Comparison

Luxe Studio 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

Luxe Studio

Enhance photos and 4K video with professional editing tools, including AI-powered skin smoothing, vintage camera effects, and motion loops. Preserve true HDR brilliance and maintain privacy with a workflow that keeps your media on your device.

Highlights
  • Pro-level photo and 4K video editing
  • AI skin smoothing and portrait refinement
  • Vintage camera looks and overlays
  • Motion loops and super slow-mo
  • True HDR editing and export
  • Privacy-first workflow, no camera roll access
  • Copy/paste edits for consistency
Features
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PRO-LEVEL EDITS IN YOUR POCKET A faster way to edit. Jump into exactly what you need with focused tools for filters, video, layout, cameras, and more. Transform your photos and videos with studio-quality results. MODULAR STUDIO WORKFLOW Luxe Studio is built around focused editing modules, so you can jump straight into what you need instead of digging through one crowded editor. No clutter. No digging. Just the tool you need, when you need it. • Photobooth — capture classic filmstrips • Filters — presets and custom color • Beauty — natural-looking skin edits • Cameras — retro film looks • Layout — collage design • Clips — trim video • Stitch — combine photos and videos • Tandem — record with front and back cameras • Keyframe — extract photos from video • Moments — quick story edits • Motion — looping effects • Speed — slow motion • Censored — privacy tools Faster editing, cleaner decisions, and a studio that stays out of your way. PHOTOBOOTH Capture four timed selfies and turn them into a classic photo strip. Customize with frames, backdrops, and vintage looks. FILTERS & COLOR Browse pro-designed presets for film, sunlit, night, outdoors, monochrome, print-inspired, chrome, neon, and more. Preview, fine-tune, and save favorites. Open the adjustments lab for exposure, contrast, tone, color, grain, bloom, glow, dust, scratches, light leaks, and more. BEAUTY Smooth, tan, and refine skin tone with natural-looking results using AI detection. Target face, body, or both. VINTAGE CAMERA LOOKS Capture or apply looks inspired by Polaroid, Instax, Super 8, Handycam, and VHS. Add REC badges, timers, date stamps, film gates, matte frames, and textures. TANDEM CAMERA Record with the front and back cameras at once. Choose picture-in-picture or stacked layouts and capture in one take. LAYOUT Create layouts with flexible templates, refined spacing, rounded corners, matte crops, and custom borders. TEXT & TITLES Add polished titles. Drag, pinch, rotate, and style across photos and videos. CLIPS Split and trim video. Export clips or full timelines. STITCH Combine photos and videos into one sequence. MOMENTS Turn photos and videos into a short montage. No editing required. MOTION LOOPS Turn Live Photos and short videos into loops with effects like Bounce, Pulse, and Echo Trail. SUPER SLOW MO Adjust video speed with AI smoothing for fluid slow motion. CENSOR Auto-detect faces and apply blur, pixelation, bars, or emoji. KEYFRAME Extract high-quality stills from video for thumbnails, covers, and social posts. METAL-POWERED RENDERING Built on Apple’s Metal engine for smooth, efficient editing. MODERN DESIGN Optimized for the latest iOS with a Liquid Glass design language. INSTANT ACCESS Unlock every feature instantly. Use Luxe Studio for free with a watermark, or subscribe for clean, watermark-free exports. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Luxe Studio offers three auto-renewing plans: • Weekly Membership – 1 week $2.99 / week • Monthly Membership – 1 month $5.99 / month • Annual Membership – 1 year $39.99 / year Prices are shown in US dollars (USD); actual charges are converted to your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period at the price shown above. Manage or cancel your subscription at any time in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. • Privacy Policy: https://luxestudio.app/privacy-policy • Terms of Use: https://luxestudio.app/terms-of-use NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED FOR EDITING • NO ADS • LOCAL-FIRST EDITING Your editing studio is ready. Install Luxe Studio.

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

Luxe Studio4 screens
LUT Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Luxe Studio at every 5 days against LUT Lab's every 3 weeks. Luxe Studio also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 2). LUT Lab's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Luxe Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and LUT Lab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Luxe Studio against 5.0 for LUT Lab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luxe Studio has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luxe Studio ships an update every 5 days, LUT Lab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Luxe Studio versus LUT Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuxe StudioLUT Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuxe Studio Apps LLCHéliographe, Inc

Customer experience

Luxe Studio

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LUT Lab

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Luxe Studio

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

LUT Lab

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

Questions

Is Luxe Studio free?
Luxe Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LUT Lab free?
LUT Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Luxe Studio or LUT Lab?
Luxe Studio and LUT Lab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Luxe Studio or LUT Lab have ads?
Neither Luxe Studio nor LUT Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luxe Studio or LUT Lab?
Luxe Studio ships an update every 5 days, and LUT Lab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Luxe Studio was updated on September 29, 2026 and LUT Lab on September 18, 2026.

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