Comparison

LensPick vs Cueboard

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

Head to head
About

LensPick

Visualize framing for various DSLR lenses on your iPhone or iPad before shooting. Swipe through focal lengths from 24mm to 400mm to see what fits within your subject area. This tool aids photographers in planning shots and understanding visual composition.

Highlights
  • Live visual framing with iPhone/iPad camera
  • Focal length visualization (24mm-400mm)
  • EXIF-based camera calibration for accuracy
  • Selectable sensor formats (Full Frame, Crop, M4/3)
  • Adjustable letterboxing aspect ratio
  • Intuitive SwiftUI interface
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**Choose the best lens for the shot before you even open your camera bag!** With the lensPick app for iPhone and iPad, quickly see the framing across a wide range of DSLR lenses with a single swipe down your screen. As the dial rolls from 24mm to 400mm, you'll see what falls inside and out of your subject area for each focal length. Whether you're planning, scouting, experimenting, or on location, a Pro eager to work more quickly or an amateur perfecting your visual understanding, the lensPick digital director's viewfinder will fast become an essential tool. **Specs & Features** - Works through the iPhone or iPad camera to give 'live' visuals as you move through your location - New: EXIF-based camera calibration - Capture a test photo for precise focal length accuracy tailored to your specific device - Quick-tap to select Full Frame, Crop Frame, or Micro 4/3 sensor formats (depending on the type of camera body you'll be using) - Quick-tap to change letterboxing aspect ratio - Modern SwiftUI interface with intuitive controls - There are variances from camera to camera – lensPick's calibration system provides highly accurate approximations - iOS 16.6 and greater

About

Cueboard

This app helps creators plan and organize their video shoots with customizable shot lists. It offers features like rapid shot building, offline access, and AI-powered planning to streamline the production process from concept to delivery. Share projects easily with collaborators and track changes in real-time.

Highlights
  • Customizable shot lists
  • Offline planning and syncing
  • AI-powered shot list generation
  • Folder and project organization
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • Customizable cue types and colors
  • Export to DOCX and PDF
Features
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The shot list app for creators Cueboard turns scattered ideas into a clear, confident shot list that travels with you from concept to delivery. Build folders, create projects in seconds, and shape them with cues, subcues, details, media types, and visuals (storyboards) that stay exactly where you need them. The built-in demo project shows the full rhythm of a shot list the moment you open the app, so you can start creating right away. FLOW MODE: CREATE WITHOUT FRICTION Flow Mode is your rapid-fire shot list builder. Tap once, type, hit Return to commit, and the next cue appears instantly. Tap. Type. Confirm. The lightweight type picker sits right above the keyboard, so switching formats mid-thought stays one-thumbable even when you're juggling gear on set. STRUCTURE THAT MATCHES HOW YOU THINK Folders organize productions. Projects hold shot lists. Cues outline your beats. Subcues refine the details. Every cue can carry its own media type, notes, and you can add visuals, so your shot list reflects the way your mind maps a scene. WORKS EVERYWHERE — EVEN OFFLINE Cueboard saves everything locally first so you can plan in airplane mode, on remote sets, or anywhere without service. When you reconnect, Cueboard syncs quietly over iCloud. No accounts. No sign-in. Everything syncs automatically when you’re back online, without interrupting your flow. This provides uninterruptible offline reliability. CUSTOM CUES, COLORS, AND CONTROL Cueboard adapts to your workflow. Create unlimited custom cue types with your own color and shape. The structure and custom cue types are embedded in any shared project, guaranteeing fidelity across the whole team. CUE DIRECTOR: AI-POWERED PLANNING Turn any idea into a structured shot list with AI planning, powered by Apple Intelligence. Private, on-device processing. Unlimited generations. No subscription required. Type your thoughts and let Cue Director create your shot list instantly. Works on iOS 26 with supported devices. ICLOUD SHARING MADE SIMPLE Sharing with Cueboard is effortless. You can share a project or an entire folder with collaborators, team members, or clients. Edits made by participants appear in the project’s Changes View, so you can stay up to date at a glance. WHAT ARE YOUR COLORS OF COLLABORATION? Shared work is always clear at a glance: • Yellow means you own and share the project (Owner confirmation). • Indigo means a project was shared with you (Primary participant). • Purple marks a participant project inside your folder (Collaborator work). • Cyan shows your project inside someone else’s folder (Ownership separation). • Gray means read-only (Universal safety color). Permissions are enforced in the interface, so nobody can accidentally edit what they should not. Ask your crew, "What are your colors of collaboration?" EXPORT, COPY, AND TEMPLATE ANY CUT Export to DOCX (Microsoft Word compatible, editable post-production data) or PDF (High-fidelity client signoff, preserves color-coding). CUEBOARD TEMPLATES: INSTANT SHOT LISTS Package entire projects as reusable templates for recurring formats or clients. Templates preserve structure and custom cues, while visuals and notes stay private. Copy as List produces a clean, formatted shot list with media labels and strikethroughs that pastes perfectly into Notes, Docs, or Pages for instant, informal communication. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR POWER USERS Cueboard is as fast as a desktop editor wherever you work. Every major action is shortcut ready on iPad keyboards and Apple Silicon Macs: • ⌘F enters Flow Mode (Rapid input) • ⌘E edits (Inline refining) • ⌘R reorders (Visual hierarchy) • ⌘1 through ⌘9 switch cue types instantly • ⌘⇧S creates a subcue in Flow Mode • ⌘B / ⌘I / ⌘U format notes quickly Cueboard is the calm creative command center for every production. Fast. Visual. Organized. Ready wherever you shoot. cue it. do it.

Screenshots

LensPick4 screens
Cueboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cueboard at Free against LensPick's $1.99. Cueboard also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). LensPick's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cueboard is free to download; LensPick costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cueboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of LensPick's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cueboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LensPick ships an update every 17 months, Cueboard every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LensPick versus Cueboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLensPickCueboard
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Curious Pixel Ltd.Dominic Esposito

Customer experience

LensPick

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%

Cueboard

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LensPick

No in-app purchases

None

Cueboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LensPick free?
LensPick costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cueboard free?
Cueboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LensPick or Cueboard?
Cueboard is rated higher. LensPick averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Cueboard averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do LensPick or Cueboard have ads?
Neither LensPick nor Cueboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LensPick or Cueboard?
LensPick ships an update every 17 months, and Cueboard every 9 days. Most recently, LensPick was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cueboard on November 5, 2026.

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