Video Upscaler vs CreatorGrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Upscaler
Transform blurry photos and videos into stunning 4K quality with advanced AI. This app intelligently reconstructs lost details, sharpens edges, and enhances colors for a crystal-clear viewing experience. Seamlessly upscale both images and videos with real-time previews and fast on-device processing.
- AI-powered 4K upscaling
- Photo and video enhancement
- Real-time split preview
- Intelligent detail reconstruction
- On-device processing
- No quality loss exports
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Meet Video Upscaler, your ultimate AI-powered restoration studio that turns blurry, pixelated, or old media into breathtaking 4K masterpieces. Whether you are recovering vintage family memories, clearing up compressed downloads, or preparing raw camera footage for social media, this app uses advanced on-device neural networks to effortlessly enhance your photos and videos up to 4X magnification with a single tap. Why Choose This App? - AI Upscale Engine: We don’t just stretch pixels. Our deep-learning models intelligently reconstruct lost details, sharpen edges, balance colors, and remove digital noise. - Photo & Video in One: No need to jump between separate utilities. Seamlessly upscale both still images and motion videos in a unified, intuitive workflow. - Real-Time Split Preview: See the magic happen instantly. Use our interactive slider to compare side-by-side Before & After results in real time before exporting. - Ultra-Fast Processing: Optimized specifically for iOS and Apple Silicon. Experience lightning-fast processing times without melting your battery. Key Features at a Glance: - 4X Resolution Upscaling: Transform low-res assets up to 4K resolution. - AI Restoration: Intelligently reconstructs facial details, skin textures, and hair. - Enhacing Levels: Adjust enhancing levels to produce the best result. - No Quality Loss: Pristine, crystal-clear exports with zero compression artifacts. - Privacy-First: Process files securely with maximum on-device efficiency.
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 price: CreatorGrade at Free against Video Upscaler's $4.99. CreatorGrade also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Video Upscaler's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On ads, monetization model 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
CreatorGrade is free to download; Video Upscaler costs $4.99 up front. CreatorGrade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Video Upscaler asks for nothing beyond the download.
Video Upscaler holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Upscaler has 36 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Video Upscaler's written reviews are positive against 60% of CreatorGrade's.
| Parameter | Video Upscaler | CreatorGrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Giang Nam | Michael Tobin |
Customer experience
Video Upscaler
CreatorGrade
In-app purchases
Video Upscaler
No in-app purchases
CreatorGrade
- Lifetime Pro$9.99








