Camera Trap Journal
Field Notes for Camera Traps
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The essential field journal for camera trap photographers. Document setups, manage equipment, follow checklists, log visits and share your proven configurations.
Camera Trap Journal is the field notebook that makes camera trap setups repeatable.
Built by Camtraptions, it gives wildlife photographers a structured, visual way to document deployments, track changes, and work methodically in the field.
THE PROBLEM
Your camera saves aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and focal length in every image. But it does not record the flash positions, flash powers, aiming, modifiers, sensor placement, or overall layout that actually created the shot.
That means successful camera trap images are often difficult to repeat. If you want to recreate a setup, improve the lighting, or explain a change to someone else in the field, you are often left relying on memory, rough notes, and trial and error.
THE SOLUTION
Camera Trap Journal gives every setup a complete visual record. Document where your camera, flashes, sensors, and subject area were positioned, along with the settings for each piece of equipment. Use built-in checklists to guide deployments and maintenance visits, make targeted changes, and track how each setup evolved over time.
The result is a more repeatable, methodical workflow for camera trap photography.
VISUAL SETUP EDITOR
• Place cameras, flashes, sensors, and subject markers on a top-down canvas
• Flash direction indicators with power settings
• Freehand drawing for paths, obstacles, and vegetation
• Text labels for extra notes and annotations
COMPLETE SETTINGS CAPTURE
• Camera settings: lens, focal length, crop factor, aperture, ISO, shutter speed, and exposure mode
• Flash settings: power, zoom, modifier, and distance to subject
• Sensor settings: position, sensitivity, and height
CHECKLISTS FOR EVERY DEPLOYMENT
• Built-in Setup Checklists and Visit Checklists based on real-world camera trap workflows
• 24-item default Setup Checklist for deployments
• 16-item default Visit Checklist for maintenance and routine checks
• Fully customizable — edit, reorder, add, or remove items
• Add one-off reminders for a specific visit
• Quick actions let you add photos, voice notes, or diagram updates without leaving the checklist
• Completed checklists are saved with your visit history
VISIT LOGGING
Every visit can be logged as a new version of the setup, with the canvas, settings, notes, photos, and completed checklists saved together. Track changes over time and relate each version to the images it produced.
EQUIPMENT LIBRARY
Save your gear as presets and quickly add it to new setups with your preferred defaults already in place.
PHOTO ATTACHMENTS
Attach photos in four categories: Setup, Trap Results, Reference, and Other. Choose a cover photo for each setup.
VOICE NOTES
Record audio notes in the field when it is too dark, wet, or inconvenient to type.
MAP VIEW
See all your setups on a map, filter by status or tags, and open details or directions with a tap.
BUILT FOR THE FIELD
• Works fully offline
• Night Vision mode helps preserve dark adaptation
• iCloud sync keeps your setups across devices
• Supports import and export of .cameratrap setup files
TEMPLATES & SHARED SETUPS
Download example setups and import them into the app as templates for your own deployments. Learn from proven configurations, adapt them to your location, and export your own setups to share with others.
• Import example setups from online sources
• Use imported setups as templates for new deployments
• Learn from proven configurations
• Export your own setups to share with collaborators or the community
FROM THE EXPERTS
Camera Trap Journal is made by Camtraptions, founded by wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas. It was built to solve the real problems photographers face in the field, because we face them too.
Start free with limited setups. Upgrade to Camera Trap Journal Pro for unlimited setups and the full feature set.
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Reliable iCloud sync, plus fixes across visits, templates, and import/export.
• iCloud sync now works properly across your devices — including photos from setups someone else shared with you. If your library wasn’t syncing before, it will catch up automatically the next time you open the app on each device.
• Settings now shows a real sync problem (or “No iCloud Account”) instead of always saying “Synced.”
• Checklists prefer your customisations when devices sync, while preserving other copies so delayed offline edits aren’t lost to automatic cleanup.
• Pro subscribers stay Pro through a longer stretch of being offline past renewal, so time out of signal range in the field won’t drop you back to Free. Refunds and cancellations are also now reflected correctly.
• Fixed: swapping a camera, lens, or other equipment mid-visit wasn’t always recorded in that visit’s history; Cancel in the canvas editor now always offers to discard your changes.
• Fixed: “Use as Template” could leave out some of the original setup’s settings.
• Fixed: deleting a setup could leave its photos and voice notes behind.
• Fixed: a camera with only a lens attached could show its name twice.
• Fixed: typing or pasting a very large number as a focal length or flash zoom could crash the app.
• Links from cameratrapphoto.com open the app again.
The developer, WILLIAM BENJAMIN BURRARD-LUCAS, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- WILLIAM BENJAMIN BURRARD-LUCAS
- Size
- 9.4 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Monthly USD 1.99
- Pro Yearly USD 11.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Will Burrard-Lucas