LessLens vs FittingBox.
An honest comparison.

Both add virtual try-on to eyewear product pages. FittingBox is the established choice, with a ready-made library of more than 195,000 frames and optical tools such as PD measurement and frame removal. LessLens runs in the browser on computers and Android phones and opens in Apple’s own AR viewer on iPhone. It is priced by frames, from $99 a month with no limit on try-ons (fair use applies), and our team sets it up with you on your own frames.

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At a glance

FeatureLessLensFittingBox
On computersTry-on in the browser, with nothing to install. It can open right in place of the product photo, with the price and Add to cart still in view, and shoppers can save a photo of the try-on.Try-on in the browser.
On Android phonesTry-on in the browser, with nothing to install. Shoppers can share a photo of the try-on from their phone, for a second opinion.Try-on in the browser.
On iPhoneOpens in Apple’s built-in AR viewer (AR Quick Look), straight from the product page.Try-on in the browser, as on other devices.
Your frames in 3DFrames in the LessLens catalog are free. A new frame is $39 one-time and each extra color $9, built to the frame’s published measurements and checked on a face.A ready-made library of 195,000+ frames from 1,200+ brands. Other frames: from two photos (Basic, from €9 a frame) or shipped to its studios in Miami or Toulouse (about three weeks). On its Shopify app, $44 per extra frame.
SetupA small script and a try-on button on your product pages, on Shopify, WooCommerce and other storefronts, with no replatforming. We confirm your platform and set it up with you during the pilot.A Shopify app. Other platforms, such as Magento, WooCommerce, PrestaShop and Drupal, through an API.
Pricing$99, $199 or $399 a month for up to 50, 200 or 500 frames. A frame counts once, in all its colors. Two months free with annual billing.On its Shopify app: $59, $99 or $199 a month for up to 10, 50 or 200 products. Custom plans on request.
Try-on limitsNone on try-ons, sessions or page views. Fair use: automated or abusive traffic isn’t covered.Up to 500, 1,500 or 3,500 a month on those plans, counted as virtual try-ons on its own site and as unique users on its Shopify listing. Unlimited on Custom.
TrialA 60-day pilot on up to 20 of your frames, counted from the day the try-on button goes live, with no subscription fee.A 14-day free trial of the Shopify app.
ContractMonthly plans can be cancelled at any time and run to the end of the paid month. Annual plans are paid for 12 months upfront.On its Shopify app, billed monthly, or yearly at 17% off.
PD measurementFrame size is set automatically from the camera. Shoppers who know their PD can enter it, and your page receives it for the lens order. No PD measurement for ordering lenses.An online PD measurement tool.
Removing the shopper’s own glassesNot offered.Frame Removal.
Track recordThe LessLens try-on app for iPhone since 2020: 300,000+ downloads, rated 4.6 on the App Store.20 years in virtual try-on and 59 international patents.

FittingBox facts are from its public pages, checked on 13 October 2026. LessLens prices are on our pricing page. Sources

Which one should you choose?

Where FittingBox is stronger

  • A ready-made library. With 195,000+ frames from 1,200+ brands, many mainstream frames may already be there, so there is little to digitize.
  • PD measurement for the lens order. An online PD measurement tool, which matters if you sell prescription glasses online.
  • Removing the shopper’s own glasses. Frame Removal lets shoppers try new frames on without taking their own glasses off.
  • A lower entry price. Its Shopify app starts at $59 a month for up to 10 products, with a 14-day free trial and no call needed.
  • Scale and history. 20 years, 59 patents and case studies with retailers such as Fielmann.

Choose FittingBox if most of your frames are mainstream brands already in its library, you need PD measurement for ordering lenses or frame removal, or you want a self-serve Shopify app today.

Where LessLens is stronger

  • iPhone AR from the product page. On iPhone the try-on opens in Apple’s own AR viewer, with the iPhone’s native face tracking and nothing to install.
  • No try-on limits. For 50 and 200 frames, the same $99 and $199 a month as FittingBox’s Shopify plans, without their monthly caps. Fair use applies to automated or abusive traffic. Plans are priced by frames, not by traffic, and a frame counts once in all its colors.
  • A pilot on your own frames. 60 days on up to 20 frames, with no subscription fee.
  • Built for head turns. The frame stays anchored to the face as the head turns, and the temples follow the sides of the head.
  • Your frames, only on your store. Their 3D models are delivered encrypted and served only on your own domains.
  • A team, not only an app. We check your catalog, prepare the frames, add the button with you and agree how to measure the result.

Choose LessLens if many of your shoppers browse on iPhone, your product pages get a lot of traffic, you want the try-on built around your own frames with a team that sets it up with you, or you want to test it in a pilot before committing.

In FittingBox’s own words

“Real frames to be sent to USA (Miami) or France (Toulouse)”
FittingBox Shopify app help, on frames that aren’t in its database
“Up to 1 500 Virtual Try-Ons per month”
FittingBox Shopify app, Silver plan
“Virtually try on new eyeglasses and sunglasses without even removing your prescription glasses”
FittingBox home page, on Frame Removal

What shoppers say about the LessLens try-on

  • 4.6App Store rating in the US
  • 300,000+downloads of the LessLens app
  • 2020on the App Store since
“The glasses look very natural! It’s just like wearing it for real.”
aluminumvec, App Store, United States
“I liked that I didn’t need to upload a photo to see models on myself.”
emiliyat25, App Store, United States

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Is LessLens cheaper than FittingBox?

For 50 and 200 frames, the price is the same as FittingBox’s Shopify plans: $99 and $199 a month. LessLens has no try-on limits (fair use applies), while those FittingBox plans have monthly caps of 1,500 and 3,500, and a LessLens frame counts once in all its colors. FittingBox starts lower for very small catalogs, at $59 a month for up to 10 products. For 500 frames, LessLens costs $399 a month; FittingBox prices larger catalogs on request.

Do I need to send my frames to LessLens?

Frames already in the LessLens catalog need nothing from you. For a new frame, we build the 3D model to its published measurements and check it on a face before it goes live, and we agree the delivery date before we start. FittingBox offers digitization from two photos, or in its studios with frames shipped to Miami or Toulouse.

Which devices does the LessLens try-on work on?

On computers and Android phones, the try-on runs in the browser, with nothing to install. On iPhones with Face ID (iPhone X and later), it opens in Apple’s AR Quick Look viewer straight from your product page, in Safari and in Chrome. FittingBox’s try-on runs in the browser on every device, iPhone included.

How long does it take to go live?

Adding LessLens is a small change to your product page template: a script and a try-on button. The rest of the time goes into 3D models for frames that aren’t in our catalog yet; we agree the delivery date before we start.

Does LessLens store shoppers’ camera images?

No. The camera image is processed on the shopper’s device, and LessLens doesn’t receive or store it. A photo the shopper takes in the try-on is made in their browser too, and goes only where they send it.

Can I switch from FittingBox to LessLens?

Yes. LessLens is added with a script and a button, so it can replace another try-on on the same product pages. We start with a 60-day pilot on up to 20 of your frames and agree how to measure the result before you commit. After that, monthly plans can be cancelled at any time.

How we compared

We compared the two from a store’s side: what shoppers get on computers, Android phones and iPhone, how your frames become 3D models, setup, pricing, limits and contract terms. FittingBox facts come only from its public pages and its Shopify listing, linked below and checked on 13 October 2026; we did not use FittingBox’s product for this page. LessLens facts come from our live product and our published pricing.

Sources

FittingBox is a trademark of its owner. LessLens is not affiliated with FittingBox. If anything above has changed, write to [email protected] and we will correct this page.

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