Cadrage Studio vs TimeCardRobot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cadrage Studio
This app streamlines film and TV pre-production by centralizing shot lists, camera diagrams, storyboards, mood boards, and location scouting. It ensures all elements are connected to their respective scenes, facilitating seamless collaboration and organization for creative teams.
- Camera diagrams with scale placement
- Customizable shot lists
- Script import and revision sync
- 3D room scans for locations
- Mood boards for visual direction
- Offline and private iCloud sync
- Team collaboration
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Cadrage Studio lets filmmakers focus on the creative side of pre-production. Built by the team behind Cadrage, the film industry's go-to viewfinder app, trusted by over 100,000 professionals worldwide. Pre-production gets messy fast. Cadrage Studio brings it all into one place: shot lists, camera diagrams, storyboards, mood boards, and locations, with every element connected to the scene it belongs to. No more digging through shared folders, email attachments, and scattered apps to find what you need. Whether you're prepping a feature, a commercial, or a music video, Cadrage Studio adapts to your process and keeps everything structured for a clean handoff to every department. Directors, cinematographers, assistant directors, gaffers, and production designers stay aligned from first concept to first day of shooting. Spend your energy on the work that matters and arrive on set with everything organized. --- KEY FEATURES --- CAMERA DIAGRAMS - plan your shots visually. Block your scenes with overhead diagrams that feel intuitive from the first tap. Place cameras, actors, lights, and set pieces to scale. Build detailed floor plans or import sets from 3D scans. SHOT LISTS & STORYBOARDS - flexible by design. Create shot lists with fully customizable fields. Every shot connects automatically to its camera diagram and storyboard, while mood boards and locations link to each scene to keep everything in context. SCRIPT IMPORT & REVISIONS - always in sync with your script. Drop in your script and Cadrage Studio detects scenes and characters automatically. Import revisions and everything stays connected — shot lists, storyboards, and diagrams remain attached to the right scenes. LOCATIONS - from scout to set. Capture 3D room scans with LiDAR-enabled iPhones and iPads or import scans from other apps. Attach photos and notes to every location, ready for your team to reference. MOOD BOARDS - convey your vision. Collect images, videos, and links in one place. Export polished presentations to keep your visual language consistent across your crew, the agency, and the client. SYNC & COLLABORATION - everyone on the same page. Projects sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. Invite collaborators to work on the same project, and share clean, structured scene PDFs with exactly the information each department needs. PRIVATE & OFFLINE - works wherever you are. Your data stays in your private iCloud account and is never uploaded anywhere else. Shooting on location without a signal? Cadrage Studio works fully offline, so you can keep working anywhere. --- SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT --- Cadrage Studio requires a subscription, a free trial is available. Cancel your subscription anytime at least 24h before renewal. Questions? We're here to help: support@cadrage.app Privacy Policy: https://www.cadragestudio.com/privacypolicy/ Terms & Conditions: https://www.cadragestudio.com/termsandconditions/
TimeCardRobot
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TimeCardRobot is the camera department's all-in-one calculator for weekly pay verification — on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Built specifically for IATSE Local 600 freelance crew — Camera Operators, ACs, Loaders, DITs — TimeCardRobot turns your daily call, meal, and wrap times into accurate weekly totals broken down by regular hours, overtime hours, meal penalties, gross pay, deductions, and net pay. Then it generates print-ready timesheets, time cards, and box rental invoices for any payroll company. Punch the day in on set from your phone, check the week on iPad, and it's already on your Mac when you sit down to send it. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Daily time entry with a custom pad built for call, meal, and wrap times • Week-at-a-glance grid on iPad; fast day-at-a-time entry on iPhone • Weekly time card view with department-wide overview • Real-time meal penalty calculation • Golden hour and 6th/7th day premium handling • Studio vs. Distant location overtime thresholds • All 50 states + DC + Puerto Rico tax withholding (federal, state income, SDI/PFML) • PDF, CSV, and TCR export options for flexible sharing of data with your crew • iCloud backup and sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac SUPPORTED CONTRACTS • Basic Agreement (Feature, MOW, 1-Hour Series, ½-Hour Series) • Videotape Agreement • Pay TV / Streaming Sideletters (HBO, Showtime, Starz, Netflix, Apple TV+) • Commercial (AICP) • Low Budget Theatrical Agreement (LBTA, Tiers 1–3) • Non-union (with custom rate entry) MY WORK — your career, aggregated The My Work view shows every paycheck across every show you've worked on. See your year-to-date earnings, projected year-end totals, hours by month, top shows by income, and reconcile your actual paychecks against the estimates. CONTRACT RULES, IN PLAIN ENGLISH Every rate, threshold, and rule from the union contracts presented as a readable reference card. Override any value for your specific deal memo. PRICING Every feature is free to try on first launch — no purchase required. Free to explore the demo shows to learn how the app works. To start entering your own data, choose Monthly ($2.99/mo), Annual ($19.99/yr), or Lifetime Unlock ($49.99 one-time). Introductory offers may be available. Your purchase covers Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeCardRobot at every 2 days against Cadrage Studio's every 9 days. TimeCardRobot also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Cadrage Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and TimeCardRobot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cadrage Studio ships an update every 9 days, TimeCardRobot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cadrage Studio | TimeCardRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cadrage GmbH | Nicola Caruso |
In-app purchases
Cadrage Studio
- 1 month$19.991 Month
- 12 months7 Days trial$99.991 Year
TimeCardRobot
- Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Annual1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Purchase$19.99
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