PL scout vs Avid Reporter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PL scout
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Location Scouts can use this app for gathering location data (address, GPS, Contact Information, etc) and taking pictures of locations to be used for the Advertising, Television, and Motion Picture Industries.
Avid Reporter
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Welcome to AVID Reporter Record videos with a built-in AI based teleprompter, AI real time transcription, magic zoom,super stabilization and more to make it easy to create good looking videos. Report live to Avid's advanced web editor, powered by cutting room. Support for external microphones, wired and wireless. Support for the Tilta Khronos focus PD handle for controlling zoom and focus, start and stop. Support for C2PA. Feel free to use it to enhance your videos. When triggering recordings from your connected Wolftech account, scripts can be added to your recording for telemoromoting and everything you record and/or have on your phone or connected through an SD card dongle can be sent automatically to the story or publishing board for collaboration. Everything at super speeds, enabling your teams to produce more videos- faster, easier and together. Live transmissions also need an Advanced web editor account.
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Verdict
PL scout and Avid Reporter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PL scout | Avid Reporter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiote Productions | Cutting Room AS |
In-app purchases
PL scout
No in-app purchases
Avid Reporter
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PL scout free?
Is Avid Reporter free?
Do PL scout or Avid Reporter have ads?
Which is updated more often, PL scout or Avid Reporter?
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