Comparison

Looking Glass Studio vs RoughCutsStudio

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

Head to head
About

Looking Glass Studio

This application transforms various video formats, including Cinematic Mode and RGBD media, into holographic experiences for a specific display. It allows filmmakers and developers to showcase their 3D visual creations without the need for VR headsets.

Highlights
  • Holographic video playback
  • Supports Cinematic Mode
  • Supports RGBD media
  • Supports Quilt media
  • No VR headset required
  • 3D visual experience
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A video player for your Looking Glass display, transforming Cinematic Mode, RGBD, and Quilt media into life-like holograms. Whether you’re a filmmaker shooting with Apple’s Cinematic Mode or a developer innovating with RGBD depth data, Looking Glass Studio seamlessly brings your creations to the Looking Glass for an awe-inspiring 3D visual experience. Requires a Looking Glass holographic display. Does not require any headsets, as always.

About

RoughCutsStudio

Features
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RoughCut Studio turns the slowest part of video editing into a fast, clean first cut. When you’re working with interviews, podcasts, tutorials, meetings, or any talk-heavy recording, the “rough cut” phase can take hours: watching everything, scrubbing the timeline, cutting mistakes, removing dead air, and rebuilding the sequence into something usable. RoughCut Studio flips that workflow. Instead of editing on the timeline first, you edit through the transcript. Edit by Transcript, Not by Scrubbing • See the full recording as text • Speaker-labeled dialogue for multi-person content • Keep/remove content with line-by-line selection • Jump to any moment instantly—no endless timeline dragging Faster Dialogue Rough Cuts (Where Most Time Gets Lost) RoughCut Studio helps you quickly remove: • Mistakes and false starts • Long pauses and dead air • Filler words and stutters • Repeats and off-topic tangents • Overlong sections from a specific speaker One Click → A Ready-to-Edit Rough Cut When you’re done selecting what you want: • The app removes everything else • Tightens gaps for cleaner pacing • Exports a ready-to-edit rough cut timeline so you can start the real creative edit immediately Built for Talk-Heavy Content Perfect for: • Podcasts & interviews • YouTube tutorials • Online courses • Meetings & multi-speaker recordings • Any long recording where the first cut is a time sink Stop wasting hours on logging and trimming. Start with a clean sequence in minutes. RoughCut Studio — Rough cuts, done faster. Privacy Policy: https://molased.com/roughcutsstudio-privacy Terms & Conditions: https://molased.com/roughcutsstudio-terms

Screenshots

Looking Glass Studio3 screens
RoughCutsStudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Looking Glass Studio at none against RoughCutsStudio's 2. Looking Glass Studio also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 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. RoughCutsStudio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Looking Glass Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Looking Glass Studio ships an update monthly, RoughCutsStudio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Looking Glass Studio versus RoughCutsStudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooking Glass StudioRoughCutsStudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLooking Glass Factory, Incmohamed abd elaleem

In-app purchases

None

Looking Glass Studio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RoughCutsStudio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Looking Glass Studio free?
Looking Glass Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoughCutsStudio free?
RoughCutsStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Looking Glass Studio or RoughCutsStudio have ads?
Neither Looking Glass Studio nor RoughCutsStudio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Looking Glass Studio or RoughCutsStudio?
Looking Glass Studio ships an update monthly, and RoughCutsStudio every 5 months. Most recently, Looking Glass Studio was updated on October 11, 2026 and RoughCutsStudio on October 8, 2026.

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