CamPlot vs Cadrage

Both make a planning app and a viewfinder. Cadrage Studio (July 2026) is an Apple-only pre-production suite for scripted work — script import, shot lists, storyboards and to-scale diagrams. CamPlot Creator is a multicam camera plot app that runs in any browser as well as on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a live crew link viewers get free. Cadrage’s viewfinder is a one-time $19.99; CamPlot’s comes with a subscription, and its five modes include video with the look baked in, an exposure meter, a LiDAR room scanner and LUT export for your camera’s log.

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Free trial · Works offline · Your crew views for free

Pick CamPlot if…

Your shoots are multicam: unscripted, live, awards, concerts or sports
Someone on the team is on Windows or Android — Creator runs in the browser
The crew needs a live link they open free, plus camera, lighting and audio reports
You want the ground plan off the satellite map, as well as from a PDF or a LiDAR scan
You want one account for the plot, the viewfinder and the calculators ($49.99/yr)

Pick Cadrage if…

You work from a script — Studio imports it and finds the scenes and characters
You want storyboards, mood boards and shot lists linked to the diagram
Everyone is on Apple devices running OS 26 or later
You would rather buy the viewfinder once ($19.99)

The planning apps: CamPlot Creator vs Cadrage Studio

	CamPlot Creator	Cadrage Studio
Runs on	Any browser (Windows, Chromebook, Android) · native iPhone, iPad and Mac	iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, on OS 26 or later
Price	$49.99/yr or $4.99/mo (CamPlot Max), free trial · viewers free	$99.99/yr or $19.99/mo, 7-day free trial
Overhead diagram	Cameras, subjects, lights, mics, cables and set pieces on a scaled plan	Cameras, actors, lights and set pieces to scale
Field of view	From the real body + sensor window + lens — 50+ bodies, 150+ sensor windows	Not stated
Ground plan	PDF or image import, LiDAR room scan, satellite map, or draw it	LiDAR or USDZ 3D scans, or draw it
Script & storyboard	No script import or storyboards; a camera report per camera, and shot lists from the Viewfinder	Script import with scene and character detection; shot lists and storyboards linked to the diagrams
Mood boards & locations	Not included	Mood boards and location pages
Crew sharing	Live link — each change appears on the crew’s screens; collaborators with an undoable session log; push notifications	Sync and sharing through the user’s iCloud
Reports	Camera, lighting and audio report with a position map per entry; gear totals and an inventory check	Per-department scene PDFs
Works offline	Yes — syncs and merges when back online	Yes

The viewfinders

	CamPlot Director’s Viewfinder	Cadrage Director’s Viewfinder
Runs on	iPhone and iPad	iPhone and iPad (iOS 18.6 or later)
Price	CamPlot Plus $29.99/yr or $3.99/mo · also in CamPlot Max	$19.99 once, no in-app purchases
Cameras & lenses	40+ bodies with 185 real sensor windows; your own lens kit on a roll	Thousands of cameras and lenses, spherical and anamorphic
Looks	230+ true 3D LUTs, your own .cube files, and export for 18 camera log formats	3-way colour correction and LUTs
Modes	Photo, video (the look baked into the file), exposure meter, LiDAR room scanner, monitor calibrator	Framing preview with custom framelines
Sun	Sun and moon paths over the frame	Sun path
Shot lists	PDF with every camera setting, the sun’s position and a QR code to the exact spot	PDF shot lists, sent by Dropbox or email
With the plot	Frames and room scans go straight into a CamPlot Creator project	Setups shared by link or QR code

“Not stated” means we could not find it in Cadrage’s own published material — not that it is missing.

Questions

CamPlot or Cadrage?

What is the difference between CamPlot and Cadrage Studio?

Cadrage Studio is a scripted pre-production suite for Apple devices — script import, shot lists, storyboards, mood boards and to-scale diagrams — at $99.99 a year. CamPlot Creator focuses on the overhead camera plot for multicam shoots, runs in any browser as well as on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and costs $49.99 a year, with the crew viewing free.

Does Cadrage Studio work on Windows?

No. As of October 4, 2026, Cadrage Studio is for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro running OS 26 or later. CamPlot Creator runs in Chrome or Edge on Windows.

Which director’s viewfinder is better, CamPlot or Cadrage?

Cadrage is a one-time $19.99 with thousands of cameras and lenses. CamPlot’s viewfinder is part of a subscription ($29.99 a year) and does more on the day: it records video with the look baked in, meters exposure, scans rooms with LiDAR, exports LUTs for your camera’s log, and saves frames onto your camera plot.

CamPlot Studio makes CamPlot, so weigh this page accordingly. We describe every other app from its own App Store listing, website and launch coverage, checked on October 4, 2026 (sources below). If something here is out of date, tell us at support@camplot.studio and we will fix it.

Sources, checked October 4, 2026:

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