Comparison

Accent vs Cinetone

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

Head to head
About

Accent

This photo editor allows you to select a specific color to highlight in your image, while desaturating the rest of the photo to black and white. You can precisely define the accent color and its range, and apply the effect globally or to specific areas.

Highlights
  • Select accent color by tapping or dragging
  • Adjust color range and feathering
  • Apply effects globally or locally
  • Define local areas with shapes or lasso
  • Export with selectable aspect ratios
  • Save or share edited images
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Is there a color in your photo you want to keep? Accent is a photo app that keeps the color you choose while turning everything else monochrome. Choose a photo and edit it. Or choose a color and capture it on the spot. Simply tap or drag across a photo to select a color. Adjust the color range and edge softness, and limit the effect to the entire image or just a specific area when needed. With Accent Live, you can select the color you want to keep while viewing the camera preview in real time. See the selective-color effect before you shoot, then continue refining the photo directly in Accent. Remove color to discover the color that matters. Key Features ・Select an accent color by tapping or dragging ・Adjust color range and edge softness ・Apply the effect globally or to selected areas ・Define areas with circles, rectangles, freehand selections, or brushes ・Reuse recently used colors ・Fine-tune monochrome tone and contrast ・Choose white, black, and other frame styles ・Display color swatches, HEX codes, and color composition ・Export in a variety of aspect ratios ・Save and share your photos Accent Live Apply selective color to the camera preview in real time and capture the look as you see it. The real-time preview is free to use. Photo capture is unlocked with a one-time Accent Live purchase. Accent Pro A one-time Accent Pro purchase unlocks additional aspect ratios, frame margin controls, and Max resolution export. Accent Live and Accent Pro are separate one-time purchases. The free version includes the core photo editing and export features. No watermark.

About

Cinetone

Apply cinematic color grades to your videos and export them or create reusable 3D LUTs. Explore original looks, fine-tune adjustments, and import your own LUTs for a personalized workflow. All processing happens locally on your device.

Highlights
  • 20+ original cinematic looks
  • Adjustable color parameters
  • Import custom .cube LUTs
  • Export graded video (MP4/HEVC)
  • Export 33/65-point .cube LUTs
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • On-device scene analysis
Features
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Grade the clip. Keep the look. Cinetone is a focused cinematic color studio for iPhone. Explore a new mood for your footage, fine-tune the result, then export a graded video or a reusable 3D LUT for a compatible workflow. FIND A STARTING POINT Explore 20 original cinematic looks, from Golden Hour and Soft Portrait to Teal Shadow and Rich Mono. Three additional open community looks give you more ways to begin. MAKE IT YOURS Adjust exposure, warmth, tint, contrast, saturation, intensity, and fade. Compare your look with a neutral Rec.709 view, play your preview, and move through the clip to check different moments. EDIT THE VIDEO Open the dedicated editor from the preview timeline. Trim, split and reorder sections of one source video. Rotate, flip and reframe your clip, control original audio, and add a music file with waveform previews and volume control. Your source files stay unchanged. BRING YOUR OWN LUTS Import supported .cube LUTs from Files. Choose the input profile specified by the creator and organize the presets you use. Imported LUTs must output SDR Rec.709. Export availability depends on the usage permission you set for each preset. EXPORT THE CLIP OR THE COLOR Create an H.264 MP4, or choose HEVC where supported. Video export is SDR Rec.709 at up to 1080p and 30 fps, with supported mono or stereo audio. You can also export a 33-point or 65-point .cube LUT to carry the color into a compatible camera or editing workflow. SIRI & APP INTENTS Control Cinetone hands-free with Siri and Shortcuts: • "Apply Golden Hour in Cinetone" • "Recommend a look in Cinetone" • "Export graded video in Cinetone" • "Explore cinematic looks in Cinetone" SYSTEM SPOTLIGHT SEARCH Find looks and imported presets directly from iOS Spotlight search. Tap any result to launch Cinetone with that look instantly loaded. INTELLIGENT SCENE RECOMMENDATIONS Get suggested starting points while keeping control of the final choice. On-device scene analysis evaluates color balance, faces, and lighting to recommend matching looks with natural explanations. Optional Private Cloud Compute suggestions require iOS 27 or later and service availability. YOUR FOOTAGE STAYS LOCAL All video processing, color grading, and search indexing happen directly on your iPhone. No video, image frames, or audio are ever uploaded. No Cinetone account is required. COMPATIBILITY Requires iOS 26 or later. Import supported Apple Log, Apple Log 2, and SDR Rec.709 footage from Photos or Files. Supported codecs include HEVC, ProRes 422 variants, and H.264 with explicit Rec.709 color tags. HLG/PQ HDR input, HDR output, RAW workflows, and combining multiple source videos are not included.

Screenshots

Accent4 screens
Cinetone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Accent at every 3 days against Cinetone's every 3 weeks. Accent also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Cinetone's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accent ships an update every 3 days, Cinetone every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Accent versus Cinetone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccentCinetone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAKIRA SANOAndrii Cheberiako

Customer experience

Accent

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cinetone

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

In-app purchases

None

Accent

No in-app purchases

None

Cinetone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Accent free?
Accent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinetone free?
Cinetone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Accent or Cinetone have ads?
Neither Accent nor Cinetone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accent or Cinetone?
Accent ships an update every 3 days, and Cinetone every 3 weeks. Most recently, Accent was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cinetone on October 7, 2026.

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