Comparison

Focus Chart vs FinderKit

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

Head to head
About

Focus Chart

This tool displays focus charts with a siemens star to assist with camera lens adjustments and testing. It keeps your device awake during critical focus calibration, offering two distinct charts for easy switching.

Highlights
  • Two focus charts with siemens star
  • Prevents device standby
  • Back focus adjustment
  • Lens testing
  • Swipe left/right for chart switching
Features
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This app displays two different focus charts with a siemens star. It prevents the phone from going to stand-by while you're adjusting the back focus of your camera or testing your lenses. Swipe left and right two switch between the two charts. It's a simple yet effective tool for cinematographers, photographers and camera assistants.

About

FinderKit

This app simulates camera and lens combinations to provide an accurate preview for filmmaking and photography. It helps users organize projects, save media, and generate shotlists, streamlining workflow for creators and crews.

Highlights
  • Accurate camera and lens previews
  • Extensive camera and lens library
  • Project and scene organization
  • In-app gallery with notes
  • PDF shotlist export
  • Customizable overlays and accessories
  • Multicam preset buttons
Features
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200+ cameras, 2000+ lenses, the fastest lens selection of any viewfinder app, plus PDF shotlists, project organization, and iCloud sync. Whether you're scouting a location, testing a new angle on set, or making a quick photo-based storyboard, FinderKit will help you work faster and keep you and your crew in sync. FinderKit also has a dedicated mode for photographers, with common photo sensor sizes and a simplified lens interface. Simply choose your camera and lens package, and you'll get an accurate preview of what your camera will see. Quickly scroll the lens list to change focal lengths—no need to manually tap through each lens to get to the one you want. Save photos and videos to the in-app gallery, where you can organize by project and scene, add notes, or share. CAMERAS AND LENSES Includes over 200 cameras from brands like Arri, Canon, Red, Sony, Blackmagic, Panasonic and more, as well as over 2000 lenses from Angenieux, Arri, Cooke, Canon, DZO, Hawk, Leica, Zeiss and others. You can even group together individual lenses to make a custom kit for each project. ACCESSORIES AND OVERLAYS Speed boosters, extenders, aspect ratios, custom crops, thirds, grids, title safe, crosshair—FinderKit has it all. PROJECTS Projects let you organize your work. New photos and videos are saved to the project currently selected, along with your most recent camera and lens selections. When you return to that project later, your media and camera/lens settings are automatically loaded. GALLERY With an easy to use design, the gallery makes it simple to view, organize, and share media. When viewing media, just swipe up to see metadata and add titles/notes. Swipe back down to return to the gallery. Media is automatically grouped by project, and you can further organize by scene if you choose. ICLOUD SYNC Keep your media safe in the event of device loss or damage, and download FinderKit for Mac + iPad to view, organize and share your media on a large screen device with mouse and keyboard support. AND MORE • Fullscreen mode lets you cut out the distractions, hiding all the controls except the lens picker and shutter buttons. • Looks let you dial in exposure, contrast, temperature, saturation and more. • Multicam buttons store preset camera and lens combinations for easy access when you're working with multiple cameras. • A coverage warning lets you know that the lens you selected may not cover the current camera sensor (with a shortcut to LensKit to see the full coverage chart). • If you use CameraKit or LensKit, a single tap sends your setup to FinderKit, and vice versa • Even more features to come! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Chart3 screens
FinderKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FinderKit at 4.9 against Focus Chart's 4.4. FinderKit also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). Focus Chart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, ratings volume, 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. FinderKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Focus Chart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FinderKit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Focus Chart's written reviews are positive against 90% of FinderKit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Chart ships an update every 16 months, FinderKit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Focus Chart versus FinderKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ChartFinderKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.7% of reviews
Number of ratings913 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCadrage GmbHZak Ray

Customer experience

Focus Chart

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FinderKit

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%

In-app purchases

None

Focus Chart

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FinderKit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99

Questions

Is Focus Chart free?
Focus Chart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FinderKit free?
FinderKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Chart or FinderKit?
FinderKit is rated higher. Focus Chart averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while FinderKit averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do Focus Chart or FinderKit have ads?
Neither Focus Chart nor FinderKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Chart or FinderKit?
Focus Chart ships an update every 16 months, and FinderKit every 2 months. Most recently, Focus Chart was updated on October 4, 2026 and FinderKit on October 16, 2026.

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