TheGreenShot vs Haystack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
TheGreenShot
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The 1st real-time audiovisual production management app β real-time costs, real-time carbon footprints, 100% paperless, 50% savings on tedious manual work. Get rid of the hassle of paper timesheets and printed expenses. Donβt worry about lost proofs of purchases or salary mistakes. Get quality time back, save hours of administrative work, use our easy-invoicing feature, keep each job safely stored, pull it up when you need it, 1-click navigation from costs back to original expense or timesheet. Interested in your own carbon footprint? Use our automatic live dashboard βbecome part of the fight against climate change. TheGreenShot is the one-stop-shop app for audiovisual production crew members. - Record working hours - See real-time salary updates - Track overtime - Manage multiple deal memos - Keep track of mileage and expenses - Capture photos of receipts - Generate and send invoices automatically - Save all your past jobs - Check your carbon footprint in real-time TheGreenShot is committed to the privacy and security of its users. We will never use, sell or trade your private data. We secure your data using our unique combination of safe storage and encrypted transfers. We limit your digital carbon footprint through our optimized data exchange mechanisms.
Haystack
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Haystack is an all-in-one production solution for revolutionising and improving efficiency and workflow across the film and TV industry. Currently operating across Costume, Hair and Make-Up, we ensure teams can work together to create seamless notes, photos and detailed tracking of garments and kit across the whole production process. With an automated sync, teams can work online or on remote location without interruption. Also offering detailed seamless solutions to speed up and simplify prep and wrap, Haystack ensures nothing is ever lost across productions as garments and kit can be easily identified and located using our revolutionary new system. Having been used on several productions so far, we ensure time-saving tech to help find that needle in a Haystack quicker and more efficiently. Haystack is a great resource and tool for you departments on your next production.
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Verdict
TheGreenShot and Haystack are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TheGreenShot ships an update monthly, Haystack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheGreenShot | Haystack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly β better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 β better | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thegreenshot | Another Haystack Ltd. |
In-app purchases
TheGreenShot
No in-app purchases
Haystack
No in-app purchases









