RealLUT vs RayCut Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealLUT
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RealLUT is the cinematic finish for iPhone video — private, on-device, and built for people who want film-looking clips without desktop software or cloud uploads. Tired of glitchy editors, watermark hostage games, and filters that look different after export? RealLUT is built for color: import a clip, pick a look in one tap, fine-tune when you want, and export what you saw in the preview. MAKE IT CINEMATIC IN UNDER A MINUTE • Instant Looks after import — Warm, Film, Cool, Golden (free) • 42 built-in cinematic looks, from Teal & Orange to Dark Noir • Your look sticks — save a signature grade and reuse it on every new clip • Apply one look to every shot so a multi-clip project feels like one film • Import your own .cube LUT files (Adobe / Resolve compatible) PROFESSIONAL COLOR WHEN YOU NEED IT • Stack LUTs with per-layer strength and blend modes • 3-way color wheels, hue curves, white balance with Auto WB • RGB tone curves with per-channel control • HSL, exposure, contrast, saturation and vignette • Scopes: histogram, RGB parade, waveform and vectorscope • Shot Match and Steal This Look (match a still or another clip) • Protect Skin so faces stay natural under heavy grades REAL EDITING • Cut, Split, Trim and Speed on the main toolbar • Multi-clip timeline with filmstrip thumbnails • Text, Auto Captions and karaoke-style word highlight • Stickers, photos and logos on the frame • Size: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 plus Safe Zones, Flip H / Flip V • Collage: Side by side, Before & after, and grids — pan each cell • Effects: glow, bloom, film grain, light leak, and more • Audio: level, ducking, voiceover and music EXPORT WITHOUT COMPROMISE • Bake grade into the file so social apps see what you graded • Up to 4K Ultra HD (Pro) • HEVC, H.264 and ProRes • Rec. 709, Rec. 2020 and Display P3 • Aspect presets: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device grading — footage is never uploaded to grade • Optional account only for cross-device Pro sync • No tracking of your clips for ads • Drafts autosave locally Shoot it. Grade it. Share it. RealLUT. REALLUT PRO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock the full toolkit — 4K & ProRes export, unlimited LUT stacking, custom .cube import, Shot Match, Steal This Look, and more — with RealLUT Pro: • RealLUT Pro (Weekly) — $1.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial • RealLUT Pro (Monthly) — $6.99 per month Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price shown above. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase; any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rodelrepulle.github.io/reallut-site/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rodelrepulle.github.io/reallut-site/privacy.html
RayCut Pro
Edit videos like a professional on your Apple devices with a multi-track timeline, automatic captions, and cinematic color grading. Create movie trailers, storyboards, and instant movies with advanced editing tools and effects. Your footage stays private on your device.
- Multi-track timeline editing
- Automatic captions with animated styles
- Cinematic color grading tools
- 4K HDR export
- Story Studio for trailers and storyboards
- Smart Reframe for multi-format output
- On-device processing for privacy
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Edit like a pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account. No uploads. RayCut Pro gives you a real multi-track timeline, automatic captions, cinematic color and 4K HDR export, and your footage stays on your own devices. NEW: STORY STUDIO • Movie trailers: pick one of 9 themed trailers, fill the shot list with your clips, add your title and credits. RayCut times the cuts, titles and music for you. • Storyboards: guided shot lists that tell you what to film, then assemble the edit. • Instant Movie: choose your clips and get a finished, music-timed movie you can keep editing. FINISH FASTER • Viral Cut and automatic edits that cut to the beat of your music, at the pace you choose. • Automatic captions with animated styles, word-by-word highlights and speaker labels. Search the transcript and jump to any word. • Remove silences, split long clips at every shot change, and detect beats in one tap. • Smart Reframe follows your subject so one project works vertical, square and landscape. A REAL PRO TIMELINE • Frame-accurate, multi-track and magnetic: insert, append, overwrite, connect and replace edits, In/Out ranges, ripple and roll trims, and a precision trim view. • Compound clips, multicam editing, auditions for alternate takes, markers and chapters, and a searchable timeline index. • Keyframes with smooth curves for position, scale, rotation, opacity and effects. • Speed ramps, smooth slow motion, reverse and freeze frames. MAKE IT LOOK CINEMATIC • Color wheels, curves, HSL, LUTs, Looks, Match Color and Auto Enhance. • Change the focus of iPhone Cinematic videos after you shot them. • Cut Out removes the background without a green screen. Plus chroma key, shape masks, object tracking with pinned titles and stickers, and stabilization. • Animated titles with neon, glitch and wave effects, 3D transitions and animated backgrounds. SOUND THAT HOLDS UP • Voice Isolation and Voice Enhance for clean dialogue, EQ and voice effects. • Music that follows your edit, a built-in sound library, auto-ducking under voice, voiceover recording and text-to-speech narration. • Dialogue, music and effects roles with per-role mute and stem export. IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC • Projects sync through your own iCloud. Start on iPhone, continue on Mac with Handoff. • On Mac: familiar pro keyboard shortcuts, skimming, and a full-screen viewer on a second display. • Export FCPXML to keep editing in Final Cut Pro. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No RayCut account, no tracking, no RayCut cloud. • Captions, cutouts, reframing and beat analysis run on your device by default. • Sync uses your own iCloud, and you decide when and where a video is shared. EXPORT WITH CONFIDENCE • Up to 4K with HDR on supported media and devices, up to 60 fps. • Chapters in the exported movie, plus ready-to-paste YouTube chapter timestamps. • Save to Photos, AirDrop, Files or the share sheet. Long exports pause and resume safely. PLANS RayCut Pro is free to download and edit with. Exports from the free version end with a short RayCut Pro card; remove it once with Remove Watermark. Pro and Max subscriptions (monthly or yearly) unlock the advanced tools. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use / EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RealLUT at every 5 days against RayCut Pro's fortnightly. RayCut Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. RealLUT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and RayCut Pro sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RealLUT ships an update every 5 days, RayCut Pro fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | RealLUT | RayCut Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rodel Repulle | Solueman Hussain |
In-app purchases
RealLUT
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
RayCut Pro
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Max Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
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- Max Yearly$22.991 Year
- Remove Watermark$1.99
- Pro 1-Month Pass$2.99
- Max 1-Month Pass$3.99
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- Pro 1-Year Pass$24.99
- Max 1-Year Pass$29.99









