# CreatorGrade — Cut & Color Pro Video

> Professional mobile color grading and cinematic video editing app. (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Tobin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/creatorgrade/id6773472779 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Tobin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1635901259)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $9.99)
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 23 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/creatorgrade/id6773472779/reviews.md

## What is CreatorGrade?

CREATORGRADE — PROFESSIONAL VIDEO EDITING AND COLOR GRADING ON IPHONE

CreatorGrade turns your iPhone into a powerful, portable post-production studio. Organize footage, build multi-layer edits, record voiceovers, perform detailed color correction, work with ProRes RAW, and export polished videos—all from one streamlined app.

Whether you’re creating social content, short films, client projects, or cinematic mobile productions, CreatorGrade gives you the tools to take an idea from raw footage to final export.

PROFESSIONAL EDITING TOOLS

• Build complete edits with multiple video and audio tracks  
• Arrange clips across V1 and V2 video layers  
• Work with linked audio on dedicated A1 and A2 tracks  
• Trim, split, move, resize, and reposition clips  
• Mix videos, still images, titles, music, and voiceovers  
• Scrub through your timeline with responsive visual previews  
• Add and edit multiple titles throughout a project  
• Preview your work in a clean, full-screen player  
• Organize projects and keep every production easy to find  

ADVANCED COLOR GRADING

CreatorGrade includes a node-based grading workflow designed for both quick corrections and more advanced creative looks.

• Adjust exposure, contrast, shadows, highlights, saturation, hue, temperature, and tint  
• Balance footage with professional lift, gamma, and gain color wheels  
• Refine individual color channels with Color Mix controls  
• Apply LUTs and color space transforms  
• Build grades across multiple adjustable nodes  
• Compare graded and ungraded footage with a live before-and-after viewer  
• Preview color adjustments during playback  
• Maintain consistent color across supported H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and RAW workflows  

PRORES RAW SUPPORT

Work with supported ProRes RAW footage directly on iPhone and begin with a neutral, flexible image ready for grading.

• Read supported camera metadata  
• Adjust RAW white balance, ISO, and tint  
• Combine RAW adjustments with LUTs, color space transforms, and additional grading nodes  
• Preserve your grading pipeline from preview through export  

MULTITRACK AUDIO AND VOICEOVER

Sound is part of the edit—not an afterthought.

• Record voiceovers directly into your project  
• Add music and external audio files  
• Work with multiple audio tracks  
• View audio waveforms directly on the timeline  
• Keep source audio linked to its video clip  
• Relink missing music and media files when needed  

FLEXIBLE EXPORT OPTIONS

Choose exactly what you want to deliver.

• Export a complete edited sequence  
• Export individual clips  
• Render videos with titles, grading, transforms, crops, and positioning intact  
• Save finished videos to Photos  
• Create deliverables for social media, client review, or further post-production  

DESIGNED FOR MOBILE CREATORS

CreatorGrade is built specifically for a touch-first workflow. Pinch to resize footage, drag to reposition it, use alignment guides for precise composition, and move naturally between editing and grading without leaving your project.

No desktop required. No watered-down workflow. Just serious editing and color tools built for creators who want to work anywhere.

Some professional media formats and features require compatible iPhone hardware, supported source files, and sufficient available storage. ProRes RAW availability depends on device and media compatibility.

## Key features

- Node-based color grading
- Realtime color tools
- LUT support
- Touch timeline editing
- Cut, trim, reorder clips
- Export clips or sequences

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/creatorgrade/id6773472779/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Great potential but so many questionable decisions

*2026-07-05*

The app itself had great potential: Good UI design, versatile and understandable context menus and options.

And that’s it. The executions, stability and limitations left me confused on if the app creator really designed the app for themselves or for the customers to test and waste time with.

Initially the app limits to 10 clips, ok that’s weird but maybe for some reason I may get later… no, the reason is for stability. The app gets HOT, quick. Somehow handling 4K 60 FPS log footage from a DJI Pocket 3 seems to be too much, with my phone reaching hot potato level of warmth.

Next are some settings: You can’t crop footage, you can either fill screen or move footage position in X & Y axis (why???); you cannot set custom project sizes, you are stuck with 16:9 & either landscape or portrait; export settings locks you to whatever project size you initially set up to, and all the footage exported to only 19.98 FPS (???).

The app needs more time to cook, and for the price asked for the app, I do not recommend to any professional that is short on time. You will either lost a lot of time figuring this app out, or join in and become beta tester at this time.

### 5/5 — Update solved my issues

*2026-06-15*

Before the latest update I couldn't use Apple log 2, but now it works!!! App is amazing!

