Comparison

second.lux vs Shot7x

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

Head to head
About

second.lux

Features
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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.

About

Shot7x

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Make every shot feel like the one you keep. Shot7x is a camera built for spontaneous photos, bright flash portraits, late nights, mirror selfies, city lights, and everything in between. No complicated editing. No endless adjustments. Just open the camera, capture the moment, and get a photo with its own character straight away. A LOOK OF ITS OWN Shot7x gives your photos a distinctive digital-camera feel — rich color, bright skin tones, crisp flash, soft texture, and just enough imperfection to make every shot feel real. Choose between Warm, Neutral, and Cool color styles, then explore a collection of FX looks designed to give each moment a different mood. MADE FOR FLASH Some moments simply look better with flash. Shot7x is designed around direct-flash photography, with dedicated lighting behavior for both rear-camera portraits and selfies. From nights out to close-up portraits, flash becomes part of the look — not just a way to make the image brighter. SELFIES THAT FEEL DIFFERENT The front camera gets its own treatment. Screen illumination adds flattering light when you need it, while Shot7x keeps the color, texture, and atmosphere that define the camera. YOUR PHOTO. YOUR WAY. Fine-tune the look with: • Warm, Neutral & Cool color modes • Signature FX looks • Adjustable grain • Adjustable vignette • Multiple aspect ratios • Timer & level • Mirrored photos • Date stamp • Optional Shot7x watermark • High-resolution capture on supported iPhones VIDEO WITH THE SAME ENERGY Capture video without leaving the Shot7x aesthetic behind. Record in multiple resolutions and frame rates, including up to 4K 60 FPS on supported devices, with stabilization, lighting, lens controls, and high-bitrate recording options. READY WHEN YOU ARE Shot7x remembers the way you like to shoot — your color mode, FX, flash, grain, vignette, resolution, timer, and other camera preferences stay ready for the next moment. Open it. Point it. Shoot it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your photos and videos are processed directly on your iPhone and remain under your control. Some camera features, resolutions, frame rates, lenses, and flash options depend on your iPhone model.

Screenshots

second.lux3 screens
Shot7x4 screens

Verdict

The call

second.lux and Shot7x are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

second.lux ships an update weekly, Shot7x every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
second.lux versus Shot7x: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersecond.luxShot7x
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKotaro IwataEduard Iliutov

In-app purchases

None

second.lux

No in-app purchases

None

Shot7x

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is second.lux free?
second.lux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shot7x free?
Shot7x is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do second.lux or Shot7x have ads?
Neither second.lux nor Shot7x shows ads.
Which is updated more often, second.lux or Shot7x?
second.lux ships an update weekly, and Shot7x every 5 days. Most recently, second.lux was updated on October 18, 2026 and Shot7x on October 14, 2026.

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