Minimal Folio vs Magic Nikonian ViewFinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimal Folio
Create and showcase your professional portfolio of images, videos, and PDFs on your mobile devices. This unbranded app allows for easy presentation with intuitive controls and external display support. Organize multiple projects and sync them across devices.
- Image, video, and PDF support
- Minimal user interface
- Pinch and zoom gestures
- External display support
- Multiple portfolio management
- Cloud sync via Dropbox
- File transfer via iTunes
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Minimal Folio shows your portfolio of images, PDF and video full screen on iPad and iPhone. The toolbar hides while you present, and the app puts no name or logo over your work. Demo videos and more: https://mfl.io/ PRESENT - Swipe sideways between columns and down through the items in a column - Pinch to look closer at an image or a PDF page - Show JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP images, PDF pages, and MOV, M4V and MP4 video - Choose whether video plays by itself, loops, shows controls, and fits or fills the screen - Move between items with the arrow keys on a hardware keyboard - Hide editing, thumbnail view, folio switching and the user guide before you hand the device over ORGANISE - Keep separate folios and switch between them - Drag items, or whole columns, into order in thumbnail view - Import several photos and videos from your albums at once - Copy and paste items between folios and between apps - Arrange newly added files into columns from their filenames - Email selected items as optimised copies or as the originals TRANSFER - Sync folios with Dropbox in both directions, or replace one side with the other - Copy files to and from a Mac in the Finder, or a Windows PC in Apple Devices MORE - Open the Settings app and choose Minimal Folio for launch, lock, video, sync, import and cache options
Magic Nikonian ViewFinder
Simulates the field of view for specific camera and lens combinations, aiding photographers in pre-production. Capture shots with embedded metadata and control focus and white balance.
- Simulates camera and lens field of view
- Supports various Nikon camera models
- Adjustable focal length and aspect ratio
- Apply color presets (LUTs)
- Capture images with metadata
- Control exposure, focus, and white balance
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Magic Nikonian ViewFinder presents you a precise framing preview for the real camera/lens combination you'll be shooting with, right where you stand with your iPhone / iPad. It simulates the field of view of Nikon digital cameras or lens and can help thousands of professionals in photography at the preproduction. PLEASE READ: this app does not turn your Apple device into an external monitor, but operates as a stand-alone director's viewfinder. The app contains ad banners, which can be turned off with additional in-app purchase (in 'About the App' menu). The app is a digital directors viewfinder - it helps you see the exact field of view for your future shot. Select the camera from the menu and rotate the wheel to select the focal length of the lens. Supported cameras: - Nikon D4s, D5, Z7, Z6 - Nikon D750, D810, etc (marked as DXX0 in the app) - Nikon D500 - Nikon D5600, D3400, D7500, etc (marked as DXX00 in the app) Magic ViewFinder simulates using tele adapters or anamorphic optics on your camera (see menu). From the menu you can also select the aspect ratio of the frame guide overlaying your image. Magic ViewFinder lets you apply color presets (aka LUTs) to the live picture, which brings you even closer to the final shot. You may capture the image for future reference, with additional data like the focal length, date/time and camera / lens information. While capturing, you may lock exposure and turn on/off AF to better control the captured picture. You can turn on the AF mode, or lock the focus temporarily. You can also tap the live screen to focus on particular objects. White balance may work in Auto, Locked or Manual mode. If the field of view of your real camera is wider than your in-device camera, the app adds 'padding' around the image, since the device cannot 'see' what is beyond. It is the best solution that we developed. Please note that position of your iPhone or iPad should correspond to the 'nodal point' of your real lens, which is somewhere in the middle of the lens. This point is, so to speak, the weighted center of the optics. Ad policy: The ads are designed to appear non-intrusively. Ads can be turned off (see below). Additional info about the app may be read at: http://dev.kadru.net/index.php/magic-viewfinder/ If you have any issues please email us for a quick support: dev@kadru.net To activate additional settings (i.e. to use all available optical adapters and frame guides) and to turn off advertising, please subscribe to (Option #1) or purchase Premium Features (Option #2) in 'About the App' menu. In-App Purchase Option #1: - Title of service: Premium features: subscription - Length of subscription: a month (auto-renewable) - Contents of service: Turned off ads and additional options for frame guides, optical adapters, anamorphic indices, more LUTs - Price: $1.49 - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use: http://dev.kadru.net/tos.html In-App Purchase Option #2: - Title of service: Premium features: purchase - Length of subscription: once and forever - Contents of service: Turned off ads and additional options for frame guides, optical adapters, anamorphic indices, more LUTs - Price: $4.99 Privacy Policy: http://dev.kadru.net/privacy_policy/Privacy_Policy_Magic_CaNiLu_ViewFinder.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimal Folio at none against Magic Nikonian ViewFinder's 2. Minimal Folio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (201 vs 39). Magic Nikonian ViewFinder's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 60%). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Magic Nikonian ViewFinder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Minimal Folio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Nikonian ViewFinder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimal Folio has 201 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Minimal Folio's written reviews are positive against 80% of Magic Nikonian ViewFinder's.
Minimal Folio ships an update every 7 months, Magic Nikonian ViewFinder every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimal Folio | Magic Nikonian ViewFinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (201 ratings) | 4.6 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 201 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Heys Limited | Roman Medvid |
Customer experience
Minimal Folio
Magic Nikonian ViewFinder
Bugs and requests
Minimal Folio
Reported bugs
4 issues- Images disappearing or rearranging unexpectedly
- Crashes when importing/loading images
- Dropbox sync issues causing data loss
- Video playback problems
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add captions or titles to images
- Improved video playback controls
- Support for more file formats (e.g. RAW, GIFs)
- Sync options beyond just Dropbox
- Kiosk mode to disable home button
Magic Nikonian ViewFinder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minimal Folio
No in-app purchases
Magic Nikonian ViewFinder
- Premium features: subscription$1.491 Month
- Premium features: purchase$4.99
Questions
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