Shutter vs Manual Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shutter
Take full control of your mobile photography with a clear and simple interface. Adjust focus, ISO, white balance, and exposure with just a few taps. Enhance your shots with a flashlight and digital zoom.
- Manual focus
- Adjustable ISO
- White balance control
- Exposure settings
- Gesture controls
- Manual focus assistant
- Low-light flashlight
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Shutter - one of the few cameras with manual settings, whose interface is very clear and simple . Get access to all manual camera settings in two taps. Manual settings for: • Focus • ISO • White Balance • Exposure • Use gestures to control the camera • Handy assistant for more precise focus in manual mode • Flashlight for taking pictures in low light conditions • 20x digital zoom
Manual Camera
Take full control of your mobile photography with manual adjustments for focus, ISO, shutter speed, and white balance. Achieve professional-looking shots with reduced noise and creative motion blur effects.
- Manual focus control
- Adjustable ISO sensitivity
- Variable shutter speed
- Customizable white balance
- Long exposure photography
- RAW photo capture
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With mcamera you can control parameters that are not available in the standard camera app: - Focus distance - ISO sensitivity - Shutter speed - White balance With manual control of shutter speed you can keep ISO as low as possible which will give you less noise on the photos. Long shutter speed would also give you opportunity to take photos with smeared elements such as car lights or smooth river water. Terms of service: https://vdugnist.com/mcamera_tos.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Manual Camera at 4.3 against Shutter's 3.7. Manual Camera also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (454 vs 18). Shutter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Manual Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Shutter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manual Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manual Camera has 454 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Shutter's written reviews are positive against 59% of Manual Camera's.
Shutter ships an update every 5 months, Manual Camera every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Shutter | Manual Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (18 ratings) | 4.3 (454 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 58.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 454 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artyom Abramov | Vladislav Dugnist |
Customer experience
Shutter
Manual Camera
Bugs and requests
Shutter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Manual Camera
Reported bugs
8 issues- Unable to save photos
- Aspect ratio not saving correctly in free version
- Slow shutter not working as expected
- App crashes
- Cannot access selfie camera
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- EXIF data not displayed in native Photos app
- ISO value discrepancy between slider and display
- Cannot save photos due to photo access settings
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to turn on macro focus mode
- Option to switch to selfie camera
- Longer exposure times (e.g., 30 seconds)
- Support for ultra wide and telephoto cameras
- ND filter for daylight slow shutter speeds
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- Ability to change lenses on iPhone 12Pro
- More settings and controls
- Fix alignment issue with aperture symbol
In-app purchases
Shutter
No in-app purchases
Manual Camera
- Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$11.991 Year
Questions
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