CameraTestSlate vs Lens Pattern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CameraTestSlate
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CameraTestSlate turns your iPhone®, iPad®, or Mac® into a wireless data slate so you can update on-camera test info from behind the camera. Info resizes to fit the space available. CameraTestSlate is color-balanced for 3200 K, 4300K, 5600 K, or 6500 K (and can show that color temperature onscreen), and you can choose light or dark mode slates. Completely free. No in-app purchases; no tracking; no data collection.
Lens Pattern
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Grid Professional Test Patterns for Camera Calibration Turn your iPad, iPhone, or Apple TV into a precision test pattern generator for camera and lens analysis. Lens Pattern displays pixel-accurate test charts directly on your device screen — no printed charts, no extra hardware. Perfect for camera calibration, lens quality testing, color grading verification, and production monitoring. INCLUDED TEST PATTERNS: Markers & Calibration • Grid Tags — AprilTag marker grid with adjustable tag size and start ID, ideal for camera calibration and spatial tracking Color & Exposure • SMPTE Bars — Standard SMPTE EG-1-1990 color bars • SMPTE 303M — HD color bars with PLUGE and Y-ramp zones • EBU Bars — EBU Tech 3325 color bars (75% and 100%) • ColorChecker — Classic 24-patch color reference chart • Color Scales — R/G/B/C/M/Y/W gradient ramps with percentage markers • Clipping — Shadow and highlight clipping test (1% steps) with stepped ramp • Grayscale — 21-step grayscale ramp with percentage labels Geometry & Focus • Crosshatch — Grid pattern for distortion analysis • Checkerboard — Black/white checkerboard for resolution testing • Caro — Diamond pattern (45° rotated checkerboard) • Dot Grid — Uniform dot array for distortion measurement • Siemens Star — Resolution target for sharpness evaluation • Focus Chart — Comprehensive focus and resolution target Timing & Animation • Motion Test — Moving bars for rolling shutter and motion blur analysis • Timecode — Real-time HH:MM:SS:FF display at 60fps • Flicker — Adjustable frequency flicker (0.5–30 Hz) KEY FEATURES: • Full-screen, pixel-perfect rendering on any screen size • Physical dimensions in millimeters displayed on iOS devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lens Pattern at fortnightly against CameraTestSlate's every 11 months. CameraTestSlate's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CameraTestSlate ships an update every 11 months, Lens Pattern fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | CameraTestSlate | Lens Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Wilt | Stage Precision GmbH |
In-app purchases
CameraTestSlate
No in-app purchases
Lens Pattern
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CameraTestSlate free?
Is Lens Pattern free?
Do CameraTestSlate or Lens Pattern have ads?
Which is updated more often, CameraTestSlate or Lens Pattern?
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