Comparison

Slow Spatial vs theLAB

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

Head to head
About

Slow Spatial

Create stunning slow-motion videos or timelapses from your iPhone's spatial videos. Enhance details with machine learning and add motion blur for immersive 3D playback. Processing is done on your device and saved directly to your Photos App.

Highlights
  • Spatial video to slow-motion conversion
  • Spatial video to timelapse conversion
  • Up to 8x smooth slow motion
  • Frame interpolation
  • ML-enhanced detail
  • Optional motion blur
  • Preserves 3D spatial format
Features
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Slow Spatial transforms your iPhone's spatial video capabilities into slow-motion content OR timelapses. Apply up to 8x smooth slow motion with frame interpolation, ML-enhanced detail, and optional motion blur — preserving full 3D spatial format for immersive playback on Apple Vision Pro. Processing takes place on the iPhone and is saved to the Photos App for easy sharing.

About

theLAB

Create film-inspired photos with advanced controls for color, texture, and scan effects. Apply realistic grain, borders, and light leaks to achieve a unique aesthetic. Save custom editing styles for consistent results.

Highlights
  • Film-inspired color and monochrome looks
  • Scanned grain and cinema-style grain
  • Lab scan profiles and correction
  • Halation, borders, textures, light leaks
  • Customizable editing styles
  • Camera capture and import tools
Features
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theLAB is a film-inspired photo editor for building finished images with color, texture, and scan character. Import an image, then shape it with film looks, scanned grain, lab-style color, halation, borders, paper textures, light leaks, artifacts, and crop tools. Designed for photographers who want more than a simple filter, theLAB gives you hands-on control over the feel of the image: density, warmth, tone bias, grain range, scan character, border placement, and finishing details. Features include: - Film-inspired color and monochrome looks - Scanned grain and cinema-style grain options - Lab scan profiles and scan correction controls - Halation, scanner noise, borders, textures, light leaks, and artifacts - Camera capture, photo import, file import, and share tools - Saved looks for building a repeatable editing style theLAB includes a free editing mode. theLAB Pro unlocks the full film stock library, advanced lab controls, additional grain scans, premium finishing assets, and high-quality export options. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://calebsalvadori.com/thelab

Screenshots

Slow Spatial4 screens
theLAB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: theLAB at 100% against Slow Spatial's 0%. theLAB also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Slow Spatial's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

theLAB is free to download; Slow Spatial costs $1.99 up front. theLAB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Slow Spatial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slow Spatial ships an update weekly, theLAB every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Slow Spatial versus theLAB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlow SpatialtheLAB
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB296 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew FisherCaleb Salvadori

Customer experience

Slow Spatial

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

theLAB

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Slow Spatial

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

theLAB

Subscriptions1
  • theLAB Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • theLAB Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Slow Spatial free?
Slow Spatial costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is theLAB free?
theLAB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slow Spatial or theLAB have ads?
Neither Slow Spatial nor theLAB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slow Spatial or theLAB?
Slow Spatial ships an update weekly, and theLAB every 2 days. Most recently, Slow Spatial was updated on September 23, 2026 and theLAB on October 6, 2026.

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