Comparison

Lightframer Pro vs QRCode Copycat

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

Head to head
About

Lightframer Pro

This app transforms your iPhone into a professional cinema viewfinder, allowing you to preview shots with specific camera and lens combinations. It also features real-time sun tracking to help plan shoots around natural light conditions and exports scout photos with detailed metadata.

Highlights
  • Real-time AR viewfinder
  • Camera and lens simulation
  • Sun path tracking
  • Customizable frame lines
  • Metadata export
  • Golden hour and blue hour prediction
Features
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Lightframer Pro is the ultimate director's viewfinder: real cinema cameras and lenses, sun tracking, a 3D shadow map, life-size AR stand-ins and storyboards — all in one app, on location. PREVIEW ANY CAMERA + LENS Pick your body and glass from a library of cinema cameras and lenses — ARRI, RED, Sony, Canon, Blackmagic, Angénieux, Cooke, Zeiss and more, primes, zooms and anamorphics. See exactly how that setup frames the shot, through the phone, before the truck arrives. TRACK THE SUN The sun's path is drawn over your frame and locked to the real horizon, so it stays put while you pan and tilt. Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise and sunset read at a glance, and you can scrub to any time of day to see where the sun will sit in the shot. 3D SHADOW MAP See the shadows before you hit the set. A 3D map of the location shows where buildings and terrain throw shade at any hour, so you know when the street is lit and when it isn't. BLOCK YOUR SCENES WITH AR STAND-INS No actor on location? Tap the ground and a life-size stand-in appears at true scale. Set height and pose, add a second character for two-shots, and frame the dialogue through your chosen lens. Blocking saves with every capture. STORYBOARDS AND PDF EXPORT Turn scout frames into boards. Order shots, add captions and camera-move tags (PUSH IN, PAN L→R, HANDHELD...), play the board back as an instant previz, export a video animatic, or share a numbered PDF with project, director, DP and scene details — ready for the crew before call time. READ THE LIGHT IN KELVIN A live scene meter reads colour temperature on location — tungsten, neon, daylight — and prints white balance on every export. FRAME LINES FOR EVERY RATIO 2.39:1 anamorphic, 1.85:1 theatrical, 17:9 DCI, 16:9 HD, 4:3 open gate, 9:16 vertical, or your own custom ratio, with shading and colour controls. Full UI in portrait and landscape. EXPORT WITH FULL CINEMA DATA Every capture carries a metadata strip: camera, lens, focal length, aspect ratio, sun position, compass heading and white balance. Share scout photos the whole crew can read. BUILT FOR CINEMATOGRAPHERS - Real-time viewfinder matched to your camera and lens - World-locked sun path with golden hour, blue hour, sunrise and sunset - 3D shadow map for any hour of the day - Life-size AR stand-ins with adjustable height and pose - Storyboards with captions, move tags, animatic and PDF export - Live colour-temperature meter - LiDAR focus heatmap with cinema diopter presets (LiDAR devices) - Reference Cam for plain full-frame location photos - Compass heading overlay, portrait and landscape modes - Photo and video export with cinema metadata The focus heatmap and diopter tools require a LiDAR-equipped device (iPhone Pro models or iPad Pro). AR stand-ins work on any device with ARKit support. Whether you're a DP scouting a commercial, an indie filmmaker planning a short, or a director blocking scenes on location — Lightframer Pro lets you plan every shot with precision.

About

QRCode Copycat

Features
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QRCode Copycat is the fastest way to scan, copy, and generate QR codes — all in one clean app. SCANNER Point your camera at any QR code and the content is detected automatically. No button press, no waiting. The decoded text, URL, or data is shown immediately with a one-tap Copy to Clipboard button. Works with every QR code type: - Websites & URLs - Wi-Fi credentials - Contact cards (vCard) - Email addresses & phone numbers - Plain text & SMS GENERATOR Need to create a QR code? Just type. Your QR code is generated live as you type — no Generate button needed. Share it, screenshot it, or let someone scan it directly from your screen. All codes use high error correction for reliable scanning even when partially obscured. PRIVATE BY DESIGN QRCode Copycat has no server, no account, and no analytics. Everything happens on your device. The camera is used only for real-time scanning — nothing is recorded or stored. What you scan stays with you. SIMPLE & FOCUSED No clutter. No subscription. Just a scanner, a generator, and your clipboard.

Screenshots

Lightframer Pro4 screens
QRCode Copycat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QRCode Copycat at $0.99 against Lightframer Pro's $19.99. Lightframer Pro's advantage is chart position (#177 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Lightframer Pro costs $19.99 and QRCode Copycat $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Lightframer Pro versus QRCode Copycat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightframer ProQRCode Copycat
Price$19.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developereric HernandezPulsely Consulting

In-app purchases

None

Lightframer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

QRCode Copycat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightframer Pro free?
Lightframer Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QRCode Copycat free?
QRCode Copycat costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightframer Pro or QRCode Copycat have ads?
Neither Lightframer Pro nor QRCode Copycat shows ads.

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