ShotDeck vs Full Time Filmmaker
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.
Full Time Filmmaker
Access all your film school videos in one convenient app. Receive notifications for the latest news and updates, and easily save your favorite content for quick retrieval. Enjoy seamless access without needing to remember passwords.
- Access all videos
- Push notifications
- Password-free access
- Save favorite posts
- Easy content management
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Inside the Full Time Filmmaker app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Full Time Filmmaker at 4.0 against ShotDeck's 3.2. Full Time Filmmaker also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 29%). ShotDeck's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 4). 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.
Full Time Filmmaker holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShotDeck has 46 ratings behind it against 4, 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 50% of Full Time Filmmaker's.
ShotDeck ships an update every 2 weeks, Full Time Filmmaker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShotDeck | Full Time Filmmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (46 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filmmakers Research Lab, LLC | Parker Wallbeck Productions, Inc |
Customer experience
ShotDeck
Full Time Filmmaker
In-app purchases
ShotDeck
No in-app purchases
Full Time Filmmaker
No in-app purchases
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