Comparison

Room Capture vs ShotBOT

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

Head to head
About

Room Capture

Easily create detailed 3D models of rooms using a specialized sensor. Pan your device to build a real-time model, then explore it with touch gestures and measure distances accurately.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D room capture
  • Interactive model exploration
  • Scale-accurate measurements
  • Requires Structure Sensor accessory
  • Simple tap-to-start functionality
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Capture a room in 3D with your Structure Sensor. Capturing a 3D model of an entire room is now delightfully easy. Simply tap 'Start', and slowly pan around your room, and a model is built in realtime as you watch. When you've finished, the model can be explored with natural touch gestures. Models are scale-accurate. You can use a measuring tool to measure distance between any two points. This app requires the Structure Sensor accessory for iPad. If you do not have a Structure Sensor, please visit http://structure.io to learn more.

About

ShotBOT

This app helps visual effects supervisors meticulously track production notes for film, TV, and commercials. It allows for detailed scene and take logging, image annotation, and report generation for VFX teams. Advanced features are available via in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Track general scenes or individual takes
  • Print or email comprehensive shooting reports
  • Built-in drawing and annotation feature
  • Supports multi-camera shoots
  • User-defined presets for fast data entry
  • Tag scenes for organization
  • Take pictures or import images for reference
Features
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ShotBOT is designed for professional visual effects supervisors, to use during production, to take all the necessary production notes when shooting visual effects scenes. It tracks all the VFX needs for film, TV, documentaries, music videos and commercial production. This app is designed by someone who has spent 20 years shooting visual effects. All advanced features are sold via in-app purchases so you only need to buy what you need. For more detailed information on ShotBOT, please check out our web site for demo screencasts and a comprehensive FAQ page. FEATURES -ShotBOT has all the fields you would expect. A full list of fields is at the bottom of this page. -Track general scenes or individual takes. -Print or email a comprehensive shooting report to your VFX artists after the shoot. -Built in drawing feature to create diagrams or annotate pictures. -App-wide built in help screens to explain every feature. -Supports multi-camera shoots. -Full support for user defined presets for all commonly used fields. Includes default set of presets for professional production. Entering the data for a scene is very fast! -Scenes can be tagged to group sets of scenes together for complete organization of the scenes. -Take pictures or import existing images for scene reference. -View and grab frames from a wireless, live video feed from the camera. (Requires Teradek wireless encoder and in-app purchase) -Print a variety of different style tracking marks in a variety of sizes. (Requires in-app purchase) -Two different interface styles. Dark for indoor, Light for outdoor. You will always be able to view screen content without blinding your eyes. -Export your data so you can import it into your own post production tracking software. (Require in-app purchase) -Optional ShotBOT Cloud option to backup your data in realtime and sync between multiple devices. (Require in-app purchase) JOB FIELDS -Job Number -Episode Name and Number -Working Title -Agency and Client Name -Product Description -Production Company Name -Default FPS -Job Description SCENE FIELDS -Scene Number -Scene Description -Slate -Shot Date, Day Number, Time of day. -Unit (First unit, second unit, plate unit) -MOS or Sync sound. -Interior/Exterior -Day, Night, or Day For Night -Shoot Location -Scene Notes -Flags for: HDR, Mirror Ball, 18% Gray Ball, Cube, Clean Plate, Tiles, Ref Plates, Dig Stills Ref, Dig Stills Texture, Set Survey, Lidar Scan, 3D Scan, Lighting Diagram, Rushed Enviroment. CAMERA FIELDS -Camera ID -Camera Type -Camera Rig -Card/Clip Info -Filters -ISO -Shutter -Color Temp -FPS -T Stop -Lens -MM Start & End -Camera Height Start & End -Camera Tilt Start & End -Camera Focus Start & End -Camera Notes TAKE FIELDS -Take Number -Hero or Circled Take Flag -Take Notes

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShotBOT at 100% against Room Capture's 40%. ShotBOT also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Room Capture's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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

Room Capture is free to download; ShotBOT costs $29.99 up front. ShotBOT sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Room Capture asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShotBOT holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Room Capture's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShotBOT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Room Capture ships an update every 4 months, ShotBOT every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Room Capture versus ShotBOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoom CaptureShotBOT
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXRPro, LLCTodd Freese

Customer experience

Room Capture

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

ShotBOT

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Room Capture

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

ShotBOT

One-time6
  • ShotBOT Tracking Marks$4.99
  • ShotBOT Cloud - 30 Day Subscription$4.99
  • ShotBOT JSON Export$9.99
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  • ShotBOT TSV Text Export$9.99
  • ShotBOT Teradek Live Video$49.99
  • ShotBOT VES Export$74.99

Questions

Is Room Capture free?
Room Capture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShotBOT free?
ShotBOT costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Room Capture or ShotBOT?
ShotBOT is rated higher. Room Capture averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ShotBOT averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Room Capture or ShotBOT have ads?
Neither Room Capture nor ShotBOT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Room Capture or ShotBOT?
Room Capture ships an update every 4 months, and ShotBOT every 11 days. Most recently, Room Capture was updated on October 12, 2026 and ShotBOT on October 4, 2026.

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