The free film footage counter for camera crews.

For cameras and mags with a counter that's missing, broken or hard to read. Press RUN and STOP for each take and get the feet shot, the running total, and the time left on the roll.

Free. No account. Works offline on any phone.

Built the way a camera counts.

Made by a camera assistant, for the people that shoot on film.

Change fps mid-roll

Each take keeps the speed it was shot at. Go from 24 to 36 fps and the takes already shot stay exactly as they were.

Time left on the roll

Feet and time remaining at the current speed. It turns amber when you're low and flags Roll Out when you're past the end.

Whole feet, like a counter

Footage shot rounds up and footage left rounds down, so it never shows more film than you have. Takes always add up to the roll total.

Any speed, any length

Choose a common frame rate or add your own, including high-speed rates like 2,500 fps. Load short ends of any length, and save the speeds and short ends you use often.

Projects, if you want them

File finished rolls under a project and look back at every take. Or skip projects and use it as a quick calculator.

PDF and CSV export

Export a project as a clean PDF report or a CSV for spreadsheets, with every roll and take. Save it to Files or send it to production.

Share a roll

Send a roll's takes and dial readings to Messages, Notes or email, ready to copy onto a lab report or into CamLog.

No signal needed

Runs fully offline once it's on your home screen. Everything stays on your phone. No account and nothing to sign into.

Back up to a file

Your rolls live only on your phone. Save every project to one backup file and restore it on a new phone. Restoring never deletes anything.

How it works

Set the roll

Pick the format, frame rate and roll length, including the short end you just loaded.

RUN and STOP

Tap RUN when the camera rolls and STOP when it cuts. Each take is logged with its own speed and footage.

Fill in the report

Copy each take's footage onto your camera report. Tap reload to file the roll and start the next one.

Install on iPhone

  1. Open app.filmcounter.app in Safari.
  2. Tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
  3. Open it from your home screen. It now works offline.

Install on Android

  1. Open app.filmcounter.app in Chrome.
  2. Tap the ⋮ menu, then Install app or Add to Home screen.
  3. Open it from your home screen. It now works offline.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. No account, no ads and nothing to buy.

Does it work without signal?

Yes. Open it once with a connection and add it to your home screen. After that it runs fully offline, on set, in a truck or on a mountain.

Can I change the frame rate mid-roll?

Yes, and earlier takes are never recalculated. Each take keeps the speed it was shot at, so a roll shot partly at 24 fps and partly at 36 fps adds up correctly.

How accurate is it?

It counts from the moment you press RUN to the moment you press STOP, so it's as accurate as your timing. It rounds the way a counter does: footage shot rounds up and footage left rounds down. When the camera has a working counter, trust the camera.

What if a short end is longer than labelled?

FilmCounter keeps counting past the roll length and shows how far over you are, so a 300' short end that is really 320' is still counted correctly.

How long does a roll of film last?

At 24 fps, 35mm 4-perf runs 90 ft a minute, so a 400' roll lasts 4:26 and a 1000' roll 11:06. 16mm runs 36 ft a minute, so a 400' roll lasts 11:06. See the running time chart for every gauge and speed.

Where is my data stored?

Only on your device. Nothing is uploaded or synced and there's no account, so there's no copy anywhere else and no way to recover rolls from a lost or reset phone.

How do I back up my rolls?

Open Project and tap Back up or restore all projects. It saves every project, roll and preset to one file you can keep in Files, iCloud Drive or email to yourself. Restoring it on any device adds what's missing and never deletes anything.

From the maker of CamLog and LoaderLog

Free for solo use, with team sync when you need it.

Know how much film is left.