Comparison

shift vs CueCam

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

Head to head
About

shift

This tool helps lighting designers and electricians monitor show progress on an Eos family console. It allows observation of pending and active cues, annotation of any cue, and live streaming of channel levels. Users can manage notes, track progress, and even edit console labels directly from their device.

Highlights
  • Connect to Eos consoles
  • Monitor cue details
  • Annotate cues with custom tags
  • View live channel levels
  • Manage and filter notes
  • Edit console labels and notes
  • Apple Watch app for cue monitoring
Features
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An essential new tool for Lighting Designers and Electricians Shift-Label allows you to monitor the progress of your show on an eos family console - observe the pending and active cue and annotate any cue you wish. Key features include (note that some features require an in app purchase): - Connect to any Eos family console with minimal setup - Monitor details of all cues in any cue list, viewing labels, times and other attributes - divided by scene if required - Follow along with the current cue - Add multiple notes to cues, tagging notes with categories such as "Plotting", "Cueing" or "Focus" - all tags are user definable - View live streaming channel levels directly on your device (uses sACN) - Review all notes, or filter them down by taf - Mark notes as completed, or 'sleep' notes for a set time period to revisit later - Maintain separate sets of notes for different shows (great for when working in rep, or revisiting an old production) - Keeps cue details cached on device, allowing you to review details of the show and your notes when not at the console - On iPad run app in "split view" so you can monitor your show while using another app (such as safari or reading a pdf) - Jump directly to a cue on the console from a note - Edit the console label and notes fields directly from your iPad - Keypad control for basic channel manipulation from within app - Apple Watch app - monitor your console's current cue on your wrist! Note that for the watch app to function it must be paired with an iPhone with Shift-Label active and open, I suggest enabling "stop device from sleeping" in shift-label's settings Note that Shift-Label is not an official ETC product and is not authorised or endorsed by ETC in any way. ETC technical support will have no knowledge of the app

About

CueCam

Features
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CueCam records video with live lighting and other cue data from your ETC Eos lighting controller (console or ETCnomad) and QLab embedded directly into the footage - making rehearsal reviews, show documentation, and collaboration faster and more effective. Annotate recordings with time-stamped markers and tags, capture cue state photos automatically, and share polished video files with your team. You can also record a clean, archive-ready copy with no overlays. Try the full functionality for 10 minutes, and unlock immediately in the app. No subscriptions, just a simple professional tool with a one-time purchase Live Cue Overlays – Display essential lighting information directly on your recordings; - Custom Title Text with Show Numbering - Timestamp (synchronised with your console) - Timecode from external sources including (MIDI (USB or Network), Art-Net, ACN, or LTC*) - Current scene, cue number, and name from multiple Eos Cue Lists or QLab Lighting Cues - Your non-lighting QLab Cues with realtime progress bars - OSC-controlled Stopwatch / Timer - Labelled markers added from your phone, desk, or even your wrist with Apple Watch Full OSC Control – Record and annotate directly from your Eos Console, QLab or Companion - Start / Stop Recording / Capture Stills - Start, Stop, and Reset Stopwatch / Timer - Add colour-coded markers in real-time. - Control CueCam features Integrated RTSP Server - Video direct to your desk - View your CueCam video direct on the desk (1080 only) - RTSP stream of status for easy integration in your Magic Sheets. Share captured recordings and CueSnaps with ease - Generates flat videos - no special software required to view - Videos include chapter markers for easy navigation - Upload direct to Dropbox or iCloud Drive Fast, Simple, Setup Just point your iPhone or iPad at the stage, connect to Eos and/or QLab, and start recording. No complex configuration. Ready in seconds. Trusted by Professionals. Our early users are seeing real-world benefits; - "Invaluable in reviewing our rehearsal footage" - "Great to be able to mark director's notes or live moves and just scrub through the footage to find these points" - "Dropbox integration means that our choreographer had footage before I was even home" - "Status by RTSP is such a great idea, I always know it's working" - "The cue snaps were really helpful preparing a show for relighting" - "Used CueCam for a week. 4K over 5 days for a dance festival. EOS and Timecode. Didn’t skip a beat once!" - "It's become an essential tool for programming" Created by working lighting designers and programmers, CueCam is the tool we wanted ourselves.  We use it regularly, and we’re constantly improving it with new features.

Screenshots

shift4 screens
CueCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: shift at 10.2 against CueCam's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CueCam sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

shift ships an update every 2 months, CueCam monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
shift versus CueCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametershiftCueCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.2 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard WilliamsonRoss Henderson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

shift

One-time1
  • Full Access$10.99
5 purchases

CueCam

One-time5
  • CueCam for QLab (Upgrade)$24.99
  • CueCam for Eos (Upgrade)$24.99
  • CueCam for QLab (Full License)$34.99
Show 2 more
  • CueCam Full License$34.99
  • CueCam for Eos + QLab (Bundle)$59.00

Questions

Is shift free?
shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CueCam free?
CueCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do shift or CueCam have ads?
Neither shift nor CueCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, shift or CueCam?
shift ships an update every 2 months, and CueCam monthly. Most recently, shift was updated on June 3, 2026 and CueCam on September 3, 2026.

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