Comparison

Codecam vs Light Panel Pro

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

Head to head
About

Codecam

Unlock the full potential of your iPhone camera with advanced manual controls for both photos and videos. Adjust settings like shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and focus for professional-quality results. Explore various compression and frame rate options for video recording.

Highlights
  • Manual shutter speed and ISO
  • Manual white balance (temperature, tint)
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable video compression and frame rates
  • Video zoom with focal length display
  • Video stabilization options
Features
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All the power of the iPhone camera at your fingertips! With the incredibly capable camera that is your iPhone, and Codecam, the most simple, easy to use, yet very powerful app, you can enjoy the unlimited possiblities that the complete control over your iPhone's camera can provide! Photo features: - shoot in JPEG, like the stock camera app, or shoot JPEG+RAW, which also records a DNG file next to your jpeg (it will still look like a single photo in the photos app). You can import the DNG to you computer, or edit it on your iPhone with an app that supports DNG raw files. - manual shutter speed, ISO. Lock your exposure by picking a new value, or by long pressing the automatically selected one. Long press again to go back to auto. You can also swipe up and down on the screen to apply an exposure compensation while in automatic exposure mode. - manual white balance: temperature and tint. You can lock the current value just like the exposure, or pick the exact values. White balance presets are also available: Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, plus two Incandescent and Fluorescent presets. - manual focus: switch between auto an manual focus by tapping the button, or by tapping an area on the image to focus on it. A slider to manually focus is also available. Video features: - video zoom: you can zoom by pinching the image, up until the point where upscaling would occur. For 4K, you can override this behaviour to allow zooming until the 1080p crop. The approximate focal length for the given zoom is also shown on the screen (converted to the equivalent focal length of a Super 35 or Full Frame sensor). - the same manual controls for shutter speed, ISO, white balance and focus as in photo mode. Smooth autofocus using Focus Pixels on the iPhone 6 or newer is available. - compressions supported: 15 Mbit, 25 Mbit, 50 Mbit, 75 Mbit, 100 Mbit, 200 Mbit, 400 Mbit in H.264 (or H.265 in newer devices) with selectable IPB or ALL-I modes, and MPJEG compression with either optimal (9/10 or 8/10 for 4K) or full quality (10/10) setting (note: the displayed bitrate in MJPEG mode is an estimation of the maximum possible bitrate) - frame rates supported: 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30 - additional frame rates supported by iPhone 5s: 720p50, 720p60 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6: 720p120 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6: 1080p50, 1080p60, 720p240 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6s and 7: 1080p120, 2160p30, 2160p25, 2160p24 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 8, X, 11, 11 Pro: 1080p240, 2160p50, 2160p60 - video stabilization is supported, you can toggle between on, off or cinematic, depending on availability on your device - show shutter angle instead of shutter speed - cinematic 1:2.35 overlay: crop mark option is available in the settings menu to switch between 16:9 and cinemascope. This feature is for composition only, the image that will be recorded is the full 16:9 frame. Additional features: - automatic save to camera roll: all images and supported videos are saved to the camera roll - gallery: You can see the images and videos you took in a grid or loupe view, with full metadata. You can also share them, or delete them right in the app.

About

Light Panel Pro

Transform your device into a professional lighting tool for creative projects, film scanning, and video calls. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and RGB hues to enhance any scene. Give your existing technology a vibrant new purpose.

Highlights
  • Pocket-sized professional light
  • Creative lighting control
  • Film scanning
  • Video call enhancement
  • Brightness adjustment
  • Kelvin temperature control
  • RGB color control
Features
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Light Panel Pro: Transform your device into a professional studio light. Perfect for creative lighting, film scanning and video calls. Control screen brightness, Kelvin temperature and full RGB color on any Apple device. ► Light Panel Pro turns your mobile device into a portable light panel - one that you always have with you as a small fill light for photography or videography. ► Light Panel Pro is a perfect backlight for scanning film with its dedicated scanning mask. It can also be used as a light table or light box with the built-in alignment grid. ► Light Panel Pro is a great light for video calls. ► Control screen brightness and temperature. Display & save arbitrary colors for creative lighting effects. ► Automatically match the color temperature of the ambient light. ► Lock screen settings from accidental touch input. ► Create complex or remote lighting setups with the optional Remote Control feature. ► There are many other potential uses whenever you need extra light: reading light, mood light, torch etc. ► Give your old tech a brilliant second life - great for transforming old devices that can't run recent versions of iOS (iPad Air 1st gen & iPhone 5s onwards) into high-quality light panels, offering a highly cost-effective solution by repurposing hardware that might otherwise go unused. ► Available as a universal purchase for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, Apple TV & Vision Pro. ► Print magazine PC Professionale recommended Light Panel Pro as "Original and unexpectedly useful" in the July 2021 edition. ► Join 5000 happy users and download Light Panel Pro now ! ◄

Screenshots

Codecam2 screens
Light Panel Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Codecam at Free against Light Panel Pro's $4.99. Codecam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Light Panel Pro's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

Codecam is free to download; Light Panel Pro costs $4.99 up front. Light Panel Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Codecam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light Panel Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Codecam's written reviews are positive against 84% of Light Panel Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codecam ships an update monthly, Light Panel Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Codecam versus Light Panel Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodecamLight Panel Pro
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (24 ratings)4.5 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2465 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo VaradiMike Woolley

Customer experience

Codecam

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

Light Panel Pro

All ratings65 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%

In-app purchases

None

Codecam

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Light Panel Pro

One-time2
  • Buy Me A Coffee$2.99
  • Remote Control$9.99

Questions

Is Codecam free?
Codecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Panel Pro free?
Light Panel Pro costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Codecam or Light Panel Pro?
Light Panel Pro is rated higher. Codecam averages 4.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Light Panel Pro averages 4.5 from 65 ratings.
Do Codecam or Light Panel Pro have ads?
Neither Codecam nor Light Panel Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codecam or Light Panel Pro?
Codecam ships an update monthly, and Light Panel Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, Codecam was updated on September 9, 2026 and Light Panel Pro on September 21, 2026.

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