ShotDeck vs NYFA Mobile App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShotDeck
Access the world's largest library of high-quality, searchable cinematic images. This tool aids directors, cinematographers, and visual artists in finding inspiration, conducting research, and referencing visual styles for film production. Explore detailed information for each image to enhance your creative process.
- Largest collection of cinematic images
- Meticulously keyworded and searchable
- Detailed image metadata (cast, crew, camera, lens)
- Time-saving image discovery
- Inspiration, research, and reference tool
- Collaborative professional tool
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Shotdeck is the largest collection of meticulously keyworded fully searchable high quality cinematic images in the world. Hello directors, cinematographers, designers, ad folks, film students and visual artists, you’ve just discovered your new secret weapon, the best collaborative professional tool for bringing your vision to life - from pitch, to prep to post. Each image has information on cast and crew, aspect ratio, framing, lighting, camera, lens, shooting location, and a dozen more. This time saving app will help you not just find the exact image you are looking for but allow you to discover ones that you never new existed. You'll wonder how you ever worked without Shotdeck. Inspiration - Research - Reference - Education - Discovery Start exploring Shotdeck totally free today and witness your vision come to life and your creativity reach new heights.
NYFA Mobile App
Stay informed with school news, schedules, and grades. Access important resources, learn about events, and discover internship opportunities. This app is your central hub for all academic needs.
- School news updates
- Access to schedules
- View grades
- Important resource access
- Event information
- Internship opportunities
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NYFA's mobile app will keep students, faculty, and staff up to date on all school news. You will have easy access to your schedules, grades, and other important resources. NYFA mobile is your one stop for all you school needs. Learn about upcoming school events, internship opportunities, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NYFA Mobile App at 100% against ShotDeck's 29%. NYFA Mobile App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). ShotDeck's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NYFA Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShotDeck has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of ShotDeck's written reviews are positive against 100% of NYFA Mobile App's.
ShotDeck ships an update every 2 weeks, NYFA Mobile App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShotDeck | NYFA Mobile App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (44 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Filmmakers Research Lab, LLC | New York Film Academy Ltd |
Customer experience
ShotDeck
NYFA Mobile App
In-app purchases
ShotDeck
No in-app purchases
NYFA Mobile App
No in-app purchases
