Comparison

OffShoot Solo vs ShootLight

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

Head to head
About

OffShoot Solo

Easily transfer files between your external drives and iOS devices. Features checksum verification and detailed transfer logs for secure and reliable data management.

Highlights
  • External disk file transfer
  • iPad and iPhone compatibility
  • Checksum verification
  • Transfer logs
  • Secure data management
Features
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Transfer files from external disks to and from your iPad and iPhone, with checksum verification and transfer logs.

About

ShootLight

This app helps photographers and videographers plan shoots by analyzing sun, sky, and weather conditions. It provides a 'shoot score' for each hour and location, offering detailed insights into light, clouds, and precipitation to optimize your shooting schedule.

Highlights
  • Hourly shoot scoring based on sun and weather
  • 3D sun-path and shadow projection
  • Augmented Reality sky view
  • Hour-by-hour weather charts
  • Route planning by light or speed
  • Traffic-aware drive times
  • Exportable shoot-day PDF
Features
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ShootLight is a shoot-planning app for photographers and videographers. It reads the sun, the sky, and the weather together, scores every hour of the day, and helps you build a shoot day around the conditions that actually matter. Built by a working production company. THE SHOOT SCORE Every location and every hour gets one clear read — Don't bother / Workable / Good to shoot / Great window — based on: • Sun angle, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight (computed on your device) • Cloud by layer: a low marine deck flattens the light, while high cirrus can light up a sunset • Wind, rain, visibility, haze, and fog risk Tap any rating to see exactly why it scored that way, and whether the next hour improves or fades. SEE THE CONDITIONS • A 3D sun-path arc projected over the real terrain at your location • Shadow Mode — plant a sundial and watch its shadow move as you scrub through the day • AR Sky — trace the sun and moon across the real sky through your camera • Hour-by-hour charts for cloud, wind, rain, visibility, temperature, and UV PLAN THE SHOOT DAY • Pick your locations — each scored by its own sun and weather • Route by best light, fastest, or midday • Shoot both golden hours, with a midday break in between • Traffic-aware drive times, including a "leave home by" time from your home base • Set shoot time per stop and the whole day recalculates • Add notes per location — gate codes, parking, what to shoot • Export a shoot-day PDF for your crew or client WEATHER BUILT FOR A SHOOT Cloud by layer, wind and gusts, precipitation radar, satellite cloud loops, visibility and haze, fog risk, and a 7-day outlook that scores the week ahead so you can pick the right day. Powered by Apple Weather and Open-Meteo, with MET Norway as a backup. Sun and moon positions are computed on your device. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. — by Spearhead Media Weather data: Apple Weather, Open-Meteo, MET Norway. Radar: RainViewer, NASA GIBS.

Screenshots

OffShoot Solo4 screens
ShootLight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShootLight at 100% against OffShoot Solo's 30%. ShootLight also leads on price ($9.99 vs $49.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). OffShoot Solo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

OffShoot Solo costs $49.99 and ShootLight $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShootLight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of OffShoot Solo's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShootLight's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OffShoot Solo versus ShootLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffShoot SoloShootLight
Price$49.99$9.99 — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Sync FactoryBrady Spear

Customer experience

OffShoot Solo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

ShootLight

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OffShoot Solo

No in-app purchases

None

ShootLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OffShoot Solo free?
OffShoot Solo costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShootLight free?
ShootLight costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OffShoot Solo or ShootLight?
ShootLight is rated higher. OffShoot Solo averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ShootLight averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do OffShoot Solo or ShootLight have ads?
Neither OffShoot Solo nor ShootLight shows ads.

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