Comparison

ARRI ECS vs LookPocket

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

Head to head
About

ARRI ECS

Features
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The “ECS Sync” iPhone app functions as a direct communication platform between ARRI and users of ARRI’s Electronic Control System (ECS). Adaptable to any camera and any lens, ARRI ECS tools include wireless hand units and digital controllers, intelligent lens motors, and distance measurers. With the ECS Sync app, users can receive up-to-the-minute software updates, news, and answers to frequently asked questions relevant to these products. In addition, the ECS Sync app enables Bluetooth file sharing between ECS devices and the app via the new Hi-5 hand unit, without the need of a bulky laptop on set. Software versions can be synchronized, and transferred from the app to the connected devices. Lens files and user settings can be archived in the app, or forwarded on, including to the user’s Google Drive or Drop Box. Lens files can also be displayed graphically, contributing to the app’s usefulness as a portable and intuitive filmmaking tool. Features: • Save and load lens tables and user setup files to/from the Hi-5 hand unit via Bluetooth • Create a personalized lens data archive in the ECS Sync app • Update the Hi-5 hand unit and connected LBUS devices via the app • Get the latest news about ARRI ECS products • Distribute lens tables and user setup files from the app via email, WhatsApp, Dropbox, Google Drive and more

About

LookPocket

This app allows real-time color grading for compatible cameras, directly adjusting your camera's internal color decision list (CDL). Save your custom looks to camera files for easy recall in post-production without altering original exposure.

Highlights
  • Real-time color grading
  • Customizable grading menus
  • CDL adjustment
  • Save grading to camera metadata
  • Import/export .cdl files
  • Compatible with Arri and Sony cameras
Features
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WHAT IS LOOKPOCKET LookPocket connects directly to your camera, and gives you more than a dozen color grading parameters to get your look to exactly where you need it. Moreover, the grading menus are fully customizable, so you can grade comfortably in your own way. HOW DOES IT WORK LookPocket calculates and updates your camera's internal color decision list (CDL) with your grading parameters in real time, allowing it to stay responsive and lightweight. Your underlying exposure (e.g. your log image) is not changed in any way. Instead, the CDL is saved in your original camera files' metadata along with your LUT, so you can recall your grading at any point in post production, but stay confident that your image stays exactly the way you exposed it. WORKFLOWS Because connection to the camera is established quickly and easily, the iPhone or iPad running LookPocket can stay on your pan bar, in your pocket, on your cart, or any where else on set. Then, when you need to adjust your colors, just pull up your phone, connect the camera, and away you grade! COMPATIBILITY - CDLs are saved directly in the original camera files, so post production receive them automatically - Import and export .cdl files for sharing and managing looks - Compatible with certain Arri and Sony cameras, such as Alexa 35, Alexa Mini-LF, Alexa Mini, Amira, Venice 1, and Venice 2 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lookpocket.com/support

Screenshots

ARRI ECS3 screens
LookPocket3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARRI ECS at none against LookPocket's 7. LookPocket's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 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. LookPocket sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per 7 days. ARRI ECS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARRI ECS ships an update every 14 months, LookPocket every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ARRI ECS versus LookPocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARRI ECSLookPocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARRI GroupAljoscha Kirschner

In-app purchases

None

ARRI ECS

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

LookPocket

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week$11.997 Days
  • 1 Month$29.991 Month
  • 6 Month14 Days trial$99.996 Months
One-time4
  • Permanent - Venice Connection$129.00
  • Permanent - Arri Connection$179.00
  • Permanent - Venice Connection$199.00
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  • Permanent - Arri Connection$249.00

Questions

Is ARRI ECS free?
ARRI ECS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LookPocket free?
LookPocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ARRI ECS or LookPocket have ads?
Neither ARRI ECS nor LookPocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARRI ECS or LookPocket?
ARRI ECS ships an update every 14 months, and LookPocket every 2 weeks. Most recently, ARRI ECS was updated on November 3, 2026 and LookPocket on October 30, 2026.

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