Capturino vs ShardCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capturino
This app allows photographers and videographers to view a UVC video feed on their iPad, offering professional-grade monitoring and creative tools. Enhance your footage with advanced controls, histogram analysis, and vectorscope for precise adjustments and capture stunning images or high-quality videos.
- UVC video feed input
- Pro tools for creativity
- Advanced monitoring controls
- Histogram analysis
- Vectorscope for tonal analysis
- Image and video capture
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Capturino – Professional UVC Video Monitor Transform your iPad into a professional field monitor. Capturino works with any UVC capture device and gives filmmakers and content creators studio-grade monitoring and analysis tools, live on set. A UVC capture device is required to enable video input. WHY CAPTURINO? Whether you're on a film set, in a studio or shooting in the field, Capturino delivers the precision tools professionals demand — right on your iPad. KEY FEATURES UVC Video Feed Connect any UVC capture device for low-latency, high-quality live video, and choose your device, resolution and frame rate. Zoom, Pan & Flip Navigate your shot with fluid precision, fit or fill the frame, and mirror the image horizontally or vertically. Focus Tools Confirm critical focus with adjustable, colour-coded focus peaking and a magnifying focus loupe with an original/graded toggle. Exposure & Colour Analysis Monitor histogram, waveform, vectorscope, spot meter, false colour and zebra stripes in real time. Live LUTs Preview your final look as you shoot and import your own .cube or image LUTs. Composition Guides Overlay customisable gridlines, safe areas, crop guides and aspect-ratio mattes, and annotate the frame with live pencil drawing. Audio Levels Keep an eye — and ear — on your audio with real-time level metering. Still & Video Capture Capture stills or record video inside the app, saving straight to a folder you choose. Flexible Workflow Float and reposition every scope to build your perfect layout, toggle tools from the on-screen shortcut toolbar, save your setup as presets synced via iCloud, and pick up where you left off — your settings are remembered between sessions. PERFECT FOR Photographers and cinematographers, studio and on-location shoots, broadcast and live production, videographers and content creators, gimbal and camera-rig operators. FREE & PRO Capturino is free to use — connect a UVC device, monitor your feed and capture stills or record video, all at no cost. Upgrade to Capturino Pro to unlock the full professional toolset: composition guides, histogram, waveform, vectorscope, spot meter, focus peaking, zebra stripes, false colour and LUTs. CAPTURINO — SEE EVERY SHOT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL Download now and turn your iPad into the field monitor you've always needed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ShardCast
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Stream. Record. Screen share. Keep going when you leave the app. ShardCast turns your iPhone or iPad into a mobile live studio for creators who want a real production workflow without carrying a laptop everywhere. STREAM AND RECORD • Go live to Twitch or compatible RTMP destinations • Record locally without going live • Stream and record at the same time • Keep a separate high-quality local copy while broadcasting • Stream up to 2K and record camera video up to 4K on supported devices and setups • Save recordings to Photos, Files, or compatible external storage such as an SSD SINGLE CAMERA OR TRUE DUAL CAMERA • Use the front or rear camera • Switch between available rear lenses • Adjust front-camera zoom where supported • Use simultaneous front-and-rear cameras on supported devices • Choose front-main or rear-main Dual Camera layouts • Move and resize your Facecam / Picture in Picture directly on screen Dual Camera is available free with ShardCast-branded output. SCREEN SHARING WITH FACECAM • Share mobile gameplay, apps, walkthroughs, presentations, and other screen content • Keep your facecam visible while sharing • Record screen-based sessions locally • Stream your screen live with your camera included • Capture supported system audio and microphone audio Screen Sharing is available free with ShardCast-branded output. BUILT FOR REAL MOBILE MULTITASKING Check Maps. Open Safari. Use Files. In supported workflows, ShardCast can keep an active session going while you use another app, then let you return to your studio controls without rebuilding your setup. SCENES AND STREAM CHECK • Use Starting Soon, BRB, and Stream Ended scenes • Built-in scenes are available to everyone • Pin your most-used scenes for quick access • Prepare destination, quality, camera, audio, and scenes with Stream Check • Monitor essential stream status and health information • Add supported lightweight alert sources TWITCH AND CUSTOM RTMP • Connect your Twitch account • Read Twitch chat inside ShardCast • Send and reply to Twitch chat with ShardCast Pro • Create Twitch clips from supported controls • Stream manually to compatible Custom RTMP destinations • Record locally without connecting Twitch APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS • Use ShardCast Deck controls from Apple Watch • Access live, recording, scene, clip, and creator actions from your wrist where available • Use ShardCast Home Screen widgets on iPhone and iPad • Jump quickly into Single Camera, Screen Sharing, Scenes, and Stream Check • View ready, recording, live, and live-plus-recording status at a glance SHARDCAST PRO Try ShardCast Pro free for 7 days if eligible. Pro includes: • Clean output without ShardCast branding on Dual Camera and Screen Sharing • Custom image and GIF artwork for stream scenes • Higher recording and streaming quality options where supported • 1440p and 4K recording options where supported • Up to 2K streaming where supported • 60 FPS options where supported • Higher bitrate headroom and Low Latency Mode • Twitch chat send and reply • Advanced overlay and alert-source controls MADE FOR CREATORS AWAY FROM THE DESK ShardCast is useful for mobile gameplay, IRL streaming, outdoor streams, talking-head videos, reactions, walkthroughs, event coverage, behind-the-scenes content, and screen sharing with facecam. Feature availability and performance depend on your device, storage, destination, account connection, selected quality settings, and network conditions. Test important sessions before relying on a new setup. Privacy Policy: https://diaclasticstudios.com/shardcast/privacy Terms of Use: https://diaclasticstudios.com/shardcast/eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ShardCast at 3 against Capturino's 1. Capturino's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Capturino sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShardCast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Capturino ships an update every 3 days, ShardCast every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Capturino | ShardCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dillon Hoa | Pritam Mukherjee |
In-app purchases
Capturino
- Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Year
ShardCast
- ShardCast Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- ShardCast Pro Yearly$79.991 Year









