Magic ARRI ViewFinder vs Dig Pic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic ARRI ViewFinder
This app simulates the field of view for ARRI digital cameras and lenses on your iPhone or iPad. It helps filmmakers preview exact framing and lens focal lengths during pre-production, with options for color presets and saving shots.
- Precise framing preview
- ARRI digital camera simulation
- Lens focal length selection
- Aspect ratio frame guides
- Color preset (LUT) application
- Save framed shots with data
- Focus and exposure control
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Magic ARRI ViewFinder gives a precise framing preview for the real camera/lens combination you'll be shooting with, right where you stand with your iPhone / iPad. It simulates the field of view of ARRI digital cameras or lens and can help thousands of professionals in filmmaking at the preproduction. PLEASE READ: the app does not turn your Apple device into an external monitor but operates as a stand-alone tool. 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 / formats: - Alexa Classic / XT / SXT / LF / Amira - Sensor Mode 16:9 4:3 / 4:3 Cropped / Open Gate 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 or iPad should correspond to the 'nodal point' of your real lens, which is somewhere in the middle of the lens. This point is, so to speak, the weighted center of the optics. Ad policy: The ads are designed to appear non-intrusively. Ads can be turned off (see below). 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 Privacy Policy: http://dev.kadru.net/privacy_policy/Privacy_Policy_Magic_CinemaPLUS_ViewFinder.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
Dig Pic
Transfer photos wirelessly from older digital cameras directly to your iPhone. It also offers advanced photo development tools inspired by real film characteristics, including grain, halation, and custom looks. Supports import via SD card for cameras without Wi-Fi.
- Wireless Wi-Fi photo import
- Real film development engine
- Dozens of hand-built film looks
- GPU-computed film grain
- Halation and bloom effects
- SD card import for any camera
- Private, no cloud storage
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Your old camera is full of photos you never pulled off it. The cable's gone, the card reader's lost, and the original app died years ago. Dig Pic brings them back. Wi-Fi import, no cable. Turn on your camera's Wi-Fi, point Dig Pic at its screen, and it reads the network name and password for you. Every shot flows straight onto your iPhone at full resolution — EXIF intact, no SD reader, no desktop. A real film darkroom. Dig Pic isn't a one-tap filter. It develops your photos with a colour engine built on real film characteristics: • Dozens of hand-built film looks — colour negative, slide, black & white, lomo and creative • Real film grain computed on the GPU, not a texture slapped on top • Halation (the red glow film leaves around highlights) and bloom • Crop with a straighten ruler, lens character, vignette, light effects • Date stamp like a 90s point-and-shoot Any camera ever made — via SD card. No Wi-Fi on that body? Pop the card into any reader, pick the DCIM folder, and Dig Pic imports straight from it — JPEG and RAW alike. The honest path that always works. Officially tested with the Leica C (Typ 112) and Sony RX100 VII. Other Wi-Fi-era Leica (D-Lux / C-Lux / V-Lux), Wi-Fi-era Panasonic Lumix (the Image App generation) and Sony "Send to Smartphone" bodies use the same radio and are expected to work — we're expanding tested models with each update, and the SD card path covers everything else. Private by design. Everything happens on your iPhone. No accounts, no tracking, no cloud — your photos never leave the device. One-time purchase. No subscription. Dig Pic is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Leica Camera AG, Panasonic or Sony. "Leica", "Lumix" and "Sony" are trademarks of their respective owners, used only to indicate camera compatibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Magic ARRI ViewFinder at Free against Dig Pic's $4.99. Magic ARRI ViewFinder also leads on ratings volume (175 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Dig Pic'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 ARRI ViewFinder is free to download; Dig Pic costs $4.99 up front. Magic ARRI ViewFinder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Dig Pic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dig Pic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic ARRI ViewFinder has 175 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Magic ARRI ViewFinder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dig Pic's.
Magic ARRI ViewFinder ships an update monthly, Dig Pic weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic ARRI ViewFinder | Dig Pic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (175 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 175 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Medvid | IVAN SMETANIN |
Customer experience
Magic ARRI ViewFinder
Dig Pic
In-app purchases
Magic ARRI ViewFinder
- Premium features: subscription1 Month trial$1.491 Month
- Premium features: purchase$4.99
Dig Pic
No in-app purchases
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