Comparison

Acetate vs CreativePass

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

Head to head
About

Acetate

Features
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The Digital Darkroom for Purists. Acetate bridges pure RAW capture and the soul of analog film — now for stills and motion. Built for image-makers who understand that a frame is made, not taken. Every adjustment runs on-device: no cloud, no account, no tracking. PURE RAW CAPTURE Shoot Apple ProRAW (DNG) on every supported iPhone. Acetate bypasses standard processing and writes the sensor's uncompressed data straight to your library, preserving every stop of dynamic range for post. PRO SHOOTING MODES Full manual or assisted: Auto, Program (P), Shutter Priority (S), ISO Priority, Manual (M), Night, and Long Exposure to 30 seconds. Swap ultra-wide, wide, and telephoto with a tap, or flip to the front camera. Self-timer and burst on the hardware shutter. MOTION — SHOOT CINE Video with the same discipline as stills. Full manual ISO, shutter, white balance, and focus. Up to 4K, high frame rates on supported devices, 10-bit Apple Log, ProRes 422, or HEVC. Cinematic stabilisation, Cine mode with shutter-angle control, broadcast timecode, and multi-source audio with a live meter. Bake a LUT into the file, or keep it monitor-only and grade later. THE VIDEO EDITOR Open any clip — from your library or shared straight into Acetate. Trim with frame-accurate handles, scrub and step a frame at a time, apply any look or your own .cube LUT, push exposure and tone, hold to compare, and export at source quality. The same colour pipeline as the photo editor, frame by frame. FILM LOOKS Twenty 3D LUTs in two families: research-informed film-stock emulations (Soft 400, Warm 200, Slide 100, Mono, Noir…) and art-directed looks (Teal & Orange, Bleach Bypass, '90s Cinema, Golden Hour…). Press and hold to preview live. OPEN LUT Tap any filter and the editor sliders move to reflect the look — see exactly what each LUT is doing and tweak from there. A tick mark shows the filter's value; reset snaps back, long-press clears to zero. Works for built-in films, looks, and imported .cube LUTs. BAKE YOUR OWN LUTs Save any edit as a portable .cube LUT and apply it to photos and videos with one tap — or load it in the camera and shoot your own signature look. Import from Files, iCloud, or AirDrop, in the camera or the editor. Export to Lightroom, Premiere, or DaVinci. THE EDITOR Full-strength tools: three-way colour grading wheels with per-range luma, OkLab perceptual HSL, RGB curves, split toning, filmic highlight rolloff, dehaze, texture, edge-aware denoise, and selective masks — radial, linear-gradient, and one-tap Subject / Person / Background / Sky via Apple's Vision framework. ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE Smart tools that run on your iPhone — and explain themselves. Smart LUT writes a per-scene recipe, then drops it onto editable sliders so you see and adjust every move. Plus auto-enhance, auto-straighten, and one-tap Object Removal (A15 / M1 or newer). PRO TOOLS Live RGB and luminance histograms, a luma waveform, zebras, false-colour exposure, focus peaking, a manual-focus loupe, framing guides, and a haptic level indicator. Continuous Kelvin/tint white balance with lock, plus AE lock — in photo and video, no drift mid-shot. PRIVACY FOCUSED Your photos and videos are yours. No account, no cloud, no analytics. Location is used strictly for EXIF geotagging on what you capture, and never leaves your device. Capture, edit, AI, and export all work offline. Don't just filter. Develop.

About

CreativePass

This app offers professional-grade color tools, real-time effects, and production features for photo and video editing. It includes a pro camera with live LUT preview, a teleprompter, and over 100 LUT presets. Design graphics with a built-in canvas system for social media content.

Highlights
  • Pro camera with live LUT preview
  • Speech-recognition teleprompting
  • 100+ LUT presets and import option
  • Advanced creative effects (bloom, halation)
  • Real-time video editing with LUTs
  • Canvas designer with text and overlays
Features
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CreativePass — LUTs, Effects & Creator Tools CreativePass is a creator-first photo and video editor built for speed, precision, and cinematic results. Designed for photographers, filmmakers, and content creators, Creative Pass gives users professional-grade color tools, real-time effects, and production features all in one streamlined app. Shoot With Creative Control Capture content using the built-in pro camera featuring live LUT preview, manual controls, and real-time visual adjustments so you can see your look before you hit record. Use speech-recognition teleprompting to deliver scripts smoothly on camera without losing eye contact. Free Photo Editor With LUTs Transform your images instantly using included LUT presets, ready right out of the box. • Import your own LUTs • Save favorites into folders • Apply looks in seconds • Fine-tune with precision controls Adjust brightness, contrast, vibrance, fade, and more to craft anything from bold social edits to soft cinematic grades. Advanced Creative Effects Professional visual tools designed to give your work a distinctive signature look: • Bloom glow effect • Halation film simulation • Highlight & shadow shaping • Color tone sculpting Create subtle film emulation or push your visuals into stylized cinematic territory. Video Editing With Real-Time LUTs Apply LUTs and color adjustments directly to video using the same tools you use for photos. Preview changes instantly and export clips optimized for social platforms. Add text, overlays, and frames for quick thumbnails, titles, social visuals, or branded content without switching apps. Built for Creators Who Move Fast CreativePass eliminates slow workflows by combining camera, editing, and design into a single creative environment. No clutter. No distractions. Just tools that keep up with your ideas.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Acetate at 17.2 against CreativePass's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acetate ships an update every 6 days, CreativePass weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Acetate versus CreativePass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcetateCreativePass
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBMB ENTERPRISES LTDMoon Bear LLC

In-app purchases

None

Acetate

No in-app purchases

None

CreativePass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acetate free?
Acetate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CreativePass free?
CreativePass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Acetate or CreativePass have ads?
Neither Acetate nor CreativePass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acetate or CreativePass?
Acetate ships an update every 6 days, and CreativePass weekly. Most recently, Acetate was updated on September 10, 2026 and CreativePass on June 11, 2026.

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