Comparison

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder vs ObiPhone

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

ObiPhone

This app provides precise color and brightness control for cinematography, offering locked full-screen mode for on-set talent and remote DMX control. It's designed for professional production environments.

Highlights
  • CCT/Duv and CIE 1931 x,y color adjustment
  • Locked full-screen mode for on-set talent
  • Remote DMX control over sACN
  • 8-bit and 16-bit DMX modes
  • Single-zone and four-zone operation
  • HDR screen brightness control
Features
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Choose colors using CCT / Duv adjustment or CIE 1931 x,y coordinates, then enter a locked full-screen mode designed for use by talent on set. Brightness can be adjusted directly from the locked screen with a two-finger gesture. ObiPhone can also be controlled remotely using DMX over an sACN network. Choose 8-bit or 16-bit control and operate the display as either a single lighting zone or four independently controlled zones—especially useful on larger iPad screens. Features include: • HDR screen brightness • CCT and Duv color control • CIE 1931 x,y color control • Full-screen color output • sACN DMX control • 8-bit and 16-bit DMX modes • Single-zone and four-zone operation • Remote flashlight and haptic control on supported devices • Optional brightness, white-point, and primary calibration • Locked screen mode for use by on-camera talent ObiPhone is designed as a practical lighting tool for professional production environments.

Screenshots

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder4 screens
ObiPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CamPlot Director's Viewfinder at Free against ObiPhone's $1.99. CamPlot Director's Viewfinder also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). ObiPhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On 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

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder is free to download; ObiPhone costs $1.99 up front. CamPlot Director's Viewfinder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ObiPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder ships an update every 2 days, ObiPhone every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder versus ObiPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamPlot Director's ViewfinderObiPhone
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRomany Films Inc.Vendler Industries

Customer experience

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

ObiPhone

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder

Subscriptions4
  • 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
None

ObiPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CamPlot Director's Viewfinder free?
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ObiPhone free?
ObiPhone costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CamPlot Director's Viewfinder or ObiPhone have ads?
Neither CamPlot Director's Viewfinder nor ObiPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CamPlot Director's Viewfinder or ObiPhone?
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder ships an update every 2 days, and ObiPhone every 3 days. Most recently, CamPlot Director's Viewfinder was updated on October 12, 2026 and ObiPhone on October 8, 2026.

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