FrameLab vs CreatorGrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FrameLab
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FrameLab makes your photos look like stills from a movie. Apply cinematic filters, add frames and stickers, and use on-device AI tools - all in a few taps, all on your phone. CINEMATIC FILTERS (NEW) Six film-inspired looks, each with its own mood: - Teal Shadow - blockbuster teal shadows against golden highlights - Amber Fable - rich amber and gold with a soft, fantastical glow - Pastel Symmetry - muted pastels with a gentle vignette - Cold Contrast - cool cyan-green with crushed shadows - Grindhouse Pulp - punchy contrast and heavy film grain - Noir Frame - stark, high-contrast black and white POWERFUL FILTERS From warm golden hour to crisp retro film, every filter is crafted to look natural, not overdone. BEAUTIFUL FRAMES A growing collection of frames that finish the shot - sleek and modern, bold and colourful, or vintage and textured. STICKERS, TEXT & DRAWING Add stickers, text and hand-drawn touches to make every edit yours. ON-DEVICE AI TOOLS Remove backgrounds and more with smart tools that run entirely on your iPhone. Professional results without the learning curve. PRIVACY FIRST - All photo editing happens on your device - No account required - No photos uploaded anywhere - No tracking of personal information Your photos are yours. Full stop. CREATOR CLUB Unlock every premium filter, frame and AI tool with a Creator Club subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. TERMS OF USE This app is licensed under the Standard Apple End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://littleloop.co.uk/privacy.html
CreatorGrade
A professional mobile app for color grading and cinematic video editing. It offers a touch-first timeline for trimming and reordering clips, along with advanced color tools like node-based workflows and LUT support. Shape your footage anywhere with a streamlined, premium mobile experience.
- Node-based color grading
- Realtime color tools
- LUT support
- Touch timeline editing
- Cut, trim, reorder clips
- Export clips or sequences
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CREATORGRADE — PROFESSIONAL VIDEO EDITING AND COLOR GRADING ON IPHONE CreatorGrade turns your iPhone into a powerful, portable post-production studio. Organize footage, build multi-layer edits, record voiceovers, perform detailed color correction, work with ProRes RAW, and export polished videos—all from one streamlined app. Whether you’re creating social content, short films, client projects, or cinematic mobile productions, CreatorGrade gives you the tools to take an idea from raw footage to final export. PROFESSIONAL EDITING TOOLS • Build complete edits with multiple video and audio tracks • Arrange clips across V1 and V2 video layers • Work with linked audio on dedicated A1 and A2 tracks • Trim, split, move, resize, and reposition clips • Mix videos, still images, titles, music, and voiceovers • Scrub through your timeline with responsive visual previews • Add and edit multiple titles throughout a project • Preview your work in a clean, full-screen player • Organize projects and keep every production easy to find ADVANCED COLOR GRADING CreatorGrade includes a node-based grading workflow designed for both quick corrections and more advanced creative looks. • Adjust exposure, contrast, shadows, highlights, saturation, hue, temperature, and tint • Balance footage with professional lift, gamma, and gain color wheels • Refine individual color channels with Color Mix controls • Apply LUTs and color space transforms • Build grades across multiple adjustable nodes • Compare graded and ungraded footage with a live before-and-after viewer • Preview color adjustments during playback • Maintain consistent color across supported H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and RAW workflows PRORES RAW SUPPORT Work with supported ProRes RAW footage directly on iPhone and begin with a neutral, flexible image ready for grading. • Read supported camera metadata • Adjust RAW white balance, ISO, and tint • Combine RAW adjustments with LUTs, color space transforms, and additional grading nodes • Preserve your grading pipeline from preview through export MULTITRACK AUDIO AND VOICEOVER Sound is part of the edit—not an afterthought. • Record voiceovers directly into your project • Add music and external audio files • Work with multiple audio tracks • View audio waveforms directly on the timeline • Keep source audio linked to its video clip • Relink missing music and media files when needed FLEXIBLE EXPORT OPTIONS Choose exactly what you want to deliver. • Export a complete edited sequence • Export individual clips • Render videos with titles, grading, transforms, crops, and positioning intact • Save finished videos to Photos • Create deliverables for social media, client review, or further post-production DESIGNED FOR MOBILE CREATORS CreatorGrade is built specifically for a touch-first workflow. Pinch to resize footage, drag to reposition it, use alignment guides for precise composition, and move naturally between editing and grading without leaving your project. No desktop required. No watered-down workflow. Just serious editing and color tools built for creators who want to work anywhere. Some professional media formats and features require compatible iPhone hardware, supported source files, and sufficient available storage. ProRes RAW availability depends on device and media compatibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CreatorGrade at every 10 days against FrameLab's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. FrameLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CreatorGrade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FrameLab ships an update every 6 months, CreatorGrade every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FrameLab | CreatorGrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIMOTHY DALTON | Michael Tobin |
In-app purchases
FrameLab
- Creator Club Monthly$1.991 Month
- Creator Club Annual$12.991 Year
CreatorGrade
- Lifetime Pro$9.99









