Eagle Viewer vs Lightplan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eagle Viewer
Browse your Eagle image library on your iPhone and iPad. Access images from local storage, iCloud Drive, or network shares. Sync new assets and enjoy offline viewing with optional caching.
- Access Eagle libraries remotely
- Supports local, iCloud, and network shares
- Simple sync for new assets
- Optional offline caching
- Browse on iPhone and iPad
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This app is a dedicated viewer that allows you to browse your library from the popular image management software "Eagle" on your iPhone and iPad. Access your vast collection of images anytime, anywhere, without needing your computer. ・Access From Anywhere: Directly open your Eagle library located in your iPhone's local storage, iCloud Drive, or even on a network share (e.g., SMB) at your home or office. ・Simple Sync: Keep your library up-to-date with a simple and intuitive sync process. Instantly check new ideas and assets added on the go. ・Offline Access: An optional caching feature allows you to save images from your library to your iPhone. Enjoy seamless browsing even when you're offline, such as on a plane or in areas with poor connectivity.
Lightplan
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Lightplan is a lighting notebook for photographers. Draw the setup, tap twice on set, and the frames file themselves under the diagram that made them. WHY A light setup lives for twenty minutes and then it is gone. Phone snaps of the stands never tell you the distance, the height or the power, and by the time a client asks for "that look from March" the plot is unrecoverable. Lightplan keeps the diagram, the gear list and the frames that came out of it in one place. DRAW - A floor plan with 55 built-in gear types in 8 categories - strobes, softboxes, umbrellas, snoots, flags, backdrops, grip and power - each drawn as its own symbol, plus any custom gear you add - Light cones show where the light actually falls, not just where the stand is - Distance, height and power on every light, and a gear list that reads like a call sheet - An idea note for the one sentence you would say to an assistant RECORD - Tap Start when a setup goes live and Wrap when you strike it. Two taps per setup, not one per frame - your hands are on the camera - One large target that works one-handed in a dark studio - Frame ranges with a live counter; correct the start or the current number at any time - "Wrap up" ends the day; "Wrap - next setup" rolls straight into the next look FILE - Import the shoot from your photo library and each frame lands under its setup - Two channels: capture time is the main one, so no numbers are needed at all, and frame numbers verify it - When the two disagree nothing is filed. A wrong diagram is worse than none, because you would light a reshoot from it. Those frames wait in Unfiled for one tap - Aperture, shutter, ISO and lens are read from EXIF and shown beside the light that made them - Photos are never copied, modified or uploaded. Lightplan stores a reference and the details it read YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, no server of ours, no analytics, no ads. Drawing, recording and importing all run on the device. iPhone and iPad stay in step through your own iCloud private database, which the developer has no way to read. Everything is free. English and Simplified Chinese, iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
Eagle Viewer and Lightplan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Eagle Viewer | Lightplan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 太輔 草野 | 昆俞 崔 |
In-app purchases
Eagle Viewer
No in-app purchases
Lightplan
No in-app purchases









