Comparison

ShotBOT vs Vuer HDR

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

Head to head
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

About

Vuer HDR

Monitor and analyze up to four video feeds in real-time HD. Offers tools like histogram, false color, focus peaking, waveform monitor, and vectorscope for detailed video stream analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time video monitoring
  • Supports up to 4 video feeds
  • 1080p HD resolution
  • Built-in histogram
  • False color overlay
  • Focus peaking
  • Waveform monitor
  • Vectorscope
Features
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Vuer HDR is an iOS application that allows you to monitor and analyze up to 4 Teradek encoder video feeds in real-time, all in 1080p HD. With a built-in histogram, false color, focus peaking, waveform monitor and vectorscope, digging into the details of your video streams has never been easier.

Screenshots

Vuer HDR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShotBOT at 100% against Vuer HDR's 20%. ShotBOT also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Vuer HDR's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShotBOT holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ShotBOT's written reviews are positive against 20% of Vuer HDR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotBOT ships an update every 11 days, Vuer HDR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
ShotBOT versus Vuer HDR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotBOTVuer HDR
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTodd FreeseTeradek

Customer experience

ShotBOT

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

Vuer HDR

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%

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
None

Vuer HDR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShotBOT free?
ShotBOT costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Vuer HDR free?
Vuer HDR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShotBOT or Vuer HDR?
ShotBOT is rated higher. ShotBOT averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Vuer HDR averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do ShotBOT or Vuer HDR have ads?
Neither ShotBOT nor Vuer HDR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShotBOT or Vuer HDR?
ShotBOT ships an update every 11 days, and Vuer HDR every 2 months. Most recently, ShotBOT was updated on October 20, 2026 and Vuer HDR on October 24, 2026.

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