Comparison

LUT Lab vs Camelut

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

Head to head
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

About

Camelut

Create your own custom camera filters using industry-standard LUT files. Organize your filters into customizable lists for quick switching between groups and individual presets.

Highlights
  • Import custom LUT (.cube) files
  • Real-time filter application
  • Create your own filter camera
  • Customizable favorites lists
  • Group filters by tags
  • Swipe to switch filter groups
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Bring your own filters camera. Using industry standard LUT (.cube) files, you can import them into this app and make your own filter camera. With customizable favorites lists, you can group filters and swipe to switch between tag groups and filters.

Screenshots

LUT Lab4 screens
Camelut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LUT Lab at 100% against Camelut's 0%. LUT Lab also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Camelut's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence 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

LUT Lab is free to download; Camelut costs $1.99 up front. LUT Lab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Camelut asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LUT Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of LUT Lab's written reviews are positive against 0% of Camelut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LUT Lab ships an update every 3 weeks, Camelut fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LUT Lab versus Camelut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUT LabCamelut
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHéliographe, Inc(optional.is)

Customer experience

LUT Lab

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

Camelut

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral28.6%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LUT Lab

One-time2
  • LUT Lab: Friendly Tip$4.99
  • LUT Lab: Royal Tip$19.99
None

Camelut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LUT Lab free?
LUT Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camelut free?
Camelut costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LUT Lab or Camelut?
LUT Lab is rated higher. LUT Lab averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Camelut averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LUT Lab or Camelut have ads?
Neither LUT Lab nor Camelut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LUT Lab or Camelut?
LUT Lab ships an update every 3 weeks, and Camelut fortnightly. Most recently, LUT Lab was updated on October 5, 2026 and Camelut on October 7, 2026.

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