Comparison

المرجع vs Shotgram

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

Head to head
About

المرجع

Features
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تطبيق المرجع الاول في العالم العربي. يحدثك بجميع انواع المصادر وجميع انواع الاقسام. يحتوي الاف المراجع والمواقع العصرية. يتم تحديثه على دوام الساعة.

About

Shotgram

Share photos, videos, and short-form content with friends and followers. Engage through live streams, private messages, and group communities. Offers enhanced privacy and optional premium features for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Share photos, videos, Reels, and Stories
  • Go LIVE with interactive features
  • Private messaging and voice/video calls
  • Create and discover short-form vertical videos
  • Join communities with group chats
  • Optional premium subscription for enhanced features
Features
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ShotGram is where every shot has a place. Share photos, videos and Reels, follow the people you love, and chat in real time — in your own language. POST AND EDIT • Pick photos and videos, swipe through them and edit each one • Add text with different fonts, colours and backgrounds. Move it with one finger, and use two fingers to resize or turn it • Filters, brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth and crop • Trim videos and add audio • Share as a post, a Reel or a story WATCH • Full-screen Reels with sound on or off • Double tap to like • An Explore page full of new posts CONNECT • Find anyone on ShotGram by name or username • Direct messages, voice notes, photos and videos • Voice and video calls • Stories with replies and likes • Clans and voice rooms with your friends FOR CREATORS AND BRANDS • Verified creators get a ShotGram business number on their profile • Brands send ad and collaboration requests straight to the number • Creators' teams can reply, add private notes and share requests between them YOUR LANGUAGE • Arabic, English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Turkish, Indonesian, Urdu, Hindi and Persian • Right-to-left layout for Arabic, Urdu and Persian YOUR CONTROL • Private accounts, close friends and per-post audience • Block, report and hide likes • ShotGram Plus for the yellow star, extra looks and features Made in Qatar. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shotgram.app/privacy.html Support: support@shotgram.app

Screenshots

المرجع3 screens
Shotgram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: المرجع at none against Shotgram's 10. Shotgram's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shotgram sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. المرجع asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

المرجع ships an update every 6 weeks, Shotgram daily. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
المرجع versus Shotgram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterالمرجعShotgram
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB56 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperZMN Soft LtdMOHAMMAD ABDULAZIZ M S ALEMADI

In-app purchases

None

المرجع

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Shotgram

Subscriptions4
  • ShotGram Plus$9.991 Month
  • ShotGram Plus 3 Months$24.993 Months
  • ShotGram Plus · 6 Months$49.996 Months
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  • ShotGram Plus 12 Months$79.991 Year
One-time6
  • 100 Shots$0.99
  • 500 Shots$4.99
  • 1000 Shots$9.99
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  • 2500 Shots$24.99
  • 5000 Shots$49.99
  • 1000 Shots$99.99

Questions

Is المرجع free?
المرجع is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shotgram free?
Shotgram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do المرجع or Shotgram have ads?
Neither المرجع nor Shotgram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, المرجع or Shotgram?
المرجع ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shotgram daily. Most recently, المرجع was updated on October 26, 2026 and Shotgram on October 26, 2026.

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