Comparison

Acetate vs Razr

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

Razr

This app offers professional camera controls for street and travel photography, allowing users to shoot in RAW, apply cinematic looks live, and capture moments with ease. It provides manual exposure settings, program mode, and a fast point-and-shoot option.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure control (shutter speed, ISO, aperture)
  • Live cinematic LUT previews
  • RAW and Apple ProRAW capture
  • One-hand shooting mode
  • Optimized for low-light conditions
  • Street and travel presets
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Razr is an iPhone camera for street and travel photography, combining film-inspired color, Snap Focus and reusable recipes. Preview your look before the shot, save your settings as a recipe, and choose RAW when you want more room to edit. From a morning walk to a busy night market, build a shooting setup around the scenes you notice. Explore a different color palette, prepare a focus distance, or return to a saved recipe as you find your own approach to photography. Take a familiar route with a new look, and give ordinary moments a different perspective. SEE YOUR LOOK BEFORE THE SHOT Choose a film-inspired look and adjust its intensity directly in the viewfinder. See how the palette works with the scene in front of you, then fine-tune it before pressing the shutter. Keep the effect subtle or give the photograph a strong color direction. Shape the texture and glow with separate grain, halation, and bloom controls. Pair a gentle look with daylight, add atmosphere to bright lights, or create a treatment for an entire series of photographs. BRING YOUR OWN COLOR Import compatible .cube LUTs to extend your color library. Use a palette you already enjoy or explore a new look for a particular location. Adjust the strength to suit the light and subject instead of treating every frame the same way. MAKE RECIPES YOU WILL USE AGAIN Combine a LUT with your preferred effects, give the combination a name, and save it as a recipe. Build one for afternoon walks, another for night scenes, or a signature look for a trip. Return to the combination without rebuilding every slider setting. Share a recipe as a card so you can show others the look and settings behind your photograph. Your recipes keep creative choices close at hand while you concentrate on framing the next shot. SET FOCUS BEFORE THE MOMENT Snap Focus lets you choose a focus distance before you shoot. Prepare for a subject passing through a doorway, a person approaching a patch of light, or a scene you are waiting to unfold. Lens calibration helps refine the distance setting for your device. Choose a distance that suits your subject and composition; the result still depends on the lens, light, and where your subject stands. MAKE COLOR PART OF THE STORY Try a warm palette for afternoon light or a softer look for quieter scenes. Use LUT intensity to balance the treatment with the colors already in your frame. Watch how your chosen look affects skin tones, bright areas, and shadows, then save a combination you would like to use again. CHOOSE A PHOTOGRAPHIC STARTING POINT Use Standard for a neutral base, explore Negative or Positive for a different color response, or choose a black-and-white profile. Work with gentle tones or stronger monochrome contrast to suit shapes, shadows, architecture, and portraits. These image profiles give developed photos a starting character. Combine your choices thoughtfully, using the viewfinder to judge the scene as you compose. KEEP ROOM FOR THE EDIT Capture HEIF or JPEG for a developed image, or select RAW DNG and Apple ProRAW on supported devices for later editing. Choose the format around how you plan to use the photograph, from sharing a finished frame to refining exposure and color afterward. LAYER TWO MOMENTS Explore double exposure with Lighten and Darken blending. Combine a silhouette with texture, place light across a shadow, or bring two compositions into one photograph. Experiment with the relationship between the layers to find a result that feels your own. ACCESS AND COMPATIBILITY Some features require a paid upgrade. Yearly subscription and lifetime purchase options are available; see the app for current local pricing and included features. Capture formats and controls vary by device, lens, and iOS version. Apple ProRAW requires a compatible device. Privacy Policy: https://razr-street.lovable.app/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Acetate4 screens
Razr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Acetate at none against Razr's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Razr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Acetate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acetate ships an update every 6 days, Razr every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Acetate versus Razr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcetateRazr
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.216.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBMB ENTERPRISES LTDMuhammad Afif Maruf

In-app purchases

None

Acetate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Razr

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly access3 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Razr Lifetime Access$5.99

Questions

Is Acetate free?
Acetate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Razr free?
Razr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Acetate or Razr have ads?
Neither Acetate nor Razr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acetate or Razr?
Acetate ships an update every 6 days, and Razr every 9 days. Most recently, Acetate was updated on October 30, 2026 and Razr on October 31, 2026.

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