Comparison

Lutter vs CLIPDAY

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

Head to head
About

Lutter

This app offers professional color grading for iPhone Log footage, allowing filmmakers to achieve cinematic looks directly on their device. It provides advanced tools like color wheels, tone curves, and scopes, with options for one-time purchase or a monthly subscription for additional features and LUT packs.

Highlights
  • Log footage color grading
  • Pro scopes (False Color, Waveform, Vectorscope)
  • Multi-LUT chain
  • Color wheels and tone curve
  • Post-process stabilization
  • Advanced export settings
  • Batch processing
Features
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Lutter brings LUTs, cinematic filters and precise color controls to photo and video editing on iPhone and iPad. Apply a look, then refine the light and color to suit your work. Build your look • Apply built-in looks or import your own LUTs. • Stack LUTs and independent color adjustments. Change their order and strength, or toggle a layer to compare. • Refine exposure, contrast, saturation, vibrance, white balance and tint. Shape light with curves and color wheels. • Add film grain, warm halation and soft bloom for the texture you want. See each adjustment • Compare the original and graded image, or work in full screen. • Check exposure and color with a histogram, waveform, vectorscope and false color. • Save or import reference images to compare while grading. Copy and paste color settings between projects for a consistent look. Edit and export • Adjust color and composition in your photos, crop, and save as JPEG, HEIF, PNG or TIFF. • Trim, crop, rotate and flip video. Reduce handheld shake with stabilization. • Export video up to 4K with H.264, HEVC or ProRes 422. Compatible settings support HDR export. • Export supported color adjustments as a .cube LUT to reuse in other grading tools. Formats and workspace Work with SDR and HDR video, Apple Log, Apple Log 2, Sony S-Log3 and supported DJI D-Log/D-Log M profiles. Available editing and export options depend on the source format and device. The native iPad workspace offers a larger preview and landscape controls, with room for curves, wheels and LUT browsing. Projects save automatically so you can pick up where you left off. Choose Pro when you need it Scopes, curves and color wheels remain free. Preview Pro color tools in the editor before purchasing. Pro unlocks advanced color tools, film effects, stabilization and advanced export with one purchase, no subscription. Your media is processed on your device. No account required and no watermark on export. Usage analytics and crash diagnostics can be disabled in Settings. Privacy: https://lutter.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CLIPDAY

Features
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ClipDay is a video app for capturing, organizing, editing, and turning short clips into one finished video. It supports both 9:16 vertical video and 16:9 horizontal video, and lets you organize your recorded clips by date. Choose the clips you want, add them to the timeline, rearrange them, preview them, and combine them into a single video with a simple workflow. You can also import videos from your photo library and trim only the parts you want to use. For color editing, ClipDay includes Filters and LUT presets that make it easy to change the look and mood of your videos. With ClipDay Pro, you can create and save your own custom looks with My Filter. Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, temperature, tint, highlights, shadows, and fade, and save up to 3 My Filters. Saved My Filters can be reused anytime to give your everyday clips a consistent look. You can also add text and text animations to give your short videos a more personal style. The camera includes recording-duration presets, zoom switching, and stabilization. When recording in 16:9, you can also use the volume button as a shutter. Main Features • 9:16 / 16:9 video recording • 1 sec / 2 sec / 3 sec recording presets • Video stabilization • Zoom switching • Volume button recording (16:9) • Organize videos by date • Import videos from your photo library • Video trimming • Timeline editing • Add and rearrange multiple clips • Video export • Color adjustment with Filters / LUTs • Create and save My Filters (Pro) • Add text • Text animations Capture a moment, choose it, connect it, and finish it. ClipDay is a simple video tool for keeping short everyday moments. ClipDay Pro ClipDay Pro includes all Filters, all LUTs, My Filter, text animations, 4–6 second recording, watermark-free exports, and other Pro features. You can create and save up to 3 My Filters. ClipDay Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Eligible users can try ClipDay Pro free for 1 week. After the free trial, the subscription automatically renews at the price of the selected plan. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled anytime from your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy https://clipday-support.netlify.app/privacy Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lutter4 screens
CLIPDAY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CLIPDAY at daily against Lutter's every 4 days. Lutter's advantage is iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Lutter sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CLIPDAY sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lutter ships an update every 4 days, CLIPDAY daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lutter versus CLIPDAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLutterCLIPDAY
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHIH YU LINHidekazu Masuda

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lutter

Subscriptions1
  • Lutter Pass1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time5
  • Lutter Pro$14.99
  • Lutter Pro$19.99
  • Lutter Pro2 variants$24.99
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  • Lutter Pro$29.99
  • Lutter Pro$34.99
2 purchases

CLIPDAY

Subscriptions2
  • ClipDay Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ClipDay Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Lutter free?
Lutter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CLIPDAY free?
CLIPDAY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lutter or CLIPDAY have ads?
Neither Lutter nor CLIPDAY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lutter or CLIPDAY?
Lutter ships an update every 4 days, and CLIPDAY daily. Most recently, Lutter was updated on October 25, 2026 and CLIPDAY on October 8, 2026.

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