Comparison

Image Junky vs LFTools

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

LFTools

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LFTools is an app for Large Format and Film Photographers. In version 1.5.0 LFTools contains 2 Tabs. The first one is the 'LF Tools' tab, with several sub sections. Each section has a tool to calculate certain properties which are used in large format photography. Like extended exposure times with regard to bellows extension or the magnification from a bellows draw for a given focal length. The second tab, 'Film Reciprocity', contains the Film Reciprocity Calculator. This calculator is of interest for all film photographers who are interested in long time exposure. With the Film Reciprocity Calculator one can overcome the so called reciprocity failure, which is inherent to almost all films. It is quite simple to use, one just has to select a film, shutter speed and aperture an the tool automatically creates a table with extended exposure times. The app comes with a pre-populated list of films from Ilford. Ilford was the only manufacture who publishes the p factor for their films. Al be it, the user can add its own films for calculation.

Screenshots

Image Junky1 screens
LFTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LFTools at Free against Image Junky's $7.99. Image Junky's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

LFTools is free to download; Image Junky costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image Junky ships an update fortnightly, LFTools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Image Junky versus LFTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage JunkyLFTools
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVendler IndustriesRuediger Merz

In-app purchases

None

Image Junky

No in-app purchases

None

LFTools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image Junky free?
Image Junky costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LFTools free?
LFTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Image Junky or LFTools have ads?
Neither Image Junky nor LFTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image Junky or LFTools?
Image Junky ships an update fortnightly, and LFTools every 3 months. Most recently, Image Junky was updated on September 18, 2026 and LFTools on September 11, 2026.

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