LUTo vs NextFrame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- 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
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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#
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
LUTo ships an update every 2 days, NextFrame every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | LUTo | NextFrame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 潘婷 李 | 琪 闫 |
Customer experience
LUTo
NextFrame
In-app purchases
LUTo
- All Access Yearly$5.001 Year
- Warm Drift$0.99
- Color Rush$0.99
- Blue Veil$0.99
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- Amber Archive$0.99
- Snowlight$0.99
- Just Red$0.99
- Nostalgic CCD$0.99
- Custom LUT Import$0.99
NextFrame
- 月卡$6.991 Month
- 年卡$12.991 Year
- 终生会员$9.99








