ShotDeck vs ASOME Lecturio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ASOME Lecturio
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Welcome to ASOME Lecturio, your online academy. Features: - Video lectures: Learn & review all relevant concepts faster, easier - Learning Material: Download a PDF of any lecture’s slides for later reference - Qbank Tests: Apply your knowledge and solve clinical case questions - Spaced Repetition Quiz: reinforce knowledge, driven by a smart learning algorithm - Bookmatcher: Find the right videos for your text book - Bookmarks: Organize lectures in your own lists - Study planner: Plan your learning goals - Text Book Articles: Deepen and reinforce your knowledge - Learning progress control: Check your progress for each course - Synchronization between all devices: Simply continue learning seamlessly on another device - Offline availability: Learn on the go - Notes: Create notes about your lectures - Playback speed: Adjust the speed of the videos to your learning speed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShotDeck at every 3 weeks against ASOME Lecturio's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShotDeck ships an update every 3 weeks, ASOME Lecturio every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShotDeck | ASOME Lecturio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (52 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Filmmakers Research Lab, LLC | Lecturio GmbH |
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
ASOME Lecturio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShotDeck
No in-app purchases
ASOME Lecturio
No in-app purchases
