Comparison

LUT Lab vs Lutter

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

Lutter

This app offers professional color grading for iPhone Log footage, allowing filmmakers to achieve cinematic looks directly on their device. It provides advanced tools like color wheels, tone curves, and scopes, with options for one-time purchase or a monthly subscription for additional features and LUT packs.

Highlights
  • Log footage color grading
  • Pro scopes (False Color, Waveform, Vectorscope)
  • Multi-LUT chain
  • Color wheels and tone curve
  • Post-process stabilization
  • Advanced export settings
  • Batch processing
Features
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Lutter brings LUTs, cinematic filters and precise color controls to photo and video editing on iPhone and iPad. Apply a look, then refine the light and color to suit your work. Build your look • Apply built-in looks or import your own LUTs. • Stack LUTs and independent color adjustments. Change their order and strength, or toggle a layer to compare. • Refine exposure, contrast, saturation, vibrance, white balance and tint. Shape light with curves and color wheels. • Add film grain, warm halation and soft bloom for the texture you want. See each adjustment • Compare the original and graded image, or work in full screen. • Check exposure and color with a histogram, waveform, vectorscope and false color. • Save or import reference images to compare while grading. Copy and paste color settings between projects for a consistent look. Edit and export • Adjust color and composition in your photos, crop, and save as JPEG, HEIF, PNG or TIFF. • Trim, crop, rotate and flip video. Reduce handheld shake with stabilization. • Export video up to 4K with H.264, HEVC or ProRes 422. Compatible settings support HDR export. • Export supported color adjustments as a .cube LUT to reuse in other grading tools. Formats and workspace Work with SDR and HDR video, Apple Log, Apple Log 2, Sony S-Log3 and supported DJI D-Log/D-Log M profiles. Available editing and export options depend on the source format and device. The native iPad workspace offers a larger preview and landscape controls, with room for curves, wheels and LUT browsing. Projects save automatically so you can pick up where you left off. Choose Pro when you need it Scopes, curves and color wheels remain free. Preview Pro color tools in the editor before purchasing. Pro unlocks advanced color tools, film effects, stabilization and advanced export with one purchase, no subscription. Your media is processed on your device. No account required and no watermark on export. Usage analytics and crash diagnostics can be disabled in Settings. Privacy: https://lutter.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LUT Lab4 screens
Lutter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lutter at every 4 days against LUT Lab's every 3 weeks. LUT Lab's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. LUT Lab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lutter sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 LUT Lab against 5.0 for Lutter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LUT Lab ships an update every 3 weeks, Lutter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LUT Lab versus Lutter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUT LabLutter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHéliographe, IncCHIH YU LIN

Customer experience

LUT Lab

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

Lutter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LUT Lab

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

Lutter

Subscriptions1
  • Lutter Pass1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time5
  • Lutter Pro$14.99
  • Lutter Pro$19.99
  • Lutter Pro2 variants$24.99
Show 2 more
  • Lutter Pro$29.99
  • Lutter Pro$34.99

Questions

Is LUT Lab free?
LUT Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lutter free?
Lutter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LUT Lab or Lutter?
LUT Lab and Lutter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do LUT Lab or Lutter have ads?
Neither LUT Lab nor Lutter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LUT Lab or Lutter?
LUT Lab ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lutter every 4 days. Most recently, LUT Lab was updated on October 22, 2026 and Lutter on October 25, 2026.

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