Comparison

Auto vs SharedShot

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

Head to head
About

Auto

This app uses your camera to understand what's in a photo and take action. Identify plants, get fashion advice, track meals, or explore places, all with a single snap. You can even create custom AI tools for your camera.

Highlights
  • Identify plants, animals, and locations
  • Track meals and estimate calories
  • Get fashion and outfit advice
  • Create custom AI camera actions (Frames)
  • Build shared Frames with friends
Features
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Create Frames - your own fun camera tools - from your photos. Snap a photo. Auto understands what’s in it and helps you take action. Track meals, get fashion advice, identify plants and animals, explore places, and more, all from a single photo. What you can do with Auto - Create a sticker generator Turn photos into stickers in any style you can imagine. - Track your meals Turn your camera into a nutrition coach. Snap your food to log meals, estimate calories, and plan healthier eating. - Get outfit advice Take a photo of your look and get tips on colors, styling, and accessories. - Identify anything Plants, animals, locations, food. Auto recognizes what you see and gives helpful insights. - Build your own Create Frames that perform your own custom actions. Frames: AI tools for your camera Frames are Auto’s way of turning photos into useful experiences. Each Frame focuses on something different, like nutrition, fashion, or discovery. You can also create shared Frames with friends or groups to build private spaces where you can share photos, get advice together, or just have fun reacting to what everyone captures. Your camera sees the world. Auto helps you understand it. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SharedShot

Effortlessly share photos with the people in them using automatic face recognition. Simply take a picture, and the app sends it directly to everyone who appears in the shot, ensuring no one misses a memory.

Highlights
  • Automatic photo delivery via face recognition
  • Effortless sharing with no manual selection
  • Private sharing directly to individuals
  • Option to use camera roll photos
  • Ideal for events and group gatherings
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SharedShot automatically sends photos to the people in them. Photo sharing made easy with no effort required. Take a photo with your friends and SharedShot instantly identifies who appears in it using face recognition, then delivers it directly to their inbox. By the time you put your phone away, everyone already has their photo. How it works: Set up your face scan once. From that point on, every photo you appear in, you will receive, no photos left behind. Every photo you take automatically finds your friends and sends itself to them. No selecting people. No sending to group chats. Just take the photo and walk away. Shared Albums for Group Events: Create a shared album for a formal, tailgate, or trip, and invite your whole group with one link. Everyone can add their photos to the same shared pool, then instantly filter to see just the photos you're in, or photos of any specific combination of people. No more scrolling through hundreds of photos looking for yourself. Your photos stay private. SharedShot only sends photos to people who actually appear in them. Nothing is posted publicly. Nothing goes to an algorithm. Your photos go to the right people and nobody else. Perfect for: Formals and date nights Tailgates and game days Birthday parties and celebrations Beach trips and vacations Any moment worth sharing with the people who were there Two ways to share: Take photos directly in SharedShot, or upload from your camera roll. Either way, face recognition handles the rest automatically. Download SharedShot and never miss a photo you were in again.

Screenshots

Auto4 screens
SharedShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SharedShot at 5.0 against Auto's 4.2. SharedShot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Auto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SharedShot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SharedShot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auto ships an update every 2 weeks, SharedShot weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Auto versus SharedShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutoSharedShot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (15 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAutomatic Platforms IncLiam Snow

Customer experience

Auto

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SharedShot

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Auto

Subscriptions2
  • Auto Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Auto Plus Annual$99.991 Year
None

SharedShot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auto free?
Auto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SharedShot free?
SharedShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auto or SharedShot?
SharedShot is rated higher. Auto averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while SharedShot averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Auto or SharedShot have ads?
Neither Auto nor SharedShot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auto or SharedShot?
Auto ships an update every 2 weeks, and SharedShot weekly. Most recently, Auto was updated on September 19, 2026 and SharedShot on October 6, 2026.

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