Comparison

VIEWFINDR vs Rotolight

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

Head to head
About

VIEWFINDR

Get personalized weather alerts for your favorite photography locations. Receive notifications for optimal light and weather conditions, helping you save time, money, and reduce your environmental impact. Plan your shoots like a pro with detailed forecasts for fog, red skies, and more.

Highlights
  • Personalized weather alerts for photo spots
  • Forecasts for fog, red skies, golden hour, and more
  • Automatic GPS tracking for local alerts
  • 80% forecast accuracy
  • Drone weather safety checks
  • Hourly weather forecasts with subscription
Features
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Set up a detailed weather alert for your photo spots in 1min! Receive warnings when weather & light on your photo spots is favourable. The 80% forecast accuracy lowers your carbon footprint and saves your money & time. Our algorithm hides sensitive places to prevent destruction. Get the experience in location, weather & light planning of professional landscape photographers by your hands. Developed for the needs of those seeking the most favourable weather conditions on their photo spots. Yes, our subscription is not cheap. VIEWFINDR depends on high-resolution, not free accessible weather data. That’s why we get the forecast right in 80% of the time. Imagine the fuel prices. If we safe you from one trip with bad weather conditions per month, we save you more money than VIEWFINDR costs while also lowering your carbon footprint. In just 1min you will setup a personalized weather alert for your chosen photo spots. We also automatically track your GPS (in a data safe way) and send you weather alerts for your area so that you don’t miss out nice weather & light conditions. We forecast: - Veil of mist (flatlands) - Dense fog/high fog (Valleys and mountains) - Precise height of fog layer - Red Skies (Afterglow before sunrise, after sunset) - Golden clouds (While golden hour) - Clear Night Sky (For Milkyway, Aurora) - Blue Hour (Cloudless sky) - Water Reflections (On lakes and calm rivers) - Cloud Layers - Drone weather (is it safe to fly) The VIEWFINDR subscription gives you access to the following functions: - Details of active weather alerts - Hourly weather forecasts - More details about the photo spots such as the exact position Terms and conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/90053319

About

Rotolight

Control your lighting equipment remotely with a virtual replica of your device's touchscreen. Adjust brightness, Kelvin, flash settings, and access a vast color palette and classic gels. Save and recall custom presets to streamline your workflow.

Highlights
  • Virtual touchscreen replica
  • Real-time brightness and Kelvin adjustment
  • Customizable lighting presets
  • Advanced flash settings
  • 16.7 million color palette
  • 2500 classic lighting gels
  • Remote SmartSoft Box control
Features
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The Rotolight app features a virtual replica of the touchscreen on the back of your lights, with additional group and colour wheel control, so there is no need to get used to a new way of working. Choose from an endless colour palette including 16.7million colours and 2,500 of your favourite filters. Effortlessly access key features and recall your favourite settings at a moment’s notice. Revolutionise your workflow and save time on set, for when creativity can’t wait. Key Features Real-time two-way adjustment between your Rotolight and app - Adjust brightness and Kelvin settings from 3000-10,000 - Easily store and recall custom lighting presets - Adjust flash settings including power, group, modelling light, and flash duration, along with Kelvin, HSI and gel settings - Select from an endless colour palette of 16.7 million colours, complete with a colour wheel and saturation control - Select from 2500 classic lighting gels to enhance your creative possibilities - Remotely control diffusion from the ground-breaking Rotolight SmartSoft Box

Screenshots

VIEWFINDR4 screens
Rotolight3 screens

Verdict

The call

VIEWFINDR and Rotolight both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of VIEWFINDR's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rotolight's. VIEWFINDR also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Rotolight's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VIEWFINDR sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Rotolight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for VIEWFINDR against 3.7 for Rotolight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of VIEWFINDR's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rotolight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VIEWFINDR ships an update every 9 days, Rotolight every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VIEWFINDR versus Rotolight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVIEWFINDRRotolight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImagoTerra UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Rotolight Limited

Customer experience

VIEWFINDR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.8%

Rotolight

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral21.4%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

VIEWFINDR

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Annual subscription1 Month trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Rotolight

One-time1
  • Upgrade Plus$94.99

Questions

Is VIEWFINDR free?
VIEWFINDR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rotolight free?
Rotolight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VIEWFINDR or Rotolight?
VIEWFINDR is rated higher. VIEWFINDR averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Rotolight averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do VIEWFINDR or Rotolight have ads?
Neither VIEWFINDR nor Rotolight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VIEWFINDR or Rotolight?
VIEWFINDR ships an update every 9 days, and Rotolight every 3 weeks. Most recently, VIEWFINDR was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rotolight on October 21, 2026.

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