Blackbone Pro Camera vs Phlut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Blackbone Pro Camera
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Shoot like a cinema camera. Blackbone Pro Camera turns your iPhone into a professional video rig: flat Apple Log capture for maximum grading latitude, ProRes and HEVC up to 4K, and the exposure tools you know from real cameras. MANUAL EVERYTHING β’ ISO, shutter (speed or angle), white balance + tint, focus, zoom β each with instant Auto β’ Tap to focus β’ Flicker-free shutter 50/60 Hz β’ WB lock on record MONITOR LIKE A PRO β’ Focus peaking in 5 colors β’ Zebras with adjustable level & intensity β’ False color (IRE bands) β’ Histogram, waveform, RGB parade β GPU-rendered, never touching your recording COLOR PIPELINE β’ Apple Log 10-bit end to end (iPhone 15 Pro and newer) β’ ProRes 422 HQ/LT/Proxy, HEVC, H.264 β’ 8 built-in 3D LUTs including Log to Rec.709 β’ Import .cube LUTs from DaVinci Resolve β’ Monitor-only by default, or bake the look into the file PRO AUDIO β’ USB-C audio interfaces (RΓDE, Zoom, MOTU and more) β’ Bluetooth microphones β’ Hardware gain control β’ AAC or uncompressed 24-bit PCM, stereo or mono β’ Built-in mic pickup selection BUILT FOR REAL WORK β’ Record straight to an external USB-C SSD, automatic fallback to internal storage β’ Volume buttons: record trigger + hold-to-zoom rocker that never stops the take β’ Presets: save, export and import your entire setup β’ Everything persists β’ Anamorphic desqueeze 1.33xβ2x β’ Composition guides & aspect masks β’ Full HUD: timecode, dBFS meters, storage, battery BLACKBONE CLOUD β’ Optional account with 1 GB of free backup β’ Clips are encrypted end-to-end on your iPhone before upload β our servers only ever store ciphertext. Not even we can see your footage. English and Romanian interface. No analytics, no trackers.
Phlut
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Phlut is a private, on-device LUT editor made for photographers who care about colour. Import your own .cube LUTs, see every look as a live thumbnail and refine the result without sending your photographs anywhere. Phlut includes an original Daylight Print starter LUT so you can begin immediately. FEATURES β’ Import individual .cube files or complete folders β’ Supports both 1D and 3D cube LUTs β’ Live LUT thumbnail grid generated from a fast proxy β’ LUT intensity from 0β100% β’ Pre-LUT exposure, temperature and tint controls β’ Film-like highlight rolloff that leaves blacks and shadows alone β’ Subtle film softness and adjustable highlight halation β’ On-screen before/after comparison β’ Double-tap and pinch to inspect fine detail β’ Edit one photo or apply settings across a batch β’ Export the current photo or every selected photo β’ JPEG and HEIC export with adjustable quality β’ Preserves EXIF and MakerNote metadata β’ Send photos directly to Phlut from the Photos share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN Phlut has no accounts, analytics or tracking. Your photos and LUTs are processed entirely on your device.
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Verdict
Blackbone Pro Camera and Phlut are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Blackbone Pro Camera | Phlut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BLACKBONE SRL | PAUL JOHN PRIDE |
In-app purchases
Blackbone Pro Camera
No in-app purchases
Phlut
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Blackbone Pro Camera free?
Is Phlut free?
Do Blackbone Pro Camera or Phlut have ads?
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