Comparison

Snappy vs Phocus for X1D/H System

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

Head to head
About

Snappy

This camera app automatically captures photos based on sound, motion, brightness, or specific objects appearing in the frame. Set custom triggers and thresholds to capture moments hands-free, perfect for when you're busy or want to be in the shot.

Highlights
  • Automatic capture by sound, motion, brightness, or object detection
  • Customizable trigger thresholds
  • Continuous and standby trigger modes
  • Max shot count and interval settings
  • Front and back camera support
  • Grid, inclinometer, and aspect ratio options
Features
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A camera that shoots without you pressing the shutter. Sound, movement, brightness, heading, what's in frame — Snappy watches the sensors and releases the shutter the moment the condition you set is met. Use it with the phone on a tripod or a table, from a distance, when your hands are busy, or when you want to be in the picture yourself. The shutter button still works, of course. It's an ordinary camera too. ■ Eight trigger conditions • Shake — shoots when you shake the phone • Sound — shoots when it hears a loud noise • Motion — shoots when something moves in frame, with a threshold you can set by performing the movement once • Brightness — shoots when it gets brighter • Distance — shoots when something comes closer than the distance you set, using LiDAR or TrueDepth • Compass — shoots when the phone faces a heading you choose • Object — shoots when something you picked appears in frame, from 77 kinds including people, cats, dogs, birds, animals and cars • Gesture — shoots on a peace sign held up to the camera, or on both arms raised, which reads from right across a room Most conditions can be flipped to shoot when the value *falls* instead. When it goes quiet, when it gets dark, when the movement stops — the reverse works too. ■ Set the threshold with your finger The indicator just above the preview shows what the sensor is feeling right now. Drag the white line and the threshold moves with it, while you watch the frame. No need to open Settings. ■ Two trigger modes • Continuous — keeps shooting for as long as the condition stays met • Standby — shoots once, then waits until the condition is no longer met before it will shoot again Choose Standby when the situation holds steady — someone standing still, a room that stays bright — so you don't end up with a hundred of the same photo. ■ Features • Shot count (1–10; 11–100 or unlimited with Pro) • Interval Time between shots, from 0.0 to 99.9 seconds • Delay Time before the shot, from 0.0 to 99.9 seconds, with a countdown ring around the shutter button • A sound when the condition is met, so you know it noticed even from behind the camera • Automatic capture lock — the sensors keep watching, but nothing is taken • Grid (thirds / center) • Inclinometer showing side-to-side and front-to-back tilt at once, turning with the way you hold the device • Aspect ratio (default / square) • Saved size (1/4; Full and 1/2 with Pro) • Save to Photos, or with Pro to a folder on this device or in iCloud Drive • Add location • Capture review • Disable Auto-Lock, so a long session isn't cut short by the screen turning off • Front and back camera Photos are saved to the iOS Photos library — or, with Pro, to a dated folder on this device or in iCloud Drive — with what triggered the shot written into the file's EXIF. ■ Some ways to use it • Leave it by the door or in the garden and catch whoever — or whatever — turns up • Clap your hands to take the shot from across the room • Raise both arms from across the room and be in the photo yourself • Catch fireworks and lightning on brightness • Put it beside a path and shoot whatever comes within a metre • Shake the phone to shoot • Shoot when the phone faces a particular direction Open the Quick Guide from Description in Settings. It includes recipes like these. This app shows ads. The Pro in-app purchase removes them, and unlocks the Full and 1/2 sizes, saving to this device or iCloud Drive, and shot counts of 11 or more and unlimited. Without Pro, photos are saved at 1/4 size to the Photos library, and Shot Count is 1 to 10.

About

Phocus for X1D/H System

Remotely control your Hasselblad camera and browse captured images. Adjust camera settings, trigger capture, and zoom into photos for detailed review. Metadata is also accessible.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Image browsing and rating
  • Adjust camera parameters
  • Live view
  • Zoom into images
  • View image metadata
Features
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Phocus for X1D/H System enables you to remote control a Hasselblad camera and perform basic browsing and rating of images. It connects to a host that can either be the Phocus by Hasselblad software running on Mac or Windows or alternatively directly to one of our WiFi equipped H5D, H6D and X1D cameras. Do note that for connecting directly to X1D II, CFV II cameras and later you will need Phocus Mobile instead. Camera control includes setting parameters like aperture, shutter, exposure mode etc. It's possible to trigger auto focus, mirror up/down and of course image capture. All this is done via a control panel that neatly simulates the actual UI on the camera itself. Camera live view is also available. When browsing images you can zoom all the way into 100% and handle the star rating. Basic image metadata is available. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

Screenshots

Snappy4 screens
Phocus for X1D/H System2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Phocus for X1D/H System at none against Snappy's shown. Phocus for X1D/H System also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Snappy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (46% vs 33%). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snappy ships an update every 3 weeks, Phocus for X1D/H System every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Snappy versus Phocus for X1D/H System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnappyPhocus for X1D/H System
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews — better32.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki AkamatsuHasselblad

Customer experience

Snappy

Written reviews24 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative41.7%

Phocus for X1D/H System

All ratings15 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative53.4%

In-app purchases

None

Snappy

No in-app purchases

None

Phocus for X1D/H System

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snappy free?
Snappy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phocus for X1D/H System free?
Phocus for X1D/H System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snappy or Phocus for X1D/H System have ads?
Snappy shows ads; Phocus for X1D/H System does not.
Which is updated more often, Snappy or Phocus for X1D/H System?
Snappy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Phocus for X1D/H System every 12 months. Most recently, Snappy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Phocus for X1D/H System on October 4, 2026.

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