Comparison

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder vs Ready! Action

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

Ready! Action

Features
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A director's viewfinder when you're on your own. A production workspace on your phone when you're with a crew. ON YOUR OWN (no sign-in needed) VIEWFINDER • True field of view for the camera you're shooting on: a library of ARRI, Sony, RED, Blackmagic, Canon, Panasonic and other bodies, or enter a custom sensor size • Lens sets and focal lengths • Frame lines, a second frame line, grid, safe areas and center mark • Level, compass, sun position, sunrise and sunset • Exposure compensation or manual exposure (ISO, shutter angle) • Tap to focus and meter, long-press to lock AE/AF • Zebras from 70 to 100% • LiDAR rangefinder: distance to the focus point (LiDAR-equipped Pro models) • Portrait or landscape • Ten built-in Cine looks, or import your own .cube LUTs • Record video with the frame lines burned in SCOUTING BOOK • Every photo is tagged with camera, focal length, aspect ratio, field of view, location, heading, tilt and sun position • See the whole scout pinned on a map • Export the book as a PDF • Attach it to a project so the whole crew can see it WITH YOUR CREW (sign in with Apple or a CREA account) TODAY • Call time in big type • Where the project stands, from prep to wrap • What needs you now • On the project list: this week's shoot days across all your projects, side by side • The night before each shoot day, once the call sheet is out, the crew gets a push: “Shoot tomorrow: Kitchen Light · call 07:30 · sunrise 05:42 · Clear · 18–24°C” CALL SHEETS • Leads build and publish from their phone; the whole crew gets a push • New versions mark what changed • Everyone taps “Got it”; the lead sees who has read it and who has confirmed • Weather, sunrise and sunset, magic hour • Locations with a map and travel time • Meal counts: regular, vegetarian or none CALENDAR (NEW) • Scouts, purchasing, meetings, prep, post and delivery, alongside the shoot days • Anyone on the team can add events and @mention people, who get a notification • Subscribe in iPhone Calendar and it updates on its own, or add a single event SHOTS AND TAKES • Storyboard frames, reference images and video for each shot • Log takes in one tap: NG, OK, GOOD, PRINT (project lead or delegate) • Script supervisor notes on each take: camera file number, sound file number, timecode • At wrap, export the script log as a PDF for editorial: every take by shot, with its rating, file numbers and timecode HOURS • Everyone punches in at call and out at wrap • Hours and overtime add up automatically, totaled per person • Export the timesheet as a PDF BULLETINS • Company move, meal, call, running late, wrap: one post pushes to the whole crew • Everyone taps “Got it,” and you can see who hasn't WALKIE • Crew chat, voice messages, photos and “I'm here” location cards • A live push-to-talk channel: hold to talk, and keep listening with your phone locked • On iPhones with an Action button, set it to jump straight into the channel ALSO ON THE PROJECT • Task board • Docs: read the script offline • Crew list with one-tap calling • Gear lists: preset library, check-off, drag to reorder, PDF • Expenses: photograph the receipt on set, the lead approves from their phone • Budget: passcode-protected, PDF export • Avail checks: yes, maybe or no for each date • Members, plus a delegate who can run the project with you • Project map OFFLINE AND ACCOUNT • Call sheets, docs, gear, budget and your project list open with no signal. Edits queue up and upload when you're back online. • Projects live in your CREA account, the same one you use at crea.website. Change something in the web workspace and it shows up on your phone right away. iPhone and iPad. Light and dark mode. English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder4 screens
Ready! Action4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ready! Action at none against CamPlot Director's Viewfinder's 4. CamPlot Director's Viewfinder's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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 Director's Viewfinder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Ready! Action asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder ships an update every 2 days, Ready! Action every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder versus Ready! Action: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamPlot Director's ViewfinderReady! Action
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRomany Films Inc.WEIRU SONG

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CamPlot Director's Viewfinder

Subscriptions4
  • CamPlot View+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • CamPlot Creator Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CamPlot View Plus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • CamPlot Creator Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Ready! Action

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 Ready! Action free?
Ready! Action is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CamPlot Director's Viewfinder or Ready! Action have ads?
Neither CamPlot Director's Viewfinder nor Ready! Action shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CamPlot Director's Viewfinder or Ready! Action?
CamPlot Director's Viewfinder ships an update every 2 days, and Ready! Action every 9 days. Most recently, CamPlot Director's Viewfinder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ready! Action on October 24, 2026.

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