Comparison

Loot vs Lightscope

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

Head to head
About

Loot

Transform iPhone footage into cinematic quality with professional color grading tools. Apply over 60 film looks, adjust exposure and color, and stabilize shaky shots. Export broadcast-ready videos directly from your device.

Highlights
  • 60+ cinematic film looks and presets
  • Professional color grading tools (wheels, curves, HSL)
  • Node-based non-destructive editing
  • Log footage support (Apple Log, S-Log3, LogC)
  • Video stabilization
  • Live log preview while shooting
  • Export broadcast-ready video
Features
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Turn everyday footage into cinematic video without leaving your iPhone. Import a clip, choose a look, fine-tune the grade, and export. CINEMA IN THREE TAPS - Import a video or photo - Choose from 60+ cinematic looks - Export the finished result to Photos PRO COLOR TOOLS Go beyond one-tap filters with lift, gamma, and gain wheels, HSL controls, per-channel curves, exposure, contrast, white balance, saturation, and vibrance. FILM EMULATION Build an organic finish with professional LUTs, film-stock emulations, adjustable grain, and highlight halation. Import your own .cube LUT files when you want to bring an existing look with you. TRUE LOG WORKFLOWS Transform Apple Log, Sony S-Log3, and ARRI LogC footage with proper color space transforms designed to preserve the range in your source. NODE-BASED GRADING Stack correction, color, curves, LUT, grain, and halation nodes in a flexible, non-destructive pipeline. Reorder or revisit any part of the grade without starting over. CAPTURE IN LOOT Shoot inside Loot with your chosen look previewing live, then grade and export on the same device. Stabilization helps smooth handheld footage before delivery. LOOT PRO Unlock premium looks, save custom presets, and export your own presets with a monthly subscription. Cancel anytime. Questions or feature requests? Email hello@loot.video. Terms: https://loot.video/terms Privacy: https://loot.video/privacy

About

Lightscope

Features
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Shot in Apple Log and tired of flat, washed-out previews? Lightscope plays Apple Log (1 & 2) footage back the way it was meant to look — in real Rec.2100 HLG — and lets you grade it right on your iPhone or iPad. PLAY IT RIGHT • True HDR playback of Apple Log 1 & 2 clips (Rec.2100 HLG) • Technical LUTs generated from DaVinci Resolve for accurate log-to-display transforms • One-tap HDR / SDR display modes GRADE ON-DEVICE • Color wheels (lift · gamma · gain), exposure in the scene-referred log domain • Tone curves with a live curve editor • Color warper and skin-tone secondaries • Film & cinema looks, plus your own .cube LUTs • Broadcast scopes: waveform and vectorscope, on the image while you grade • Non-destructive: every clip remembers its grade automatically • Shareable grade presets EXPORT • 10-bit HEVC in Rec.2100 HLG (true HDR) or Rec.709 (SDR master) • Saved straight back to your Photos library TRY EVERYTHING FREE FOR 14 DAYS Every feature is unlocked for two weeks — no account, no sign-up. After the trial, your library stays free to browse, and a single one-time purchase of Lightscope Pro keeps true HLG playback, the full grading suite and export forever. No subscription. Family Sharing supported. Everything happens on your device. No uploads, no tracking. Requires iOS 17 or later. Apple Log recording requires iPhone 15 Pro or later (or footage from Final Cut Camera / Blackmagic Cam).

Screenshots

Loot4 screens
Lightscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

Loot and Lightscope are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Loot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Lightscope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loot ships an update every 9 days, Lightscope every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Loot versus Lightscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLootLightscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoot VideoJian Zhou

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loot

Subscriptions1
  • Loot Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
1 purchases

Lightscope

One-time1
  • Lightscope Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Loot free?
Loot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightscope free?
Lightscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loot or Lightscope have ads?
Neither Loot nor Lightscope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loot or Lightscope?
Loot ships an update every 9 days, and Lightscope every 5 days. Most recently, Loot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lightscope on October 25, 2026.

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