Centric Material Sample vs ShotFlow Samples & Styling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Centric Material Sample
Capture and share material inspirations on the go. Quickly record photos, vendor details, and material properties. Sync captured data to a central server for team collaboration and evaluation.
- Capture material photos
- Record vendor information
- Document material properties
- Offline use
- Sync to Centric 8 PLM server
- Share inspirations
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The Material Sample app allows designers and others to capture and share material inspirations while on the go. Using their iPhones, designers can quickly capture material details such as photos, vendor information, and material properties. The app can be used offline and can be synced to Centric 8 PLM server, allowing early access to team members for costing, quality testing and other evaluations.
ShotFlow Samples & Styling
Streamline studio production workflows by quickly scanning and processing samples using your mobile device. Automate tasks like bulk updates, product grouping, and shipment assignments without needing a computer or barcode scanner.
- Scan samples with mobile device
- Automated barcode scanning
- Bulk update sample information
- Define product groupings
- Assign samples to shipments
- View sample details
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Sample tracking is a critical step in many Studio Production workflows. Without the right sample in the right place at the right time, everything grinds to a halt. Although everyone wants to benefit from sample tracking, no one loves the tracking process. ShotFlow users can save hours of manual work by using their iOS mobile device to quickly scan and process samples with no computer or barcode gun required. Scan dozens of samples without pressing a single button and instantly get confirmation that each barcode value has been auto-scanned.Once a set of Samples is scanned, perform one or more operations on the Sample set with just a few taps: - Bulk update sample info - Define product groupings based on a set of samples - Find associated shots and assigning to a shot list - Assign samples to a shipment - View information of samples
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShotFlow Samples & Styling at every 2 months against Centric Material Sample's every 3 months. ShotFlow Samples & Styling also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Centric Material Sample against 5.0 for ShotFlow Samples & Styling. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Centric Material Sample ships an update every 3 months, ShotFlow Samples & Styling every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Centric Material Sample | ShotFlow Samples & Styling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centric Software Inc | ShotFlow LLC |
Customer experience
Centric Material Sample
ShotFlow Samples & Styling
In-app purchases
Centric Material Sample
No in-app purchases
ShotFlow Samples & Styling
No in-app purchases
