Comparison

LUTo vs NextFrame

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
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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

NextFrame

Transform your film negatives into digital positives directly on your iPhone. This app offers advanced editing tools for color correction, tone adjustment, and HDR, with support for RAW files and custom LUTs. Preserve your original files locally without any server uploads.

Highlights
  • Import and convert film negatives
  • RAW file development
  • Color-cast correction
  • Perforation and tone adjustments
  • Apply film looks and LUTs
  • Create Live Photos from stills
Features
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Shooting films with your iPhone, converting negatives, everything about film is in NextFrame. Photograph or import a real negative (RAW supported) and invert it on your iPhone: film-base and white-point sampling, color-cast correction, DCMY channels, perforations, curves, and HDR. Source files stay in the app until you export. Nothing is uploaded to our servers, and there is no account. What it does • Copy a negative with the camera, or import from Photos / Files • Invert on device and save a positive • Sample film base and white by hand, or use on-device color prediction • Adjust the invert by channel, plus perfs, tone, white balance, and curves • Develop RAW locally, with common color spaces Also included • Film looks for positives or RAW, with stock recipes and imported .cube / .3dl / XMP LUTs • Pair a still and a video into a system Live Photo • Split a long frame into 3:4 stills Built for people who scan or copy their own film. The job is to turn a negative into a positive. Everything else is secondary. Auto-renewable subscriptions NextframePro includes a monthly plan, a yearly plan (auto-renew), and a lifetime purchase. Prices are shown on the purchase screen. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings. Purchase means you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://docs.qq.com/doc/DWk5iamhyS3FIVm9s#

Screenshots

LUTo4 screens
NextFrame4 screens

Verdict

The call

LUTo and NextFrame are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. LUTo sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per year and NextFrame sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 NextFrame. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LUTo ships an update every 2 days, NextFrame every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LUTo versus NextFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUToNextFrame
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer潘婷 李琪 闫

Customer experience

LUTo

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

NextFrame

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

In-app purchases

9 purchases

LUTo

Subscriptions1
  • All Access Yearly$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
3 purchases

NextFrame

Subscriptions2
  • 月卡$6.991 Month
  • 年卡$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终生会员$9.99

Questions

Is LUTo free?
LUTo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextFrame free?
NextFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LUTo or NextFrame?
LUTo and NextFrame are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LUTo or NextFrame have ads?
Neither LUTo nor NextFrame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LUTo or NextFrame?
LUTo ships an update every 2 days, and NextFrame every 3 days. Most recently, LUTo was updated on October 31, 2026 and NextFrame on October 31, 2026.

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