Comparison

CineFX vs E

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

Head to head
About

CineFX

Features
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CineFX is the ultimate app for film professionals, designed to provide essential tools on any film set. It includes a detailed database of camera and lens specifications, advanced tools for focus pullers and data managers, as well as special effects for your phone, such as chroma key and fake calls. Streamline your workflow and access everything you need directly from your device.

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E

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E-Log is short for Easy Log: recording in Log, made easy. Your iPhone can already record in Apple Log. E-Log is what makes it usable. Log keeps all the light and colour the sensor can see, but it looks flat and washed out until someone grades it. E-Log puts the grade on the monitor, live, while you shoot. You frame what you'll actually publish, not a grey approximation of it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See your look live. Turn on the eye and the monitor shows the finished image. The file stays raw. • Or bake it in. One button and the clip comes out already graded, ready to publish with no edit. • Both, on the same take. Preview one look, export with another. Nothing is decided at the moment you press record. • Bring your own looks. Import any .cube LUT built for Apple Log. FULL CONTROL, ONLY WHEN YOU WANT IT Shutter, ISO and white balance in auto, manual, or any mix of the two. Shutter angle or speed. Automatic limits so auto never picks something you'd never pick. WHAT YOU NEED TO JUDGE AN EXPOSURE Waveform and histogram · zebra on highlights or midtones · focus peaking · framing guides for 9:16, 2.39 and more · horizon level. None of them is ever recorded into the file. YOUR CLIPS STAY YOURS Takes live in the app's own library, not in Photos: they are 10-bit files and the system would compress them. Export whatever you want, wherever you want, in Log or already graded. REQUIREMENTS E-Log needs an iPhone that can record in Apple Log (iPhone 15 Pro and later Pro models). The app checks your device at first launch and tells you straight away if it can't. SUBSCRIPTION E-Log is a subscription. Yearly and Monthly include exactly the same features (recording in Log, looks on the monitor, and exporting clips with the look baked in), and Yearly comes with a free trial. Cancel anytime in one tap. Downloading the .cube files themselves, to take your looks into DaVinci, Premiere or another camera, is a separate one-time purchase available to any subscriber once the free trial has ended. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://reddani.net/privacy

Screenshots

CineFX4 screens
E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CineFX at none against E's 3. CineFX also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. E sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. CineFX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
CineFX versus E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineFXE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Place APSDANIELE CAPRIOGLIO

In-app purchases

None

CineFX

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

E

Subscriptions2
  • E-Log Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • E-Log Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • LUT Pack$22.99

Questions

Is CineFX free?
CineFX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E free?
E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CineFX or E have ads?
Neither CineFX nor E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CineFX or E?
CineFX ships an update every 2 days, and E every 2 days. Most recently, CineFX was updated on October 4, 2026 and E on October 11, 2026.

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