Rewindpix vs theLAB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rewindpix
This app works with dedicated hardware to capture and develop film photographs. Load a film roll, take your pictures, and process them in a personal darkroom setup.
- Hardware camera pairing
- Film roll loading
- Frame capture
- Personal darkroom development
- Photo processing
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Rewindpix works together with our hardware camera to bring the whole film experience into your pocket. Develop, tweak, and bring your photos to life by designing your own personal film rolls!
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: theLAB at 5.0 against Rewindpix's 4.2. theLAB also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Rewindpix's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Rewindpix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and theLAB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
theLAB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rewindpix ships an update fortnightly, theLAB every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rewindpix | theLAB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XIAO LIU | Caleb Salvadori |
Customer experience
Rewindpix
theLAB
In-app purchases
Rewindpix
- Rewindpix Pro$9.99
theLAB
- theLAB Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- theLAB Pro Lifetime$49.99
