Comparison

CameraTestSlate vs Lens Pattern

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

Head to head
About

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.

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Lens Pattern

Features
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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

Screenshots

CameraTestSlate4 screens
Lens Pattern3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CameraTestSlate ships an update every 11 months, Lens Pattern fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
CameraTestSlate versus Lens Pattern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCameraTestSlateLens Pattern
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam WiltStage Precision GmbH

In-app purchases

None

CameraTestSlate

No in-app purchases

None

Lens Pattern

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CameraTestSlate free?
CameraTestSlate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lens Pattern free?
Lens Pattern is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CameraTestSlate or Lens Pattern have ads?
Neither CameraTestSlate nor Lens Pattern shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CameraTestSlate or Lens Pattern?
CameraTestSlate ships an update every 11 months, and Lens Pattern fortnightly. Most recently, CameraTestSlate was updated on October 25, 2026 and Lens Pattern on October 25, 2026.

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