Gear Code vs EXPOCAL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gear Code
This app helps lighting, sound, and video professionals quickly troubleshoot and manage event equipment. It streamlines workflows to minimize downtime and maximize performance for smoother events. Designed with over 25 years of industry experience, it offers tools for efficient equipment management.
- Streamline troubleshooting
- Minimize downtime
- Maximize performance
- Mobile-accessible platform
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited events
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Gear Code revolutionizes the way lighting, sound, video professionals troubleshoot and manage equipment. Our mobile-accessible platform ensures your technicians can resolve issues quickly, keeping your events running smoothly. With over 25 years of industry experience behind us, Gear Code offers tools that simplify your workflows, reduce downtime, and enhance efficiency. Streamline Troubleshooting. Minimize Downtime. Maximize Performance. Flexible Pricing plans Unlimited # Users Unlimited # of Events
EXPOCAL
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EXPOCAL is the on-set exposure companion for cinematographers, DPs, and gaffers — every calculation you reach for between scouting a location and rolling, in one fast, dark-themed app. Nail exposure Incident metering math built on ISO 2720: dial in ISO/EI, shutter angle, and frame rate to get the exact T-stop — or work backwards from an aperture to the lux you need. Handles dual-base sensors and broadcast gain (dB) too. Match your gear Pick from a built-in library of 47 cinema cameras and 241 lenses. Check sensor coverage, mount compatibility, and how a lens, extender, or adapter behaves across your kit. Director's viewfinder Frame a shot right on your phone. Choose a camera and focal length and the live preview matches that lens's field of view — pinch or use the thumb zoom slider to find the frame before the camera is even built. Overlay mode draws the exact framing on a wide preview. Depth & focus Hyperfocal distance, depth of field, and aperture sweeps with sweet-spot, diffraction, and noise guidance. Light & color ND filter stops, white-balance mired shifts, and CTB/CTO/plus-green gel recommendations. Timecode Read SMPTE LTC straight from the audio input and show it full-screen, big enough to hold in front of a lens. When the sound has a clock and the camera does not, you film the number. The reader flywheels through dropouts and says when it has lost lock rather than pretending it hasn't. Export Generate clean PDF reports for scene and sensor planning. EXPOCAL gives estimates to support your judgment on set — always confirm critical exposures with your meter and monitor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EXPOCAL at weekly against Gear Code's every 2 months. 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.
Gear Code ships an update every 2 months, EXPOCAL weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gear Code | EXPOCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gear Code, LLC | JOHN MORGAN BROWN |
In-app purchases
Gear Code
No in-app purchases
EXPOCAL
No in-app purchases









