GradeLab vs Develop Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GradeLab
Transform your photos and videos into cinematic masterpieces with advanced color grading tools. Apply cinematic LUTs, vintage filters, and precise color adjustments. Create dynamic edits with keyframed grading, masks, and professional scopes.
- Cinematic LUTs & Vintage Filters
- Professional Color Grading Tools
- Masks & Local Grading
- Keyframed Color Grading
- Video & Photo Editing
- Professional Scopes
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Turn everyday photos and videos into cinematic stories. GradeLab is a color grading editor for iPhone and iPad with LUT filters, vintage looks, professional color tools and video editing, all in one app. Pick a look, dial in its strength, then make it your own. From warm portraits and moody travel clips to soft film tones and retro aesthetics, GradeLab gives you full control over the light, color and atmosphere of every edit — across the whole frame or just one part of it. CINEMATIC LUTS & VINTAGE FILTERS - Browse cinematic LUTs with live previews on your own photos and videos. - Explore signature looks like Warm Cinema, Teal Orange and Soft Film, plus a full collection of film-inspired LUTs. - Adjust look strength for a subtle finish or a bold cinematic style. - Import your own .cube LUT files and use them just like built-in looks. - Save your color grading as presets and apply them to any photo or video for a consistent style. PROFESSIONAL COLOR GRADING - Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks. - Temperature, tint, saturation and vibrance. - Eight-band HSL to shape individual colors. - Color wheels for shadows, midtones and highlights. - Color Warper: shape colors with Hue/Sat and Chroma/Luma modes. - Master, Red, Green and Blue curves. - Hue, saturation and luminance curves for precise color control. - Fade, sharpening and vignette. - Before and after comparison as you edit. MASKS & LOCAL GRADING - Grade one part of the frame instead of the whole picture. - Ellipse, rectangle, gradient and freehand masks. - Feather the edge, set the strength, or invert a mask to grade everything outside it. - Stack several masks on one clip, each with its own grade. - Track a mask to a moving subject and let it follow through the shot, forward or backward. - Use the same masks on photos. KEYFRAMED COLOR GRADING - Animate the grade itself, so a look builds through a shot or falls away at the end. - Keyframe exposure, contrast, temperature, saturation, HSL, color wheels, vignette, curves, film effects and look strength. - Adjust any keyframe by hand, including motion created by mask tracking. TRANSITIONS - 45 transitions between clips: dissolves, dips, wipes, slides, zooms, blur dissolve, whip pan, film burn, glitch, prism, page turn and more. - Set the duration of every transition on the timeline. FILM EFFECTS - Film grain, bloom, glow and halation for an authentic analog feel. PROFESSIONAL SCOPES - Histogram, waveform, RGB parade and vectorscope for accurate grading. APPLE LOG, HDR & PRORES - Grade Apple Log and Apple Log 2 footage, plus HLG HDR video. - Apple Log 2 from iPhone 17 Pro uses its own wide-gamut transform, never Apple Log's. - Export ProRes 422 and ProRes 422 HQ on compatible devices. - Export in 4K or your source resolution, with custom frame rate and bitrate. EDIT VIDEO & PHOTOS - Trim and split clips, change playback speed, and add titles and audio. - Grade photos with the same color tools you use for video. - Export photos as full-resolution JPEG, HEIC or lossless PNG. - No watermarks on your exports. TEXT, LAYERS & MOTION - Add titles with curated font families or your own imported TTF fonts. - Layer overlays with blend modes. - Mask a layer with an ellipse, rectangle or split line so the track underneath shows through. - Feather or invert a layer mask, and keyframe it into a wipe or reveal. - Animate text, transforms and color grading with keyframes. Whether you're grading a travel vlog, a short film or a single portrait, GradeLab helps you create a look that's unmistakably yours. Feature and format availability depend on your source media and device capabilities. Some features require a subscription or one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://ak375456.github.io/gradelab/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ App Terms: https://ak375456.github.io/gradelab/terms.html
Develop Log
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Develop Log turns flat Log footage into finished pictures, right on your iPhone and iPad. Start from the camera maker's official restore LUTs, grade in layers the way professional colorists do, choose a film look, and export HDR or SDR video or Live Photos. When you want a second pair of eyes, the AI colorist measures your frame and grades step by step with you. RESTORE WITH THE OFFICIAL LUTS • Natural uses Apple's and DJI's own Log-to-Rec.709 LUTs, matched to your camera model • Supports Apple Log, Apple Log 2, DJI D-Log M, D-Log and D-Log2, plus HLG and regular video • Formats are recognized automatically from file tags and DJI metadata GRADE IN LAYERS, UNDER THE LOOK • Primary: exposure, white balance in Kelvin, contrast, highlights and shadows, Lift / Gamma / Gain wheels and curves. On Log footage they work in stops, in linear light, before the look • Secondary: Color Range qualifiers for skin, sky and foliage, HSL, and automatic subject / background masks • Texture: grain, halation, vignette, sharpening and noise reduction FILM LOOKS • Official looks designed for Log footage, applied in one tap with adjustable strength • Import your own .cube LUTs, or save any grade as a look AI GRADE • Describe a feel or attach a reference image • The AI reads the scopes first (luma, clipping, skin tones, white balance), then grades in steps you can follow in the chat • When the direction is open, it asks, with a live preview of each option on your frame • It only uses the app's own tools, so every change is a slider you can undo or fine-tune • Your frame and messages are sent to a third-party AI provider only when you use AI Grade, after you agree. Provider details, processing locations and retention periods are in the Privacy Policy EXPORT • HEVC 10-bit in SDR Rec.709 or HDR HLG; the HDR version follows your SDR grade • Live Photos with an HDR still • Trim, crop and rotate; choose resolution, frame rate and quality • Original shooting metadata is kept FREE AND PRO Restoring, primary grading, official looks and export are free. Develop Log Pro unlocks secondary grading, texture, LUT import, saving looks and AI Grade with a weekly allowance. Max has the same tools with 20 times the weekly AI allowance. AI Top-Ups add allowance that never expires. Subscriptions renew automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://developlog.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://developlog.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GradeLab at every 2 days against Develop Log's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. GradeLab sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Develop Log sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GradeLab ships an update every 2 days, Develop Log weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | GradeLab | Develop Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aftab fazal Qayum | Shenzhen Matrix Echo Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
GradeLab
- Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$14.99
Develop Log
- Develop Log Pro$9.991 Month
- Develop Log Max$99.991 Month
- AI Top-Up$4.99
- AI Top-Up · Max$49.99





