Comparison

RTctrl vs LookPocket

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

Head to head
About

RTctrl

Features
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The RTctrl Lighting Control App provides you professional control of your lighting fixtures. With its custom protocol based on Bluetooth the RTctrl App provides precise and lag free control of your compatible lights. Offering a wide range of light control modes with intuitive user interface optimized for quick settings you can control your lights using: - UltraWhite Light Mode - CCT Mode - Extended CCT Mode - HSI Mode - x,y coordinates Mode - RGB Mode - GELs - Effects The RTctrl App enables you to control individual lights or you can create custom groups. For advanced control you can create scenes & sequences of scenes with custom timings and fades from scene to scene for precise and repeatable lighting processes. Create Favorites and Custom Modes based on the Standard Modes for easy access of your most used lighting settings. Manage, store and recall all of your lighting Projects in the most simple way.

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

RTctrl4 screens
LookPocket3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RTctrl at none against LookPocket's 7. RTctrl also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). LookPocket's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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. LookPocket sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per 7 days. RTctrl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTctrl ships an update monthly, LookPocket every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RTctrl versus LookPocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTctrlLookPocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHMO Europe B.V.Aljoscha Kirschner

In-app purchases

None

RTctrl

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 RTctrl free?
RTctrl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LookPocket free?
LookPocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RTctrl or LookPocket have ads?
Neither RTctrl nor LookPocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTctrl or LookPocket?
RTctrl ships an update monthly, and LookPocket every 2 weeks. Most recently, RTctrl was updated on September 23, 2026 and LookPocket on October 1, 2026.

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