Comparison

Capturino vs LightChaser Almanac

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

Head to head
About

Capturino

This app allows photographers and videographers to view a UVC video feed on their iPad, offering professional-grade monitoring and creative tools. Enhance your footage with advanced controls, histogram analysis, and vectorscope for precise adjustments and capture stunning images or high-quality videos.

Highlights
  • UVC video feed input
  • Pro tools for creativity
  • Advanced monitoring controls
  • Histogram analysis
  • Vectorscope for tonal analysis
  • Image and video capture
Features
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Capturino – Professional UVC Video Monitor Transform your iPad into a professional field monitor. Capturino works with any UVC capture device and gives filmmakers and content creators studio-grade monitoring and analysis tools, live on set. A UVC capture device is required to enable video input. WHY CAPTURINO? Whether you're on a film set, in a studio or shooting in the field, Capturino delivers the precision tools professionals demand — right on your iPad. KEY FEATURES UVC Video Feed Connect any UVC capture device for low-latency, high-quality live video, and choose your device, resolution and frame rate. Zoom, Pan & Flip Navigate your shot with fluid precision, fit or fill the frame, and mirror the image horizontally or vertically. Focus Tools Confirm critical focus with adjustable, colour-coded focus peaking and a magnifying focus loupe with an original/graded toggle. Exposure & Colour Analysis Monitor histogram, waveform, vectorscope, spot meter, false colour and zebra stripes in real time. Live LUTs Preview your final look as you shoot and import your own .cube or image LUTs. Composition Guides Overlay customisable gridlines, safe areas, crop guides and aspect-ratio mattes, and annotate the frame with live pencil drawing. Audio Levels Keep an eye — and ear — on your audio with real-time level metering. Still & Video Capture Capture stills or record video inside the app, saving straight to a folder you choose. Flexible Workflow Float and reposition every scope to build your perfect layout, toggle tools from the on-screen shortcut toolbar, save your setup as presets synced via iCloud, and pick up where you left off — your settings are remembered between sessions. PERFECT FOR Photographers and cinematographers, studio and on-location shoots, broadcast and live production, videographers and content creators, gimbal and camera-rig operators. FREE & PRO Capturino is free to use — connect a UVC device, monitor your feed and capture stills or record video, all at no cost. Upgrade to Capturino Pro to unlock the full professional toolset: composition guides, histogram, waveform, vectorscope, spot meter, focus peaking, zebra stripes, false colour and LUTs. CAPTURINO — SEE EVERY SHOT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL Download now and turn your iPad into the field monitor you've always needed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LightChaser Almanac

Features
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Six pro field calculators for serious photographers — all offline, all yours, with a one-time purchase. LIGHT TIMING • Golden hour, blue hour, civil twilight — to the minute • Sun compass: where in the sky is the sun, right now • Solar noon, sunrise, sunset, daylight duration PLANNING TOOLS (Premium) • Pick any future date and see the light timing • Depth-of-field calculator: focal length + aperture + distance → near/far DOF + hyperfocal distance • ND exposure converter: stops → equivalent shutter time • Moon phase calendar: when is the next full moon, when does the moon rise LOCATIONS & ALERTS (Premium) • Save unlimited shoot locations with notes • Schedule reminders for golden hour at your favourite spot • Local notifications, no account required WHY ONE-TIME PURCHASE? We believe you shouldn't pay every year for a tool you use every weekend. Pay once, get every feature, forever. No subscription. No account. No cloud sync. No ads. 100% OFFLINE Everything is calculated on-device with the public NOAA solar position algorithm. No data leaves your phone. LANGUAGES English, German, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese. PRIVACY Your locations stay on your phone. We don't track you, ever. Pay once. Yours forever.

Screenshots

LightChaser Almanac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Capturino at every 3 days against LightChaser Almanac's every 2 months. LightChaser Almanac's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Capturino sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and LightChaser Almanac sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capturino ships an update every 3 days, LightChaser Almanac every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Capturino versus LightChaser Almanac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapturinoLightChaser Almanac
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDillon HoaShanghai Runesmith Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Capturino

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Standard7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Year
1 purchases

LightChaser Almanac

One-time1
  • LightChaser Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Capturino free?
Capturino is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LightChaser Almanac free?
LightChaser Almanac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Capturino or LightChaser Almanac have ads?
Neither Capturino nor LightChaser Almanac shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capturino or LightChaser Almanac?
Capturino ships an update every 3 days, and LightChaser Almanac every 2 months. Most recently, Capturino was updated on October 25, 2026 and LightChaser Almanac on October 28, 2026.

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