Adobe Capture vs Lab.zip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adobe Capture
Transform your surroundings into design assets like color palettes, vectors, fonts, and brushes. Seamlessly integrate these creations into Adobe apps for graphic design, illustration, and video projects.
- Remove background from images
- Vectorize images into scalable graphics
- Identify and find fonts
- Create color themes and gradients
- Build custom digital brushes
- Generate patterns and 3D textures
- Capture light and color for grading
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"Adobe Capture transforms your images into beautiful color palettes, vectors, fonts, patterns and more. Imagine looking through your camera to see patterns, vectors, and even fonts. Now imagine turning those visions into design materials to immediately use in apps like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Fresco. The power to transform the world around you into creative assets to build your projects is in the palm of your hands. The creation of graphic design elements is now just a camera click away. Remove Background from Images Take your photo inspiration and transform the background to use in your design projects. Create high-quality graphics to use in your projects. Vectorize on the Go Create vectors instantly with Shapes. Turn images into smooth, detailed, scalable vectors with 1-32 colors, for use in logos, illustration, animation, and more. Point and shoot at your drawing or upload a photo and watch it magically transform into clean, crisp lines. Voice or Audio to text Record your voice to see it transform in text. Replace and add text in your speech directly by editing the transcript. This new audio recording feature is easy to use and will enhance your audio creations. Import audio files to different Adobe apps or download them to your device as WAV files. Identify Typography Find your perfect font using Adobe Capture. Take a photo of the type you like (in a magazine, on a label, a sign, anywhere!) and watch a list of similar Adobe Fonts magically appear. Create Color Themes and Gradients Looking for customized color palettes? Find an inspiring gradient? Find color by number or hex? Aim your camera at the scene that has the colors you want and capture them to use in your artwork. Build Beautiful Digital Brushes Can’t find the right brush to paint? Take a photo or use an image to create digital brushes that match your creative vision. Use your brushes in Photoshop, Illustrator, or Fresco for rich painterly effects. Craft Intricate Patterns Capture inspiring images and generate patterns with ease. Create beautiful, colorful patterns that fit with your creative projects by using your vector shapes with our precision pattern builder. Generate 3D Textures Generate realistic PBR materials for use in 3D design straight from the camera. Modify your materials for even more texture or blend the edges for seamless repeat tiling on your 3D objects. Capture Light and Color Collect light and hue to turn into beautiful color grading profiles for your images and videos with Looks. Record the magic of sunset and transfer that feel to use in your photos and video projects. Seamlessly Sync Creative Elements All of your assets save to Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries. Instantly access your digital elements from your Creative Cloud account in all compatible applications. Compatible Adobe Apps and Programs for Creative Assets Photoshop, Photoshop for iPad, Adobe Fresco, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Illustrator for iPad, InDesign, Dimension, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Animate, Substance 3D Apps, and Adobe Express. 2GB FILE STORAGE The free, basic Creative Cloud membership includes 2GB of complimentary storage for file syncing and sharing. MORE STORAGE (Optional in-app purchase) You can purchase an additional 20GB for $1.99 (US dollars) of Creative Cloud file storage per month. You must be 13 or older and agree to Adobe’s terms and privacy policy, viewable at: http://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy-linkfree.html http://www.adobe.com/special/misc/terms.html"
Lab.zip
A visual research platform for creatives, offering curated references and contextual analysis for design inspiration. It provides focused research to help users find clarity and direction in their creative projects.
- Visual discovery
- Contextual analysis
- Curated references
- In-depth research
- Personal library access
- Inspiration for creatives
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Lab.zip is a visual research platform for creatives, offering visual discovery, context, and clarity for design research. WHAT YOU’LL FIND • In-depth visual research on products, designers, and cultural movements • Curated references with contextual analysis WHY LAB.ZIP Lab.zip is not a social network, a media outlet, or a marketplace. It is a focused research environment built to help creatives find clarity, direction, and inspiration through connected references. LAB.ZIP PREMIUM Lab.zip Premium unlocks extended in-app access to in-depth research Premium includes: • Extended research content • Exclusive curated reference materials • Access to your personal Lab.zip library on desktop SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions are available monthly or annually and renew automatically unless canceled before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your account settings. LEGAL Terms of Use: https://www.lab.zip/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.lab.zip/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Adobe Capture at 4.8 against Lab.zip's 4.3. Adobe Capture also leads on ratings volume (24K vs 4). Lab.zip's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Adobe Capture sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Lab.zip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Adobe Capture holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Capture has 24K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Adobe Capture's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lab.zip's.
Adobe Capture ships an update monthly, Lab.zip fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adobe Capture | Lab.zip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24K ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 367 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Adobe Inc. | Lab.zip Inc |
Customer experience
Adobe Capture
Lab.zip
Bugs and requests
Adobe Capture
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes when using certain features
- Inability to log in or access the app on some devices
- Issues with image tracing and vector conversion
- Syncing problems and lost files in Creative Cloud
- Unreliable text recognition and font matching
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to select and export multiple shapes/patterns at once
- Improved image export quality and resolution
- More control over vector smoothing and cleanup
- Offline functionality and reduced reliance on Creative Cloud
- Better integration with other Adobe apps and services
Lab.zip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Adobe Capture
- CC Storage (20 GB)$1.991 Month
Lab.zip
- Premium Monthly$8.001 Month
- Premium Yearly$72.001 Year









