PicStack vs Luma Filter Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicStack
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Make photo collages your way: place photos freely on an open canvas or build your own grid. Start free. No subscription, no account, no tracking. PicStack is a photo collage maker for iPhone that gives you real control. Overlap photos, resize and rotate them, feather the edges so images blend softly, and stack layers until it looks right. Prefer structure? Design any grid by splitting cells exactly how you like. Freeform canvas • Place, overlap, resize and rotate photos anywhere • Feather edges for soft, natural blends • Round photo corners • Control opacity and layer order • Add and style text • Borders and shadows for depth • Add arrows and circles Grid collages • Design your own grid by splitting cells • Pan and zoom each photo inside its cell • Tune spacing, corners and background • Add annotations Sizes for anywhere Square, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9, 3:2 or any custom size in pixels. Ready for posts, stories, prints and wallpapers. Export and share Save full resolution images to Photos, post straight to Instagram, or share to any app. Feels at home on your iPhone Built with native iOS design, full dark mode support, and only about 3 MB. Fast, light and familiar from the first tap. No subscription. Ever. Try PicStack free with 20 exports (watermarked). When you're ready, one purchase unlocks unlimited watermark free exports forever. No recurring fees, no upsells. Private by design No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Your photos never leave your device. No AI, no filters, no clutter. Just focused tools that do exactly what you ask.
Luma Filter Cam
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Luma Filter Cam is a native camera app for creating polished filtered photos in real time. Preview filters live, capture directly from the camera, or import a photo from your library. Adjust filter intensity from 0 to 1, then save a high-quality result to your photo library. Luma Pro Lifetime is a one-time in-app purchase that permanently unlocks all premium filters and unlimited Pro filter captures. Features: - Live camera filter preview - Film-inspired premium filters - Adjustable filter intensity - Photo library import - High-quality photo export - One-time lifetime Pro unlock - Restore Purchases support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PicStack at Free against Luma Filter Cam's $6.99. Luma Filter Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
PicStack is free to download; Luma Filter Cam costs $6.99 up front. PicStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Luma Filter Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicStack | Luma Filter Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jack Schwarz | 奇 韩 |
In-app purchases
PicStack
- Unlock PicStack$3.99
Luma Filter Cam
- Luma Pro Lifetime$1.99









