Comparison

SetScope vs back

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

Head to head
About

SetScope

Features
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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 β€” ARRI, Sony, RED, Canon, Blackmagic Design, Panasonic, Nikon and more β€” with every recording mode, and every tool uses your format. DIRECTOR’S VIEWFINDER β€’ Full screen, edge to edge: the exact gate of any camera mode and focal length, with anamorphic desqueeze and full-frame equivalents β€’ Several frame lines at once β€” 2.39, 2.00, 1.85, 16:9, 1.43, 4:3, 9:16, 4:5 and custom β€” plus safe areas, grid and horizon level β€’ Lens compare frames every lens in your kit at once; pinch or tap a lens to switch β€’ 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 β€’ Tap to focus and expose, hold to lock AE/AF; extraction and protection lines at 95, 90 or 80% β€’ Anamorphic modes apply their squeeze automatically β€’ Save frames and record clips stamped with camera, mode, lens and angle of view (Pro) SUN TRACKER β€’ Sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, twilight and solar noon in the location’s own time zone β€” correct from the equator to the midnight sun β€’ Drag through the day to see the sun’s azimuth, elevation and shadow at any time β€’ Moon phase, moonrise, moonset and the moon’s path β€’ Map planner: sunrise, sunset, sun and moon directions from any pin, with place search (Pro) β€’ Saved locations and golden and blue hour alerts for the next 7 days (Pro) β€’ AR sun path aligned with the real sun in one tap, and planning for any date (Pro) LENS & OPTICS β€’ Depth of Field β€” near, far and hyperfocal from the focal plane, with a CoC matched to your format β€’ Field of View β€” angles, scene coverage and lens equivalence across formats EXPOSURE & LIGHT β€’ Exposure & ND β€” match T-stop, shutter, frame rate, EI and ND; turn lux or foot-candles into a T-stop β€’ Shutter & Flicker β€” shutter angle to speed, and flicker-safe angles and frame rates for 50 Hz and 60 Hz, including slow-drift warnings β€’ Light Falloff β€” inverse-square photometrics in lux or foot-candles β€’ Color & Gels β€” the mired shift and the exact LEE or Rosco correction gel or gel stack (Pro) TIME, DATA & PRODUCTION β€’ Frame Rate & Slow Motion β€” speed, screen time and exposure compensation β€’ Timelapse β€” interval, frame count and clip length β€’ Timecode β€” add, subtract and convert, with drop-frame and real-time duration β€’ Aspect & Framing β€” extraction, desqueeze and delivery letterbox or pillarbox β€’ Data Rate & Storage β€” ProRes, ARRIRAW, BRAW, REDCODE, X-OCN and more: record times and drive budgets (Pro) β€’ Slate & Shot Log β€” a digital slate and camera reports exported as PDF or CSV (Pro) KIT & LIBRARY β€’ 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. β€’ Choose an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, a monthly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. β€’ 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. β€’ Bought this app before subscriptions? Pro is already yours β€” 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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back

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From script to finished blocking. back-to-one is the blocking tool for directors and cinematographers. Import your screenplay as FDX and the app builds the project for you: every scene with its slugline, and every character. Instead of starting from scratch, you start where the work begins. SCRIPT IMPORT - Import FDX, TXT or PDF - FDX creates the project, scenes and characters automatically - Pick scenes individually, OMITTED scenes are excluded - Each scene's text laid out in proper screenplay format CANVAS AND STAGING - Top-down canvas, smooth on iPhone, iPad and Mac - Place characters, cameras, lights, walls and props - or drag them straight from the menu onto the stage - Room scan: on LiDAR devices the app captures walls, doors and windows and turns them into a usable floor plan - Import a floor plan as a background image - Scene templates, and save your own - 146 props at true size - furniture, tableware and decor, animals, vehicles, film gear - each drawn in its own material, and the material switches off for plain outlines - Import your own PNG props - Background actor groups as a single object - Copy the walls and openings of one scene into another CAMERAS - Auto-aim: the camera turns with the character it is linked to - Field of view from focal length and sensor format (S35, FF, S16, MFT, ARRI LF, anamorphic) - Six rig types: tripod, Steadicam, handheld, drone, action cam, crane - Camera icon size adjustable, setup number large on the label or in the body - Multi-cam setups, grouped by color - 180-degree line with a crossing-the-line warning - Viewfinder: live image in the project's aspect ratio, focal-length wheel, shutter - the frame lands on the shot of the camera you picked SHOT LIST - Every camera creates a shot, linked both ways with the canvas - Shot numbers by setup (1A/1B) - A storyboard image per shot - drop it on the plan too, tied to its camera - Coverage status: open, shot, cut - also visible on the plan, as a tick or cross on camera and storyboard - Estimated shooting time per shot, with totals - Shoot day per scene, and a shoot-day filter ANIMATION - Timeline with keyframes, play, loop, speed - Characters walk to waypoints, facing direction per keyframe - Camera moves and orbits on smooth curves, dolly track drawn on the plan - Follow: the camera tracks a character LIGHT AND EXTERIORS - Key, fill, back, practical, HMI, Kino, reflector - Watts, dimmer, gel, diffusion, height, color temperature - Real sun position by location, date and time, with golden hour detection SET DOCUMENTS, READY TO HAND OUT - Scene PDF with plan and shot table - also as a compact one-pager per scene - Lighting plot with numbered fixtures and a legend - Project overview as a PDF - Shot list as Excel and CSV - Canvas as an image ON SET - Full-screen presentation mode - Dim, night and red-light modes for a dark set - Works offline: open, edit and save in airplane mode, iCloud catches up when you are back online PROJECTS AND COLLABORATION - iCloud sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac - Share projects through iCloud sharing - Scene-level merge, auto-save, backups, duplicate whole projects - Colour labels per scene, with a filter - shared along with the project YOUR DATA No server of our own, no tracking, no ads. Your content stays on your device and in your iCloud. Available in English and German. For iPhone, iPad and Mac. SUBSCRIPTION Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial) or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://back-to-one.de/datenschutz.html

Screenshots

SetScope4 screens
back4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: back at 3 against SetScope's 1. back also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SetScope sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and back sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SetScope ships an update every 2 days, back every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SetScope versus back: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetScopeback
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRISIMIO SLERIK HAFFNER

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SetScope

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99
3 purchases

back

Subscriptions2
  • Back-to-One Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Back-to-One Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Back-to-One Pro (Lifetime)$179.99

Questions

Is SetScope free?
SetScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is back free?
back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SetScope or back have ads?
Neither SetScope nor back shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetScope or back?
SetScope ships an update every 2 days, and back every 3 days. Most recently, SetScope was updated on October 30, 2026 and back on October 28, 2026.

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