Comparison

Loopcam.lol vs LibreCam

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

Head to head
About

Loopcam.lol

Features
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Loopcam is a camera for tiny looping videos — gif loops. A 2026 rebuild of the 2011 original. Record a loop, dress it up with filters and stickers, and post it. Follow friends to see their loops, tap LOL on the ones you love, and talk in the comments. • Shoot short looping videos with a tap • Filters and a pile of stickers • A feed of loops from people you follow • Explore to find new people • LOLs, comments, and follows • Share loops anywhere with the share sheet Loopcam first lived on the App Store 2011–2014. This is its revival — the same idea, rebuilt for today's iPhone.

About

LibreCam

Capture raw image data directly from your iPhone's sensor without any artificial processing. Offers manual controls for focus, ISO, and exposure, with options for custom color recipes and framed prints.

Highlights
  • Capture true Bayer DNGs
  • Single-frame HEIFs
  • Manual focus, ISO, exposure
  • Customizable color recipes
  • Framed print sharing
  • Apple Watch remote control
Features
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LibreCam is a manual RAW camera for iPhone that captures what the sensor sees, and nothing more. Shoot true Bayer DNGs, single-frame HEIFs, or both at once, with no fusion, no aggressive processing, no account, no tracking and no subscription. The stock camera applies Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, noise reduction, sharpening and tone mapping to every shot. LibreCam turns off everything that can be turned off, and is honest about what cannot. DNG: the true Bayer sensor readout. No fusion, no noise reduction, no tone mapping, no distortion correction. One frame, exactly as the sensor read it. HEIF: a single frame developed by the hardware ISP. No fusion, no HDR, no semantic tricks. LOOKS: nine fixed color recipes, applied to the HEIF as you shoot. Build your own with dials in the Look Editor, and import or export standard .cube files. The DNG is never touched. PRINT: share a shot as a framed print. Ink or paper matte, and a label with the exposure, camera, date, place and your name, set like a museum caption. A copy made for sharing; the photo itself stays as it is. LIBRECAM PRO: one purchase, no subscription, and only two things are paid: the Look Editor for your own recipes, and the Apple Watch remote. Everything else is free. FEATURES - Every physical lens on your iPhone. No digital zoom, ever. - The front camera too, with mirrored or true-to-sensor selfies. - An Apple Watch remote: shutter, readouts, framing assist. (LibreCam Pro) - Manual focus, shutter, ISO, exposure bias and white balance. Everything is automatic until touched. - Focus peaking: the sharpest edges glow amber while you focus. - Nine looks free; build your own with LibreCam Pro. - Print: a framed, captioned copy of any shot, ready to share. - Shutter priority and ISO priority metering. - Hardware shutter on the volume buttons. No shutter sound. - Add-only Photos access. No account, no tracking. - Optional location tagging, written into the photo on your device. A camera, not a computer.

Screenshots

Loopcam.lol3 screens
LibreCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LibreCam at 18.0 against Loopcam.lol's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Loopcam.lol versus LibreCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopcam.lolLibreCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTor Rauden KallstigenTimo Josten

In-app purchases

None

Loopcam.lol

No in-app purchases

None

LibreCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loopcam.lol free?
Loopcam.lol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LibreCam free?
LibreCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loopcam.lol or LibreCam have ads?
Neither Loopcam.lol nor LibreCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loopcam.lol or LibreCam?
Loopcam.lol ships an update daily, and LibreCam daily. Most recently, Loopcam.lol was updated on September 24, 2026 and LibreCam on September 10, 2026.

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