Reviews of FinderKit: Viewfinder

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List of user reviews and ratings for FinderKit: Viewfinder

Total ratings

4.90 (Rating count: 11)

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Review summary

FinderKit is widely praised for its intuitive UI, fast performance, and strong shot-planning workflow. Reviewers love the on-location scouting features, project-based organization, and the large library of cameras and lenses, along with seamless CameraKit/LensKit integration. However several users report stability issues in recent updates, including export failures, missing projects, and disappearance of media bins or saved camera/lens presets, plus occasional video artifacts. Overall it's a powerful, user-friendly tool when stable, with requests for more lens options and deeper controls.

Pros

Intuitive, user-friendly UI
Strong organization tools: save shots into projects and manage data
Excellent on-location scouting workflow with stand-ins and blocking; integrates with CameraKit/LensKit
Extensive library of cameras and lenses for precise field-of-view planning (anamorphic options included)
Fast, polished performance and smooth overall experience

Cons

Bugs in recent updates causing export failures and lost projects (e.g., 'file does not exist' errors)
Media data loss: last-scout media bin disappearing and saved camera/lens presets sometimes vanishing
Occasional stability issues like video frames appearing as black frames; general reliability concerns

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.50

All time rating average: 4.90

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-09	Ti*****	Was able to easily frame and get the perfect shot
Was able to easily frame and get the perfect shot
2026-06-08	El*****	Tried Artemis, Cadrage and all the others, this is the one to get!
Tried Artemis, Cadrage and all the others, this is the one to get!
2026-06-08	Ma*****	Exactly what I needed! Very useful indeed.
Exactly what I needed! Very useful indeed.
2026-06-08	La*****	Other apps like this have driven me crazy. Bad interfaces, stuff buried where you’d never find it. This one just works. Rare to feel like something was actually designed with the user in mind
Other apps like this have driven me crazy. Bad interfaces, stuff buried where you’d never find it. This one just works. Rare to feel like something was actually designed with the user in mind
2025-12-20	sa*****	Finderkit made me happy!
Finderkit made me happy!
2025-12-20	Bi*****	And better than similar apps!
And better than similar apps!
2025-12-06	Ev*****	Great app, but it said it was $29 for lifetime membership and I got charged $49!!! Liars!!!
Great app, but it said it was $29 for lifetime membership and I got charged $49!!! Liars!!!
2025-06-02	Se*****	Love this - User interface is very intuitive, which has been a major source of frustration for me with other apps like this. Love the layout and functionality - This is allowing me to plan the shots for my film with extreme precision so I can be efficient on the day. Thank you for designing, I look forward to using much more!
Love this - User interface is very intuitive, which has been a major source of frustration for me with other apps like this. Love the layout and functionality - This is allowing me to plan the shots for my film with extreme precision so I can be efficient on the day. Thank you for designing, I look forward to using much more!
2025-05-09	ja*****	For one, would love to have the app default to the last camera / lens I had prior to closing the app. Would speed up my scouts incredibly. Second, suddenly my entire media bin from my last scout has disappeared without a trace so now I have nothing to show from the last several hours
For one, would love to have the app default to the last camera / lens I had prior to closing the app. Would speed up my scouts incredibly. Second, suddenly my entire media bin from my last scout has disappeared without a trace so now I have nothing to show from the last several hours
2025-03-22	Dr*****	This app is a fantastic tool but the latest version has been buggy for me. First, I have been unable to export stills and videos that have been organized into projects. It keeps saying “file does not exist.” The work around has been to repair the library but then all the porjects are lost and the images are have to be re-organized. Related to this, sometimes videos I have recorded will only appear as one black frame. Last thing is the my saved camera and lens setups will sometimes disappear and I’ll have to remake it all. Once these bugs are ironed out I’m happy to give this 5 stars because it really can be the best viewfinder app.
This app is a fantastic tool but the latest version has been buggy for me. First, I have been unable to export stills and videos that have been organized into projects. It keeps saying “file does not exist.” The work around has been to repair the library but then all the porjects are lost and the images are have to be re-organized. Related to this, sometimes videos I have recorded will only appear as one black frame. Last thing is the my saved camera and lens setups will sometimes disappear and I’ll have to remake it all. Once these bugs are ironed out I’m happy to give this 5 stars because it really can be the best viewfinder app.