Comparison

LAB* vs Framewiser

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

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About

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.

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Framewiser

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Anyone can take a photo. Framewiser helps you create one. Framewiser is a quiet photography coach that lives in your camera. As you frame a shot, Framewiser gives you one clear thought at a time. Move slightly left. Get a little closer. Give your subject more room. When the frame feels right, it simply says: Perfect. HOW IT WORKS Live composition guidance helps you frame your shot using simple, actionable suggestions. Choose Auto or focused composition modes for different ways of framing your shot. No jargon. No scores. No clutter. LEARN AS YOU SHOOT After you capture a photo, Framewiser gives you a short explanation of what worked, helping you develop your eye over time. PHOTOGRAPHIC LOOKS Give your photos a different character with Original, Mono, Cinematic, Film, Noir, and Framewise. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Camera guidance runs on your iPhone. No account or sign-in is required. Simple camera. Better eye.

Screenshots

LAB*4 screens
Framewiser3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: LAB* at 3 against Framewiser's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
LAB* versus Framewiser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLAB*Framewiser
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.526.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchilliro MassimilianoTarun Joshi

In-app purchases

None

LAB*

No in-app purchases

None

Framewiser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LAB* free?
LAB* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Framewiser free?
Framewiser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LAB* or Framewiser have ads?
Neither LAB* nor Framewiser shows ads.

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