Comparison

LivePlus vs LAB*

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

Head to head
About

LivePlus

Features
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66 LOOKS FOR LIVE PHOTO CAPTURE Shoot with camera styles, classic film, film processes, retro digital, optical and creative looks. Original and five classic film looks are free. One Lifetime Unlock includes all 66 graded effects. Capture Live Photos from 1 to 30 seconds. Press and hold for motion and sound. Release for a detailed still. Try up to 5 seconds free. Unlock longer capture and HDR once, with no subscription. Keep the whole laugh, your pet running toward you, or a little more of the place you travelled to. Clear motion. A detailed still. Set motion quality and still-photo resolution separately: motion up to 4K, HDR on compatible devices, frame rates up to 120FPS, and a 12MP, 24MP or up to 48MP key photo. Press and hold to replay movement and sound. Release to see the still. A CAMERA FOR LONGER LIVE PHOTOS Start in the camera, set your duration, and shoot. There is no need to manually record a separate video and import it into a converter. LivePlus saves the result as a Live Photo. FRAME IT YOUR WAY Choose 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 or 1:1. Switch supported lenses and focal lengths, tap to focus, adjust exposure and set selfie mirroring. REFINE IT AFTER CAPTURE Trim the start and end, choose a new key photo, adjust the original sound or mute it. Save edits as a new copy while keeping the original in Photos. When you choose a video frame as a new key photo, its detail depends on the motion resolution. KEEP IT IN YOUR PHOTOS LIBRARY Capture, creation and editing happen on your device. LivePlus saves to the Photos app and does not upload your photos or videos to developer servers. No account. No ads. TRY FREE. UNLOCK ONCE. Capture Live Photos up to 5 seconds for free. A one-time Lifetime Unlock adds all 66 graded effects, longer durations up to 30 seconds, and Live Photo video HDR. No subscription. Restore your purchase with the same Apple Account. CAPABILITY NOTES Maximum resolution, HDR, frame rate and still-photo megapixels depend on your iPhone, lens, aspect ratio and settings. Maximum specifications are not all available together. 24MP capture uses the full 4:3 aspect ratio. Higher settings and longer captures need more processing time and storage. Recording starts when you press the shutter. Playback and sharing in other apps depend on their support. Open the camera. Keep more of the moment.

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LAB*

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# LAB* — App Store Listing --- ## App Name LAB* RAW Photo Editor & Darkroom LAB* is a professional RAW photo editor for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac — built for photographers who care about quality, privacy, and speed, without subscriptions or paywalls. Edit RAW, ProRAW, and standard photos directly from your camera roll, SD card, USB drive, or cloud storage. Every edit happens entirely on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded, tracked, or shared. **RUNS ON ALL YOUR APPLE DEVICES** • iPhone — edit on the go • iPad — full-screen editing with touch precision • Mac with M1, M2, M3, or M4 chip — same app, same power, on your desktop **POWERFUL EDITING TOOLS** • Exposure, Brightness, Contrast, Clarity • Highlights & Shadows with split toning — push warm or cool color into your tones independently • Whites, Blacks, Saturation, Vibrance, Warmth, Tint • Bloom, Halation, Fade, Grain, Vignette, Sharpness, Noise Reduction • Master tone curve + per-channel RGB curves • HSL color grading — adjust Hue, Saturation, and Luminance for 8 individual color ranges (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Magenta) **MASKING & LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS** • Radial masks — circular spotlight adjustments • Linear masks — graduated filter for skies and horizons • Luminance masks — target shadows, midtones, or highlights • Color masks — select and adjust specific colors • Subject & Background masks — AI-powered person detection • Depth masks — near/far selection using Portrait mode depth data • Stack multiple masks on one photo **CROP & GEOMETRY** • Free-form crop with all 4 corner handles • Fixed aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 • Straighten with auto-zoom (no black corners ever) • Rotate 90° left or right • Vertical and horizontal keystone correction **LOOKS & COMMUNITY PRESETS** • Built-in looks: Vivid, Classic Warm, Cool Blue, B&W, Vintage Fade, Moody • Save your own custom presets • Share presets as .labpreset files via AirDrop or iMessage • Import presets from friends — tap to install instantly **WORKFLOW** • Open RAW files directly from SD cards and USB drives — no import needed • Before/after split view with draggable divider • Hold to compare original • Pinch to zoom and pan • Full undo/redo history • Batch edit — apply a preset to multiple photos at once • Export as HEIC or JPEG with quality and resize controls • Share directly via AirDrop, iMessage, Instagram, and more **100% PRIVATE** No account required. No analytics. No ads. No data collected — on any device. Everything stays on your device, always. Built with love for photographers, by a photographer. --- ## Category Primary: Photo & Video Secondary: Utilities ## Age Rating 4+ ## Pricing Free ## Privacy Policy URL https://spurious-delphinium-b23.notion.site/LAB-Privacy-Policy-3be54f36504a8096ba69e56523206c30 ## What's New (first release) Welcome to LAB* — a free, privacy-first RAW photo editor for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. Edit RAW files straight from your SD card, use professional tools including masks, curves, and HSL, then share your presets with the community.

Screenshots

LivePlus4 screens
LAB*4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LAB* at none against LivePlus's 1. LAB* also leads on device support (3 vs 1). LivePlus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. LivePlus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LAB* asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LivePlus ships an update every 2 days, LAB* every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
LivePlus versus LAB*: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivePlusLAB*
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer安 č‘£Schilliro Massimiliano

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LivePlus

One-time1
  • LivePlus Lifetime Unlock$4.99
None

LAB*

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LivePlus free?
LivePlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LAB* free?
LAB* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LivePlus or LAB* have ads?
Neither LivePlus nor LAB* shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LivePlus or LAB*?
LivePlus ships an update every 2 days, and LAB* every 2 weeks. Most recently, LivePlus was updated on November 6, 2026 and LAB* on November 10, 2026.

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