Comparison

Event Notes vs ShotList

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

Head to head
About

Event Notes

Organize all aspects of your events, from client details and venue information to task management and payment tracking. Plan outdoor shoots with a sun tracker and stay on top of deadlines with helpful statistics and widgets.

Highlights
  • Event detail consolidation
  • Client contact management
  • Task and deadline tracking
  • Payment tracking
  • Sun position and golden hour tracker
  • Event statistics
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Every event detail in one place — nothing buried in a notebook, chats and notes. If you run events for a living, you know the failure: the client's number is in one app, the venue in another, the call time in your head, and the payment you forgot to chase. EventNote pulls every moving part of an event into a single record, so nothing falls through the cracks. Build each event from the blocks you need. • Location — pin the venue on a map • Contacts — attach clients and tap straight into Telegram, Instagram, or Maps • Tasks — your prep checklist and to-dos per event • Reminders — call times and deadlines that actually notify you • Payment — track the price and what's been paid • Gallery & notes — references, documents, and everything else Plan around the daylight. The built-in Sun Tracker shows the sun's position on a map for any location and date, with a golden-hour timeline — so outdoor events are timed to the light, not guesswork. Stay on top of everything. • Deadlines view keeps every commitment on track • Statistics show your busiest months, income, and event types • Home Screen widget puts your next event one glance away Everywhere you work. iCloud keeps everything in sync — start on iPhone, finish on Mac with the free companion app. Free to start. Plan your events, track your schedule, and sync across devices. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited events and advanced planning. Built for photographers, videographers, event planners, and everyone who turns events into a business. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShotList

Features
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Walk onto every set with a plan. ShotList is the photographer's shoot planner. Plan the who, when, and where, build the shot list before the day, and check frames off on set so the must-gets never slip. Golden hour and blue hour are computed right on your device for any date and place. Gear packing starts from complete built-in packs instead of a blank page. THE SHOOT PLAN - Every shoot with its date and call time, client, location, and notes - A live readiness view: shots done, must-gets left, gear packed - A shoot-day timeline, hour by hour, checkable as the day runs THE SHOT LIST - List the frames you want: poses, details, moments - Star the must-gets so the critical frames stand out - On set, check shots off one-handed and watch the must-get counter fall GOLDEN HOUR, COMPUTED ON DEVICE - Sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, morning and evening golden hour, and both blue hours - Pick a city preset or type any coordinates, for any date - Pure solar math on the device, accurate to within a few minutes, no network needed - Handles the edges honestly, from midnight sun to polar night - Each shoot with coordinates shows its own light windows, ready to copy into the golden hour note GEAR PACKS THAT START FULL - Four complete built-in packs: portrait session, wedding day, landscape trip, product table - Apply a pack to any shoot and check gear off as you pack - Build your own pack templates for your kit CLIENTS, MODELS, AND CREW - Info cards with role, phone, and set notes - See how many shoots you have done together SCOUTED LOCATIONS - Save spots with reference photos from your library - Access notes, best-light notes, and coordinates that feed the light calculator SHOOT PLAN EXPORT (Lifetime) - A clean PDF of the whole plan: details, timeline, shot list with must-gets, gear checklist - A CSV of the same plan for spreadsheets PRIVATE AND IN SYNC - No account of ours, no analytics, no tracking - Your shoots live on your device and in your private iCloud, synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Delete all your data anytime from Settings FREE VS LIFETIME Free: plan 2 full shoots with everything included, all four built-in gear packs, the golden hour calculator, locations, contacts, and 1 custom pack template. Lifetime unlock: one single purchase of $14.99 USD, no subscription. Unlimited shoots, unlimited custom pack templates, and the shoot plan PDF and CSV export. ShotList is a planning tool for photographers. Light times are computed to within a few minutes; real light varies with weather and horizon.

Screenshots

Event Notes4 screens
ShotList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Event Notes at 18.0 against ShotList's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Event Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ShotList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Event Notes versus ShotList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvent NotesShotList
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr PysarenkoInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Event Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium Year$47.901 Year
1 purchases

ShotList

One-time1
  • ShotList Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Event Notes free?
Event Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShotList free?
ShotList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Event Notes or ShotList have ads?
Neither Event Notes nor ShotList shows ads.

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