Black Lens Downloads & RevenueBlack Lens · App Store
Black Lens is #47 in Photo & Video Paid in Canada and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSteven Johnson
CategoryPhoto & Video
Price1.99 GBP
Released
Rating★ 5.0 (4)
Version3.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 100📈Charting in a new country🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 3.0🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 16 events
- 📈Black Lens entered the top 100Top Paid · Photo & Video · CA
- 📈Black Lens charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈Black Lens charting in a new countryUnited States
- 📈Black Lens entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · TH
- 📈Black Lens new best rank in the overall chart: #93Top Paid · All Apps · TH
- 📈Black Lens entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · TH
- 📈Black Lens charting in a new countryThailand
- 📈Black Lens entered the top 100Top Paid · Photo & Video · ES
- 📈Black Lens charting in a new countrySpain
- 📈Black Lens entered the top 100Top Paid · Photo & Video · GB
- 📈Black Lens charting in a new countryUnited Kingdom
- 📈Black Lens entered the top 100Top Paid · Photo & Video · AU
- 📈Black Lens charting in a new countryAustralia
- 🆕Black Lens first spotted by AppInsider#21 in Top Paid · Photo & Video · Netherlands
- 📦Black Lens version 3.0Version 3.0 adds Headcount for group photos, improved VoiceOver navigation, better burst-mode announcements, refined Mask Mode guidance, Missile Lock promotion, and silent camera-quality improvements for sharper face capture.… more
- 🆕Black Lens released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
5.0 ★
4 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#47
Photo & Video PaidMeasured
Black Lens on the App Store
App details
App ID
6754779190
Publisher
Steven Johnson
On the store since
Nov 2025
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 26.0+
iPhone 11 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
1 MB
Also listed in
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Black Lens downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Black Lens's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Photo & VideoPaid | #47 |
Apps near Black Lens on the chart
Photo & Video Paid, around #47.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
5.0 ★
4 ratings
Measured
Ratings
4
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
5.0★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
20/100
faster than 0% of Photo & Video apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Black Lens
lackLens is an accessible camera app built for blind, low-vision, and fully sighted people who want better selfies without needing to see the screen.
Designed by legally blind founder Steve Johnson, BlackLens uses face detection, spoken feedback, haptics, high-contrast visuals, and automatic capture to help you frame photos confidently — whether you are using VoiceOver, shooting outdoors in bright sunlight, wearing sunglasses, doing sport, or taking a higher-quality selfie with the rear camera.
◆ AutoCapture
BlackLens can automatically take a photo when faces are detected, framed, and steady. No tiny shutter button. No guessing. Just hold the camera and let the app guide the shot.
◆ Headcount
Taking a group photo? Turn on Headcount, choose how many faces you expect, and BlackLens helps make sure everyone is in frame before capture.
◆ Missile Lock
When AutoCapture is off, Missile Lock gives you an audio lock-on cue. A tracking tone helps you frame the shot, then a lock tone tells you when you are ready to tap or press volume to capture.
◆ Haptic Framing
Feel what the camera sees.
• Gentle vibration means a face is near the edge
• Stronger feedback means someone may be cut off
• No vibration means the framing is improving
This makes it easier to angle the phone without needing to inspect the screen.
◆ Mask Mode
Mask Mode turns the screen into a bold, high-contrast framing surface. It is useful for low vision, bright sunlight, rear-camera selfies, and situations where the display is hard to see.
Faces appear as clear visual targets:
• Green means face detected
• Red means locked and ready
◆ VoiceOver-Friendly Controls
When VoiceOver is active, BlackLens provides dedicated accessible controls for key actions like switching cameras and toggling Mask Mode. Headcount can be adjusted with a simple VoiceOver swipe up or down.
◆ Simple Gestures
• Tap anywhere to capture manually
• Swipe up or down to switch cameras
• Swipe left or right to toggle Mask Mode
• Press a volume button to capture
◆ Better Rear-Camera Selfies
Use the higher-quality rear camera with confidence. BlackLens gives spoken, haptic, and visual feedback so you can frame yourself even when you cannot see the display.
◆ Private and Simple
No accounts. No subscriptions. No tracking. Just a focused camera tool designed to help more people take better photos.
Designed by legally blind founder Steve Johnson, BlackLens uses face detection, spoken feedback, haptics, high-contrast visuals, and automatic capture to help you frame photos confidently — whether you are using VoiceOver, shooting outdoors in bright sunlight, wearing sunglasses, doing sport, or taking a higher-quality selfie with the rear camera.
◆ AutoCapture
BlackLens can automatically take a photo when faces are detected, framed, and steady. No tiny shutter button. No guessing. Just hold the camera and let the app guide the shot.
◆ Headcount
Taking a group photo? Turn on Headcount, choose how many faces you expect, and BlackLens helps make sure everyone is in frame before capture.
◆ Missile Lock
When AutoCapture is off, Missile Lock gives you an audio lock-on cue. A tracking tone helps you frame the shot, then a lock tone tells you when you are ready to tap or press volume to capture.
◆ Haptic Framing
Feel what the camera sees.
• Gentle vibration means a face is near the edge
• Stronger feedback means someone may be cut off
• No vibration means the framing is improving
This makes it easier to angle the phone without needing to inspect the screen.
◆ Mask Mode
Mask Mode turns the screen into a bold, high-contrast framing surface. It is useful for low vision, bright sunlight, rear-camera selfies, and situations where the display is hard to see.
Faces appear as clear visual targets:
• Green means face detected
• Red means locked and ready
◆ VoiceOver-Friendly Controls
When VoiceOver is active, BlackLens provides dedicated accessible controls for key actions like switching cameras and toggling Mask Mode. Headcount can be adjusted with a simple VoiceOver swipe up or down.
◆ Simple Gestures
• Tap anywhere to capture manually
• Swipe up or down to switch cameras
• Swipe left or right to toggle Mask Mode
• Press a volume button to capture
◆ Better Rear-Camera Selfies
Use the higher-quality rear camera with confidence. BlackLens gives spoken, haptic, and visual feedback so you can frame yourself even when you cannot see the display.
◆ Private and Simple
No accounts. No subscriptions. No tracking. Just a focused camera tool designed to help more people take better photos.
Latest updates
3.0
Version 3.0 adds Headcount for group photos, improved VoiceOver navigation, better burst-mode announcements, refined Mask Mode guidance, Missile Lock promotion, and silent camera-quality improvements for sharper face capture.
