ShopCAM vs GroundLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ShopCAM
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ShopCAM Pro turns your phone into a shop-floor CAM station. Describe the operation, get clean Fanuc-flavor G-code โ no PC, no CAD file, no waiting. WHAT IT DOES โข Conversational input: pick the operation, fill in the numbers, generate code โข Covers drilling, peck drilling, milling, boring, tapping, threadmilling, and more โข Fanuc-compatible ISO output โ drops straight into Haas, Mazak, Centroid, LinuxCNC, Mach3/4 โข 2D toolpath preview so you can visually verify the path before cutting โข Machine profiles: save your tool offsets, rapid heights, and feed defaults โข Full G-code editor with copy and share FREE TIER Drill and peck drilling operations โ full featured, no time limit. SHOPCAM PRO Unlock all operations including milling, boring, tapping, threadmilling, and every future template. Three ways to subscribe: โข Monthly: flexible, cancel any time โข Annual: ~30% savings vs monthly โข Lifetime: one payment, own it forever BUILT FOR THE SHOP FLOOR Works completely offline. No account required. Designed to be usable with one hand while standing at a machine. Always single-block, reduced rapid, and dry-run before cutting. ShopCAM handles the math โ you handle the machine. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. Manage in your Apple ID Subscription Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://doublevision.company/privacy
GroundLoop
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GroundLoop is the grounding field companion for electrical engineers, contractors, and tower techs โ fully offline, no account, no subscription. SOIL RESISTIVITY Enter Wenner four-pin or Schlumberger readings and get apparent resistivity per spacing instantly, with probe-depth correction, anomaly flags for layered soil, and a resistivity-vs-spacing curve you can read at the truck. ELECTRODE ESTIMATES Size a single rod, a multi-rod array, or a grid (Sverak screening formula) and compare against your target โ 25 ohms (NEC 250.53), 5 ohms, or a custom spec. Every result shows the formula reference it came from. FALL-OF-POTENTIAL TESTS Enter your current-probe distance and GroundLoop lays out the 52/62/72% voltage-probe positions, then checks your three readings for a valid plateau โ so a bad test gets caught in the field, not back at the office. FIELD REPORTS Export a clean PDF per site: resistivity tables, electrode estimates with formula references, fall-of-potential records, and date โ ready for your project file. FREE TO TRY One site with every tool unlocked, reports watermarked. One-time purchase removes the watermark and the site limit. No subscription, ever. GroundLoop is a field calculation and recording aid. It encodes textbook formulas with cited references (values pending professional-engineer review are labeled in-app); it is not a substitute for a licensed PE's design, the governing standard, or required field verification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShopCAM at none against GroundLoop's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GroundLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShopCAM asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShopCAM ships an update every 6 days, GroundLoop every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShopCAM | GroundLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days โ better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Double Vision USA LLC | ๆฏ ็ |
In-app purchases
ShopCAM
No in-app purchases
GroundLoop
- GroundLoop Unlock$19.99









