Comparison

ShootPrep vs PicnPlace

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

Head to head
About

ShootPrep

Create custom packing checklists for various photography shoots. Easily manage items, add your own categories, and share lists with clients or assistants. This app works offline and requires no account.

Highlights
  • Customizable packing lists
  • Pre-built starter lists
  • Add own categories and items
  • Shareable text lists
  • Offline functionality
  • Import/Export JSON data
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ShootPrep is a super-simple packing checklist for photographers. Build lists for weddings, headshots, real estate, product shoots, and more. Toggle items as you pack, add your own categories, and share a text copy with clients or assistants. Works offline. No account required. Optional: add your email to receive occasional pro tips and update news. Features • 5 starter lists for common shoots • Your own categories + items • Favorites and quick duplicates • Share a text version of any list • Import/Export as JSON • Offline by default (data stored on your device)

About

PicnPlace

Features
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PicnPlace is a thoughtfully crafted companion for photographers—whether you’re a seasoned professional or an enthusiastic explorer—designed to transform creative intention into organized inspiration. It helps you build a personal bucket list of locations you hope to photograph, from sweeping iconic vistas to quiet, intimate corners of your own neighborhood. Your list stays neatly arranged and can even be sorted by your current location, making it effortless to discover nearby spots when the impulse to shoot arises. Each entry can store detailed notes about the ideal time of day, season, or month to capture the scene exactly as you imagine it, turning PicnPlace into both a planning tool and a creative journal. Over time, it becomes a living map of your photographic aspirations—growing with your journeys, your style, and your evolving eye for beauty. Key features: 1. Add a ‘Place’ along with its GPS coordinates, time, month and season to shoot and many other minute details about accessibility. 2. Access your bucket list anytime, anywhere. 3. Sort and filter your bucket list on some primary parameters. 4. Pre-sorted view of list of ‘Places’ within 150 miles, along with map view for instant plans. 5. Add a ‘Place’ (with only the GPS coordinates) to your bucket list in one click with the cool ‘On-the-Go’ feature. 6. Set a reminder on your calendar for a ‘Place’, so you don’t miss a time sensitive picture. 7. Set your photography preferences with Profile; for example, categories you like to photograph and camera type, which you can update anytime. 8. Explore new places (photo and location along with feedback/suggestions from the photographers who have uploaded them to Flikr) from all over the world and add them to your list. Explore images/places are based on your photography “Interest” (category) selection in Profile and change accordingly as and when you update your Profile with new “Interests”. The list of places you see is refreshed every time you visit the screen, so there are new options for you to peruse. Join PicnPlace today and let every location tell its story through your lens.

Screenshots

ShootPrep4 screens
PicnPlace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PicnPlace at none against ShootPrep's shown. PicnPlace also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ShootPrep versus PicnPlace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShootPrepPicnPlace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.513.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikita MiroshnikovSachin Deshpande

In-app purchases

None

ShootPrep

No in-app purchases

None

PicnPlace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShootPrep free?
ShootPrep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PicnPlace free?
PicnPlace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShootPrep or PicnPlace have ads?
ShootPrep shows ads; PicnPlace does not.

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