Comparison

LumaFusion vs BLCKNWHITE

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

Head to head
About

LumaFusion

This professional video editing app offers a fluid, intuitive touch-screen experience for creating compelling stories. It provides advanced tools for multi-track editing, layered effects, color correction, and audio control, enabling users to craft high-quality videos for various platforms.

Highlights
  • Multi-track video/audio editing
  • Layered effects and color correction
  • Advanced audio controls
  • Customizable titles and text
  • Flexible project and media management
  • External monitor preview
  • Speed ramping and enhanced keyframing
Features
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LumaFusion: The Ultimate Storytelling Experience for Video Editing Welcome to the App Store’s “App of the Year” for 2021 and the recipient of the Editors’ Choice Award! The gold standard for storytellers worldwide. Offering a fluid, intuitive, touch-screen editing experience. PROFESSIONAL EDITING MADE EASY • Six video/audio or graphic tracks: Create multiple layer edits with smooth handling of 4K ProRes and HDR media. • Six Additional audio tracks: Build your soundscape. • The ultimate Timeline: Fluent editing using the world’s most flexible track-based AND magnetic timeline. • Loads of transitions: Keep your story moving. • External Monitor Preview: View on a big screen. • Markers, tags and notes: Stay organized. • Voiceover: Record VO while playing your movie. LAYERED EFFECTS AND COLOR CORRECTION • Green screen, luma, and chroma keys: For creative compositing. • Lock & Load Video Stabilizer: Steady your footage. • Powerful color correction: Create your own look. • Video Waveform, vector and histogram scopes. • LUTs: Import and apply multiple .cube or .3dl LUTs. • Unlimited keyframes: Animate effects with precision. • Customizable text and effect presets: Save and share your favorite animations and looks. • Grids and Guides: Precisely align elements with Title-Safe, Action-Safe and horizon line. ADVANCED AUDIO CONTROL • Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ and Voice Isolation: Fine-tune audio. • Keyframe audio levels, panning, and EQ: Craft seamless mixes. • Stereo and Dual-mono audio support: For interviews with multiple mics on one clip. • Audio Ducking: Balance your music and dialogue. • Third-party audio plugins: Enhance your sound. CREATIVE TITLES AND MULTILAYER TEXT • Multilayer titles: Combine shapes, images, and text into your graphic. • Customizable fonts, colors, borders, and shadows: Design eye-catching titles. • Import custom fonts: Strengthen your brand. • Save and share title presets: Perfect for collaboration. PROJECT FLEXIBILITY AND MEDIA LIBRARY • Aspect ratios for all uses: From widescreen cinema to social media. • Frame rates from 18fps to 240fps: Flexibility for any workflow. • Edit from Photos, Frame.io, and directly from USB-C drives: Access your content anywhere. • Import media from cloud storage: Wherever you store it. SHARE YOUR MASTERPIECES • Control resolution, quality, and format: • Share movies to social media, local storage or cloud storage. • Edit on multiple devices: Seamlessly transfer projects. ENHANCED FEATURES (purchase individually, or get them ALL as part of the Creator Pass subscription - see below) • Speed Ramping and Enhanced Keyframing - Create speed ramps, Bézier curves, and easing with this one-of-a-kind, easy to use feature. • XML Export: Send your project to Final Cut Pro for Mac • Multicam Studio: Synchronize 6 cameras or audio and tap to switch angles CREATOR PASS SUBSCRIPTION • Get full access to Storyblocks for LumaFusion: Millions of High-quality royalty-free music, SFX, and videos, PLUS get ALL the Enhanced Features above. EXCEPTIONAL FREE SUPPORT • Online tutorials: www.youtube.com/@LumaTouch • Reference Guide: luma-touch.com/lumafusion-reference-guide • Support: lumatouch.co/support

About

BLCKNWHITE

Features
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Pause. Look. Share. BLCKNWHITE is a quiet corner of the internet made for photographs. No video. No noise. No endless feed of everything. Just still images, seen properly, on a pure black canvas that lets every frame breathe. Color or black and white, a good photograph deserves room to be looked at. Whether you shoot on a phone or a rangefinder, BLCKNWHITE is for everyone who loves a good photograph. • A full-bleed feed that never crops your work • Discover, with curated For You and Editors' Picks • The Collection, your own gallery shown like a wall, not a grid • A map that shows where photographs were made • Tags and search to find pictures by what's in them • Messages to share a frame and start a conversation • Your public portfolio at blcknwhite.com/yourhandle Sign in with Apple. Your photographs stay yours. First-party only, with no third-party ad tracking. Photographs, not noise.

Screenshots

LumaFusion4 screens
BLCKNWHITE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BLCKNWHITE at Free against LumaFusion's $29.99. BLCKNWHITE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). LumaFusion's advantage is chart position (#15 vs unranked). On ads 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

BLCKNWHITE is free to download; LumaFusion costs $29.99 up front. LumaFusion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BLCKNWHITE asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LumaFusion versus BLCKNWHITE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumaFusionBLCKNWHITE
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (25K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLuma Touch LLCNehal Kaundinya Kaza

Bugs and requests

LumaFusion

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when exporting longer videos
  • Audio sync issues after editing
  • Glitches with certain file formats
  • Unreliable file management and media handling

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add speed ramping and curve-based speed adjustments
  • Implement more advanced color grading features (e.g., color wheels, curves)
  • Improve file management with folder support and better organization
  • Add masking and rotoscoping tools
  • Expand the number of video and audio tracks
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  • Implement live photo/video support
  • Add more transition and effect options

BLCKNWHITE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

LumaFusion

Subscriptions2
  • Creator Pass Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Creator Pass Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • FCPXML Export$19.99
  • Multicam Studio$19.99
  • Speed Ramping & Keyframing$19.99
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  • CoreMelt PaintX Plug-In$19.99
None

BLCKNWHITE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LumaFusion free?
LumaFusion costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BLCKNWHITE free?
BLCKNWHITE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LumaFusion or BLCKNWHITE have ads?
Neither LumaFusion nor BLCKNWHITE shows ads.

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