Comparison

CamPlot Calculators vs SL

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

Head to head
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

About

SL

Features
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SL-Frames turns an iPhone or iPad into a complete location-scouting and pre-production toolkit for directors, cinematographers, gaffers and location teams. Scout the frame, light and space; preserve the evidence; then edit the scout into material the production can use. FRAME THE SHOT Explore a production catalogue of more than 100 camera bodies and more than 100 lens series. Choose the camera active area, lens series, focal length, optical adapter, anamorphic squeeze and delivery ratio, then see the computed cine frameline over the live camera view. SL-Frames warns when the requested frame extends beyond the phone camera's available preview instead of inventing an image that is not there. PLAN SUN, MOON & TWILIGHT See when light reaches the location from your current position or a remote pin. Work in live AR, Map, Street View where supported, or an interactive sky compass. Save reusable Light Plans with sun, moon, golden hour, blue hour, moon path and twilight timing. BUILD SCOUT CARDS & SHOT LISTS Capture stills and reference motion with the selected cine frame. Keep camera, lens, crop, bearing, position, notes and light context together in a Scout Card. Arrange Scouts into an ordered set, export shareable Scout Sheets and Shot List PDFs, or send selected material deliberately to a linked Silverlines production. EDIT THE SCOUT ON LOCATION Scene Cut is a focused video editor for scouting. Trim and reorder captured motion, keep location sound under control, add narration, and assemble a production reference directly on the scout day without altering the source clips. Use the cut to prepare coverage, communicate intent and move into production with the location already understood. SCAN, REVIEW & WALK THE SPACE On supported LiDAR devices, capture a room with Apple's RoomPlan. Walls, doors, windows, openings and recognized objects are saved with the project and can be reopened as an interactive 3D model. Use OVERVIEW to orbit the complete space or WALK to move through it with separate MOVE and LOOK controls. Export the measured room and portable floor-plan material for later technical and production planning. Spatial capture is clearly identified as planning evidence, not survey-grade geometry. LOCAL BY DEFAULT No account is required for local capture, planning and export. Optional sign-in or an invitation can connect one local project to a restricted Silverlines delivery inbox. Uploads occur only through the connection controls shown in the app. ACCESS Eligible new Annual subscribers receive three days of complete SL-Frames access free, then the localized Annual price shown by Apple is charged unless cancelled. Apple confirms the exact price and terms before Face ID or password approval. Introductory-offer eligibility belongs to the Apple Account and subscription group; deleting or reinstalling the app does not restart it. Monthly and one-time Lifetime remain visible alternatives. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled and can be managed in Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Privacy Policy: https://silverlines.app/legal/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://silverlines.app/legal/terms/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CamPlot Calculators4 screens
SL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CamPlot Calculators at 15.0 against SL's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and SL sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamPlot Calculators ships an update every 2 days, SL every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CamPlot Calculators versus SL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamPlot CalculatorsSL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRomany Films Inc.Korner Studio LLC

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
3 purchases

SL

Subscriptions2
  • SL-Frames Monthly$5.001 Month
  • SL-Frames Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • SL-Frames Lifetime$59.00

Questions

Is CamPlot Calculators free?
CamPlot Calculators is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SL free?
SL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CamPlot Calculators or SL have ads?
Neither CamPlot Calculators nor SL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CamPlot Calculators or SL?
CamPlot Calculators ships an update every 2 days, and SL every 3 days. Most recently, CamPlot Calculators was updated on October 13, 2026 and SL on October 18, 2026.

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