Comparison

Cineon vs LUT Lab

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

Head to head
About

Cineon

Organize and apply color grading presets to your photos and videos. This tool supports various LUT file types and offers features like camera and export modes, color management, and metadata inspection for a seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • File system for managing LUTs
  • Camera mode
  • Export mode
  • Color management
  • Supported LUT types: .CUBE, .3DL
  • Metadata & EXIF inspector
Features
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Designed for Photographers & Videographers • A well designed file system, easy to manage thousands of LUTs • Camera mode & Export mode • Colormanagement • Supported LUT types: .CUBE .3DL • Metadata & EXIF & LUT inspector • Smooth experience

About

LUT Lab

Visualize, apply, and export LUTs for photos and videos. This tool supports common formats like .CUBE and HALD, offering a split viewer for before/after comparisons and conversion between formats. It's designed for photographers and videographers seeking a powerful color grading companion.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D LUT visualizer
  • Before/After split viewer
  • Export to .CUBE and HALD formats
  • Convert between .CUBE and HALD
  • Supports drag & drop and keyboard shortcuts
  • Minimal interface with multiple color themes
Features
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A LUT (Look Up Table) is a simple file that lets you change the colors, tone, and contrast of photos/videos - like a universal color preset, compatible between different apps. LUT Lab is a handy tool that lets you visualize LUTs, use them to process any photo of your choice, and export to/from the most common LUT formats: .CUBE and HALD. It is a nifty companion tool for photographers and videographers, featuring: - Minimal and information dense interface - Full, interactive 3D cube visualizer - Before/After photo split viewer; load your own photos, export a LUT-processed version at native resolution. - Support for .CUBE (any size on input, up to 65×65×65 export) and HALD (TIFF/PNG, any rank) formats - Convert from .CUBE to HALD and from HALD to .CUBE; optionally resample .CUBE files for maximum compatibility with other apps - Supports desktop class features on iPad + Mac: multiple windows, drag & drop, keyboard shortcuts, open .CUBE files into LUT Lab straight from Finder/Files, etc. - Multiple color themes (one time in-app purchase required) - Extremely small app size: tons of functionality packed into only a couple megabytes. - Respects your privacy: no 3rd party libraries or tracking. Uses the latest iOS APIs so you only have to give minimal permissions for loading & saving files. If you have any questions, suggestions, need support, or for anything else, don't hesitate to reach out! contact@heliographe.net

Screenshots

Cineon4 screens
LUT Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LUT Lab at 100% against Cineon's 50%. LUT Lab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Cineon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (37 vs 2). 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. LUT Lab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cineon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LUT Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cineon has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Cineon's written reviews are positive against 100% of LUT Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cineon ships an update every 10 months, LUT Lab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cineon versus LUT Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineonLUT Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (37 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓晶 李Héliographe, Inc

Customer experience

Cineon

All ratings37 ratings
Positive64.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative42.6%

LUT Lab

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cineon

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LUT Lab

One-time2
  • LUT Lab: Friendly Tip$4.99
  • LUT Lab: Royal Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Cineon free?
Cineon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LUT Lab free?
LUT Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cineon or LUT Lab?
LUT Lab is rated higher. Cineon averages 3.9 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while LUT Lab averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cineon or LUT Lab have ads?
Neither Cineon nor LUT Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cineon or LUT Lab?
Cineon ships an update every 10 months, and LUT Lab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cineon was updated on October 18, 2026 and LUT Lab on October 5, 2026.

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