Camera's 1. LOOK Lab also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. 4S Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LOOK Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOOK Lab ships an update daily, 4S Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
LOOK Lab versus 4S Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOOK Lab4S Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHANDSUM.INCTAKEHITO AWASHIMA

In-app purchases

None

LOOK Lab

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

4S Camera

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is LOOK Lab free?
LOOK Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 4S Camera free?
4S Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LOOK Lab or 4S Camera have ads?
Neither LOOK Lab nor 4S Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOOK Lab or 4S Camera?
LOOK Lab ships an update daily, and 4S Camera weekly. Most recently, LOOK Lab was updated on October 31, 2026 and 4S Camera on November 5, 2026.

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