Comparison

theLAB vs DualShot

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

Head to head
About

theLAB

Create film-inspired photos with advanced controls for color, texture, and scan effects. Apply realistic grain, borders, and light leaks to achieve a unique aesthetic. Save custom editing styles for consistent results.

Highlights
  • Film-inspired color and monochrome looks
  • Scanned grain and cinema-style grain
  • Lab scan profiles and correction
  • Halation, borders, textures, light leaks
  • Customizable editing styles
  • Camera capture and import tools
Features
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theLAB is a film-inspired photo editor for building finished images with color, texture, and scan character. Import an image, then shape it with film looks, scanned grain, lab-style color, halation, borders, paper textures, light leaks, artifacts, and crop tools. Designed for photographers who want more than a simple filter, theLAB gives you hands-on control over the feel of the image: density, warmth, tone bias, grain range, scan character, border placement, and finishing details. Features include: - Film-inspired color and monochrome looks - Scanned grain and cinema-style grain options - Lab scan profiles and scan correction controls - Halation, scanner noise, borders, textures, light leaks, and artifacts - Camera capture, photo import, file import, and share tools - Saved looks for building a repeatable editing style theLAB includes a free editing mode. theLAB Pro unlocks the full film stock library, advanced lab controls, additional grain scans, premium finishing assets, and high-quality export options. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://calebsalvadori.com/thelab

About

DualShot

Features
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Stop filming everything twice. DualShot records a vertical 9:16 video and a horizontal 16:9 video at the same time, from one lens, perfectly in sync: same moment, same sound. Post to TikTok, Reels and Shorts and to YouTube from a single take. FRAME THE WIDE SHOT, EVEN MID-TAKE The viewfinder is your vertical video. The bright frame inside it is your horizontal video. Drag it to where the action is while you're still recording, and the horizontal video follows smoothly. EVERY PIXEL, NOTHING WASTED Most apps cut the wide video out of the tall one. DualShot can record everything the camera sees, so your horizontal video is wider and sharper. REVIEW, TRIM, SHARE • Flip between the vertical and horizontal video at the same moment • Trim both videos with one cut, still in sync • Share one, both, or a Side by Side video that shows how you shot it • Saves to Photos automatically BUILT FOR CREATORS • Pause and resume within a take • Front and back cameras, zoom, tap to focus • Level, grid, self-timer, torch, stabilization • Start recording with the volume buttons, the Action button or Siri DUALSHOT PRO Free: record both videos in HD at up to 30 fps, move the frame, trim and share. Pro adds 4K, 60 fps, Open Gate (the whole sensor), Auto-frame that follows your face, the Teleprompter and Side by Side videos. Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: weekly or yearly, each with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Your videos never leave your iPhone unless you share them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://wearesoback.com/dualshot/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://wearesoback.com/dualshot/privacy/

Screenshots

theLAB4 screens
DualShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

theLAB and DualShot are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. theLAB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and DualShot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
theLAB versus DualShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertheLABDualShot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaleb SalvadoriWe Are So Back

In-app purchases

3 purchases

theLAB

Subscriptions2
  • theLAB Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • theLAB Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • theLAB Pro Lifetime$74.99
2 purchases

DualShot

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is theLAB free?
theLAB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DualShot free?
DualShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do theLAB or DualShot have ads?
Neither theLAB nor DualShot shows ads.

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