Comparison

Lens Planner vs Aim Straight

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

Head to head
About

Lens Planner

Features
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Check out my new app, Photo Boffin, which includes the functions of Lens Planner and much more. Have you ever thought of a photograph you would like to take, but are not sure if the vantage point will work with the lenses you have available? Ever wonder long or wide a lens you will need to be able to capture a scene? Lens Planner overlays a field of view representation over a map, allowing you to better plan landscape or cityscape photo shoots. Focal length and camera format can be chosen, with many popular formats included, and the ability to add your own custom formats. Lens Planner is very useful to determine locations to photograph from, and what gear you may need to get your shot. Notices: While every effort is made to accurately represent the information provided, factors such as map angles or inaccuracies, variations in the actual focal lengths of lenses, or other errors may cause the actual field of view to be different. Please make sure that you have some margin of error before taking a trip or spending money. We cannot be held responsible for loss greater than the return value of the app. BlackMagic is a registered trademark of Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. Canon is a registered trademark of Canon, Inc. Names are used for reference only, I am not affiliated in any way.

About

Aim Straight

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Aim Straight helps you hold your iPhone or iPad straight while taking pictures, like a bubble level. Tilt your device until the grid lines turn green. Then take your photo. The photos you take get added to your photo library. You can see them using the Photos app. Aim Straight does not upload your photos. But if you have set up your device to upload photos from your library, for example to iCloud, then they will upload the same way as any other photo you take.

Screenshots

Lens Planner4 screens
Aim Straight3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lens Planner at none against Aim Straight's 3. Lens Planner also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Aim Straight's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Lens Planner costs $1.99 and Aim Straight $2.99 up front. Aim Straight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Lens Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lens Planner ships an update every 32 months, Aim Straight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Lens Planner versus Aim Straight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLens PlannerAim Straight
Price$1.99 โ€” better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter HoldmannStephen Lardieri

In-app purchases

None

Lens Planner

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Aim Straight

One-time3
  • Tip the Developer$2.00
  • Tip the Developer$5.00
  • Tip the Developer$10.00

Questions

Is Lens Planner free?
Lens Planner costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aim Straight free?
Aim Straight costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Lens Planner or Aim Straight have ads?
Neither Lens Planner nor Aim Straight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lens Planner or Aim Straight?
Lens Planner ships an update every 32 months, and Aim Straight every 2 months. Most recently, Lens Planner was updated on October 29, 2026 and Aim Straight on October 27, 2026.

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