Comparison

ProjectorCalc vs Proietta

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

Head to head
About

ProjectorCalc

This utility app helps lighting technicians and projectionists calculate projected image dimensions. It determines image width, height, diagonal length, brightness, area, and pixel density based on projector and location details. It also estimates keystone distortion.

Highlights
  • Calculate image width, height, and diagonal length
  • Determine brightness in Nits
  • Calculate total projected area
  • Compute pixels per inch
  • Estimate keystone distortion
Features
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Winner of the 2010 Live Design Projection Product of the Year - Software/App Category ProjectorCalc is a program for professional lighting technicians and projectionists. Its primary purpose is to determine the size of a projected image given various information about the projector and it's location. ProjectorCalc allows users to enter details for a projector and its location in relation to a projection surface. ProjectorCalc will calculate image width, image height, diagonal length, brightness in Nits, total projected area, and how many pixels per inch the projected image will be. Additionally, ProjectorCalc can give you an estimate of how much keystone distortion will occur by calculating the length of each side of the distorted image.

About

Proietta

Features
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This app connects via Bluetooth to our controlling board for our external projector, you can monitor temperatures and fan speed

Screenshots

ProjectorCalc3 screens
Proietta3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Proietta at Free against ProjectorCalc's $2.99. ProjectorCalc's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 11.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Proietta is free to download; ProjectorCalc costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProjectorCalc ships an update every 49 months, Proietta every 58 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ProjectorCalc versus Proietta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProjectorCalcProietta
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 49 months — betterEvery 58 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.2 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD!HV LightingMarco Piai

In-app purchases

None

ProjectorCalc

No in-app purchases

None

Proietta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProjectorCalc free?
ProjectorCalc costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Proietta free?
Proietta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ProjectorCalc or Proietta have ads?
Neither ProjectorCalc nor Proietta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProjectorCalc or Proietta?
ProjectorCalc ships an update every 49 months, and Proietta every 58 months. Most recently, ProjectorCalc was updated on October 7, 2026 and Proietta on October 5, 2026.

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