Comparison · Shot Listing

StoryboardCanvas vs. Shot Lister

Shot Lister is a good iPad shot list. StoryboardCanvas is a synchronized shot list that knows every scene, every location, and every board.

Shot Lister made digital shot lists popular on set. StoryboardCanvas takes that idea and connects it to everything else in your project - so a schedule change automatically reorders your shot list for the day.

Feature-by-feature

Side by side.

Feature
Shot Lister
StoryboardCanvas
Lens and movement per shot
Yes
Yes
Reference frames attached
Yes
Yes - linked directly from storyboard
Day-by-day shot organization
Yes
Yes - synced to stripboard
Storyboard linking
No
Yes
Script linking
No
Yes
Real-time collab
No
Yes
Price
$99.99/yr
£19/mo - shotlist linked to script + storyboard + schedule

Pricing and feature comparison verified November 2025 from each vendor's public pricing page. We refresh whenever a vendor publishes a new tier. Shot Lister pricing: $15.99/mo or $99.99/yr.

The verdict

"Shot Lister is purpose-built for iPad on set. StoryboardCanvas Shotlist runs on any device with the stable scene-ID chain - rename a heading in /script and every shot stays anchored, no orphans."

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See it for yourself

Step inside a real production, completely free.

Open the actual software on Origin: Ascension, a finished short film, and explore every app exactly as the crew left it. Read the script, walk the boards, open the budget, print the call sheet. Fully read-only, with no sign-up. Nothing you touch is saved.

Try the free demo20 apps · one project file · 0 seconds of setup
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Live demo · Origin: Ascension
The AI Artist app in the free demo, generating an Origin: Ascension storyboard frame in the project's locked house style.
The Draw studio in the free demo, painting over an Origin: Ascension storyboard frame on the GPU canvas.
The Animate app in the free demo, playing back the timed Origin: Ascension animatic.
The Call Sheet app in the free demo, showing a finished Origin: Ascension shoot-day call sheet.

Script · breakdown · boards · animatic · call sheets · budget

The demo is a view-only copy shared for exploration. Some features need a paid subscription to run.

Storyboard Canvas · the complete production suite

The complete script-to-screen suite - start free

Twenty synchronised apps, one project file. Every app on every plan - pick a tier by team size, not features.

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