Exposir vs CamPlot Director's Viewfinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exposir
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Exposir is a precise, intuitive light meter designed for photographers who want full control over their exposure — whether shooting with a film camera, manual lens, or any camera without automatic metering. REAL-TIME LIGHT MEASUREMENT Exposir reads the light in front of you instantly, displaying EV values with smooth, accurate updates. No guesswork — just the data you need to make the right exposure decision. THREE METERING MODES Switch between Average, Center-Weighted, and Spot metering in one tap. In Spot mode, simply tap anywhere on the screen to meter exactly where you need. MONOCHROME PREVIEW See the scene in black and white before you commit. Ideal for previsualizing tonal separation when you're shooting B&W film. LIVE HISTOGRAM A real-time luminance histogram shows exactly how the tones fall, so you can catch clipping before it costs you a frame. MAKE IT YOURS Color-code individual apertures and shutter speeds, and set the background, frame and slider colors to match how you work. EXPOSURE COMBINATION AT A GLANCE The built-in exposure slide rule shows aperture and shutter speed combinations side by side, so you can find the right settings in seconds. LOCK YOUR EXPOSURE Lock the screen and take your time — compose your shot and consider your exposure without rushing. Exposir acts as a second viewfinder, giving you the freedom to think before you shoot. ZOOM & FOCAL LENGTH Built-in zoom control lets you recreate the exact focal length of your camera lens, right from your iPhone. FINE EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Adjust exposure compensation with an intuitive slider, in steps as fine as 0.1 EV — or switch to 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments to match how you work. LONG EXPOSURE MODE Planning a long exposure shot? Exposir calculates the correct shutter speed for any ND filter combination, then counts down with a built-in timer — with pause, resume, and a notification when your exposure is done. The countdown keeps running on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can put your phone down and just watch the scene. Every completed exposure is saved to your history. CLEAN. FAST. ALWAYS READY. Exposir launches instantly and stays out of your way. No subscriptions, no ads — just a reliable tool that works every time you raise your camera. WIDGET SUPPORT Add Exposir to your Home Screen or Lock Screen with the built-in widget — launch the app instantly, right when the light catches your eye. Exposir requires camera access for light metering.
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder
Simulate professional cinema cameras and lenses on your iPhone. Accurately view shots with real sensor geometry, a vast lens kit, and live LUT grading. Scout locations with sun path and LiDAR distance.
- Simulates real cinema camera bodies and sensors
- Extensive lens kit with primes and zooms
- Live LUT grading with 200+ cinema looks
- Sun path visualization for location scouting
- LiDAR distance measurement on Pro iPhones
- Organized library of all captures and scans
- Exportable shot lists with QR codes
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Hold up your iPhone and see the shot through the real camera. CamPlot Director's Viewfinder simulates professional cinema cameras and lenses with honest optics — the same tool built into CamPlot, as its own app. THE CAMERA, NOT AN APPROXIMATION Pick the body — ARRI Alexa, Sony FX6 and Venice, RED Komodo, Canon C-series, DJI Ronin 4D, and more — choose Full Frame, Super 35, or MFT, and set frame lines for 16:9, 2.35, 2.39, or 4:3. The image you see is computed from the real sensor geometry. YOUR LENS KIT ON A ROLL Swipe through your lenses on an endless roll — primes snap, zooms ride a focal-length wheel with real stops. Add your own primes and zooms, or sign in to CamPlot and your project's lens inventory appears automatically. A LUT LIBRARY THAT LEAVES WITH YOU Grade the image live with true 3D LUTs on the GPU: 200+ cinema looks in nine packs, plus your own .cube files. Press and drag the LUT dial to spin the whole library with the picture regrading under your finger. And every look exports for your actual camera — pick your log format and CamPlot composes the conversion, so what you saw on the phone is what you load into the camera. SUN PATH WHILE SCOUTING See the sun's arc drawn over your framed shot for any date, using your location and compass. Know exactly when golden hour lands where you want it — weeks before the shoot. LIDAR DISTANCE On Pro iPhones, a measure mode reads the exact distance to your subject — aim, tap, and get feet and inches. THE LIBRARY Every frame, take and room scan you have made, in one place — each with the readings that were live when you shot it: camera, sensor window, lens, ISO, shutter, aperture, white balance, LUT, bearing, horizon, distance and where you stood. Photos, videos and room scans on their own shelves. A shot takes the whole screen with its instruments riding on top — one tap clears them, one brings them back. SHOT LISTS Build a list, name every shot in it, and add rows for shots you have not taken yet. Export it as a PDF contact sheet: the frame, its name, its readings, and a QR code that opens where it was shot in Apple or Google Maps. CAPTURES THAT REMEMBER Every capture burns in the body, sensor mode, focal length, and heading, saves silently to a CamPlot album in Photos, and carries its full readings inside the file itself. FREE TO TRY The app runs free with a generic full-frame body and a demo lens range, so you can see the whole thing before deciding. CamPlot Plus or CamPlot Max unlocks every camera body, your lens kits, the LUT library and LUT export, sun path, LiDAR, and capture — one account across the Viewfinder, the Calculators, and all of CamPlot at camplot.studio. The CamPlot Calculators are free with any account, including the free one. 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CamPlot Director's Viewfinder at Free against Exposir's $2.99. CamPlot Director's Viewfinder also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Exposir's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder is free to download; Exposir costs $2.99 up front. CamPlot Director's Viewfinder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Exposir asks for nothing beyond the download.
Exposir ships an update fortnightly, CamPlot Director's Viewfinder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exposir | CamPlot Director's Viewfinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riku Kuse | Romany Films Inc. |
In-app purchases
Exposir
No in-app purchases
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder
- CamPlot View+ Monthly$3.991 Month
- CamPlot Creator Monthly$4.991 Month
- CamPlot View Plus Annual$29.991 Year
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- CamPlot Creator Annual$49.991 Year
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