Comparison

Provoke Camera vs Lucent Camera

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

Head to head
About

Provoke Camera

This app creates gritty, grainy, black and white images inspired by 1960s Japanese photography. It offers various film formats and live view effects, and can also import and edit existing photos from your camera roll.

Highlights
  • Gritty, grainy black and white image creation
  • Inspired by 1960s Japanese photography
  • Square format 126 and 35mm format 135
  • 9 black and white live view effects
  • 4 color live view effects
  • Import and edit photos from camera roll
  • Supports TIFF uncompressed files
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Doesn't support iPads. Developed in collaboration with Glyn Evans [the founder of iPhoneography], Provoke Camera was inspired by Japanese photographers of the late 1960’s like Daido Moriyama, Takuma Nakahira and Yutaka Takanashi. Simple, elegant and easy to use, Provoke Camera does just one thing, produce black and white images with that gritty, grainy, blurry look reminiscent of the “Provoke” era of photography, and in two great formats; square format 126 and 35mm format 135. Provoke Camera features 9 great black and white and 4 color live view effects, in 2 great film formats, 126 [1:1] and 135 [3:2]: 1. HPAN High Contrast 2. NPAN Normal 3. LPAN Low Contrast 4. X800 More High Contrast with more noise. 5. I800 IR like filter. 6. Z800 +2EV with more noise. 7. D100 Darken with Blur (4Pixel) 8. H100 High Contrast with Blur(4Pixel) 9. E100 +1.5EV with Blur(4Pixel) 10. Nofilter 11. 100 Old Color 12. 100U Vivid and Sharp 13. 160N Soft In addition to capturing beautiful, gritty, grainy, contrasty black and white images, Provoke Camera will also allow you to import photos from your camera roll and apply any one of its “Provoke” effects. And Support TIFF Uncompress image file. Also support Photo Extension with iOS8 later. You can use Provoke Filter in Photos App.

About

Lucent Camera

This app offers a classic black and white photography experience with granular control over lighting and composition. Manually adjust focus, ISO, exposure, contrast, and brightness to master your shots. Its simple interface provides gentle haptic feedback and optional grid lines for precise framing.

Highlights
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable ISO and exposure
  • Contrast and brightness settings
  • Tap to auto focus
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Simple interface with haptic feedback
  • Optional grid lines
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Lucent Camera is a classic black and white camera. It's interface lets you control every detail of the lighting and composition of your photographs. Features include: • Ability to manually focus the lens. • Ability to manually adjust iso and exposure settings. • Ability to set the contrast and brightness levels. • Tap to auto focus. • Pinch to zoom. • Simple interface with gentle haptic feedback. • Optional grid lines to line up your shots. • Totally private. Shooting in black and white can take your photography to the next level and Lucent Camera lets you control every detail to achieve mastery with the camera in your pocket.

Screenshots

Provoke Camera1 screens
Lucent Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lucent Camera at Free against Provoke Camera's $1.99. Lucent Camera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Provoke Camera's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On ratings volume, 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

Lucent Camera is free to download; Provoke Camera costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Provoke Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Provoke Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lucent Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Provoke Camera versus Lucent Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProvoke CameraLucent Camera
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshihiko TamboBenjamin Lucas

Customer experience

Provoke Camera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral13.4%
Negative21.4%

Lucent Camera

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Provoke Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Lucent Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Provoke Camera free?
Provoke Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lucent Camera free?
Lucent Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Provoke Camera or Lucent Camera?
Provoke Camera is rated higher. Provoke Camera averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Lucent Camera averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Provoke Camera or Lucent Camera have ads?
Neither Provoke Camera nor Lucent Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Provoke Camera or Lucent Camera?
Provoke Camera ships an update every 2 months, and Lucent Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Provoke Camera was updated on September 28, 2026 and Lucent Camera on July 6, 2026.

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