Amaptik vs OffShoot
Amaptik or OffShoot?
Both copy a card to several drives and verify every file. Here’s where they differ, from each product’s own site.
| Capability | Amaptik | Hedge / OffShoot |
|---|---|---|
| Both do these Multi-destination offload · Verified copying with checksums · Resume after interruption · PDF reports · MHL manifests · Renaming · Job history | Yes xxHash64, MD5, SHA-256 | Yes |
| Where it stops being another copy app | ||
| Camcorder unwrap & split clips | Yes in the same pass | Separate app (EditReady) |
| Contact sheets & thumbnails | Yes in the same pass | Separate app (FoolCat) |
| Card memory — knows a card it has seen before | Yes Amona Cortex™ | One transfer only |
| Collision protection | By contents | By name, size and date |
| Tells you when the card is safe to erase | Yes | Unknown |
| Price | ||
| Price | $99 a year | $169 one-time (Pro $249) |
| Updates | Included | First year included |
| Macs | All your Macs, one person | Per activation |
OffShoot does the copy and the checksum. Unwrapping camcorder clips and making contact sheets are separate Hedge apps, EditReady and FoolCat. Amaptik does both in the same pass, remembers every card it has seen, and tells you when the card is safe to erase.
Checked against each product's own site, fall 2026; prices checked 13 November 2026. “Unknown” means the claim doesn't appear on their site — not that the feature is absent. “Claimed”, “Some” and “Limited” reflect what their pages describe. Short-term and project licenses some of them offer aren't listed, because we don't sell one. Prices and features are the competitors' published ones on the dates given and may have changed since; trademarks belong to their owners.
Try it on your own footage.
Download, open, insert a card. The trial starts when you do — six cards, no card details, nothing switched off.
Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon.