Comparison

Squaready Pro vs Artemis Director's Viewfinder

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

Head to head
About

Squaready Pro

Easily transform any photo, landscape or portrait, into a perfect square for social media. Add creative backgrounds, borders, and effects to make your images stand out. Includes a full suite of editing tools for professional-looking posts.

Highlights
  • Crop photos to square shape
  • Post entire photos without cropping
  • Support for Instagram rectangle format
  • Colorful backgrounds and borders
  • Stylish filters and effects
  • Text input and meme creation
  • High-resolution export
Features
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*** For all Instagram Lovers!! *** Squaready Pro is a application you can crop the photo into square shape. Not only landscape but also portrait photo can be put in the square area. ► Highly recommend Instagram users! ▹ Post Entire Photos On Instagram Without Cropping !! ▹ Make a rectangle photo into square shape "Insta-size". ▹ Support for the Instagram-specific new Rectangle format. ▹ Choose a colorful background. ▹ Simple and Useful Effects. - BG Effects (e.g. Drop shadow) - Border Effects - Soft Edge Effects - Color Tone Filter ▹ In app sharing posting to Instagram. ▹ And also "Ads FREE"!! ► Built-in Full-featured and Poweful Photo Editor ‣ Various Stylish Filters with level control ‣ Color Splash ‣ Tilt-Shift Blur ‣ Vignette ‣ Draw Lines ‣ Text Input and Meme ‣ Crop and Straighten ‣ And many other features! ► Other Great Features - High-res export. - EXIF/GPS Location data ready - Load a image from Clipboard at startup. - One-touch Easy cropping - Easily correct centering. - Support for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

About

Artemis Director's Viewfinder

This app provides filmmakers with a professional digital viewfinder and a comprehensive database of cameras and lenses. It allows for precise shot planning, communication with crew, and the ability to add custom camera formats.

Highlights
  • Professional digital viewfinder
  • Extensive camera and lens database
  • Custom camera format support
  • Accurate focal length simulation
  • Shot sharing with crew
  • Pre-production planning tool
Features
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Artemis offers a comprehensive database of professional motion picture cameras and lenses, with the facility to add any custom camera format. Hear from our users: Roger Deakins ASC, BSC: Cinematographer (Two Academy Awards wins, 16 nominations) Blade Runner 2049, Sicario, James Bond: Skyfall, The Shawshank Redemption - “It’s great having Artemis on my iPhone. Since I always have my phone with me, I always have a viewfinder at hand. Not only convenient but extremely accurate.” Claudio Miranda ASC: Cinematographer Top Gun: Maverick, F1, Life of Pi, Benjamin Button, Oblivion - “I've been using Artemis from the very beginning. I love that it's a shared tool. First between the director and myself. Then once we approve shots, the images from Artemis get shared with the crew.” Kate Dennis DGA: Director The Handmaid’s Tale, Glow, The Serpent Queen - "Artemis has streamlined my communication with cinematographers, VFX supervisors and other Heads of Department. Now we all know that we are talking about the exact same frame!" Linus Sandgren FSF: Cinematographer Saltburn, La La Land, Babylon, Joy, American Hustle - "Artemis is an amazing Swiss army knife style lens kit that has helped me frame up countless shots in any format in an instant.” Matthew Libatique ASC: Cinematographer Maestro, A Star is Born, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain - "Not only do I frame every shot with Artemis , I use it to record blocking rehearsals and as part of my process when debating lens and format choices as I work with a director and production designer while location scouting.” Nicolas Winding Refn: Director Too Old to Die Young, The Neon Demon, Only God Forgives, Pusher - "Artemis Pro has tapped into the way of the future by taking full advantage of the digital revolution. The app quickly became an essential tool to capturing my vision.” Mandy Walker ASC, ACS: Cinematographer Elvis, Mulan,, Hidden Figures, Truth, Australia - "Both Artemis & Artemis Prime are essential tool when scouting locations, allowing accurate information to pass from the director and DP to the crew" Barry Ackroyd BSC: Cinematographer Jason Bourne, The Big Short, Captain Phillips, Hurt Locker - "Artemis makes me feel smarter than I was without it. It’s the sharpest tool on my iPhone.” Toby Oliver ACS Cinematographer Get Out, M3GAN 2.0, Happy Death Day, Insidious IV, Wolf Creek 2 - "Artemis Pro is so well thought out. You can precisely choose the camera package and lenses you have to hand to obtain exact ideas of shot angles and sizes on the location survey.” Darius Khondji ASC, AFC, ACS: Cinematographer Bardo, Okja, The Lost City of Z, Delicatessen, Se7en - "Artemis is the best cinematic tool of modern times. I started using Artemis in 2010 and have loved it ever since. It is so accurate with up to date lenses, cameras and formats. It is always with us on scouts and during shoots. Artemis allows the director and I to share how we see things with each other and with the rest of the crew.” Robert McLachlan ASC, CSC: Director / Cinematographer Landman, Yellowstone, Game of Thrones, Westworld - “On Game of Thrones we scouted locations months in advance. Artemis allowed me to communicate our needs to the VFX and art departments. It was critical in planning the Dance of Dragons sequence.” Artemis also offers: - Virtual Stand-Ins, to assist in blocking actors - Custom Frame-lines - Share camera & lens setups with other Artemis users - Record Images & Videos - Gallery for sorting and planning - Export of Shot-lists & Storyboards - Export of detailed Shot-Plans with sun position data (if paired with the Helios app) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Squaready Pro4 screens
Artemis Director's Viewfinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Artemis Director's Viewfinder at Free against Squaready Pro's $3.99. Artemis Director's Viewfinder also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). Squaready Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.8 vs 18.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Artemis Director's Viewfinder is free to download; Squaready Pro costs $3.99 up front. Artemis Director's Viewfinder sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Squaready Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squaready Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 208 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Squaready Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of Artemis Director's Viewfinder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squaready Pro ships an update every 6 months, Artemis Director's Viewfinder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Squaready Pro versus Artemis Director's Viewfinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquaready ProArtemis Director's Viewfinder
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (124 ratings) — better4.2 (208 ratings)
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better62.7% of reviews
Number of ratings124208 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.8 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFANG Inc.Chemical Wedding

Customer experience

Squaready Pro

All ratings124 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative27.0%

Artemis Director's Viewfinder

All ratings208 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative28.1%

User reviews

Squaready Pro

From 124 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Versatile framing and border options
  • 📸 Perfect for Instagram photo formatting
  • ⏱️ Quick and efficient processing
  • 🎯 Maintains photo quality and resolution

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 📱 Poor optimization for larger screens (iPad, iPhone Pro Max)
  • ⚠️ Quality degradation on export
  • 🖼️ Blurry output in some cases
  • 🎬 No batch processing capability

Artemis Director's Viewfinder

From 208 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎬 Essential tool for cinematographers and filmmakers
  • 👍 Intuitive viewfinder with accurate focal length simulation
  • 📸 Comprehensive camera and lens database
  • 🤝 Exceptional customer support and responsive developer
  • 🎯 Useful for pre-production planning and location scouting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues across iOS versions
  • ⚠️ App closes immediately after opening on newer iPhones
  • 📸 Missing or lost photos after updates
  • 🔒 Requires full photo library access with privacy concerns
  • ⏱️ Slow performance between shots and when taking photos

Bugs and requests

Squaready Pro

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when opening images
  • Black screen when accessing camera roll
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness during use
  • Photo loading failures requiring reinstall
  • Blank thumbnails on iPad Pro
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  • Gyro crop feature overly sensitive
  • Export resolution issues despite full resolution setting
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Ads appearing in paid/Pro version
  • Image quality loss on export

Requested features

10 requests
  • Batch processing for multiple photos at once
  • Frame positioning option (inside or outside photo borders)
  • Larger screen optimization for iPad and Plus-sized iPhones
  • Ability to save custom border templates with logos
  • Direct Instagram export functionality
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  • Color picker to select background from photo
  • Saved settings/templates for repeated tasks
  • Support for images larger than 2048x2048 pixels
  • Option to disable gyro/scissors crop feature
  • Additional frame designs and styles

Artemis Director's Viewfinder

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes on launch after iOS updates
  • Photos disappear from library and app after taking them
  • Focus issues in viewfinder - won't focus or loses focus during recording
  • App freezes when viewing previously taken photos
  • Performance degradation with photo albums exceeding 80 images
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  • 4-second delay between photo captures
  • Photo button not registering properly
  • App closes when changing camera or format settings
  • Folder order reverses unexpectedly
  • Cloud sync failures between devices
  • Photo archiving errors - wrong photos get archived
  • Export functionality extremely slow and difficult
  • App crashes on iPad without apparent cause
  • Lag in photo trigger - photos taken 2 seconds late
  • Focal length display blur in some cases
  • Custom frame line ratios don't affect composition guide overlay
  • Scene viewing causes app to freeze
  • Keyboard won't dismiss when reporting bugs
  • Data loss after version 7.0 update

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add Nikon ZR camera support
  • Update database with newer camera models (Canon RF mount, Fuji X-H2S, Lumix models)
  • Widget for quick app launch
  • Save multiple camera and lens profiles for quick switching
  • Custom anamorphic squeeze ratios
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  • Crosshair composition tool
  • Lock screen widget functionality
  • Ability to import custom logos instead of Artemis branding
  • QR code export for camera/lens settings
  • Live depth of field calculator on screen
  • Better LUT options
  • Support for more prosumer lenses (Sigma, Tamron, Sony G Master)
  • PDF export for shot lists
  • Ability to customize frame guide ratios independent of camera sensor ratio
  • Video recording at higher frame rates
  • S16 lens support expansion

In-app purchases

None

Squaready Pro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Artemis Director's Viewfinder

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$16.991 Year
One-time3
  • External Camera Mode$9.99
  • Helios View$9.99
  • Core License$29.99

Questions

Is Squaready Pro free?
Squaready Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artemis Director's Viewfinder free?
Artemis Director's Viewfinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squaready Pro or Artemis Director's Viewfinder?
Squaready Pro is rated higher. Squaready Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Artemis Director's Viewfinder averages 4.2 from 208 ratings.
Do Squaready Pro or Artemis Director's Viewfinder have ads?
Neither Squaready Pro nor Artemis Director's Viewfinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squaready Pro or Artemis Director's Viewfinder?
Squaready Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Artemis Director's Viewfinder every 3 days. Most recently, Squaready Pro was updated on November 10, 2026 and Artemis Director's Viewfinder on November 11, 2026.

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