Comparison

AirRecipe vs LAB*

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

Head to head
About

AirRecipe

This application allows users to easily capture photos and short videos using pre-set shooting recipes with the Olympus Air A01 camera. It offers various modes like single, burst, HDR, and specialized shots for moon, waterfalls, fireworks, and illuminations, all controlled via an iOS device.

Highlights
  • Pre-set shooting recipes
  • Live view on iOS device and Apple Watch
  • Single shooting with scene detection
  • Burst shooting up to 10fps
  • Short clip recording
  • HDR bracket shooting
  • Specialized shooting modes (moon, waterfall, fireworks, illuminations)
Features
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AirRecipe is a shooting app for use with the Olympus Air A01 open platform camera. Simply select a shooting recipe and you can easily shoot with shooting settings of the selected recipe. You can shoot while checking the live view of displayed on the screen of iOS device and Apple Watch. Geotag is added to the taken photos. * Before you start the app , please connect Air A01 to your iOS device in Wi-Fi connection. Recipe (1) Single shooting Air A01 automatically detects shooting scenes and applies optimal exposure control. (2) Burst shooting You can take continuous photos at 10fps for 1sec. You can capture a series of movement, or the moment in the movement of the subject. (3) Clip recording You can take a short clip(short movie). Clip length is applied the stand-alone settings. * Multiple short clips can be combined and rearranged into a single short movie by using Olympus official app(OA.Clips). (4) Bracket shooting for HDR photo 3 photos for HDR composition are taken withe following settings. - Shooting mode : A(Aperture priority) mode, F8 - Exposure compensation : -2.0, 0, 2.0 * ISO speed, White balance and Image quality mode settings are applied the stand-alone settings of Air A01. (5) Moon shooting Shoot the moon clearly. Place the moon in the middle of the live view, and shoot by fixing your Air A01 with tripod. * Recommend the use of a telephoto lens with a focal length of more than 150mm. (6) Silky waterfall shooting Shoot the flow of water of the waterfall with slow shutter setting(1sec) in order to express as silk. Use a tripod to fix your Air A01. * Recommend attaching a ND8 filter to the lens. (7) Fireworks shooting Shoot the fireworks with slow shutter setting(4sec) in order to express it to dynamic. Use a tripod to fix your Air A01. (8) Illuminations shooting You can beautifully capture the illuminations which decorate the night. Recipes will be added in future updates. about Olympus Air A01 http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/air-a01.html

About

LAB*

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# LAB* — App Store Listing --- ## App Name LAB* RAW Photo Editor & Darkroom LAB* is a professional RAW photo editor for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac — built for photographers who care about quality, privacy, and speed, without subscriptions or paywalls. Edit RAW, ProRAW, and standard photos directly from your camera roll, SD card, USB drive, or cloud storage. Every edit happens entirely on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded, tracked, or shared. **RUNS ON ALL YOUR APPLE DEVICES** • iPhone — edit on the go • iPad — full-screen editing with touch precision • Mac with M1, M2, M3, or M4 chip — same app, same power, on your desktop **POWERFUL EDITING TOOLS** • Exposure, Brightness, Contrast, Clarity • Highlights & Shadows with split toning — push warm or cool color into your tones independently • Whites, Blacks, Saturation, Vibrance, Warmth, Tint • Bloom, Halation, Fade, Grain, Vignette, Sharpness, Noise Reduction • Master tone curve + per-channel RGB curves • HSL color grading — adjust Hue, Saturation, and Luminance for 8 individual color ranges (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Magenta) **MASKING & LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS** • Radial masks — circular spotlight adjustments • Linear masks — graduated filter for skies and horizons • Luminance masks — target shadows, midtones, or highlights • Color masks — select and adjust specific colors • Subject & Background masks — AI-powered person detection • Depth masks — near/far selection using Portrait mode depth data • Stack multiple masks on one photo **CROP & GEOMETRY** • Free-form crop with all 4 corner handles • Fixed aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 • Straighten with auto-zoom (no black corners ever) • Rotate 90° left or right • Vertical and horizontal keystone correction **LOOKS & COMMUNITY PRESETS** • Built-in looks: Vivid, Classic Warm, Cool Blue, B&W, Vintage Fade, Moody • Save your own custom presets • Share presets as .labpreset files via AirDrop or iMessage • Import presets from friends — tap to install instantly **WORKFLOW** • Open RAW files directly from SD cards and USB drives — no import needed • Before/after split view with draggable divider • Hold to compare original • Pinch to zoom and pan • Full undo/redo history • Batch edit — apply a preset to multiple photos at once • Export as HEIC or JPEG with quality and resize controls • Share directly via AirDrop, iMessage, Instagram, and more **100% PRIVATE** No account required. No analytics. No ads. No data collected — on any device. Everything stays on your device, always. Built with love for photographers, by a photographer. --- ## Category Primary: Photo & Video Secondary: Utilities ## Age Rating 4+ ## Pricing Free ## Privacy Policy URL https://spurious-delphinium-b23.notion.site/LAB-Privacy-Policy-3be54f36504a8096ba69e56523206c30 ## What's New (first release) Welcome to LAB* — a free, privacy-first RAW photo editor for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. Edit RAW files straight from your SD card, use professional tools including masks, curves, and HSL, then share your presets with the community.

Screenshots

AirRecipe4 screens
LAB*4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LAB* at every 11 days against AirRecipe's monthly. AirRecipe's advantage is iOS requirement (8.3 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirRecipe ships an update monthly, LAB* every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AirRecipe versus LAB*: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirRecipeLAB*
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.3 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaruhito FujiSchilliro Massimiliano

In-app purchases

None

AirRecipe

No in-app purchases

None

LAB*

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AirRecipe free?
AirRecipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LAB* free?
LAB* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AirRecipe or LAB* have ads?
Neither AirRecipe nor LAB* shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirRecipe or LAB*?
AirRecipe ships an update monthly, and LAB* every 11 days. Most recently, AirRecipe was updated on October 12, 2026 and LAB* on October 12, 2026.

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