The Photo Guide vs ShootPrep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Photo Guide
This app offers a comprehensive guide to photography, covering everything from the basics for beginners to advanced techniques for enthusiasts. Learn about composition, equipment, and mobile photography with interactive lessons and over 1,000 example images.
- Beginner-friendly photography lessons
- In-depth image composition guides
- Equipment and gear explanations
- iPhone and iPad photography tips
- Practical field tips and tricks
- Photography quiz and glossary
- Offline content access
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The Photo Guide is the most comprehensive guide to photography on the App Store! If you like photography as much as we do, you will love the Photo Guide. — TUAW "I don't hesitate to recommend The Photo Guide to digital photographers. [...] The photo examples are excellent, and the text is concise and clear." Explore the fantastic world of photography with a beautiful and interactive app on your iPhone or iPad. Today, almost everyone has access to a camera, but most users only leverage a fraction of its potential. Our goal is to change this. The Photo Guide starts off with the basics of photography and goes into great detail to help you improve your skills to finally make better photos. We built the Photo Guide for seasoned photography enthusiasts, as well as for total beginners. # FOR BEGINNERS We dedicated an entire category to everyone who is just getting started with photography. The topics are result-oriented, practical, and deliberately avoid unnecessary technical terms. # IMAGE COMPOSITION Great image composition is a key element of great photography. The Photo Guide covers a huge range of interesting aspects. # BY EXAMPLE See how specific photos were taken. Which shutter speed, aperture, etc. was chosen and why, which lighting is best and much more! # EQUIPMENT Learn about the different kinds of cameras, lenses, lens filters and much more, to make informed decisions what should be part of your gear. # IPHONE & IPAD The cameras in our mobile devices are extremely capable. It’s time to take these amazing cameras seriously. This category teaches everything about iPhone & iPad photography. # IN THE FIELD Practical tips and tricks for when you’re out capturing your next great photographs. # FOUNDATION You can only master photography if you fully understand what’s happening behind the scenes, when you press the shutter button of your camera. # QUIZ You already know everything about photography? Check out the quiz and find out if there's stuff you didn't know. # GLOSSARY Oh no, what's “Hyper-focal distance". Several hundred glossary entries will help you. Photography is not rocket science but so much fun! # For beginners and seasoned photographers # Universal App for iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch # iCloud sync of favorites, read articles and quiz progress # 100% offline content - available everywhere you want to shoot! # Interactive, beautiful and easy to understand # More than 1,000 images to learn from including their Exif and location data # SUPPORT Please contact us from inside the app or through our website and give us your feedback. Is there anything we should improve? If you’re missing any specific topics, please let us know! Let us know about any problems, we’re here to help: hey@photoguideapp.com # THANKS TO: Bad Elf, Canon, Enjoyyourcamera (quenoX), Fujifilm, GoPro, Hasselblad, HOYA, Leica, Lexar, Linhof, Lytro, Nikon, Novoflex, Olympus, Panasonic, Ricoh / Pentax, Phase One, SanDisk, Schneider-Kreuznach, B+W Filter, SD Association, Sony, Transcend, Wanderlust, Zeiss for providing fantastic image material for the Photo Guide! The world of photography is endless and so is the potential of the Photo Guide! The Photo Guide team would be glad to receive feedback, get back to work and provide free updates regarding completely new topics. There's so much we haven't "talked" about in the app yet.
ShootPrep
Create custom packing checklists for various photography shoots. Easily manage items, add your own categories, and share lists with clients or assistants. This app works offline and requires no account.
- Customizable packing lists
- Pre-built starter lists
- Add own categories and items
- Shareable text lists
- Offline functionality
- Import/Export JSON data
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ShootPrep is a super-simple packing checklist for photographers. Build lists for weddings, headshots, real estate, product shoots, and more. Toggle items as you pack, add your own categories, and share a text copy with clients or assistants. Works offline. No account required. Optional: add your email to receive occasional pro tips and update news. Features • 5 starter lists for common shoots • Your own categories + items • Favorites and quick duplicates • Share a text version of any list • Import/Export as JSON • Offline by default (data stored on your device)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ShootPrep at Free against The Photo Guide's $7.99. ShootPrep also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). The Photo Guide's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On in-app purchases 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
ShootPrep is free to download; The Photo Guide costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShootPrep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Photo Guide has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | The Photo Guide | ShootPrep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BLUE BOX - Productions | Nikita Miroshnikov |
Customer experience
The Photo Guide
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In-app purchases
The Photo Guide
No in-app purchases
ShootPrep
No in-app purchases
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