Comparison

SetScope 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

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 — 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

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

SetScope4 screens
CamPlot Calculators4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetScope at none against CamPlot Calculators's 4. CamPlot Calculators's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. CamPlot Calculators sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SetScope asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SetScope versus CamPlot Calculators: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetScopeCamPlot Calculators
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRISIMIO SLRomany Films Inc.

In-app purchases

None

SetScope

No in-app purchases

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 SetScope free?
SetScope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CamPlot Calculators free?
CamPlot Calculators is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SetScope or CamPlot Calculators have ads?
Neither SetScope nor CamPlot Calculators shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetScope or CamPlot Calculators?
SetScope ships an update every 2 days, and CamPlot Calculators every 2 days. Most recently, SetScope was updated on October 18, 2026 and CamPlot Calculators on October 13, 2026.

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