Looking Glass Studio vs RoughCutsStudio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
RoughCutsStudio
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Looking Glass Studio | RoughCutsStudio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Looking Glass Factory, Inc | mohamed abd elaleem |
In-app purchases
Looking Glass Studio
No in-app purchases
RoughCutsStudio
- Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$149.991 Year
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