Comparison

Piwigo vs Shotwise

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

Head to head
About

Piwigo

Manage your cloud-based photo gallery from your mobile device. Organize albums, edit photos and videos, upload new media with detailed metadata, and share your creations. This app complements the web-based Piwigo software for a seamless photo management experience.

Highlights
  • Browse and manage albums
  • Edit, download, and delete photos/videos
  • Upload media with metadata
  • Organize photos into albums
  • Share photos and videos
  • Set album cover images
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Piwigo for iPhone/iPad/iPod supplements the photo gallery software in the cloud Piwigo (v12.0 or higher): • Browse your albums, • Create, delete, move and rename albums, • Search, edit, download and delete photos and videos, • Copy and move photos and videos between albums, • Add and remove photos and videos from your favorites, • Set a photo as album image, • Upload photos and videos: - of modifiable size and quality, - with description, author, tags, EXIF metadata, - with or without GPS metadata. • Share albums, photos and videos. Piwigo empowers you to create your own photo gallery on the web. It includes many powerful features such as albums, tags, geolocation, many levels of customization, upload by visitors, privacy, calendar or statistics. Piwigo is free and opensource. Piwigo is also compatible with the following extensions: - Community: allows users to create albums and add photos - rotateImage: enables you to rotate images - Share Album: allows to share private albums with people who do not have an account - piwigo-two_factor: adds two-factor authentication (2FA) - piwigo-videojs: adds video support Feedback or questions ? Piwigo offers free support at https://piwigo.org/forum and we'd love to hear from you.

About

Shotwise

This app helps photographers plan shots by providing camera settings, light analysis, and sun/moon positioning. It offers tools for calculating exposure, depth of field, and includes equipment checklists and camera system tips.

Highlights
  • Camera setting recommendations
  • Light analysis and prediction
  • Sun and moon positioning
  • Exposure and depth of field calculators
  • Equipment checklists
  • Camera system tips
Features
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Shotwise beantwortet die Fragen, die vor der Aufnahme stehen: Welche Einstellungen passen hier? Wie fällt das Licht? Und wann lohnt sich der Weg zum Motiv? Beschreibe deine Situation in einem Satz oder tippe einen Stil an. Shotwise nennt Blende, ISO, Verschlusszeit und Brennweite und erklärt, worauf es ankommt: Einschätzung, Komposition, Licht, Ausrüstung, Fehlerquellen, ein Tipp. 121 Szenen sind hinterlegt. SONNE UND MOND · Shotwise Pro Wo steht die Sonne am Samstag um 18 Uhr, und wo der Mond? Als Himmelskarte, als Bahn über dem Kartenausschnitt deines Ortes und im Kamerabild mit Stundenmarken. Dazu die Richtungssuche, Mondphase, Schattenlänge und eigene Orte. LICHTFENSTER HEUTE · Shotwise Pro Sonnenauf- und -untergang, goldene und blaue Stunde für deinen Standort und jedes Datum. RECHNER · Shotwise Pro Zeit & ND nach der 180-Grad-Regel samt der Zeit, die deine Kamera wirklich kann. Schärfentiefe mit Hyperfokaldistanz für vier Sensorformate. LICHTSITUATION · Shotwise Pro Sieben Stufen von praller Sonne bis Nacht. Blende und Zeit bleiben stehen, nur der ISO wird neu gerechnet. MEIN EQUIPMENT Deine Packliste zum Abhaken. Mit Shotwise Pro über 1500 Modelle zum Antippen statt Eintippen, dazu der Abgleich mit der Szene. KAMERASYSTEM-TIPPS Für Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic und OM System: welche Einstellung in welchem Menü steht, nach Menüreitern gruppiert und mit deren Farbe genannt. SHOTLISTEN, FOTO-ANALYSE, GLOSSAR Neun Anlässe mit 99 Punkten zum Abhaken. Aufnahmedaten aus einem Bild auslesen und einordnen. Rund 120 Fachbegriffe, im Text erklärt. SHOTWISE PRO Sonne & Mond, Lichtfenster, beide Rechner, Lichtsituation und Geräte-Presets werden über einen einmaligen In-App-Kauf freigeschaltet. Kein Abo. Alles andere bleibt ohne Kauf nutzbar. Kein Konto, keine Werbung. Alles rechnet auf dem Gerät, auch ohne Empfang. info@mmfilm-foto.de ——— ENGLISH ——— Shotwise answers the questions that come up before the shot: which settings fit here, how will the light fall, and is it worth the drive? Describe your situation in one sentence or tap a style. Shotwise gives you aperture, ISO, shutter speed and focal length, and explains what matters: assessment, composition, light, gear, pitfalls, one tip. 121 scenes are built in. SUN AND MOON · Shotwise Pro Where will the sun be on Saturday at 6 pm, and where the moon? As a sky chart, as a path over the map of your location, and in the camera view with hour marks. Plus the direction search, moon phase, shadow length and your own places. LIGHT WINDOWS TODAY · Shotwise Pro Sunrise and sunset, golden hour and blue hour for your location and any date. CALCULATORS · Shotwise Pro Shutter & ND from the 180-degree rule including the speed your camera can actually dial in. Depth of field with hyperfocal distance for four sensor formats. LIGHT SITUATION · Shotwise Pro Seven levels from full sun to night. Aperture and shutter stay put, only ISO is recalculated. MY EQUIPMENT Your packing list to tick off. With Shotwise Pro, more than 1500 models to tap instead of type, plus the match against the scene. CAMERA SYSTEM TIPS For Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic and OM System: which setting sits in which menu, grouped by menu tab and named with its colour. SHOT LISTS, PHOTO ANALYSIS, GLOSSARY Nine occasions with 99 items to tick off. Read the capture data from an image and put it in context. More than 100 terms explained in the text. SHOTWISE PRO Sun and moon, light windows, both calculators, the light situation and the gear presets are unlocked with a single in-app purchase. No subscription. Everything else stays open without it. No account, no ads. Everything runs on the device, even with no signal. info@mmfilm-foto.de

