LookPocket vs CineLoupe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LookPocket
This app allows real-time color grading for compatible cameras, directly adjusting your camera's internal color decision list (CDL). Save your custom looks to camera files for easy recall in post-production without altering original exposure.
- Real-time color grading
- Customizable grading menus
- CDL adjustment
- Save grading to camera metadata
- Import/export .cdl files
- Compatible with Arri and Sony cameras
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WHAT IS LOOKPOCKET LookPocket connects directly to your camera, and gives you more than a dozen color grading parameters to get your look to exactly where you need it. Moreover, the grading menus are fully customizable, so you can grade comfortably in your own way. HOW DOES IT WORK LookPocket calculates and updates your camera's internal color decision list (CDL) with your grading parameters in real time, allowing it to stay responsive and lightweight. Your underlying exposure (e.g. your log image) is not changed in any way. Instead, the CDL is saved in your original camera files' metadata along with your LUT, so you can recall your grading at any point in post production, but stay confident that your image stays exactly the way you exposed it. WORKFLOWS Because connection to the camera is established quickly and easily, the iPhone or iPad running LookPocket can stay on your pan bar, in your pocket, on your cart, or any where else on set. Then, when you need to adjust your colors, just pull up your phone, connect the camera, and away you grade! COMPATIBILITY - CDLs are saved directly in the original camera files, so post production receive them automatically - Import and export .cdl files for sharing and managing looks - Compatible with certain Arri and Sony cameras, such as Alexa 35, Alexa Mini-LF, Alexa Mini, Amira, Venice 1, and Venice 2 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lookpocket.com/support
CineLoupe
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CineLoupe is a cinematographer's viewfinder that reproduces cinema camera sensor modes and lenses on your iPhone — including the bokeh. BOKEH YOU CAN SEE Using the iPhone's LiDAR (or stereo) depth, CineLoupe computes depth of field from the chosen focal length, T-stop and focus distance and blurs the live image accordingly. Tap to focus. Anamorphic lenses render with the correct squeeze and oval bokeh. SENSOR MODES, NOT JUST CAMERAS Crop by the actual imaging area of each recording mode — ALEXA 35 4.6K 3:2 Open Gate vs 4K 16:9, VENICE 2 8.6K 3:2 vs 5.8K 6:5 anamorphic — for ARRI, SONY, RED, Canon, Blackmagic, Nikon, DJI, FUJIFILM and more. A LENS LIBRARY THAT MATCHES THE RENTAL FLOOR 165 series and 1,400+ lenses: ARRI Signature / Master / Ultra Prime, ZEISS Supreme, Cooke S4/S7/S8, Leitz, Angenieux Optimo, FUJINON Premista, Canon Sumire, SIGMA, DZOFILM, LAOWA, Tokina Vista and many more. Browse prime / zoom → mount → series → focal length, or type any focal length and T-stop manually. FRAME LINES, AS MANY AS YOU NEED Overlay 16:9, 2.39, 9:16 or any ratio and percentage on the open gate at once, with optional outside shading and burn-in. TAKES THAT BECOME THE SCOUT REPORT Stills (HEIC) and video (HEVC / H.264 / ProRes, 1080p / UHD, Apple Log) with camera, mode, lens, focal length, T-stop, focus distance, time, GPS, heading and scene/take burnt in. Mark OK takes and export a PDF with maps, shooting order, sun position and a location checklist. Optional auto-upload to your own Google Drive or Dropbox. RE-SIMULATE LATER Stills keep the raw frame and depth map, so you can revisit a take with a different camera, lens, T-stop or focus and save it as a new take. SUN POSITION Sun azimuth and elevation overlaid on the finder, scrubbable through the day, with sunrise, sunset and golden hour. Requires iPhone 12 or later. LiDAR (Pro models) gives the best depth; the ultra-wide camera extends the wide end. Simulations are optical approximations and do not reproduce distortion, vignetting, cat's-eye bokeh, breathing or color of real lenses. Camera and lens names are trademarks of their respective owners; CineLoupe is not affiliated with any manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LookPocket at Free against CineLoupe's $5.99. CineLoupe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On 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
LookPocket is free to download; CineLoupe costs $5.99 up front. LookPocket sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per 7 days. CineLoupe asks for nothing beyond the download.
LookPocket ships an update every 2 weeks, CineLoupe every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LookPocket | CineLoupe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aljoscha Kirschner | KOTETSU, Corp. |
In-app purchases
LookPocket
- 1 Week$11.997 Days
- 1 Month$29.991 Month
- 6 Month14 Days trial$99.996 Months
- Permanent - Venice Connection$129.00
- Permanent - Arri Connection$179.00
- Permanent - Venice Connection$199.00
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- Permanent - Arri Connection$249.00
CineLoupe
No in-app purchases









