Comparison

CinemaKit vs Lutaro

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

Head to head
About

CinemaKit

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CinemaKit turns your iPhone into a real RAW cinema camera - not a filter, not a "look," actual sensor data you can grade like film. Capture Magic Lantern Video (MLV), CKRAW or Cinema DNG straight from your iPhone's sensor, or record ProRes 422 and HEVC pulled from the same Bayer pipeline. Shoot in Log for maximum dynamic range, apply your LUTs live or in preview, and finish with the built-in grading panel — no round trip to a desktop required. RAW CAPTURE Magic Lantern Video (MLV), CKRAW and Cinema DNG recording straight from Bayer sensor data - 8/10/12-bit precision, Open Gate sensor modes, up to 4K. LOG, LUTS & GRADING Shoot flat with Log encoding, preview or bake in your LUT, then fine-tune exposure, contrast and white balance in the built-in grading panel. No third-party app, no round trip. BUILT-IN MLV PLAYER Review your RAW footage right on your iPhone - check focus, exposure and color before it ever touches an edit bay. WIRELESS TRANSFER Start the built-in file server with one tap and pull your footage over your network - no cables, no card reader. STABILIZATION Gyro data recorded alongside every take, ready for Gyroflow - smooth, stabilized footage in post without a rig. CinemaKit is a one-time purchase - no subscription, ever. Try every feature free for 7 days before you buy.

About

Lutaro

Features
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Lutaro is a library manager and editor for Sony camera color presets - Picture Profiles and Creative Looks. Build and organize your own library: create, duplicate, tag, favorite, and search. Edit every property - gamma, black gamma, knee, color mode, color depth, detail, sharpness, clarity, and white balance - with a full native editor on iPhone and iPad. Connect to your Sony α camera to read the Picture Profiles and Creative Looks stored on it and write your edits back. Lutaro finds the camera on your Wi-Fi network, or - when you have no network in the field - uses Bluetooth to have the camera start its own hotspot and connects directly. Either way, everything stays between your phone and your camera. - Full profile editor with per-property control - Picture Profiles and Creative Looks, in one library - Tag-based organization, favorites, and search - Import and export profiles as shareable packages via the Files app - Optional iCloud sync of your library across devices - Includes starter profiles plus eight free film-simulation profiles by Veres Deni Alex, included with permission - No accounts, no analytics, no data collection A Sony camera is required only for the camera features; the library and editor work entirely offline. Tested with the Sony α6700. Lutaro is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sony. Supported cameras: Full Picture Profile editing, Wi-Fi and USB: - α6700 (verified) - α1 II, α1 - α9 III - α7R VI, α7R V, α7 V, α7 IV, α7S III, α7C II (verified), α7CR - FX3, FX30, FX2 - ZV-E1, ZV-E10 II - RX1R III - ILX-LR1 Picture Profile selection only, no parameter editing (as Sony SDK says): - α9 II - α7R IV / IVA - α7C - ZV-E10 - ZV-1, ZV-1 II, ZV-1F, RX0 II, RX100 VII (USB cable only, no Wi-Fi) α6600, α6400, α6100, α7 III, α7R III, α7 II, RX100 VA, RX10 IV, HX99 - support only old Sony protocol which doesn't support Picture Profile modification.

Screenshots

CinemaKit4 screens
Lutaro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lutaro at none against CinemaKit's 1. Lutaro also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. CinemaKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lutaro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CinemaKit ships an update every 11 days, Lutaro every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
CinemaKit versus Lutaro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinemaKitLutaro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzcan CelikDmitrii Tarakanov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CinemaKit

One-time1
  • CinemaKit Full Access$14.99
None

Lutaro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CinemaKit free?
CinemaKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lutaro free?
Lutaro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CinemaKit or Lutaro have ads?
Neither CinemaKit nor Lutaro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CinemaKit or Lutaro?
CinemaKit ships an update every 11 days, and Lutaro every 6 days. Most recently, CinemaKit was updated on October 10, 2026 and Lutaro on October 7, 2026.

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