Screenshots

Piwigo4 screens
Shotwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Piwigo at Free against Shotwise's $5.99. Piwigo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Shotwise's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads 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

Piwigo is free to download; Shotwise costs $5.99 up front. Shotwise sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Piwigo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piwigo ships an update every 3 weeks, Shotwise every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Piwigo versus Shotwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiwigoShotwise
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (182 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPigolabsMustafa Morad

Customer experience

Piwigo

All ratings182 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative18.7%

Shotwise

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Piwigo

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • iPad app connection issues
  • Uploaded photos not showing
  • B&W images render blurry on iPad/iPhone
  • Pictures only display momentarily
  • Uploads have stopped
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  • Severe bug: deleted photo reappears
  • Live Photos not uploaded with 'live' portion
  • .MOV files fail to upload
  • Images stuck uploading for hours
  • Auto-download toggle deactivates
  • Crashes constantly on iPad
  • Permission errors on iPad
  • App needs auto upload camera roll
  • Users cannot delete their photos
  • Images no longer load
  • Cannot download original size photo via iOS app
  • Uploads hanging after update
  • Doesn't connect to custom domains
  • Crashing since last update
  • Album images layout issues
  • Thumbnail size adjustment ineffective
  • Uploading from cloud photos problematic
  • Uploads fail or resize to tiny images
  • Interface bugs, selection issues
  • Not compatible with iOS 8
  • Freezes on password entry
  • Cannot see existing albums
  • Album creation silently fails
  • Cannot upload photos
  • App not updated, upload issues
  • Stopped allowing photo uploads
  • Cannot select multiple pics at once
  • Freezes during upload
  • Uploads freeze after first photo
  • Doesn't upload geo info from exif

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to browse in Photos and open in Piwigo to upload
  • Double tap to zoom
  • Auto upload camera roll
  • Search capability
  • Support for multiple accounts
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  • Better album image layout
  • Ability to see and add comments
  • Video support
  • Nextcloud integration
  • Download original size photo via iOS app
  • Support tag editing on upload
  • Cache photo galleries for offline viewing
  • Upload geo info from exif data

Shotwise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Piwigo

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Shotwise

One-time4
  • Unterstütze Shotwise$0.99
  • Unterstütze Shotwise$2.99
  • Unterstütze Shotwise$3.99
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  • Shotwise Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Piwigo free?
Piwigo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shotwise free?
Shotwise costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Piwigo or Shotwise have ads?
Neither Piwigo nor Shotwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piwigo or Shotwise?
Piwigo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shotwise every 6 days. Most recently, Piwigo was updated on October 3, 2026 and Shotwise on October 6, 2026.

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