Comparison

Shoot Pro Camera Source vs Garfi Video Maker

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

Head to head
About

Shoot Pro Camera Source

Transform your iOS device into a professional webcam or streaming camera. Easily connect to your computer and gain full manual camera control. Enhance your presentations or streams with on-screen drawing and text annotation tools.

Highlights
  • Manual camera controls (ISO, Shutter Speed, Focus, White Balance)
  • Telestrator for drawing and adding text on video
  • USB, HDMI, and AirPlay connectivity
  • Remote camera control via web browser
  • Virtual Green Screen and Portrait Effect
  • Apple Watch app for remote control
Features
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Your iPhone's camera is better than any webcam you can buy. Shoot puts it to work. Use Shoot as a camera source for Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, OBS, Ecamm Live — any app that accepts a camera input. Connect over USB, HDMI, AirPlay or NDI and get full manual control over the picture. Used thousands of times every month by streamers, educators, coaches, podcasters, and presenters — from gaming streams to church services, classroom teaching to live DJ sets. Shoot gives you a rock-solid connection to your iOS device’s camera for meetings and live streams. It's easy to connect and you get full manual camera controls when you need them. With Shoot's built-in drawing tools you can draw on top of your video feed. TWEETS AND REVIEWS Streamers with huge followings love this app. "@michaelforrest thank you for your camera app, it’s amazing." — Alexandra Botez (@alexandravbotez) August 3, 2021 There are lots of great reviews too. “The best app to turn your iPhone into a webcam by far!” - Talks Of Our Time Podcast “Fantastische Software!” - Zahn–Rat “Essential app for educators [...] Developer is super responsive and friendly!” - 0301chris See the website at shoot.clean.camera for more tweets and reviews. FEATURES • Gestures allow focus locking, zooming • Overlays disappear • Full manual control of ISO, Shutter Speed, EV± Exposure Bias, Manual Focus, White Balance Lock and Color Temperature • Guides to help you get set up on Mac and PC • Supports older devices - iOS 12 and newer • Battery-saving mode preserves resources • 60fps, vertical video - whatever you need is probably in Settings • Disable image stabilisation if your kick drum is causing the camera to judder • Apple Watch App for switching cameras, controlling zoom, exposure, focus and white balance so you can adjust the picture from where you’re sitting or standing • Virtual Green Screen [Experimental] • Portrait Effect [Experimental] TELEPROMPTER • Record scripted videos using Beat Sheet for Mac with Shoot's teleprompter feature TELESTRATOR [Pro Plan] • Draw over footage with Shoot's virtual whiteboard. • Pause live video to draw on top of it. • Draw an underline and speak to add text. REMOTE CONTROL VIA ANY BROWSER [Pro Plan] • Control your camera's settings in real time from any web browser GRIDS [Pro Plan] A grid overlay is a simple but effective way to make your footage look more professional. MICROPHONE [Pro Plan] Send phone audio audio over HDMI.

About

Garfi Video Maker

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Garfi is a focused, native video editor. Import videos and photos, trim and split clips, add one picture-in-picture layer, text, editable automatic captions, music and voice-over, then export in MOV or MP4 up to 4K when supported. Keep your work under your control. Garfi projects are portable .gvideo packages you can save, reopen, and move with the system file browser or a compatible cloud drive. There is no account, subscription, advertising, watermark, developer cloud backend, or generative AI. Features: • Precise trim, split, reorder, duplicate, undo and redo • Picture in Picture, crop, fit/fill, rotation and flip • Canvas formats for landscape, portrait, square and 4:5 • Filters, exposure, contrast, saturation and warmth • Text, editable automatic captions and transitions • Clip audio, music, waveform, detach audio, voice-over and fades • 0.25×–4× speed • MOV/MP4 export in H.264 or HEVC, up to 4K when supported • Portable .gvideo project files TRY FIRST. UNLOCK ONCE. Download Garfi free and explicitly start a free 14-day trial of watermark-free video export. After the trial, a one-time in-app purchase unlocks export permanently. No subscription or automatic charge. Editing, saving and reopening projects, and moving .gvideo files remain available even if you do not purchase. Previously exported videos are unaffected. If you have already bought Full Unlock, use Restore Purchases to bring it back on any device signed in to the same Apple Account. This purchase covers Garfi on iPhone and iPad. The Mac version is sold separately.

Screenshots

Shoot Pro Camera Source4 screens
Garfi Video Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garfi Video Maker at none against Shoot Pro Camera Source's 7. Garfi Video Maker also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Shoot Pro Camera Source's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shoot Pro Camera Source sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Garfi Video Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shoot Pro Camera Source ships an update every 6 weeks, Garfi Video Maker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shoot Pro Camera Source versus Garfi Video Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShoot Pro Camera SourceGarfi Video Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (377 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings377 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood To HearCAGLAR SERDAR

Bugs and requests

Shoot Pro Camera Source

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App freezes after minutes of use
  • Camera turns off unexpectedly during streaming
  • Autofocus not working on iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Full screen display issues on iPad Pro
  • Notifications and alerts appearing in 'clean feed'
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  • NDI connection stops working after purchase
  • App not recognized by Mac (Catalina/Monterey)
  • Zoom not detecting app as camera source
  • Frame rate inconsistency (too slow or too fast)
  • Image freezes on still picture
  • Disconnects repeatedly with Zoom/Google Meet/Teams
  • Breathing effect and focus issues on newer devices

Requested features

12 requests
  • Apple ProRes Log support for color grading
  • Audio/microphone output capability
  • 16:9 aspect ratio option
  • Manual brightness/exposure adjustment in portrait mode
  • Portrait mode support for rear camera
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  • Multiple lens selection (wide, telephoto)
  • 30fps frame rate option (between 24fps and 60fps)
  • Front camera view option
  • NDI protocol support
  • Direct Zoom camera integration
  • Control Center access without leaving app
  • On-screen focus/exposure lock indicators

Garfi Video Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Shoot Pro Camera Source

One-time7
  • Shoot Basic$8.99
  • In-App Recording$12.99
  • Telestrator$14.99
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  • Pro Essentials$17.99
  • Pro Essentials Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime Updates Upgrade$69.99
  • Lifetime Updates$99.99
None

Garfi Video Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shoot Pro Camera Source free?
Shoot Pro Camera Source is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garfi Video Maker free?
Garfi Video Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shoot Pro Camera Source or Garfi Video Maker have ads?
Neither Shoot Pro Camera Source nor Garfi Video Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shoot Pro Camera Source or Garfi Video Maker?
Shoot Pro Camera Source ships an update every 6 weeks, and Garfi Video Maker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shoot Pro Camera Source was updated on October 7, 2026 and Garfi Video Maker on October 3, 2026.

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