Reefraction vs DiveTone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reefraction
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Reefraction brings your underwater photos and videos back to life. Water swallows red and orange light the deeper you go, leaving dive and snorkel shots looking flat, blue, and lifeless. Reefraction restores the true colors the ocean took away — in a single tap, or with full manual control when you want it. ONE-TAP CORRECTION Open a photo and Reefraction instantly neutralizes the blue-green cast and rebuilds the lost reds. No sliders, no guesswork — just natural color. BUILT-IN PRESETS Choose the look that matches your dive with hand-tuned presets: • Shallow — light snorkeling and surface shots • Reef — the everyday all-rounder • Deep — for darker, bluer water • Wreck — low-light and shadowed scenes • Cave — extreme low light • Green Water — neutralizes murky green casts ADVANCED CONTROLS Want to fine-tune? Slide up the Advanced panel for precise control over: • Color Temperature (cool ↔ warm) • Tint (green ↔ magenta) • Red channel boost • Exposure & Contrast Nudge anything and your edit becomes fully Custom. VIDEO COLOR CORRECTION Shot underwater video? Scrub to any frame, dial in the correction live, then export the whole clip with your audio intact. Perfect for GoPro and action-camera dive footage. (Video editing available on iPhone and iPad.) BEFORE & AFTER Press and hold the image any time to peek at the original and see exactly how much color Reefraction restored. SAVE & SHARE Save corrected photos and videos straight to your library, share them to social, or export a copy. Your originals are never touched. DARK, DISTRACTION-FREE DESIGN A clean ocean-themed interface that puts your image front and center. REEFRACTION PRO Reefraction is free to use. A single one-time purchase, Reefraction Pro, removes the small watermark from your exported photos and videos forever — no subscriptions, ever. Whether you're a scuba diver, freediver, snorkeler, or shoot with a GoPro, Reefraction gives your underwater memories the color they deserve. Dive in. Bring the reef back to life.
DiveTone
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Bring underwater color back to life. DiveTone is a color-grading tool for divers and underwater photographers. Instead of placing one filter over the entire image, it responds to underwater light, water color and subject position—bringing clarity to your subject while preserving the depth and atmosphere of the water. 【Start in one tap, then fine-tune】 ・Vivid, Natural and Classic one-tap looks ・Adjust temperature, tint, saturation, exposure, dehaze, contrast and detail ・Grade background water independently without recoloring the entire sea for the subject ・Save your own custom looks and quickly apply them to the next photo 【Treat subjects and backgrounds separately】 DiveTone uses on-device subject recognition to help find key objects while letting you see and edit the actual area. ・Manage up to three subjects ・Adjust exposure, temperature, tint, saturation, contrast and detail separately for each subject ・Add or erase areas with a brush and use assisted edge tracing ・Create a black-background effect with adjustable strength from the subject mask 【One workflow for photos and video】 ・Use the same underwater color-grading approach for both photos and videos ・Create video segments for changing depths, lighting or scenes ・Export a complete video, merge segments or export segments separately ・Capture a frame at a precise time and continue editing it as a photo ・HEVC output preserves source resolution, frame rate and audio 【Organize an entire dive trip】 DiveTone is more than an editing screen. It is also a project library for underwater imagery. ・Manage photos and videos in one place ・Organize and sort by capture date, date added, location or format ・View GPS-tagged dive media on a map ・Batch-export multiple photos ・Review photo information and adjust capture time and location 【Keep originals safe and your work private】 ・Color grading, subject recognition and mask processing run on your iPhone or iPad ・Media downloaded to the device can be edited without an internet connection ・Apple Photos integration does not create another copy of the original in the DiveTone project library ・The photo workflow is non-destructive; deleting a DiveTone project does not delete the original media from Photos ・When a RAW pair is available, DiveTone reads the original RAW first and lets you retain or remove capture information 【Try every editing tool for free】 ・The free version includes all editing and preview features with no official DiveTone watermark. ・Export 15 distinct photos and 2 distinct videos per day; repeat exports of the same project on the same day do not count again. ・Upgrade to DiveTone Pro to remove the daily limit. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. ・Ideal for scuba diving, freediving, snorkeling, underwater photography, and organizing underwater photos and videos directly on iPhone or iPad while traveling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Reefraction at 15.0 against DiveTone's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Reefraction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DiveTone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Reefraction | DiveTone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roger Weiss | Ming-Yen Tsai |
In-app purchases
Reefraction
- Reaafraction Pro$17.99
DiveTone
- DiveTone Pro 永久版$9.99





