Lighting Recipe vs Margin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lighting Recipe
Record, recreate, and share lighting setups with detailed 3D diagrams. Organize your gear, import photo data, and export shareable images. Works offline and supports custom equipment.
- 3D lighting setup editor
- Intuitive diagram recording
- Automatic EXIF data import
- Customizable gear vault
- Visual rig builder
- Image export with shooting data
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■ Sound familiar? "How did I light that shot again...?" "The client wants the exact same setup as last time..." "I want to share how this was lit on social media..." Lighting Recipe is an app for photographers to record, recreate and share lighting setups as diagrams. You can register and place your own unique or DIY gear and props — so it works for photographers of every genre. ■ Features - 3D editing mode: build your lighting setup in 3D, check how subject, backdrop and lights look, and see it mirrored in the diagram - Lighting diagram editor: record light positions, height, power, color and beam intuitively - EXIF reading: just pick a photo — camera, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and focal length are filled in automatically - Gear vault: organize your lighting equipment by category, with photos and prices - Builder: assemble lights, modifiers and stands into a visual rig - Dry cabinet: manage cameras and lenses as assets (serial number support — a record that helps if gear is ever stolen) - My Sets: recall your favorite gear combinations with one tap - Image export: combine your diagram and shooting data into a single shareable image - Available in 8 languages ■ Your data All data is stored on your device. No account required — works offline. Premium members can optionally use Cloud Backup. ■ Lighting Recipe Premium (monthly subscription) - Unlimited recipe saves (free: 30) - 10 lights A–J (free: 5) - 10 My Set slots (free: 5) - Expanded dry cabinet: 30 cameras / 50 lenses (free: 3 / 5) - Cloud Backup: sign in with Apple to back up and restore your data Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mafmafgs-source.github.io/lighting-recipe/privacy.html
Margin
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Margin adds clean white or black borders to your photos. That's it. No ads — not on screen, and never when you save. ■ Made for 4:5 posts Add a clean border in one tap at 4:5, the size that fills the most space in the feed. 1:1, 9:16 (Stories), and the original ratio are available too. ■ Same margins across your carousel (Pro) Load up to 20 photos at once and save or share them all with identical margins. ■ Margins in 0.1% steps Fine-tune the border with the slider or the +/− buttons. Save your favorite settings and get the same look every time. ■ Place your photo exactly Drag to move, pinch to zoom. Fit Width and Fit Height are just one tap away. ■ White or black Choose the border color that suits your photo. ■ Full resolution Your photos are saved without losing quality, and you can share them straight to Instagram and other apps. ■ Margin Pro (one-time purchase) ・Batch edit up to 20 photos with the same margins ・Frame colors suggested from your photo, or pick any color you like Buy once, keep it forever. No subscription. ■ Privacy Everything happens on your iPhone. Your photos are never uploaded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lighting Recipe at none against Margin's 1. Lighting Recipe also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Margin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lighting Recipe asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lighting Recipe | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hiroyuki nakai | Yoshinao Ito |
In-app purchases
Lighting Recipe
No in-app purchases
Margin
- Margin Pro$1.99









