Comparison

ShotDeck vs NCP

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

Head to head
About

ShotDeck

Access the world's largest collection of searchable cinematic images. This tool helps directors, cinematographers, and visual artists find inspiration, conduct research, and reference shots with detailed information on cast, crew, and technical aspects. Explore and discover new visual ideas for your projects.

Highlights
  • Largest collection of searchable cinematic images
  • Detailed image metadata (cast, crew, camera, lens, etc.)
  • Inspiration and research tool
  • Visual discovery for creative projects
  • Collaborative professional tool
  • Time-saving image search
Features
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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.

About

NCP

Features
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PASS YOUR NVIDIA NCP-OUSD: OPENUSD DEVELOPMENT EXAM 500+ practice questions 5-minute study sessions Track your progress Remove mastered questions Text-to-speech support Dark mode available WHY GET CERTIFIED? Certified NVIDIA OpenUSD developers earn up to $203K annually (Skillsoft 2024). NCP-OUSD validates expertise in OpenUSD development for 3D content creation, virtual production, and digital twin workflows. WHAT YOU'LL MASTER: Composition arcs with LIVRPS strength ordering USD file formats including usda, usdc, and usdz Prims, properties, attributes, and relationships Six composition arcs: sublayers, references, payloads, variants, inherits, specializes UsdGeom schema hierarchy and mesh topology UsdShade material and shader systems with UsdPreviewSurface UsdLux lighting schemas and light linking UsdSkel skeletal animation and skinning Native and point instancing mechanisms Hydra rendering architecture with scene indices Omniverse Nucleus collaboration and live sessions Asset resolution with ArResolver Value clips for animation sequences Schema development and plugin creation Python API for stage and prim operations STUDY ANYWHERE: Coffee breaks. Commutes. Lunch hours. Turn dead time into OpenUSD expertise. Download now. Pass your exam. Master NVIDIA OpenUSD development.

Screenshots

ShotDeck4 screens
NCP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShotDeck at none against NCP's 3. ShotDeck also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. NCP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ShotDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotDeck ships an update every 3 weeks, NCP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ShotDeck versus NCP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotDeckNCP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFilmmakers Research Lab, LLCDavy Raitt

Bugs and requests

ShotDeck

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • UI issues
  • Low quality grabs
  • App crashes constantly
  • App quits after a few searches or image saves
  • App crashes when searching
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  • Age verification required
  • New account creation with Apple ID required
  • iPad app crashes every time search is used
  • App crashes when entering a search term
  • Infinite loading
  • Won't allow sign up or log in
  • Password reset email not received
  • Enlarged images opened in a new page
  • Search feature completely useless
  • App wouldn't load anything
  • Servers down error
  • No more than 5 minutes without crashing on iPads and iPhones
  • Images take too long to load
  • Images won't load
  • System error causing refund
  • Asked to sign in, not sign up
  • Application would shut down itself when looking for more shots
  • App entirely crashes when swiping through full sized photos on iPad
  • App crashes after a few minutes of use on iPad
  • Search engine never works
  • Search bar not working
  • Filters don't work in search function
  • Burned 2 hours saving images to a deck, but they are not in the deck
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • Periodic crashing (typically when choosing to browse similar shots)
  • Quick add doesn't seem to work
  • Unpredictable search results
  • Pages don't load or have errors
  • Searches with fairly common words don't yield any results
  • Cannot use split screen or a floating window with the app on the iPad

Requested features

8 requests
  • Update app to be a great companion to desktop site
  • Fix login with Apple ID issue
  • Fix age verification and account creation hurdles
  • Make a widget that cycles random shots
  • Improve UI/UX
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  • Add more data to search and tags
  • Add dark mode
  • Faster way to add shots to favorites

NCP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ShotDeck

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NCP

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is ShotDeck free?
ShotDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCP free?
NCP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShotDeck or NCP have ads?
Neither ShotDeck nor NCP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShotDeck or NCP?
ShotDeck ships an update every 3 weeks, and NCP every 3 months. Most recently, ShotDeck was updated on November 14, 2026 and NCP on November 9, 2026.

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