LeapCam vs LUT Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LeapCam
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LeapCam is a smart camera app that helps you save the essential moments without wasting storage. When you press the record button, recording begins, and when you press the review button, you can watch the video from a specified time (e.g., up to 1 minute ago). You can save only the scenes you need and choose whether to keep them in the app or save them to your photo library, preventing unnecessary storage consumption. Key Features - Easy Recording Start: Press the record button, and recording begins immediately. - Instant Video Review: Press the review button to replay video from a specified time in the past. - Save Storage: Save only the videos you need, avoiding storage overload. - Save or Temporarily Store: Choose whether to temporarily store videos in the app or save them to your photo library. With typical camera apps, videos are saved automatically, causing storage to fill up quickly. LeapCam lets you keep only the necessary scenes and avoid saving unnecessary videos, making efficient use of your storage. With LeapCam, break free from the reality of your photo library being overloaded with unwanted videos! Privacy Policy: https://odd-bone-e2f.notion.site/c505e2957d4040ca986ada7a4130defb Term of service: https://odd-bone-e2f.notion.site/1962ae23717c43be97ad2d354636f9c0
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LeapCam at weekly against LUT Lab's every 3 weeks. LUT Lab's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. LeapCam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and LUT Lab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LeapCam ships an update weekly, LUT Lab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LeapCam | LUT Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osamu Hiraoka | Héliographe, Inc |
In-app purchases
LeapCam
- Premium Plan / month$1.991 Month
- Premium Plan / year$19.991 Year
LUT Lab
- LUT Lab: Friendly Tip$4.99
- LUT Lab: Royal Tip$19.99









