Comparison

Knurl Camera vs Luxa RAW Camera

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

Head to head
About

Knurl Camera

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Knurl is a camera for people who would rather develop the photo themselves. It captures true Bayer RAW: the sensor's own mosaic, written straight to a DNG with none of the computational photography that normally happens on the way. No multi-frame fusion, no tone curve, no sharpening. What lands in your library is undeveloped data with all of its latitude intact, ready for Lightroom or Photos to interpret however you like. THE CONTROLS ARE THE POINT A mode wheel you turn, with the real designations: P for program, Tv for shutter priority, Sv for ISO priority, M for full manual. Every position clicks. ISO and shutter move in thirds of a stop along the standard photographic ladders, on a dial that detents at every rung. Whole stops click harder than thirds, so you can count them by feel without looking. The ends of each ladder are the sensor's genuine limits rather than round numbers, which means base ISO, the cleanest the sensor gets, is actually reachable. Exposure compensation on its own scale, in thirds, with a firmer detent at zero. In manual it becomes the meter, because compensation has nothing left to act on when both controls are already fixed. An AF/MF switch and a focus ring you turn like a ring: relative, so touching it never jumps focus, and marked near to far rather than in invented distances. Three lenses, each at its native focal length, read from the hardware. HONEST ABOUT ITSELF Bayer RAW is 12 MP and does not permit zoom. The 48 MP path would mean Apple ProRAW, which is demosaiced and partially processed, so Knurl does not offer it. When the exposure you have asked for is not achievable, it says so rather than pretending. Your shots go to a Knurl album you can browse in the app, pinch to zoom, and swipe through. Volume buttons fire the shutter. Add the Control to your Action Button, Lock Screen or Control Center to open it without unlocking.

About

Luxa RAW Camera

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Luxa captures natural-looking iPhone photos with less processing. Less sharpening. More natural texture. RAW + ProRAW on supported devices. Built for people who prefer a more natural rendering of the scene. LESS PROCESSING Modern smartphone cameras often apply strong sharpening and computational processing automatically. Luxa takes a more restrained approach, helping preserve the natural texture of skin, hair, fabric, foliage, architecture, and everyday scenes. RAW, WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITY Shoot in RAW or ProRAW on supported devices while keeping the experience simple and fast. Open. Frame. Shoot. No complicated controls. No clutter. A MORE NATURAL STARTING POINT Luxa is not designed to make every photo look dramatic. It is designed to preserve more of the original texture and character of the scene, giving you a cleaner, more natural starting point for your photos. Less Processing. More Texture.

Screenshots

Knurl Camera4 screens
Luxa RAW Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Knurl Camera at 18.0 against Luxa RAW Camera's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Knurl Camera versus Luxa RAW Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnurl CameraLuxa RAW Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimitrios Zarkadas็…ง ้™ˆ

In-app purchases

None

Knurl Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Luxa RAW Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knurl Camera free?
Knurl Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luxa RAW Camera free?
Luxa RAW Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knurl Camera or Luxa RAW Camera have ads?
Neither Knurl Camera nor Luxa RAW Camera shows ads.

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