Comparison

SCOUT Locations vs Oculen

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

Head to head
About

SCOUT Locations

Discover and share film and photo locations with a global community. Find spots near you using map view or tags, and publish your own discoveries with photos and descriptions. Save your favorite locations for future reference.

Highlights
  • Discover film and photo locations
  • Publish new locations
  • View locations on a map
  • Search by tags
  • Save favorite locations
  • Add photos and descriptions
Features
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SCOUT offers you the opportunity to find and publish film and photo locations in your surroundings. Our goal with SCOUT is to provide photographers and filmmakers a huge and open archive of locations. To reach this goal all users can publish locations in SCOUT and share them with the whole community. Don't search, find! Find locations near by and view them on a map. Or look for Tags, to find locations according to your imagination. Publish Locations! Publish gorgeous places and share them with photographers and filmmakers all over the world. Add photos, a description and tags to your locations. Favorites Add locations to your favorites, to view them later.

About

Oculen

Take professional-grade photos and videos with precise manual camera controls. Capture RAW/ProRAW images and Log video with advanced exposure tools. Your media stays on your device until you export it.

Highlights
  • Manual shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance
  • RAW/ProRAW and HEIF/JPEG capture
  • Pro-grade video recording (4K, HDR, Log)
  • Live histogram and zebra stripes
  • Focus peaking and composition grids
  • Customizable presets and built-in editor
  • Dedicated in-app library
Features
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Oculen is a precision manual camera for iPhone. Dial in shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance — then capture RAW/ProRAW photos or Log video with pro‑grade exposure tools. PAY ONCE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. No accounts, no tracking, no cloud. Your photos and videos stay on device until you choose to export. MANUAL CONTROLS (PER SETTING) • Shutter speed, ISO, focus distance, and white balance temperature/tint • Mix manual + auto per control, or switch everything with a single Master Auto toggle CAPTURE FORMATS • RAW / ProRAW / HEIF / JPEG (availability depends on device) • Up to 48MP on supported iPhones • Optional RAW + processed companion for fast sharing and flexible editing • Exposure bracketing for HDR workflows PRO VIDEO (DEVICE‑DEPENDENT) • Up to 4K recording, with codec and bitrate options • HDR and Log options on supported devices • Cinematic capture on supported devices TOOLS THAT HELP YOU NAIL EXPOSURE • Live histogram • Zebra stripes for highlights/shadows • Focus peaking (multiple colors, adjustable strength) • Composition grids (thirds, golden ratio, crosshair) • Level indicator with haptic feedback PRESETS + BUILT‑IN EDITOR Save your favorite setups as named presets. Fine‑tune shots with a built‑in editor (exposure, highlights/shadows, color, sharpening, noise reduction, vignette) and compare against the original. A LIBRARY JUST FOR YOUR SHOOTS Oculen keeps captures in a dedicated in‑app library, separate from your Camera Roll. Browse by session, filter by lens/format, flag favorites, view full EXIF, then export to Apple Photos when you’re ready. Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese.

Screenshots

SCOUT Locations4 screens
Oculen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SCOUT Locations at Free against Oculen's $1.99. SCOUT Locations also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.2). Oculen's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

SCOUT Locations is free to download; Oculen costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SCOUT Locations versus Oculen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCOUT LocationsOculen
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonas EsterNiklas Beecken

Customer experience

SCOUT Locations

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Oculen

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SCOUT Locations

No in-app purchases

None

Oculen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCOUT Locations free?
SCOUT Locations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oculen free?
Oculen costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SCOUT Locations or Oculen have ads?
Neither SCOUT Locations nor Oculen shows ads.

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