DOF Cinema vs CamPlot Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DOF Cinema
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Plan focus for your next shot. DOF Cinema calculates depth of field and hyperfocal distance for cinema camera profiles and film formats, with saved configurations for setups you want to revisit. SEE YOUR FOCUS LIMITS Adjust subject distance, aperture and focal length. Read the near and far focus limits, total depth of field, and the distance in front of and behind your subject. CHOOSE A CINEMA CAMERA PROFILE Select your camera and sensor profile from the included cinema catalog. Check the named format before calculating a shot. ADJUST FOCAL LENGTH CONTINUOUSLY Use horizontal sliders to explore settings while keeping the results in view. Cinema's focal-length control supports continuous adjustment. SAVE YOUR SETUP Save configurations and load them again when you return to a shot. Saved configurations stay on your device. METRIC OR IMPERIAL Work in metres or feet and inches. Camera profiles and the available extended calculation ranges are included in the paid app. No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscription. No sign-in required. Calculations work offline with the available camera catalog; catalog updates need an internet connection.
CamPlot Creator
This tool allows directors to visualize camera placements, lens coverage, and subject tracking on a scaled ground plan. It includes a director's viewfinder with real camera bodies and lenses, plus essential cinematography calculators for media, depth of field, and exposure. Share live, updating plots with your crew.
- Place cameras, subjects, and lights on scaled ground plans
- Visualize real lens coverage and FOV
- Director's viewfinder with real camera bodies and lenses
- Cinematography calculators (media, DoF, exposure)
- Plot camera and subject movement paths
- Share live, updating plots with crew
- Generate camera reports and export PDFs
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CamPlot is the plotting tool multicam directors actually think in. Place cameras, subjects, and lights on the real ground plan, see exactly what every lens covers, and hand your crew a live plot that updates the moment you change it. THE PLOT Drop cameras and subjects with a tap. Tag each camera with operator, camera type, lens, support, and shot type — your operator roster auto-fills them across every setup. Import the ground plan from your art director, scale it to real dimensions, and plot over the actual set. Organize a whole production as multiple setups in one project. REAL LENSES, REAL COVERAGE Set focal length in millimeters, toggle Full Frame and Super 35, and stretch the FOV cone to any distance with live frame-width readouts. Lock a camera onto a subject and it tracks as either one moves. Scale and measure real distances in feet and inches. A TRUE DIRECTOR'S VIEWFINDER Hold up your iPhone or iPad and see the shot through the real camera. Pick the body — Alexa, FX6, Komodo, Ronin 4D and more — swipe through your lens kit on an endless roll, and grade the image with true 3D LUTs — 200+ cinema looks plus your own .cube files, exportable for your camera's log. See the sun's path drawn over your framed shot for any date using your location and compass — golden-hour planning while you're still scouting. On Pro iPhones, a LiDAR measure mode reads the exact distance to your subject. Captures save silently to a CamPlot album in Photos and onto the camera in your plot. THE CALCULATORS — FREE WITH ANY ACCOUNT Five cinematographer's tools, unlocked at every level. Media: recording time on any card for dozens of real cameras and their actual formats. Depth of field: a live photographic preview you can pinch to reframe, with staggered subjects that fall out of focus. Sensor sizes: any sensors drawn to scale. Exposure: interlocking ISO, aperture, shutter, and ND dials that balance each other like a real camera. Sun and Moon: the day's light, shadow direction and shadow length at any location and date. MOVEMENT, JIBS, AND DOLLIES Plot camera and subject movement with multi-point paths, save a lens and facing per position, and hit play to watch your blocking come alive. Put a camera on a jib arm or dolly track and CamPlot keeps every move within what the rig can physically do. BUILT FOR THE CREW Share a link and the entire crew sees the plot live — free for viewers, no downloads. Give your AD full edit access with a session change log and one-tap undo. Crew keep private markup and notes on any shared plot without touching the original. Changed the plot an hour before rehearsal? Hit Notify and every crew member gets a push summarizing exactly what changed. READY FOR THE TRUCK Generate a complete camera report — tags, lenses, support, operators, shot types — with setup-to-setup changes highlighted automatically. Track inventory so you know the moment a plan calls for more gear than the truck carries. Export any setup as PDF or JPEG, or a whole project as a multi-page PDF. Every change saves to the cloud with rolling backups, and works offline — your changes sync the moment you're back on signal. ACCOUNT LEVELS CamPlot Crew is free forever: view shared plots live, camera and inventory reports, push notifications, and all five Calculators. CamPlot Plus adds private markup, PDF export, and the full Director's Viewfinder. CamPlot Max adds building and sharing your own plots, cloud storage, and live crew collaboration. SUBSCRIPTIONS CamPlot Max: $49.99/year or $4.99/month. CamPlot Plus: $29.99/year or $3.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your device Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://camplot.studio/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CamPlot Creator at Free against DOF Cinema's $11.99. CamPlot Creator also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). DOF Cinema's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
CamPlot Creator is free to download; DOF Cinema costs $11.99 up front. CamPlot Creator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. DOF Cinema asks for nothing beyond the download.
DOF Cinema ships an update every 5 months, CamPlot Creator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DOF Cinema | CamPlot Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihai alexandru Bold | Romany Films Inc. |
In-app purchases
DOF Cinema
No in-app purchases
CamPlot Creator
- CamPlot View+$3.991 Month
- CamPlot Creator$4.991 Month
- CamPlot View+$29.991 Year
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- CamPlot Creator$49.991 Year
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