Comparison

Adjustive vs RealLUT

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

Head to head
About

Adjustive

This photo editing app allows precise enhancements to specific areas of your images. Apply up to eight adjustments like brightness, contrast, and saturation to selected regions, bringing professional-level control to your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Selective adjustment technology
  • Up to 8 simultaneous adjustments
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, shadows, highlights, temp
  • Magnifier for precise point placement
  • Zoom in/out image
  • Preview results
  • Save and share edited photos
Features
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Adjustive - Selective Adjust is a specialized photo editor for creation of beautiful images with selective adjustment technology allowing to make precise selections and enhancements to specific areas of your photos. Creating image with Adjustive is awesome. There is no better way to turn the image into the art. You can make 8 adjustments at a time (simultaneously). You just need to select a part of the image, that you want to edit/adjust and apply the features and effects you want to. It allows to apply adjustment effects such as brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, shadows, highlights and temp effects to selected parts of the photo. This app brings to your mobile device the power and control of professional photo editing software, previously only available on the desktop. Now with the tap of a finger you can retouch, adjust perspective, re-edit, and more. These adjustments are easy to use on any Photo and create amazing Photos from your existing ones. You don't need to worry about shading effects or focal effects anymore while shooting the Photos anymore thanks to Adjustive. Features: * User can add up to 8 points and adjust the radius of affection for each point. While moving points Magnifier appears that shows area under fingertip and the exact colour of the point making easier for user to adjust the position of point * User can zoom in/out the image while working * User can preview results by pressing preview button * User can import photo from native Image Picker * User can save resulted image to Gallery and Share to other networks * Selectively adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, shadows, highlights and temp effects You can select an area you wanna focus in your photos, then Adjustive will do all the work for you. By using this app, you can become a photographer even without a good camera. A built-in photo editor is available in the app with many easy-to-use features, such as photo filters, brightness & contrast adjustment, etc. There are also multiple photo frames included in this app. You can either pick a photo from your gallery or take a photo by your camera. Photo sharing is supported as well.

About

RealLUT

Features
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RealLUT is the cinematic finish for iPhone video — private, on-device, and built for people who want film-looking clips without desktop software or cloud uploads. Tired of glitchy editors, watermark hostage games, and filters that look different after export? RealLUT is built for color: import a clip, pick a look in one tap, fine-tune when you want, and export what you saw in the preview. MAKE IT CINEMATIC IN UNDER A MINUTE • Instant Looks after import — Warm, Film, Cool, Golden (free) • 42 built-in cinematic looks, from Teal & Orange to Dark Noir • Your look sticks — save a signature grade and reuse it on every new clip • Apply one look to every shot so a multi-clip project feels like one film • Import your own .cube LUT files (Adobe / Resolve compatible) PROFESSIONAL COLOR WHEN YOU NEED IT • Stack LUTs with per-layer strength and blend modes • 3-way color wheels, hue curves, white balance with Auto WB • RGB tone curves with per-channel control • HSL, exposure, contrast, saturation and vignette • Scopes: histogram, RGB parade, waveform and vectorscope • Shot Match and Steal This Look (match a still or another clip) • Protect Skin so faces stay natural under heavy grades REAL EDITING • Cut, Split, Trim and Speed on the main toolbar • Multi-clip timeline with filmstrip thumbnails • Text, Auto Captions and karaoke-style word highlight • Stickers, photos and logos on the frame • Size: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 plus Safe Zones, Flip H / Flip V • Collage: Side by side, Before & after, and grids — pan each cell • Effects: glow, bloom, film grain, light leak, and more • Audio: level, ducking, voiceover and music EXPORT WITHOUT COMPROMISE • Bake grade into the file so social apps see what you graded • Up to 4K Ultra HD (Pro) • HEVC, H.264 and ProRes • Rec. 709, Rec. 2020 and Display P3 • Aspect presets: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device grading — footage is never uploaded to grade • Optional account only for cross-device Pro sync • No tracking of your clips for ads • Drafts autosave locally Shoot it. Grade it. Share it. RealLUT. REALLUT PRO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock the full toolkit — 4K & ProRes export, unlimited LUT stacking, custom .cube import, Shot Match, Steal This Look, and more — with RealLUT Pro: • RealLUT Pro (Weekly) — $1.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial • RealLUT Pro (Monthly) — $6.99 per month Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price shown above. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase; any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rodelrepulle.github.io/reallut-site/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rodelrepulle.github.io/reallut-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Adjustive3 screens
RealLUT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adjustive at none against RealLUT's 2. Adjustive also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). RealLUT's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On price, 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

Both are free to download. RealLUT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Adjustive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adjustive ships an update every 11 days, RealLUT every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Adjustive versus RealLUT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdjustiveRealLUT
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhoto and Video Creative Labs, Inc.Rodel Repulle

In-app purchases

None

Adjustive

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RealLUT

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Adjustive free?
Adjustive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RealLUT free?
RealLUT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Adjustive or RealLUT have ads?
Neither Adjustive nor RealLUT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adjustive or RealLUT?
Adjustive ships an update every 11 days, and RealLUT every 5 days. Most recently, Adjustive was updated on October 16, 2026 and RealLUT on October 12, 2026.

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