ShotBOT vs GlamArm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
GlamArm
This app allows users to control a professional-grade robotic arm for camera movement and video editing. It offers features for shooting, generating slow-motion videos, and sharing content through various methods, including QR codes.
- Robotic arm control
- Video editing suite
- Slow motion video generation
- Customizable camera movements
- QR code video sharing
- Rapid film production modes
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Application name: GlamArm Application Description. It is a professional grade robotic arm running camera editing software, you can adjust the movement of the robotic arm and run it out at will. And it has a powerful editing system to shoot and generate slow motion videos. And with rich sharing methods, users can share their videos. Main features 1. Rapid response to the film Quick mode on the home page, quick mode to enter the shooting process with one key, rapid film production. 2.Professional Support Professional mode on the home page integrates robotic arm and video template, one page to handle all the video. 3.Refined Operation Customize movements and points, so that your camera can keep up with the trend at any time. 4.Powerful video control system Slow motion, video effects, sound effects, comes with three axes to let you edit every detail of the video. 5.Free sharing anytime, anywhere Support QR code to get the video, scan the QR code to preview and download anytime, anywhere. 6.Multiple sharing methods Let you happily share with friends on various platforms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GlamArm at Free against ShotBOT's $29.99. GlamArm also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). ShotBOT's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On 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
GlamArm is free to download; ShotBOT costs $29.99 up front. ShotBOT sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. GlamArm asks for nothing beyond the download.
GlamArm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
ShotBOT ships an update every 8 days, GlamArm monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShotBOT | GlamArm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Todd Freese | Guangzhou Reyeah Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ShotBOT
GlamArm
In-app purchases
ShotBOT
- 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
GlamArm
No in-app purchases









