FutureFolio Viewer vs Shutter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FutureFolio Viewer
View digital publications created with a next-generation publishing platform. Preview test builds of your magazines before publishing them to the App Store for sale.
- View digital publications
- Preview test builds
- Publish magazines to App Store
- Use Apple in-app payments
- Supports iPad and iPhone
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Download and view digital publications created using the next-generation FutureFolio publishing platform for iPad and iPhone. Create your magazines using our builder tools then preview test builds of your issues using this viewer. Then, when you're ready, publish your magazine to the App Store for sale using Apple's in-app payments system.
Shutter
Test the shutter speeds of your analog cameras using your iPhone. For precise measurements, use with the PhotoPlug accessory. Without it, the app analyzes shutter sound for speeds below 1/30sec.
- Test analog camera shutter speeds
- Use with PhotoPlug accessory for light measurement
- Analyze shutter sound for speeds below 1/30sec
- Store measurement values in a table
- Manage multiple cameras and lenses
- Calculate correction factors for faulty shutters
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With Shutter-Speed you can test the shutter speeds of your analog cameras just with your iPhone. Please note that the full potential of this App is only reached if you use it in combination with the PhotoPlug. The PhotoPlug is an optical sensor which connects to the headphone-jack of your iPhone and enables you to measure the actual amount of light passing through the camera shutter. Please visit www.filmomat.eu for detailed information and for ordering the PhotoPlug. How-To: Point the camera towards a bright light source. Place the PhotoPlug closely behind the camera shutter. Start the measurement and release the shutter. The App automatically analyzes the signal and calculates the shutter speed. All measurement values can be stored into a handy table. Multiple different cameras/lenses can be stored. A correction factor is calculated, which you can use to compensate a faulty shutter speed. For example, if you measure the 1/60s and it turns out to be 1/50s, the App will tell you that the shutter-speed is 1/3 stops too long. This gives rise to a correction factor of -1, indicating that you have to close your aperture by 1/3 f-stop to get a correct exposure. Without PhotoPlug, the App will record the sound of the camera shutter and calculate the shutter speed from that. Please note that this procedure will only give useable results for speeds below 1/30sec. With the PhotoPlug, shutter speeds up to 1/500sec can be measured.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shutter at 58% against FutureFolio Viewer's 0%. Shutter also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). FutureFolio Viewer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FutureFolio Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shutter has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of FutureFolio Viewer's written reviews are positive against 58% of Shutter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FutureFolio Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Shutter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FutureFolio Viewer | Shutter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 58.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Future plc | Filmomat GmbH |
Customer experience
FutureFolio Viewer
Shutter
In-app purchases
FutureFolio Viewer
No in-app purchases
Shutter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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