**Developer response:** Hey! Sorry you experienced that bug. It absolutely should work with AppleLOG footage which is what I built it for. An update just got released yesterday which fixed a ton of bugs. If you would mind testing it again? If you still have any issues please email me michael@initialfocusmedia.com

### 4/5 — Excellent

*2026-06-12*

I love what you’re doing. Keep it up. There is a bug that I need you to address as soon as you can though. After I import 10 videos to the timeline, I then try to import more which I can do successfully. However, when I check the timeline, the second batch of videos are blacked out even though I hear the audio and see the preview when I scrub through them. Please fix. Thanks. 
Also,  the title template is blacked out in the final export. 
Also, I’d love to be able to add background music to my project. 
Once again, great work. I love it and I look forward to the updates with the bug fixes.

**Developer response:** Hey thanks so much for the support! So the 10 video import but should have been fixed with the 1.5 update that came out a couple days ago so hopefully you’re good there now. The title bug I fixed and submitted a new update to Apple yesterday so you should get that in the next day which smoothed out and increases performance of the app a ton! 

Background music, separate audio, secondary video track and much more are in the works :)

### 3/5 — Great App but needs optimization

*2026-06-09*

Just what i was looking for to edit apple log 2 clips and color grade them. My only cons with it is that it needs more performance optimization and exporting a single 15 second clip takes almost 5mins. I’m on Iphone 15 and recording apple log with LogCam App, CreatorGrade Pro app just overheats my iphone with just enabling CST and adding my luts to the footage. The app sometimes just freezes and crashes.

**Developer response:** First of all I appreciate you being one of the first to try the app 🙌🏼 secondly I hear you on those optimizations. I just submitted a 1.5 version to Apple which should be approved soon and fix a lot of bugs you may have experienced as well as added a ton of new tools. Export time is next on my list to speed up dramatically!

### 5/5 — Must have app for iPhone film makers

*2026-06-08*

When I saw the release of this app I purchased almost immediately as there is no other tool that does what it does for iPhone (outside of Davinci Resolve which is only for iPad). Node based color workflow that actually works to get good results out of your footage, plus added bonus features like a simple edit timeline, export options, CST, and LUT support. User interface is intuitive and the tools are powerful! Really excited for the development of this app as there are a few minor bugs as expected on first release but it is already excellent! Thanks for bringing this app to the iPhone!

## Frequently asked questions about CreatorGrade

### What is CreatorGrade Pro?

CreatorGrade Pro is a professional mobile app designed for color grading and cinematic video editing. It provides tools for trimming, reordering, and cutting clips, along with advanced color correction features.

### What devices does CreatorGrade Pro support?

CreatorGrade Pro is currently supported on iPhone devices.

### How much does CreatorGrade Pro cost?

CreatorGrade Pro is available for a one-time purchase of $9.99.

### Does CreatorGrade Pro have ads?

No, CreatorGrade Pro does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application.

### What are the key color grading features in CreatorGrade Pro?

CreatorGrade Pro offers professional node-based grading, realtime color tools, LUT support, Apple Log transforms, color wheels, and advanced primary controls for precise color shaping.

### How often is CreatorGrade Pro updated?

The latest version, 1.5.1, was released on June 14, 2026, indicating regular updates to improve functionality and add features.

### What is the age rating for CreatorGrade Pro?

CreatorGrade Pro has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Can I export my edited videos from CreatorGrade Pro?

Yes, CreatorGrade Pro allows you to export individual clips or entire sequences of your edited footage.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.5 — 2026-08-22

CreatorGrade 2.5 is a complete design overhaul and our most mature release yet—delivering a more refined, focused experience that feels even closer to professional editing and color-grading software.

WHAT’S NEW

• A completely redesigned interface with a more polished, professional workflow  
• ProRes RAW support with metadata-based ISO, white balance, and tint controls  
• Multi-track V1/V2 video and A1/A2 audio editing  
• Built-in voiceover recording directly into the timeline  
• A redesigned title engine supporting multiple titles throughout a project  
• Pinch-to-resize and drag-to-reposition clips directly in the preview  
• Intelligent centering, alignment, and frame-fit snapping guides  
• Live before-and-after grading comparison during playback  
• New professional color wheels and redesigned Color Mix controls  
• Export complete sequences or individual clips  
• New full-screen viewer shared across the Cut and Grade pages  
• Improved project organization and missing-media relinking  

FIXED & IMPROVED

• Smoother playback across videos, photos, titles, RAW clips, and music  
• More reliable transitions between titles, video clips, and mixed media  
• Improved timeline scrubbing and playhead tracking  
• Faster project loading and media preparation  
• Improved audio waveform generation and music-track reliability  
• More consistent color across H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, and exported media  
• Improved LUT, CST, RAW-control, and node-processing behavior  
• Corrected preview and export framing for resized or repositioned clips  
• Improved horizontal project layouts across different iPhone sizes  
• Redesigned Grade tools and export panels  
• Improved full-screen controls in portrait and landscape orientations  
• Numerous stability fixes, performance improvements, and interface refinements  

Thank you for helping make CreatorGrade a more capable and professional mobile post-production studio.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-08-06

This update fixes entitlement restoration for users who previously purchased CreatorGrade as a paid app.

