Comparison

LUT Designer vs LogGrade

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

Head to head
About

LUT Designer

This app provides a quick color grading workspace for photos and videos. You can import media, adjust exposure, and export graded content or .cube LUT files. Projects are stored locally for user control.

Highlights
  • Color grading workspace
  • Photo and video editing
  • Exposure adjustments
  • Export graded images/videos
  • Create .cube LUT files
  • Local project storage
Features
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LUT Designer is a fast color grading workspace for photos and videos. Import media from your library, preview exposure adjustments, and export graded images, videos, stills, or .cube LUT files. Projects stay local on your device, so your media and edits remain under your control. Build looks quickly, test them against real footage, and save the finished result back to Photos or share the exported LUT with another workflow.

About

LogGrade

Features
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Log footage in. Graded video out. LogGrade is a focused, on-device color grading workflow for iPhone and iPad. Import log, HDR, or standard video, build a look, and export a finished Rec.709 video without moving footage to a desktop editor. CAMERA AND COLOR PROFILES • Standard iPhone and camera video with no log conversion • Apple Log and Apple Log 2 • iPhone Display P3 SDR, HLG, and PQ/Dolby Vision • DJI D-Log M • GoPro GP-Log • GoPro HERO11 10-bit Protune Flat • Sony Cine4 CREATIVE TOOLS • Fuji-inspired film simulations tuned for both normalized log and standard video • Import, rename, organize, and remove .cube LUTs and Lightroom .xmp presets • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, temperature, tint, saturation, and vibrance • Eight-band HSL color mixer • High-quality adjustable noise reduction and clarity • Adjustable grain, softness, bloom, halation, and vignette • Save complete grades as reusable recipes PRECISE, NON-DESTRUCTIVE EDITING Compare with the original, inspect scopes, scrub and trim, rotate or reframe, and return to saved edits later. Preview is optimized for smooth playback while final export always reopens the original source. INSTAGRAM STORY DELIVERY Build an exact 9:16 Story canvas, scale and position horizontal or vertical video, choose any background color, then create a 1080×1920 H.264/AAC Story file with one tap. PROFESSIONAL EXPORT Export source-resolution HEVC 10-bit or ProRes 422 HQ with audio preserved. Keep the source frame rate or retime to 18, 24, 30, or 60 fps. Batch export up to 25 clips or share the finished grade as a .cube LUT. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your videos and grades stay on your device. LogGrade has no accounts, advertising, analytics, or tracking.

Screenshots

LUT Designer4 screens
LogGrade3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LUT Designer at every 2 days against LogGrade's every 5 days. LogGrade's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LUT Designer ships an update every 2 days, LogGrade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LUT Designer versus LogGrade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUT DesignerLogGrade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBagging GroceriesJack Richmond

In-app purchases

None

LUT Designer

No in-app purchases

None

LogGrade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LUT Designer free?
LUT Designer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LogGrade free?
LogGrade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LUT Designer or LogGrade have ads?
Neither LUT Designer nor LogGrade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LUT Designer or LogGrade?
LUT Designer ships an update every 2 days, and LogGrade every 5 days. Most recently, LUT Designer was updated on October 24, 2026 and LogGrade on October 6, 2026.

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