LAB* vs MultiEdit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
LAB*
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# LAB* ā App Store Listing --- ## App Name LAB* RAW Photo Editor & Darkroom LAB* is a professional RAW photo editor for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac ā 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 ā edit on the go ⢠iPad ā full-screen editing with touch precision ⢠Mac with M1, M2, M3, or M4 chip ā same app, same power, on your desktop **POWERFUL EDITING TOOLS** ⢠Exposure, Brightness, Contrast, Clarity ⢠Highlights & Shadows with split toning ā 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 ā adjust Hue, Saturation, and Luminance for 8 individual color ranges (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Magenta) **MASKING & LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS** ⢠Radial masks ā circular spotlight adjustments ⢠Linear masks ā graduated filter for skies and horizons ⢠Luminance masks ā target shadows, midtones, or highlights ⢠Color masks ā select and adjust specific colors ⢠Subject & Background masks ā AI-powered person detection ⢠Depth masks ā 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 ā tap to install instantly **WORKFLOW** ⢠Open RAW files directly from SD cards and USB drives ā 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 ā 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 ā 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* ā 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.
MultiEdit
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Edit, resize, and save up to 50 photos together. MultiEdit is a batch photo editor that applies consistent adjustments across multiple images while letting you fine-tune individual photos. Save time on travel shots, everyday memories, portraits, and product photos for your online shop. BATCH EDITING WITH INDIVIDUAL CONTROL Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth and more across multiple photos. Switch to individual editing for each photo's finishing touches, and compare your edits with the original. JPEG, PNG & RESIZING Choose JPEG or PNG when saving. PNG is selected automatically for transparent photos. Resize your exports from 10% to 200% and preview each photo's output pixel dimensions before saving. PREVIEW & SAVE Review your results on the editing completion screen. Save all photos or select several favorites to save to Photos or Files. MAGIC TOOLS ⢠Batch Skin Retouch: adjust skin smoothness and brightness across selected photos. Tap or brush over individual blemishes, with zoom, comparison and undo support. ⢠Batch Background Removal: remove backgrounds from selected photos together. Keep them transparent, choose a background color, or refine the cutout with an eraser. ⢠Batch Background Blur: keep subjects clear while adjusting background blur across selected photos. ⢠Magic Eraser: brush over unwanted objects to remove them. Zoom in for detail and undo your changes. ⢠Batch Watermarks: add text or logos to multiple photos. Adjust fonts, colors, size, angle, opacity, repeating layouts and grids. ⢠Batch Crop: choose an aspect ratio and frame multiple photos together. ⢠Match With Reference: use a reference photo to guide color and light adjustments across selected photos. RETRO FILTERS & FILM LOOKS Explore 12 retro film looks, from vintage-inspired colors to textured grain. Adjust grain, motion blur and fade to make each look your own. Increase fade to soften the effect and bring back more of the original photo. Apply a look to your whole set or fine-tune one photo at a time. FILTERS, BLUR & MOSAIC Change the mood with filters, or apply blur and mosaic to entire photos. Use the blur and mosaic brushes to edit just the areas you paint over. PHOTO COLLAGE Layer photos on the image you are editing. Move, resize and rotate with your fingers, reselect layers to adjust them, and keep transparent backgrounds. BORDERS & POLAROID Choose a template in Magic to adjust aspect ratio, borders and background color in batches. Refine each photo, move and resize it in the preview, and undo or redo changes. Choose paper, film, washi tape and other frames in Design, with more background colors and adjustable inner shadows. TEXT & PAINT Add multiple text elements to each photo and adjust their fonts, colors, sizes and positions independently. Draw freely with adjustable brush size and opacity, crop and rotate. SAVE YOUR PROJECTS Keep your photos and edits together in up to 5 saved projects for free, or 50 with Pro, and resume later. Interrupted-edit backups have a separate space where you can restore or delete them. CAPTURE TO EDIT Take several photos in succession and edit them together. A refreshed walkthrough and highlighted controls help you get started. Photo editing takes place on your device. MULTIEDIT PRO Free Magic: 1 use per day, resetting at local midnight. Each batch counts as one use; free background removal supports up to 50 photos per batch. Pro removes ads and Magic usage limits, and supports 50 saved projects. Eligible new subscribers get 3 days free, then a monthly subscription. See the purchase screen for your local price and eligibility. Renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Previous lifetime ad-removal purchases remain valid. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://skcp.net/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LAB* at none against MultiEdit's 2. LAB* also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). MultiEdit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price 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
Both are free to download. MultiEdit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LAB* asks for nothing beyond the download.
LAB* ships an update every 2 weeks, MultiEdit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LAB* | MultiEdit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schilliro Massimiliano | SK Corp. |
In-app purchases
LAB*
No in-app purchases
MultiEdit
- MultiEdit Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Remove Ads$1.99









