Comparison

ShotList by Studio vs Second View

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

Head to head
About

ShotList by Studio

Features
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ShotList is a fast, offline-first shot list editor for filmmakers. Create, edit, organize, and export professional shot lists with a clean mobile workflow built for production use. • Edit rows quickly with scene, description, and detailed tags (type, angle, camera, lens, equipment, lighting, sound, editing). • Reorder shots with long-press drag and drop. • Auto-save while you work, with local storage by default. • Export as editable ShotList file or PDF. • Import existing shot lists from files or retrieve from older versions when needed.

About

Second View

This app acts as a digital viewfinder and light meter for analog photographers. It helps you precisely frame shots, calculate exposure settings, and plan complex scenes before using your physical camera. It supports a wide range of film formats and offers advanced tools for metering and composition.

Highlights
  • Precise field-of-view matching
  • Automatic lens selection
  • Rangefinder-style bright lines
  • Integrated light meter
  • Zone System planning
  • Reciprocity correction for film stocks
  • Sun and moon planner
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PLEASE READ FIRST Second View is not a camera app and does not take photos for you. It helps you frame, meter, and plan shots before you press the shutter on your own camera. The photos it saves are framing aids, not final images. Second View turns your iPhone into a precision field toolkit for analog photographers. Set your lens and format, and it crops the iPhone camera to match what your film camera will capture: same field of view, aspect ratio, and framing. Supports 35mm, medium format (6x4.5 through 6x17), large format (4x5, 5x7, 8x10), digital sensors, and custom sizes. VIEWFINDER Precise field-of-view matching for any focal length and format. Portrait or landscape, control side of your choice, preview rotation per kit. AUTOMATIC LENS SELECTION Frames through the sharpest back camera that holds your crop (ultra-wide, wide or tele), so long lenses look crisp. Calibrate each lens with a sheet of paper. FRAMES MODE Rangefinder-style bright lines for every lens in your kit at once. WORKSPACES Design your own control panel and switch layouts with a swipe. FREEZE MODE Hold a full-resolution still to compose rise and shift, spot-meter, and measure distance without the scene moving. LIGHT METER Pick your aperture and get the shutter speed. EV compensation, hyperfocal distance, auto/manual modes, and whole/half/third stops. SPOT METERING Meter the whole frame or a spot down to 1° through the telephoto. ZONE SYSTEM Log spot readings on a zone scale from 0 to X and slide it to place shadows and highlights. Zone V sets the exposure, with contrast range, an N+/N- hint and film latitude. METER CALIBRATION Calibrate against your reference meter at several light levels, per lens. BELLOWS COMPENSATION Folds close-focus light loss into the reading, set manually or by LiDAR. LENS FILTERS Log ND, polarizer, and color filters. The meter compensates and every capture records them. RECIPROCITY CORRECTION 60 film stocks with accurate reciprocity curves, plus your own: Portra, CineStill, Tri-X, Velvia, ECN-2 and more. Exposures over one second are corrected automatically. FILM PREVIEW Simulate B&W film with color filters, and preview color-film white balance from the loaded stock. SUN AND MOON PLANNER The day's sun path, golden and blue hour and the moon drawn over your frame. Plan any date and place on a map with sunrise, sunset and moon directions. LONG EXPOSURE TIMER Countdown with a full-screen progress ring, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an optional end alert. HARDWARE BUTTONS Map the volume buttons, Camera Control, the Action button or a Bluetooth remote to shutter, timer, freeze, lens steps and more. LIDAR DISTANCE AND PARALLAX Measure subject distance with LiDAR (iPhone 12 Pro and later) or enter it manually. Parallax between the iPhone and your lens is corrected automatically. RISE, FALL AND SHIFT Simulate view camera movements in 1mm steps, up to your kit's maximum travel. COMPOSITION TOOLS Rule of thirds, phi grid, golden triangle, square, and custom grids up to 12x12. Bubble level with roll and pitch. PANORAMA SIMULATION Preview a stitched multi-frame panorama and save it as a plan. SHOT CHECKLIST Run a per-kit checklist in the viewfinder. One step can fire the shutter automatically. CAMERA KITS Save complete setups and switch instantly: lenses, format, stocks, workspace, parallax, and checklist. Pick a body and the format picker shows only the masks it can shoot. FILM ROLL TRACKING Know which roll is loaded and when every frame was exposed. CAPTURE AND GALLERY Save a reference photo with the exact framing and full metadata: lens, format, stock, filters, exposure, rise/shift, GPS, time, and sun and moon position. Export with a data overlay, add notes, group into rolls, and export a CSV log. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy : https://secondview.app/privacy

Screenshots

ShotList by Studio3 screens
Second View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Second View at Free against ShotList by Studio's $4.99. Second View also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). ShotList by Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Second View is free to download; ShotList by Studio costs $4.99 up front. Second View sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. ShotList by Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotList by Studio ships an update every 17 months, Second View weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ShotList by Studio versus Second View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotList by StudioSecond View
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandru SofoneaBenoit Linard

In-app purchases

None

ShotList by Studio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Second View

Subscriptions2
  • Second View Basic Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Second View Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is ShotList by Studio free?
ShotList by Studio costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second View free?
Second View is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShotList by Studio or Second View have ads?
Second View shows ads; ShotList by Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, ShotList by Studio or Second View?
ShotList by Studio ships an update every 17 months, and Second View weekly. Most recently, ShotList by Studio was updated on November 3, 2026 and Second View on November 5, 2026.

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