Comparison

GATE CAM vs CamPlot Calculators

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

Head to head
About

GATE CAM

Features
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GATE CAM is a cinema camera app that takes you from Open Gate capture to color grading, frame finishing, and social-ready export — all on iPhone. Requires iPhone 15 Pro or later Pro models (Apple Log capable). Not available on other iPhone models or iPad. Don't stop at just recording and saving. Shape the color, texture, and space of a single shot or a whole set of clips, and finish them into complete films right on your iPhone. Record in 4:3 Open Gate, using more of the sensor. Keep a wider view and more room than regular video, and capture the whole feel of the moment. Record in ProRes with Apple Log to keep the tonal range, so you can build your own look after the shoot. SLOW capture is built in. Match a 24 / 25 / 30 fps playback base and shoot SLOW at up to 60 fps. Everyday motion becomes cinematic and dramatic in slow motion. ■ FEATURES ▶ Shoot wide with Open Gate Record in 4:3 Open Gate. Use more of the sensor and fill the frame edge to edge. Keep people, light, background, and the sense of space in a single shot. ProRes and Apple Log keep the tonal range, so you can shape the color afterward. ▶ SLOW capture Supports 24 / 25 / 30 fps playback bases. Shoot SLOW at up to 60 fps, matched to the base you choose. Clips play back in slow motion automatically inside GATE CAM. Turn small everyday moments into cinematic, dramatic shots. (Free: up to 10 takes. Unlimited with GATE CAM+.) ▶ From capture to finish in CLIPS Your footage is saved to CLIPS inside GATE CAM. Spot SLOW and graded clips at a glance, then review, pick, and finish right after shooting. Rotate footage inside CLIPS. Export only the finished pieces to your Camera Roll. Raw footage and finished work stay separate, so your Camera Roll doesn't fill up while you work. ▶ Turn Log into your look Choose a Base LUT and a Creative LUT, then adjust exposure, highlights, shadows, contrast, temperature, tint, and saturation. Add Mist, Grain, Fade, and vignette to take plain footage to the color you want to show. ▶ Keep your go-to look Save the grade for each clip. Store the settings you use most as presets and get the same mood every time. ▶ One look across many clips Pick two or more clips and match their color and frames to finish them together. Give the cuts from a trip or a vlog the same tone in one pass. (Exporting them together requires GATE CAM+.) ▶ Finish like a piece of work Frames with metadata, rounded corners, still capture, and video export — all inside GATE CAM. Turn your footage from a plain file into a still or a clip you want to share. ■ SUPPORTED FEATURES ・4:3 Open Gate capture ・ProRes recording (LT / 422 / HQ) ・Apple Log capture ・SLOW capture (1.5x / 2x / 2.5x) ・LUT preview ・Histogram ・EV / WB / SS / ISO controls ・Lens switching ・Base LUT / Creative LUT ・Mist / Grain / Fade / Vignette ・Grade saving / Preset saving ・Rotate footage in CLIPS ・Finish multiple clips together ・Frames / Metadata display ・Video export / Still capture ・Standard HEVC 8-bit export ■ GATE CAM+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION) Capture, grading, and frame finishing are free. GATE CAM+ adds: ・Unlimited SLOW capture (free: up to 10 takes) ・ProRes 422 / HQ recording (free: ProRes LT) ・Recording to an external SSD ・Saving directly to your Camera Roll ・Exporting multiple clips together ・Unlimited presets ・Frame export without the logo ・High-quality export (HEVC 10-bit, 50 Mbps) - Available features vary by device, lens, resolution, and selected format. - For iPhone 15 Pro or later Pro models (Apple Log capable) only. - On iPhone 18 Pro (iOS 27), recording ProRes to the iPhone requires reserving Pro Video Storage in iPhone Settings (GATE CAM guides you). Not needed when recording to an external SSD.

About

CamPlot Calculators

This app provides essential calculations for camera departments, including media storage, depth of field previews, sensor size comparisons, and exposure balancing. It's designed with a cinematographer's workflow in mind, offering interactive tools for practical on-set use.

Highlights
  • Media storage calculation for various cameras
  • Live depth of field photographic preview
  • Interactive sensor size comparison
  • Interlocking exposure dials (ISO, aperture, shutter, ND)
  • Free trial with demo values
  • Cross-app account sync
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The five calculations every camera department runs daily — built the way a cinematographer thinks, not as spreadsheet rows. All of them free with any CamPlot account. MEDIA How many hours fit on that card? Pick from dozens of real cameras — ARRI, Sony, RED, Canon, DJI, GoPro — with their actual recording formats and data rates, choose a frame rate and card size, and read the answer off the card itself. DEPTH OF FIELD A live photographic preview, not just numbers. Pick a scene, roll focal length, aperture, and distance, and watch focus fall off in real depth — pinch the frame to reframe and the focal length rolls with you. Add a second person staggered behind your subject and see exactly when they drop out of focus. Near, far, total, and hyperfocal always on screen. SENSOR SIZES Any sensors drawn to scale, nested and dimensioned — from a GoPro to full frame to 65mm. Settle the crop-factor argument with a picture. EXPOSURE Four interlocking dials — ISO, aperture (f or T), shutter (angle or speed), and ND (variable, hard, or stops) — that balance each other like a real camera. Lock what's fixed, roll what you're changing, and watch the free dial land on the answer in third-stops. SUN AND MOON Stand where you plan to shoot and see the day's light: the sun's path across the sky, the direction every shadow falls, and how long they are at any hour. Pick any future date to plan a scout, switch to the moon for a night exterior, and save a scout card straight to your photos. FREE, WITH ANY ACCOUNT All five tools, every control, at every level — including the free one. Create a CamPlot account and they are yours: no trial, no card, nothing to expire. One account across the Calculators, the Director's Viewfinder, and all of CamPlot at camplot.studio. WHAT A SUBSCRIPTION ADDS CamPlot Plus adds the full Director's Viewfinder — every cinema camera body, your own lens kits, a library of 200+ cinema LUTs you can export for your camera, sun path over the framed shot, and LiDAR distance — plus private markup and PDF export on plots shared with you. CamPlot Max adds building and sharing your own multicam camera plots, cloud storage, and live crew collaboration. SUBSCRIPTIONS CamPlot Max: $49.99/year or $4.99/month. CamPlot Plus: $29.99/year or $3.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your device Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://camplot.studio/privacy.html

Screenshots

GATE CAM4 screens
CamPlot Calculators4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CamPlot Calculators at every 2 days against GATE CAM's every 6 weeks. CamPlot Calculators also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GATE CAM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CamPlot Calculators sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GATE CAM ships an update every 6 weeks, CamPlot Calculators every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GATE CAM versus CamPlot Calculators: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGATE CAMCamPlot Calculators
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakayuki AokiRomany Films Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GATE CAM

One-time1
  • Gate Cam+$9.99
4 purchases

CamPlot Calculators

Subscriptions4
  • CamPlot View+ Monthly$3.991 Month
  • CamPlot Creator Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CamPlot View+ Annual$29.991 Year
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  • CamPlot Creator Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is GATE CAM free?
GATE CAM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CamPlot Calculators free?
CamPlot Calculators is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GATE CAM or CamPlot Calculators have ads?
Neither GATE CAM nor CamPlot Calculators shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GATE CAM or CamPlot Calculators?
GATE CAM ships an update every 6 weeks, and CamPlot Calculators every 2 days. Most recently, GATE CAM was updated on October 31, 2026 and CamPlot Calculators on October 31, 2026.

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