Lenstag vs Phocus Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lenstag
Protect your photography gear from theft with this app. Check serial numbers before buying, report stolen items, and securely transfer ownership. It also helps recover lost equipment and provides business documents for photographers.
- Theft protection for cameras and lenses
- Check serial numbers for stolen gear
- Report missing equipment
- Securely transfer gear ownership
- Recover stolen gear and images
- Gear valuation
- Photography business documents
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Free, easy theft protection for all your cameras, lenses and anything else with a serial number. Look up serial numbers of gear you're thinking about buying to see if it's stolen, report missing gear and securely transfer gear to other photographers. Lenstag also finds your stolen gear & images, tells you how much your gear is worth & gives you free documents to protect your photography and business. Used by over 150,000 photographers in nearly every country to secure their gear as well as the biggest names in photographic and video equipment rental. Lenstag for Apple Watch puts your gear list on your wrist: see what's registered, check an item's status and flag it stolen the moment you notice it's gone, before you've even reached for your phone. Lenstag Pro annual subscription • The fastest & most controllable alerts. Find out where your stolen gear and images are as soon as instantly. • Obtain all 33 photographer business documents across 4 countries, now with the ability to fill them out in the app and send them out for remote signing. The most complete, detailed & customizable set of photographer agreements & contract templates drafted by licensed attorneys anywhere. • Premium support. Get your issues fixed and advice on how to you recover your gear ASAP. • Knowledge that you are directly supporting the world's best chance for ending photographic equipment theft. ----- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Lenstag Terms of Service: https://www.lenstag.com/terms-of-service Lenstag Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/291201
Phocus Mobile
Edit and manage high-resolution RAW images from Hasselblad cameras on your mobile device. Experience natural color reproduction and advanced noise reduction with HDR capabilities for stunning detail and light.
- HNCS HDR image display, editing, and export
- Full quality RAW editing
- Multi-format RAW/JPG/HEIF download
- TIFF generation for lossless editing
- Camera control of capture parameters
- Download/delete images from camera
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“Hasselblad Natural Noise Reduction” is the first noise reduction model that can run locally on mobile, perfectly preserving Hasselblad's natural tones and image details, and noise reduction of 100 million pixel RAW images can be completed in about 15 seconds, further unlocking the potential of Hasselblad's images. When viewed on an HDR-capable iPhone or iPad, photos shot with the Hasselblad cameras truly come to life in Phocus Mobile — revealing the stunning light and shadow details and rich color gradations enabled by HNCS HDR. Expanding the possibilities of the Hasselblad workflow, Phocus Mobile takes the image editing process to a new, portable level. Enabling the traveling or studio photographer to have a quicker, more seamless workflow. Phocus Mobile can render natural and true colors to the greatest extent, taking full advantage of the Hasselblad Natural Color Solution (HNCS). The following functionality is supported: - Brand-new HNCS HDR image display, editing, and export experience - Full quality raw editing powered by HNCS engine - Support multi-format download (RAW/JPG/HEIF) - Supports generating TIFF for cross-platform quality lossless editing - Download or delete images from camera - Camera control of capture parameters - Supports generating full or medium size JPEG Compatible Camera Models [USB or Wi-Fi]: -X2D II 100C* -CFV 100C* -X2D 100C* -X1D II 50C -CFV II 50C *Only Chinese and English are supported within the app This app is only compatible with iOS and iPadOS. To use it on Mac devices, please download Phocus for Mac from the official Hasselblad website. For X1D/H system cameras, please download Phocus for X1D/H system from the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phocus Mobile at 4.6 against Lenstag's 3.0. Phocus Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lenstag sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Phocus Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phocus Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phocus Mobile has 522 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Lenstag's written reviews are positive against 46% of Phocus Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lenstag ships an update every 3 months, Phocus Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lenstag | Phocus Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (522 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better | 46.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 522 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 435 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lenstag LLC | Hasselblad |
Customer experience
Lenstag
Phocus Mobile
Bugs and requests
Lenstag
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Phocus Mobile
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when opening high ISO files
- Photos disappear after update or when selecting for processing
- Export fails for multiple images, erasing original capture date/time
- Images not available in library despite camera connection
- App crashes on iPad Pro with M1/M2 chips
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- USB-C connection not recognized after updates
- Noise reduction adjustments not updating properly
- Moire and pattern noise appearing on JPEG export
- App fails to connect to X2D despite camera being recognized
- Exposure simulation locked on regardless of camera settings
- EV correction not working in all modes on X2D
- Live view picture cropped on long sides of frame
- Error when saving multiple photos to Photos app (PHPhotosErrorDomain error 3301)
- App crashes when resizing window with Stage Manager on iPad
- Wired connection not supported in recent versions
- TIFF export producing 8-bit files instead of 16-bit
- Drive mode settings overwritten when using remote shutter
- App not recognizing HEIF format files from camera firmware 3.0
Requested features
25 requests- Import photos from external SSD or USB storage
- Manual color control for watermarks
- Support for multiple camera connections
- Layer masking and adjustment layers
- Delayed shutter release/self-timer functionality
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- Erase/content removal tool
- Dodge and burn tools
- Export in HEIF/HEIC format
- 16-bit TIFF export capability
- Perspective/keystone correction
- Batch import retry functionality
- Custom watermark options with date/name
- Geo-tagging support
- Fine art frame auto-application
- Live view support for X2D
- Ability to import RAW files directly from app
- Compressed DNG export option
- Android version of the app
- Black point adjustment
- Portrait orientation support for live view
- Ability to stop interval drive mode remotely
- Precise value input for edits (not just sliders)
- HEIF10 or TIFF16 export for better dynamic range
- Files API integration between mobile and desktop
- Exposure simulation toggle for flash photography
In-app purchases
Lenstag
- Lenstag Pro$2.991 Month
- Lenstag Pro$19.991 Year
- Lenstag Pro$29.991 Year
Phocus Mobile
No in-app purchases









