DiveLume vs Reefraction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiveLume
Restore natural colors in underwater photos and videos lost at depth. This app uses advanced GPU acceleration to precisely correct color loss, offering real-time previews and fine-tune controls for professional-quality edits directly on your iPhone.
- 4K 60fps video export
- Two color correction algorithms
- Real-time preview and comparison
- Fine-tune editing controls
- GPU-accelerated processing
- Preserves EXIF data
- On-device processing for privacy
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DiveLume — Professional underwater color restoration for iPhone. Underwater photos and videos lose red and warm tones the moment you dive past 5 meters. Most editing apps can't recover what's gone. DiveLume can. Built specifically for divers, snorkelers, and underwater photographers, DiveLume runs a 39-anchor IDW⁴ color correction matrix on Apple's Metal GPU — restoring natural color with the precision of professional desktop software, on your phone, in seconds. KEY FEATURES • 4K 60fps Video Export — Process and export at full 4K resolution with no quality loss. Original-resolution export also supported. • Two Color Algorithms — Choose DiveLume for natural restoration, or DiveLume Clear for enhanced clarity in deeper water and distant scenes. • Real-Time Preview — See the corrected result instantly as you adjust. Side-by-side compare with original at any time. • Fine-Tune Controls — Intensity, brightness, contrast, highlights, shadows, saturation, dehaze, and manual water-tone (G/B) override for tricky scenes. • GPU-Accelerated — Built on Apple Metal. Even 4K 60fps videos process in real time on iPhone 12 Pro and newer. • Photo and Video Both — Same engine for stills and footage. Edit once, export to your library with EXIF preserved. • No Watermark with Premium — Free version exports 720p with a small watermark. Premium unlocks all resolutions and removes the watermark. • Privacy First — All processing happens on your device. Nothing uploads, nothing tracks. PERFECT FOR • Recreational divers documenting reef life and marine encounters • Freedivers and snorkelers shooting on GoPro, Insta360, or iPhone • Underwater photographers needing fast field edits • Travel content creators capturing tropical waters PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Premium Monthly: unlimited 4K export, no watermark Premium Yearly: same, save 50% Premium Lifetime: one-time payment, all features forever, including future updates Free version: 720p export, small watermark, all algorithm features included. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/2b50beb3-0d1d-4b31-83e4-72aeb1ccff37 Questions or feedback? Tap Settings → Contact Us in the app.
Reefraction
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Reefraction brings your underwater photos and videos back to life. Water swallows red and orange light the deeper you go, leaving dive and snorkel shots looking flat, blue, and lifeless. Reefraction restores the true colors the ocean took away — in a single tap, or with full manual control when you want it. ONE-TAP CORRECTION Open a photo and Reefraction instantly neutralizes the blue-green cast and rebuilds the lost reds. No sliders, no guesswork — just natural color. BUILT-IN PRESETS Choose the look that matches your dive with hand-tuned presets: • Shallow — light snorkeling and surface shots • Reef — the everyday all-rounder • Deep — for darker, bluer water • Wreck — low-light and shadowed scenes • Cave — extreme low light • Green Water — neutralizes murky green casts ADVANCED CONTROLS Want to fine-tune? Slide up the Advanced panel for precise control over: • Color Temperature (cool ↔ warm) • Tint (green ↔ magenta) • Red channel boost • Exposure & Contrast Nudge anything and your edit becomes fully Custom. VIDEO COLOR CORRECTION Shot underwater video? Scrub to any frame, dial in the correction live, then export the whole clip with your audio intact. Perfect for GoPro and action-camera dive footage. (Video editing available on iPhone and iPad.) BEFORE & AFTER Press and hold the image any time to peek at the original and see exactly how much color Reefraction restored. SAVE & SHARE Save corrected photos and videos straight to your library, share them to social, or export a copy. Your originals are never touched. DARK, DISTRACTION-FREE DESIGN A clean ocean-themed interface that puts your image front and center. REEFRACTION PRO Reefraction is free to use. A single one-time purchase, Reefraction Pro, removes the small watermark from your exported photos and videos forever — no subscriptions, ever. Whether you're a scuba diver, freediver, snorkeler, or shoot with a GoPro, Reefraction gives your underwater memories the color they deserve. Dive in. Bring the reef back to life.
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Verdict
DiveLume and Reefraction are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. DiveLume sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month and Reefraction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | DiveLume | Reefraction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广保 许 | Roger Weiss |
In-app purchases
DiveLume
- DiveLume Premium Monthly$13.991 Month
- DiveLume Premium Årlig$79.991 Year
- DiveLume Lifetime$199.00
Reefraction
- Reaafraction Pro$17.99






