Comparison

Second View vs Misura

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

Head to head
About

Second View

This tool assists photographers in planning shots by simulating their actual camera's field of view and aspect ratio. It includes a light meter, filter logging, and reciprocity correction for film stocks. Features like LiDAR distance measurement and composition guides help refine framing and exposure before taking the shot.

Highlights
  • Precise field-of-view matching
  • Real-time light meter with spot metering
  • ND, polarizer, and color filter logging
  • Reciprocity failure correction for 60 film stocks
  • LiDAR distance measurement
  • Composition and grid tools
  • Panorama simulation
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PLEASE READ FIRST Second View is not a camera app and does not take photos for you. It helps you frame, meter, and plan shots before you press the shutter on your own camera. The photos it saves are framing aids, not final images. --- Second View turns your iPhone into a precision field toolkit for analog photographers. Set your lens and format, and it crops the iPhone camera to match what your film camera will capture: same field of view, aspect ratio, and framing. Supports 35mm, medium format (6x4.5 through 6x17), large format (4x5, 5x7, 8x10), digital sensors, and custom sizes. VIEWFINDER Precise field-of-view matching for any focal length and format. Portrait or landscape, control side of your choice, preview rotation per kit. AUTOMATIC LENS SELECTION Frames through the sharpest back camera that holds your crop (ultra-wide, wide or tele), so long lenses look crisp. Calibrate each lens with a sheet of paper. FRAMES MODE Rangefinder-style bright lines for every lens in your kit at once. WORKSPACES Design your own control panel and switch layouts with a swipe. FREEZE MODE Hold a full-resolution still to compose rise and shift, spot-meter, and measure distance without the scene moving. LIGHT METER Pick your aperture and get the shutter speed. EV compensation, hyperfocal distance, auto/manual modes, and whole/half/third stops. SPOT METERING Meter the whole frame or a spot down to 1° through the telephoto. METER CALIBRATION Calibrate against your reference meter at several light levels, per lens. BELLOWS COMPENSATION Folds close-focus light loss into the reading, set manually or by LiDAR. LENS FILTERS Log ND, polarizer, and color filters. The meter compensates and every capture records them. RECIPROCITY CORRECTION 60 film stocks with accurate reciprocity curves, plus your own: Portra, CineStill, Tri-X, Velvia, ECN-2 and more. Exposures over one second are corrected automatically. FILM PREVIEW Simulate B&W film with color filters, and preview color-film white balance from the loaded stock. LONG EXPOSURE TIMER Countdown with a full-screen progress ring, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an optional end alert. HARDWARE BUTTONS Map the volume buttons, Camera Control, the Action button or a Bluetooth remote to shutter, timer, freeze, lens steps and more. LIDAR DISTANCE AND PARALLAX Measure subject distance with LiDAR (iPhone 12 Pro and later) or enter it manually. Parallax between the iPhone and your lens is corrected automatically. RISE, FALL AND SHIFT Simulate view camera movements in 1mm steps, up to your kit's maximum travel. COMPOSITION TOOLS Rule of thirds, phi grid, golden triangle, square, and custom grids up to 12x12. Bubble level with roll and pitch. PANORAMA SIMULATION Preview a stitched multi-frame panorama and save it as a plan. SHOT CHECKLIST Run a per-kit checklist in the viewfinder. One step can fire the shutter automatically. CAMERA KITS Save complete setups and switch instantly: lenses, format, stocks, workspace, parallax, and checklist. Pick a body and the format picker shows only the masks it can shoot. FILM ROLL TRACKING Know which roll is loaded and when every frame was exposed. CAPTURE AND GALLERY Save a reference photo with the exact framing and full metadata: lens, format, stock, filters, exposure, rise/shift, GPS, and time. Export with a data overlay, add notes, group into rolls, and export a CSV log. --- Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy : https://secondview.app/privacy

About

Misura

Features
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Misura resizes your photos to the exact dimensions you need — no guesswork, no cropping by eye. Drop in a photo, pick what you're exporting for, and get pixel-perfect files in seconds. PRECISE CROP CONTROL Drag your photo to exactly where you want it within each frame, and use the built-in Straighten tool to level a tilted shot — all before you export, not after. BUILT-IN SIZE PRESETS Social Media: Instagram (square, portrait, Stories/Reels), X, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, plus Meta Ads sizes for Feed, Stories, Carousel, and Link Preview. Wallpapers: current and older iPhone models, iPad, and Mac desktop. YouTube: thumbnails and channel banners. Other: App Store icon and screenshot sizes, plus additional iPhone screen sizes. Need something not listed? Add any custom width and height, with an aspect-ratio lock so it's a genuine resize — not a forced crop. THREE WAYS TO FIT YOUR PHOTO Fill & Crop scales up and crops evenly to fill the frame. Fit Inside scales down so nothing gets cut off. Stretch matches the exact dimensions, edge to edge. EXPORT MULTIPLE SIZES AT ONCE Select as many sizes as you need and export them all together. Every file lands with a clear, descriptive name, so you're never left guessing which is which. Built for both light and dark mode, with a clean, focused interface that stays out of your way.

Screenshots

Second View4 screens
Misura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Second View at Free against Misura's $2.99. Second View also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). Misura's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Second View is free to download; Misura costs $2.99 up front. Second View sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Misura asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second View ships an update weekly, Misura every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Second View versus Misura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond ViewMisura
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperBenoit LinardJOSHUA DANIEL HOOVER

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Second View

Subscriptions2
  • Second View Basic Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Second View Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

Misura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Second View free?
Second View is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Misura free?
Misura costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Second View or Misura have ads?
Second View shows ads; Misura does not.
Which is updated more often, Second View or Misura?
Second View ships an update weekly, and Misura every 2 days. Most recently, Second View was updated on October 24, 2026 and Misura on September 26, 2026.

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