CineStager vs SetScope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CineStager
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Bring your scenes to life with Cinestager — the ultimate AR previsualization tool for filmmakers, creators and storytellers. Cinestager lets you instantly block, stage, and plan shots using augmented reality. Place 3D Locations, add Mannequins, and explore your scene through a virtual camera that behaves like the real thing. Import your own USDZ sets, position Mannequins with precise height controls, and visualize complex staging with Human Occlusion, which blends real people seamlessly into your AR environment. Then jump into Game Mode to fly through your scene, experiment with lens choices, and scout shots from impossible angles. Capture high-quality stills and screen-recorded camera moves, complete with optional camera and lens metadata. Each image can also generate an automatic Map View, giving you a top-down blueprint of your shot — perfect for planning and sharing with your team. Whether you're prepping a film, designing a scene, or experimenting with visual storytelling, Cinestager gives you the power of a full previs toolkit right on your device. Plan smarter. Shoot better. Visualize instantly.
SetScope
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SetScope is the precision toolkit for cinematographers, directors, focus pullers and producers: a director’s viewfinder, a sun tracker and every calculator the camera department needs. Set your camera once: 84 cinema cameras and film gates — ARRI, Sony, RED, Canon, Blackmagic Design, Panasonic, Nikon and more — with every recording mode, and every tool uses your format. DIRECTOR’S VIEWFINDER • Full screen, edge to edge: the exact gate of any camera mode and focal length, with anamorphic desqueeze and full-frame equivalents • Several frame lines at once — 2.39, 2.00, 1.85, 16:9, 1.43, 4:3, 9:16, 4:5 and custom — plus safe areas, grid and horizon level • Lens compare frames every lens in your kit at once; pinch or tap a lens to switch • Uses the native iPhone lens that covers your framing for the sharpest preview, and tells you when a lens is wider than your iPhone can see • Tap to focus and expose, hold to lock AE/AF; extraction and protection lines at 95, 90 or 80% • Anamorphic modes apply their squeeze automatically • Save frames and record clips stamped with camera, mode, lens and angle of view (Pro) SUN TRACKER • Sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, twilight and solar noon in the location’s own time zone — correct from the equator to the midnight sun • Drag through the day to see the sun’s azimuth, elevation and shadow at any time • Moon phase, moonrise, moonset and the moon’s path • Map planner: sunrise, sunset, sun and moon directions from any pin, with place search (Pro) • Saved locations and golden and blue hour alerts for the next 7 days (Pro) • AR sun path aligned with the real sun in one tap, and planning for any date (Pro) LENS & OPTICS • Depth of Field — near, far and hyperfocal from the focal plane, with a CoC matched to your format • Field of View — angles, scene coverage and lens equivalence across formats EXPOSURE & LIGHT • Exposure & ND — match T-stop, shutter, frame rate, EI and ND; turn lux or foot-candles into a T-stop • Shutter & Flicker — shutter angle to speed, and flicker-safe angles and frame rates for 50 Hz and 60 Hz, including slow-drift warnings • Light Falloff — inverse-square photometrics in lux or foot-candles • Color & Gels — the mired shift and the exact LEE or Rosco correction gel or gel stack (Pro) TIME, DATA & PRODUCTION • Frame Rate & Slow Motion — speed, screen time and exposure compensation • Timelapse — interval, frame count and clip length • Timecode — add, subtract and convert, with drop-frame and real-time duration • Aspect & Framing — extraction, desqueeze and delivery letterbox or pillarbox • Data Rate & Storage — ProRes, ARRIRAW, BRAW, REDCODE, X-OCN and more: record times and drive budgets (Pro) • Slate & Shot Log — a digital slate and camera reports exported as PDF or CSV (Pro) KIT & LIBRARY • Rigs for every camera on the job, gear lists, rate cards, a camera database and a field guide No account or ads. Optional analytics in Settings; calculations stay on-device. SETSCOPE PRO The on-set calculators are free. SetScope Pro adds viewfinder captures, the sun map planner, saved locations, alerts and AR, Data Rate & Storage, Color & Gels, Slate & Shot Log, camera comparison, unlimited rigs and PDF exports. • Choose an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, a monthly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Bought this app before subscriptions? Pro is already yours — thank you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://setscope.trimonkey.es/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SetScope at every 2 days against CineStager's every 2 weeks. 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. CineStager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SetScope sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CineStager ships an update every 2 weeks, SetScope every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CineStager | SetScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yannick Giraud | TRISIMIO SL |
In-app purchases
CineStager
- CineStager Pro$17.99
SetScope
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$79.99









