BlackRAW Studio vs CreatorGrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlackRAW Studio
Edit RAW video and photos with advanced color grading tools. Develop and deliver your original footage and images directly on your iPhone or iPad. Supports various RAW formats, LUTs, and multiple export options.
- RAW video development
- Color grading tools
- LUT import and export
- Support for BRAW, ProRes RAW, and ProRAW
- Non-destructive editing
- Multiple export formats
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Color for video and photography, together on iPhone and iPad. BlackRAW Studio brings RAW development, color grading and delivery to your original footage and photos. MOTIONCAM RAW VIDEO Open supported MotionCam .mcraw Bayer recordings, adjust exposure and white balance, play embedded audio, trim shots and export graded video. Work alongside Blackmagic RAW, Apple ProRes RAW and other supported video formats. RAW AND EVERYDAY PHOTOS Edit supported camera RAW and Apple ProRAW/DNG, plus JPEG, HEIF, PNG and TIFF. Use the RAW controls available for each image, crop, straighten, rotate, compare with the original and undo edits. Inspect native detail when the source and available memory allow it. ONE COLOR WORKSPACE Shape your image with primary adjustments, color wheels, curves, HSL, ColorSlice and imported LUTs. Apply a look per item or across a Studio session. Export compatible static color adjustments as a .cube LUT; RAW development and geometry are not included in a LUT. ORIGINALS STAY YOURS Open Files, iCloud Drive and USB-C storage in place. Photos may provide a temporary original for the session. Edits do not change the source. Save Studio projects that reference your media and relink missing files. CHOOSE YOUR DELIVERY Export photos as JPEG 8-bit, HEIF 10-bit SDR or TIFF 16-bit, with size options, progress and cancellation. Deliver photos separately from video. Export trimmed, graded clips or a continuous movie using the formats available for your device, including H.264, HEVC and ProRes 422. Original RAW trimming without re-encoding is available only for BRAW. COMPATIBILITY AND PRO Exporting your own media and advanced features requires Pro. Support depends on the camera, recording mode, file, operating system and device memory. Not every RAW variant is supported; very large photos may have preview, detail or export limits. MCRAW remosaic recordings are not supported. The Studio deliveries described here are SDR. BlackRAW Studio is independent and is not affiliated with the companies behind the supported formats. Try all Pro features for 7 days with your own clips, including RAW, color, LUTs, projects and export. Available with monthly or annual subscriptions for eligible Apple Accounts after confirming in the App Store. Renews at the displayed price unless canceled. Included sample clips also let you try color and export without subscribing. Terms of Use: https://blackrawvisor.com/terms Import compatible camera Log → Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 LUTs explicitly from the conversion section, keeping technical conversion separate from creative grading.
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 review sentiment: CreatorGrade at 63% against BlackRAW Studio's 0%. CreatorGrade also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). BlackRAW Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. BlackRAW Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and CreatorGrade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CreatorGrade holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CreatorGrade has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BlackRAW Studio's written reviews are positive against 63% of CreatorGrade's.
BlackRAW Studio ships an update every 2 days, CreatorGrade every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackRAW Studio | CreatorGrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRISIMIO SL | Michael Tobin |
Customer experience
BlackRAW Studio
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In-app purchases
BlackRAW Studio
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$69.99
CreatorGrade
- Lifetime Pro$9.99
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