Image Junky vs BLACKSLATE7
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Image Junky
This app transforms your iPhone into a parallax-corrected viewfinder for any camera. It calculates image adjustments based on lens offsets and provides LiDAR distance measurement for accurate focusing. It also functions as a customizable director's viewfinder with custom camera and lens creation.
- Parallax corrected viewfinder
- LiDAR distance measurement
- Customizable director's viewfinder
- Create custom cameras and lenses
- Instant opening and easy control
- Works on iPad
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Image Junky transforms your camera-mounted iPhone into a parallax corrected viewfinder for any camera or format. Mount your iPhone on your main camera and use it as a live view finder! Enter the offset distances of the iPhone lens from your main camera lens and the app does the math, adjusting the image to keep your compositions accurate. You also get tap to measure LiDar distance information for easy focusing. There are no other apps that have these features. Check out the instruction page for more information on how to mount the iPhone and measure the offsets. Create your own mount or reach out to imagejunkyinfo@gmail.com to buy custom iPhone to camera flash shoe camera mounts. Image Junky also works as a customizable director's viewfinder that isn't slowed down by unnecessary menus and databases of cameras and lenses we don't need. Create and name your custom cameras by entering their sensor or film back dimensions then enter your custom lens focal lengths and you're ready to go. Access any of your custom cameras or lens sets with one tap or use the one tap for "zoom" mode for the ultimate framing flexibility. Image Junky opens instantly, is easy to control, and is ready for to show you the shot right now! Works on iPads as well.
BLACKSLATE7
This app transforms your smartphone into a programmable clapperboard for film and TV production. Easily load custom images or pre-set templates onto a compatible physical slate using NFC technology. Adjust image contrast and create grayscale effects for optimal visual output.
- Program images onto physical slate via NFC
- Load pre-set SLATE templates
- Create custom clapperboard images
- Crop, scale, and rotate images
- Adjust black/white threshold for contrast
- Unique dithering control for grayscale simulation
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TRIBE7’s SLATE is a uniquely re-usable and digitally reconfigurable compact clapperboard, designed for Film and TV production. The BLACKSLATE7 iOS app allows your smartphone to quickly program images onto your SLATE using the NFC interface in your iOS device. Choose from one of the pre-loaded SLATE templates or create and name your own custom clapperboard image through the crop, scale, and processing features in the app. Custom image processing features include: • Crop, Scale, and Rotate • Black/White Threshold Level control to optimize contrast and quality • Unique Dithering control to process images with a grayscale simulation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Image Junky at 100% against BLACKSLATE7's 20%. Image Junky also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). BLACKSLATE7's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
BLACKSLATE7 is free to download; Image Junky costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Image Junky holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Image Junky's written reviews are positive against 20% of BLACKSLATE7's.
Image Junky ships an update fortnightly, BLACKSLATE7 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Image Junky | BLACKSLATE7 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vendler Industries | Lummico Sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
Image Junky
BLACKSLATE7
In-app purchases
Image Junky
No in-app purchases
BLACKSLATE7
No in-app purchases