### 2.0 — 2026-07-27

New in this release:
ProRes RAW editing and grading support
Second video layer for overlays, titles, and stacked edits
Two audio tracks for dialogue, voiceover, music, and imported audio
Voiceover recording directly in the Cut page
Support for still images, including JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, DNG, and ProRAW photos
Music and audio file import, including MP3, WAV, M4A, and AAC
Transparent title support over video
Basic transitions, including fades and cross dissolves
Before/after slider on the Grade page
New Projects page with folders, favorites, search, and generated thumbnails
Referenced media support for Photos and Files to help reduce app storage usage
Improved export timing for mixed frame-rate projects
Better vertical project layout on the Cut page
Missing media relink support
Performance, playback, and timeline stability improvements

CreatorGrade 2.0 is the biggest update yet, bringing deeper editing tools, improved media support, and a more complete mobile post-production workflow to iPhone.

### 1.5.1 — 2026-06-14

This update focuses on stability, playback smoothness, and export performance.

- Improved reliability when importing videos from third-party camera apps.
- Fixed cases where valid imported clips could appear black.
- Improved handling for HEVC, ProRes, Log, HDR, and variable-frame-rate clips.
- Improved playback start reliability after switching clips, scrubbing, or opening large files.
- Smoother play/pause preview behavior with fewer brightness jumps.
- Improved Log footage handling so clips stay flat by default until you apply CST, LUTs, or grades.
- Improved preview proxy behavior for Apple Log and Apple Log 2 footage.
- Reduced unnecessary preview rendering while paused to improve battery life and reduce heat.
- Reduced CPU/GPU spikes when grading paused frames.
- Optimized default export settings for better speed and smaller file sizes.
- Fixed title clips exporting without visible text.
- Improved playback handoff from title clips to video clips.
- Added stability fixes for preview, autosave, and playback edge cases.
- General crash, memory, and reliability improvements.

### 1.5 — 2026-06-12

BIG UPDATE: I have basically spent the past 48 hours straight fixing, enhancing and adding a ton of new features to CreatorGrade all thanks to you all. Its so amazing getting this app in all of your hands! EU People I have not forgotten about you! I am trying to get Apple to approve the app over there asap!

ADDED:
- New Transform tool for adjusting clip framing inside the project canvas
- Fit All option to quickly scale clips to fill the selected project format
- X/Y clip position controls for fine-tuning composition inside the frame
- Fixed project format presets for Horizontal, Vertical, UHD 4K, DCI 4K, CinemaScope, and Vertical 4K projects
- New project creation flow where users choose the canvas format before importing media
- New Color Mix / HSL controls for selective color adjustments
- New LUT Browser and LUT preview workflow
- Support for importing and grading more iPhone-readable .mov and .mp4 camera footage
- Manual LUT workflow for non-Apple camera log footage
- Title card tool for creating standalone title clips
- Clip retime/speed tool with exact percentage entry
- Per-clip audio volume controls with live dB feedback
- Timeline clip rearranging with long-press drag
- Pull Still feature for saving graded frames to Photos

FIXED:
- Rebuilt export around a cleaner MOV export engine for much more reliable exports
- Fixed vertical project exports, including 1080x1920 and 2160x3840
- Fixed Apple Log vertical export issues
- Fixed exported video orientation and flipping issues
- Fixed export audio so exported MOV files include sound
- Fixed Cut page and Grade page export behavior separation
- Fixed importing screen recordings at low resolution
- Fixed Photos import permission issue that could freeze import
- Fixed saved project media relinking behavior
- Fixed preview/scrub transition flashing between clips
- Improved timeline scrubbing smoothness
- Fixed playback order after clip rearranging
- Improved timeline playback across reordered clips, titles, retimed clips, and mixed aspect ratios
- Fixed Grade preview crop/framing issues with non-Apple and vertical clips
- Fixed vertical playback and project canvas behavior
- Fixed LUT persistence so imported LUTs stay saved in the app
- Fixed LUT Apply behavior so previews update immediately
- Fixed Color Mix/Primaries preview flashing back to raw LOG during slider changes
- Improved older-device safety during import and timeline work
- Improved import progress feedback for larger batches
- Increased multi-clip import limit to 10 clips

## More apps by Michael Tobin

- [initial focus](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/initial-focus/id1635901257)
- [CreatorHub Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/creatorhub-pro/id6766093156)
- [CreatorKit Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/creatorkit-pro/id6770836113)

All apps by Michael Tobin: https://appshunter.io/developer/1635901259

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