Comparison

Grade Studio vs Reflara

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

Head to head
About

Grade Studio

Features
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Professional color grading for every photo — the ones you shoot and the ones you already have. NEW: AI LOOKS An AI editor that runs entirely on your iPhone. It grades your photo in 14 styles — golden hour, teal & orange, Portra, Fuji Chrome, nordic cool, B&W and more — and picks its top 3 for that exact shot. Not a filter pasted on top: sky, skin and shadows are each handled on their own, adapted to your photo. MATCH ANY PHOTO Love the colors in a picture? Pick it as a reference and Grade Studio brings those colors to your photo — sky to sky, skin to skin. GRADE WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE Import any photo and move the color pad. It measures your image and moves it toward the look you choose, so a warm shot barely shifts and a cold one travels the whole way. Fine-tune with Intensity and Dehaze, compare before and after with a split view, and layer the pad on top of an AI look. SHARE THE LOOK, NOT THE PHOTO Every look becomes a short code. Send it to a friend and it lands on their photo, adapted to it. SHOOT THE LOOK, SKIP THE EDITING Prefer to get it right in camera? Pick one of 56 hand-built film and cinema grades, see it live in the viewfinder, and capture the photo already graded at full resolution. • Signature grades — Editorial, Cinematic, Bleach Bypass, Noir, Nordic, Amber, Kinfolk, Monaco and more • Film emulations — warm consumer stocks, fine-grain portrait looks, punchy slide film, rich black & white • Cinema grades — teal & orange, midnight, golden hour, log-inspired flat profiles • Digital profiles — Crystal, Vivid, Graphite, Natural Each look is a real color pipeline — tone curves, split toning, channel mixing, grain — not an overlay. BUILT LIKE A CAMERA • Ultra-wide, wide and telephoto lenses • Front and rear capture, flash and composition grid • HDR capture for wider dynamic range • Save Original: keep an untouched copy next to the graded shot • Instant-print style frame • Set a default look so the app opens ready to shoot PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything — the AI editor included — runs on your device. Your photos are never uploaded, and there is no account to create. FREE TO START Grading, AI Looks, look codes and the camera with a set of free grades — all free, no limits on use. GRADE STUDIO PRO Save your graded photos, unlock the full catalogue of 56 grades, remove the watermark and get the instant-print frame. Monthly or annual subscription — annual saves the most, and a free trial is available on eligible plans. Have an offer code? Redeem it in Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRqlr4Uit78Xe5Gv6X_6PSxrHPH8C9hmlHXxsZWGRyuAfDixL4ybQRTNlYoU3iBwSBkkrb_f_EfJbtO/pub Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQaAbgbo1QkH3j1XQyA_uU-2hC4z9ULLQZz-MqtSpPL-bR3s7952Y5KB9yqu-Tq3qhCsRweRZsLi2VI/pub

About

Reflara

Features
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One take. Two files. In DUAL mode, Reflara captures each shot as BOTH a vertical 9:16 and a horizontal 16:9 — saved as two separate, correctly framed files. The same take works for short-form feeds and for widescreen video — no reshoots, no re-cropping. Shoot once, get both. And Reflara is more than a dual-aspect recorder. It is a fully featured cinematic camera: a live graded viewfinder that shows your look before you press record, complete manual control, slow motion and time-lapse — all on one screen. No account, no sign-up, and nothing you shoot ever leaves your iPhone. THE SIGNATURE — DUAL-ASPECT • One take, both orientations: two files saved automatically • Rotation-aware framing, so each file is composed correctly • On-screen guide band shows both crops while you record • Works for photos too — a vertical and a horizontal frame from one shot LIVE GRADED VIEWFINDER • See your chosen look on the live image before you shoot — what you see is what you get • 7 built-in cinematic looks with an intensity slider, plus the ungraded Original • Import your own .cube LUTs • The look is baked in at export, so files come out ready to post CINEMATIC PRO CONTROLS • Manual ISO, shutter speed and white balance (temperature + tint) • Exposure (EV) slider, tap to focus, AE/AF lock • Focus peaking and zebra stripes for nailing focus and exposure • Level, grid (rule-of-thirds / golden ratio / center), zoom presets + pinch zoom CAPTURE MODES • Video, photo, slow motion, time-lapse and boomerang (forward + reverse) • 1080p at 30/60 fps and cinematic 24 fps — 4K at 30/60 fps with Pro • Slow motion at 120 fps — 240 fps with Pro on supported devices • 12 MP or 48 MP photos in HEIF; ProRAW (DNG) with Pro — 48 MP and ProRAW on supported devices • Multi-segment recording: pause and resume within one clip • Self-timer (3 or 10 s) and a front screen-flash for low light OUTPUT & SHARING • With Pro: watermark-free output and no recording time limit (the free version saves with a Reflara watermark and stops each recording at 90 seconds in total) • Save to your library with add-only permission: Reflara can add your shots, never read your photos • Two files for every dual-aspect shot, shared straight from the share sheet PRIVACY, BY DESIGN • 100% on-device — your videos and photos never leave your iPhone • No account, no email, no feed, no cloud upload • Purchases are verified through the App Store and our subscription verification service FREE & PRO Reflara is free to shoot with: the core camera, single-aspect capture, 2 looks plus Original, and 2 DUAL takes each for photo and video are included. Reflara Pro unlocks dual-aspect capture, the full manual and cinematic controls, 4K and up to 240 fps slow motion, ProRAW capture on supported devices, the complete look pack with .cube LUT import, and watermark-free output. Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://reflara.lesmazer.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://reflara.lesmazer.com/terms-of-service/ Support: https://reflara.lesmazer.com/

Screenshots

Grade Studio4 screens
Reflara4 screens

Verdict

The call

Grade Studio and Reflara 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Studio ships an update monthly, Reflara every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Grade Studio versus Reflara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade StudioReflara
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperLiviu IorgaMert Cem CANLI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Grade Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Grade Studio Pro$2.991 Month
  • Grade Studio Pro$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Reflara

Subscriptions2
  • Reflara Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Reflara Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Grade Studio free?
Grade Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reflara free?
Reflara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grade Studio or Reflara have ads?
Neither Grade Studio nor Reflara shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Studio or Reflara?
Grade Studio ships an update monthly, and Reflara every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grade Studio was updated on October 28, 2026 and Reflara on October 25, 2026.

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