Comparison

CineTemp vs Earwig Marker

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

Head to head
About

CineTemp

This tool helps filmmakers and cinematographers measure color temperature and ND values using their iPhone camera. It offers real-time readings, a luminance histogram, and a library for saving shot notes and metadata to ensure color consistency.

Highlights
  • Color temperature readings via iPhone camera
  • ND calculation via iPhone camera
  • Real-time measurements with multiple lenses
  • Luminance histogram
  • Location-aware shot library
  • Scene comparison tools
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KEY FEATURES: • Approximate color temperature readings through your iPhone camera • Approximate ND calculation through your iPhone camera • Real-time values using wide, telephoto, and front-facing lenses • Luminance histogram • Location-aware shot library with custom notes and metadata • Scene comparison tools to assist with color consistency Perfect for: • Location scouting • Pre-production planning • On-set color adjustments • White balance optimization • Multi-camera coordination Created by filmmakers for filmmakers, CineTemp is designed to simplify your workflow and support your creative vision. While it’s not total replacement for dedicated hardware, CineTemp offers an intuitive way to make informed color decisions. The app seamlessly integrates with most iPhone cameras, and the customizable interface keeps essential tools at your fingertips. Save and organize your readings with automatic time, date, and location tagging to streamline your pre-production process. Join the creators using CineTemp to elevate their craft. Download now and explore an innovative approach to color temperature measurement.

About

Earwig Marker

This app helps filmmakers quickly mark important moments during shoots with a tap or voice command. It transcribes spoken words and creates timecode-accurate markers, which can then be used to build an edit-ready timeline in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro.

Highlights
  • Mark moments with tap or voice
  • Live transcription of spoken words
  • Customizable marker buttons
  • Hands-free marking with keywords
  • Clip marking with In/Out points
  • Builds edit timelines for Resolve/Premiere
  • Speaker name recognition
Features
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Catch the best moments while you shoot. Find them again the second you start editing. Earwig Marker is for filmmakers who shoot a lot and cut later. Tap, or just say the word, to catch a strong moment as it happens. Earwig transcribes what was said and drops a timecode-accurate marker. Back at your desk, those markers build themselves into an edit-ready timeline in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro. THE PROBLEM You shoot for hours. The best line, the take you'll use, the shot you'll need later. Then it all disappears onto a card, and finding it again eats the first day of every edit. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set up your buttons. One tap for a highlight, a good take, a cutaway, or build your own. 2. Shoot your day. Tap when something good happens, or set a keyword and say it out loud to mark hands-free. Hold In and Out to capture a whole clip, and Earwig sums up what was said in it. 3. Open Earwig Sync on your Mac. Your markers build into a timeline in Resolve or Premiere, lined up with your footage, ready to cut. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Earwig transcribes while you shoot, so every marker carries the words actually spoken, not just a timecode. Name a speaker once and the name stays across the whole transcript. And Earwig Sync, the free Mac app, lines your markers up to your camera's audio, so each one lands on the exact frame. You open your edit and the good bits are already found and laid down. That's hours of logging and searching gone. You start where you used to finish. WHO IT'S FOR Documentary makers, interviewers, podcasters, multicam and solo shooters. Anyone who shoots more than they can remember and cuts in Resolve or Premiere. WHAT YOU GET - A tap, or your own voice, to catch a moment while you shoot - Custom buttons and colours for takes, cutaways, strong moments and more - In and Out to mark a clip, with a summary of what was said - Live transcription, so every marker carries the actual quote - Speaker names kept across the whole transcript - Timecode-accurate markers, lined up with your footage - A free Mac app that builds your markers into a Resolve or Premiere timeline - No timecode box, no extra hardware - Works with the camera and edit software you already use Built by a filmmaker who was tired of losing the best moment in the edit. Start with a free month. Mark your next shoot and watch the edit take shape before you've touched a clip. Earwig Sync is a free companion app for Mac. DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro belong to their respective owners and are not affiliated with Earwig. Note: the app's interface and transcription currently work in English. Pricing: Earwig is a subscription. Friends of Earwig is GBP 9.99 a month with the first month free, for as long as you stay subscribed. Studio is GBP 14.99 a month or GBP 119 a year and includes 10 hours of cloud transcription a month, with top-ups available. Pro, for markers and sync without transcription or AI, is GBP 3.99 a month or GBP 34.99 a year. Your Apple Account is charged when the free month ends, and subscriptions renew each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CineTemp4 screens
Earwig Marker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Earwig Marker at Free against CineTemp's $19.99. Earwig Marker also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). CineTemp's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 50%) and rating (4.9 vs 3.0). On ads 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

Earwig Marker is free to download; CineTemp costs $19.99 up front. Earwig Marker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. CineTemp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CineTemp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CineTemp has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of CineTemp's written reviews are positive against 50% of Earwig Marker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CineTemp ships an update every 3 weeks, Earwig Marker every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
CineTemp versus Earwig Marker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineTempEarwig Marker
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (29 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTKNYEharry Winteringham

Customer experience

CineTemp

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Earwig Marker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

CineTemp

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Earwig Marker

Subscriptions1
  • Earwig Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is CineTemp free?
CineTemp costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Earwig Marker free?
Earwig Marker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CineTemp or Earwig Marker?
CineTemp is rated higher. CineTemp averages 4.9 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Earwig Marker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CineTemp or Earwig Marker have ads?
Neither CineTemp nor Earwig Marker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CineTemp or Earwig Marker?
CineTemp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Earwig Marker every 3 days. Most recently, CineTemp was updated on October 2, 2026 and Earwig Marker on October 2, 2026.

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