Comparison

LUTo vs Silver Halide

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

Head to head
About

LUTo

This camera app allows you to preview and apply custom color filters (LUTs) in real-time before capturing photos and videos. It supports high-resolution recording, RAW capture on compatible devices, and importing your own LUT files.

Highlights
  • Real-time LUT preview
  • Photo and video capture
  • 4K recording with frame rate options
  • HEIF and RAW photo capture
  • Custom 3D .cube LUT import
  • Tap to focus and auto exposure
Features
Read full description

LUTo is a camera built around real-time LUT preview and capture. See your look before you press the shutter, and use Burning to choose whether to apply the current LUT to your final photo or video. FEATURES • Preview built-in LUTs in real time. • Capture photos and videos. • Record in 4K with multiple frame rate options. • Capture HEIF photos. • Tap to focus with continuous auto exposure. • Adjust zoom continuously and switch lenses. • Import standard 3D .cube LUTs from the Files app. • Save photos and videos to your photo library. Custom LUT import requires a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase. Available lenses, resolutions, frame rates, and other camera features vary by device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Silver Halide

This app transforms a single exposure into a unique instant photograph. Manipulate digital chemicals by tilting your device, or introduce light flares and pressure effects during the thirty-second development process. Embrace destructive editing with no undo options for a truly one-of-a-kind artistic result.

Highlights
  • Single exposure instant photography
  • 30-second digital chemical development
  • Device tilting for chemical pooling
  • Light flares and leaks
  • Pressure bloom and trail effects
  • Destructive editing with no undo
  • Local processing, no ads or tracking
Features
Read full description

More art than app. Silver Halide turns a single exposure into an unrepeatable instant photograph. Press the shutter, then wait exactly thirty seconds while the image forms. Your device becomes part of the darkroom. Tilt it to pool digital chemicals along the edges. Move gently to alter color and grain, or make a sharp motion to scar the print. Find bright light for unpredictable flares and leaks. Touch the developing image once to create a pressure bloom, or drag to leave a pressure trail. Stillness leaves its own mark. This is destructive editing. There is no undo, no clean original, and no way back. When development ends, write on the print if you like, then keep it in Photos or discard it forever. HOW TO RUIN IT BEAUTIFULLY Tilt: Angle your phone left, right, or upside down to make the digital chemicals pool along the edges. Move: Shifting the phone gently alters the color and grain, while a sharp jerk will scar the print. Find light: Exposing the camera to bright light during the development process causes unpredictable flares and leaks. Touch once: Tap the screen to create a soft pressure bloom, hold your finger down for a stronger effect, or drag across the screen to leave a wide trail. Wait: The process takes thirty seconds. Both your physical actions and your stillness shape the final photograph. THE FINE PRINT. BRIEFLY. The entire development process happens locally on your iPhone. The app operates completely free of accounts, ads, and analytics tracking. If you don't keep a photo, it's gone forever.

Screenshots

LUTo4 screens
Silver Halide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Silver Halide at none against LUTo's 9. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LUTo sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per year. Silver Halide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LUTo against 5.0 for Silver Halide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LUTo versus Silver Halide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUToSilver Halide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer潘婷 李Christopher Weiss

Customer experience

LUTo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Silver Halide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

LUTo

Subscriptions1
  • All Access Yearly7 Days trial$5.001 Year
One-time8
  • Warm Drift$0.99
  • Color Rush$0.99
  • Blue Veil$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Amber Archive$0.99
  • Snowlight$0.99
  • Just Red$0.99
  • Nostalgic CCD$0.99
  • Custom LUT Import$0.99
None

Silver Halide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LUTo free?
LUTo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Silver Halide free?
Silver Halide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LUTo or Silver Halide?
LUTo and Silver Halide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LUTo or Silver Halide have ads?
Neither LUTo nor Silver Halide shows ads.

Other comparisons