Comparison

ColorGrail vs Cinema P3 Player

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

Head to head
About

ColorGrail

Features
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ColorGrail is an innovative application for measuring accurate color spectrum with your smartphone. It can scan surfaces and measure absolute colors with spectrometer grade precision. Print, Paint, Cosmetic, Textile, Industry, Healthcare ..., ColorGrail brings true colors in your hands. An external accessory is required to use the app at its full potential.

About

Cinema P3 Player

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Cinema P3 Player is perfect for viewing video captured on iPad, iPhone or mirrorless camera. Taking full advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad, an intuitive touch interface lets you play video like never before. Bring video to life using a flexible layout interface with docked and floating controls that include LUTs, Scopes and Anamorphic Aspect Ratio. ● Play video stored on your iPad or external storage and use the large display of your iPad for interactive playback. ● Multi-Touch gestures help you zoom and pan smoothly and quickly. ● Use the 12× zoom to see individual pixels and check focus and image quality. ● A zoom preview shows the full video frame while zooming for easy navigation. ● LUT Preview allows you to automatically apply LUTs for creative looks and to convert video to output color spaces such as Apple Log to Rec.2020 HLG and Rec.709. ● Export a frame of video as an image in JPG, HEIC or PNG formats. ● Pixel Aspect Ratio control lets you easily view video video captured with an anamorphic Lens using the correct aspect ratio. ● Professional Scopes for video inspection and to aid LUT adjustments: - Luma Scope - Vector Scope - XY Color Space - RGB Parade - RGB Overlay - RGB Histogram ● LUT Tools include 24 LUTs: 
 - 4× Universal - 12× Apple Log - 8× Rec.2020 HLG ● Organize LUT files in folders using drag and drop. ● Rename and delete LUTs. ● Make adjustments to LUT using Lift Gamma Gain controls. ● Media Browser with flexible display styles makes it easy to access and select video in your iPad Photos Library or external storage devices. ● Visualize audio levels with the Audio Meter. Choose a horizontal or vertical meter style. ● Select the audio track when the video contains multiple audio tracks. NOTE: In-App purchase is required to enable some functionality.

Screenshots

ColorGrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColorGrail at none against Cinema P3 Player's 1. Cinema P3 Player's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cinema P3 Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ColorGrail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorGrail ships an update every 2 months, Cinema P3 Player every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ColorGrail versus Cinema P3 Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorGrailCinema P3 Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size430 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColor Grail ResearchThomas Blackburn

In-app purchases

None

ColorGrail

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cinema P3 Player

One-time1
  • Player Upgrade$7.99

Questions

Is ColorGrail free?
ColorGrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinema P3 Player free?
Cinema P3 Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ColorGrail or Cinema P3 Player have ads?
Neither ColorGrail nor Cinema P3 Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorGrail or Cinema P3 Player?
ColorGrail ships an update every 2 months, and Cinema P3 Player every 3 days. Most recently, ColorGrail was updated on October 29, 2026 and Cinema P3 Player on October 19, 2026.

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