Comparison

Eternity Studio Pro vs LAB*

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

Head to head
About

Eternity Studio Pro

Features
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Your photo library, and a full RAW darkroom around it. Eternity Pro catalogues everything you shoot — folders, external drives, tethered sessions — then develops it non-destructively, retouches it, and grades your video with the same looks. One library, from card to finished frame. THE LIBRARY • Import from folders, drives and your Photos library — the original file is never moved or altered • Flags, ratings, colour labels, albums, keywords and face grouping • AI culling, compare view, before/after, and full edit history with snapshots • Built for big files: 48MP RAW browses and zooms without waiting TETHERED SHOOTING • Connect a camera over USB-C and every frame you take lands in the catalog as you shoot • Each shot appears full screen the moment it is taken, with shutter, aperture, ISO, focal length and lens • Rate, flag and colour-label between frames — the edit starts on set • Works with cameras that support standard USB PTP/MTP transfer, including Nikon, Sony, Canon and Fujifilm bodies THE DARKROOM • Camera profiles, tone curve, HSL, colour wheels, split toning • Linear, radial and brush masks, plus AI subject and sky selection • Highlight recovery from the full RAW headroom; crop, straighten and perspective correction • Fit a measured colour profile for your own camera body, from your own RAW files • Non-destructive — your original file is never touched THE LOOKS • Premium film simulations and LUTs, ready to apply • Tune any of them and save your own — unlimited presets and .cube LUTs • Import your own LUTs; one look, stills and video alike THE RETOUCH • Skin smoothing built on learned segmentation: pores and jawlines stay sharp, never plastic • Paint over anything; generated content fills it seamlessly • Automatic blemish detection across the whole face THE EDIT, ON VIDEO • Multi-clip timeline — transitions, titles, stickers, voiceover, picture-in-picture • LUT grading with scopes, sharing the exact looks you use on stills • Photos and footage that finally read as one photographer's work • The whole video editor is free — timeline, audio, titles and export, no subscription EVERYWHERE YOU WORK • iCloud carries photos, edits, presets, LUTs and video projects across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Start on set, finish at the desk • Runs on YOUR iCloud — no servers of ours, no access to your work LAYERS (iPad and Mac) • Pro layers, groups, blend modes and masks • Selections: marquee, lasso, magic wand, AI subject and sky • Clone stamp, healing and brushes that paint live; liquify and warp • Stylish text looks, text on a path, PSD export with layers PRINT • Print templates, picture packages and contact sheets • Paper up to A2, margins, captions and crop marks • Print sharpening, ICC profiles and soft proofing PRICING Free, always: every editing tool — RAW development, the full darkroom, retouching, sky replacement, Layers on iPad and Mac, printing and the whole video editor — plus your own LUTs and presets. Free exports are 1280 px with a watermark and video exports are 720p; your original files in your library are never changed. Eternity Pro unlocks full-size, watermark-free export, full-resolution video, layered PSD and project export, AI-enhanced exports, every premium look pack and tethered import. 7 days free on the yearly plan, then monthly or yearly, or Lifetime once. Billed to your Apple ID; renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eternitypro-site.vercel.app/privacy

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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

Eternity Studio Pro4 screens
LAB*4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Eternity Studio Pro at weekly against LAB*'s every 2 weeks. Eternity Studio Pro also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eternity Studio Pro ships an update weekly, LAB* every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Eternity Studio Pro versus LAB*: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEternity Studio ProLAB*
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size459 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFung YING lungSchilliro Massimiliano

In-app purchases

None

Eternity Studio Pro

No in-app purchases

None

LAB*

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eternity Studio Pro free?
Eternity Studio Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LAB* free?
LAB* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eternity Studio Pro or LAB* have ads?
Neither Eternity Studio Pro nor LAB* shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eternity Studio Pro or LAB*?
Eternity Studio Pro ships an update weekly, and LAB* every 2 weeks. Most recently, Eternity Studio Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and LAB* on October 31, 2026.

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