Comparison

ShopCAM vs GroundLoop

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

Head to head
About

ShopCAM

Features
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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 โ€ข Conversational input: pick the operation, fill in the numbers, generate code โ€ข Covers drilling, peck drilling, milling, boring, tapping, threadmilling, and more โ€ข Fanuc-compatible ISO output โ€” drops straight into Haas, Mazak, Centroid, LinuxCNC, Mach3/4 โ€ข 2D toolpath preview so you can visually verify the path before cutting โ€ข Machine profiles: save your tool offsets, rapid heights, and feed defaults โ€ข 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: โ€ข Monthly: flexible, cancel any time โ€ข Annual: ~30% savings vs monthly โ€ข 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

About

GroundLoop

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ShopCAM4 screens
GroundLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShopCAM and GroundLoop are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ShopCAM sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and GroundLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShopCAM ships an update every 6 days, GroundLoop every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShopCAM versus GroundLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopCAMGroundLoop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDouble Vision USA LLCๆฏ… ็Ž‹

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ShopCAM

Subscriptions2
  • ShopCAM Pro Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • ShopCAM Pro Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
One-time2
  • ShopCAM Pro Lifetime$399.99
  • Machine Shop Bundle$499.99
1 purchases

GroundLoop

One-time1
  • GroundLoop Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is ShopCAM free?
ShopCAM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GroundLoop free?
GroundLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShopCAM or GroundLoop have ads?
Neither ShopCAM nor GroundLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShopCAM or GroundLoop?
ShopCAM ships an update every 6 days, and GroundLoop every 11 days. Most recently, ShopCAM was updated on October 5, 2026 and GroundLoop on October 7, 2026.

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