Comparison

Lumera Camera vs Blur Effects

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

Head to head
About

Lumera Camera

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Lumera is a focused, lightweight iPhone camera app built for photographers who want direct control over the capture process. It keeps the essential camera tools close at hand and removes unnecessary clutter, so you can start shooting quickly while still making precise adjustments when the scene calls for it. Key features: - Manual control for ISO, shutter speed, focus, white balance, and exposure compensation - HEIF, RAW, and Apple ProRAW capture, depending on device hardware support - Ultra-wide, main, and telephoto lens switching - Tap-to-focus and tap-to-expose - Face detection with face-assisted autofocus and selectable face tracking - Press-and-hold burst capture - Creative sketch and colored pencil filters with real-time preview - Flash off, auto, and force-on modes - Grid, haptic feedback, safety shutter, and default capture settings - Optional location metadata embedded into photo EXIF - Photos saved to the system Photos library in a Lumera album - Built-in tutorial to help new users learn each control - Localized in English and Simplified Chinese Privacy: - Lumera requires no account, includes no ads, uses no analytics SDKs, performs no cloud sync, and does not upload your photos or personal data. Camera, Photos, and Location permissions are used only for local capture, saving photos, and optionally embedding location metadata when you enable it.

About

Blur Effects

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Blur Lens: DSLR Blur Editor is a photo editing app designed to help you create background blur, bokeh, portrait focus, depth and motion-style effects from your photos. Import a photo from your device, choose a blur style, adjust the effect and save your finished image. Whether you want a soft portrait background, focused product image or creative motion effect, Blur Lens gives you multiple blur tools in one simple editor. KEY FEATURES DSLR-Style Background Blur Create a smooth blurred background to help your subject stand out and give photos a focused DSLR-style appearance. Bokeh Effects Add soft bokeh-style blur to portraits, close-up photos, product images and creative edits. Portrait Blur Apply subject-focused blur effects to create a clean portrait-style look. Point Focus Keep a selected area clear while applying blur around it to draw attention to important details. Point Blur Blur a selected area of your photo to reduce distractions or emphasize another part of the image. Linear Blur Apply directional blur for creative depth and tilt-shift-style photo effects. Radial Blur Create a circular blur around a selected point to guide attention toward the center of your image. Shape Blur Create artistic blur effects using supported shapes such as hearts, stars and other visual styles. Free Style Blur Manually paint blur onto selected areas using touch controls for more precise editing. Spin Blur Add a circular motion-style blur effect for dynamic and creative photo edits. Zoom Blur Create a zoom-inspired blur effect that adds a sense of movement and speed. Motion Blur Apply directional motion effects to simulate movement, panning and action photography styles. SIMPLE EDITING FLOW Select a photo from your library Choose a blur mode Adjust the effect Preview your edit Save the finished image MADE FOR CREATIVE PHOTO EDITING Blur Lens is useful for: • Portrait photo editing • Background blur effects • Bokeh photo effects • Product photo enhancement • Creative social media images • Motion and zoom effects • Focus-based photo editing • Artistic blur styles

Screenshots

Lumera Camera3 screens
Blur Effects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blur Effects at none against Lumera Camera's 2. Blur Effects also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). Lumera Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Lumera Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Blur Effects asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Lumera Camera versus Blur Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumera CameraBlur Effects
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer博 张CONVERSANTECH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lumera Camera

One-time2
  • Advanced Controls$1.99
  • Filter Styles$4.99
None

Blur Effects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumera Camera free?
Lumera Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blur Effects free?
Blur Effects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumera Camera or Blur Effects have ads?
Blur Effects shows ads; Lumera Camera does not.

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