Magic Cinema ViewFinder vs Super Pro Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Cinema ViewFinder
This tool simulates the field of view for specific camera and lens combinations, aiding filmmakers in preproduction. It offers precise framing previews and allows saving shots with detailed information. Users can adjust focus, white balance, and apply color presets.
- Precise framing preview
- Simulates camera/lens field of view
- Save shots with metadata
- Adjust focus and white balance
- Apply color presets (LUTs)
- Supports various Blackmagic cameras
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Magic Cinema ViewFinder presents you a precise framing preview for the real Blackmagic camera/lens combination you'll be shooting with, right where you stand with your iPhone / iPad. It simulates the field of view of any Blackmagic camera or lens and can help thousands of professionals in filmmaking at the preproduction. PLEASE READ: this app does not turn your Apple device into an external monitor, but operates as a stand-alone director's viewfinder. The app contains ad banners, which can be turned off with additional in-app purchase (in 'About the App' menu). The app is a digital directors viewfinder -- it helps you see the exact field of view for your future shot. Select the camera from the menu and rotate the wheel to select the focal length of the lens. Supported cameras: - Blackmagic URSA 4.6K / URSA Mini - Blackmagic URSA - Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro - Blackmagic URSA Broadcast - Blackmagic BMCC, BMPC 4K - Blackmagic Micro Cinema / Pocket / 4K Magic ViewFinder simulates using tele adapters or anamorphic optics on your camera (see menu). From the menu you can also select the aspect ratio of the frame guide overlaying your image. Magic ViewFinder also lets you apply some commonly used color presets (also known as LUTs) to the live picture, which brings you even closer to the final shot. When you have found the right view, you may save it for future reference, with additional data like the focal length, date and time and camera / lens information. While taking a photo, you may lock exposure and turn on and off the auto focus to better control the captured picture. You can set camera to work in constant auto-focus mode, or lock the focus temporarily. You can also tap the live screen to focus on particular objects (which turns on the focus-locked mode). White balance may work in Auto, Locked or Manual mode. If the field of view of your real camera is wider than your in-device camera, the app adds 'padding' around the image, since the device cannot 'see' what is beyond. It is the best solution that we developed first amongst other viewfinder apps. Please note that position of your iPhone/iPad should correspond to the 'nodal point' of your real lens, which is somewhere in the middle of the lens. Ad policy: The ads are designed to appear non-intrusively, and help me to develop. Additional info about the app may be read at: http://dev.kadru.net/index.php/magic-viewfinder/ If you have any issues please email us for a quick support: dev@kadru.net To activate additional settings (i.e. to use all available optical adapters and frame guides) and to turn off advertising, please subscribe to (Option #1) or purchase Premium Features (Option #2) in 'About the App' menu. In-App Purchase Option #1: - Title of service: Premium features: subscription - Length of subscription: a month (auto-renewable) - Contents of service: Turned off ads and additional options for frame guides, optical adapters, anamorphic indices, more LUTs - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: http://dev.kadru.net/tos.html In-App Purchase Option #2: - Title of service: Premium features: purchase - Length of subscription: once and forever - Contents of service: Turned off ads and additional options for frame guides, optical adapters, anamorphic indices, more LUTs Privacy Policy: http://dev.kadru.net/privacy_policy/Privacy_Policy_Magic_Cinema_ViewFinder.html
Super Pro Camera
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Treat your phone like a pro camera, and it becomes one. Super Pro keeps what's easy about the iPhone camera (slide between lenses, tap, shoot) and adds what a professional camera is supposed to do: shoot log, show your LUT, remember your setup, and tell you what's going on. YOUR LUT, LIVE, WHILE YOU ROLL Import your LUT and see your grade on screen while you record. Not afterward. Not in the edit. Keep the file as clean Apple Log for grading, or have the look baked into the clip. FOCUS AND EXPOSURE, SEPARATELY Tap to focus. Double-tap to set exposure. Two different jobs, two different taps. Press and hold to lock both. SWIPE FOR A CLEAN VIEW Swipe down and the menus disappear. Swipe again and the lenses go too. No icons, no buttons, nothing between you and the shot. It's just you and your content. Swipe up and everything's back. OPENS HOW YOU LEFT IT Pick the lens it opens on, and Super Pro remembers the rest from last time: frame rate, resolution, color, LUT. Open the app and you're ready to shoot, like a real camera sitting on your shelf. BUY IT ONCE No subscription. No in-app purchases. You buy it once and it's yours, like a real camera. MORE THAT MAKES IT SUPER PRO • The Status Pill at the top of the screen is also your quick menu. Every setting is a single tap away. • The app shows how each lens is achieved: full sensor or cropped. • Monitoring tools you'd expect on a cinema camera: waveform, audio meter, level, grid and frame guides. • Slide between lenses like the stock camera app, even while recording in log. • Save to the Photos app or straight into a folder in Files. • Bake your LUT into a clip after you've shot it, ready to share straight to social. • Shoot Apple Log in 10-bit HEVC or ProRes. • And yes, there's a photo mode: HEIC or ProRAW, up to 48 MP.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Magic Cinema ViewFinder at Free against Super Pro Camera's $9.99. Magic Cinema ViewFinder also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Super Pro Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Magic Cinema ViewFinder is free to download; Super Pro Camera costs $9.99 up front. Magic Cinema ViewFinder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Super Pro Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Cinema ViewFinder ships an update every 5 weeks, Super Pro Camera every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Cinema ViewFinder | Super Pro Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (82 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #176 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Medvid | Dane Christensen |
In-app purchases
Magic Cinema ViewFinder
- Premium features: subscription1 Month trial$1.491 Month
- Premium features: purchase$4.99
Super Pro Camera
No in-app purchases







