Comparison

FutureFolio Viewer vs Shutter

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View digital publications
  • Preview test builds
  • Publish magazines to App Store
  • Use Apple in-app payments
  • Supports iPad and iPhone
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

FutureFolio Viewer2 screens
Shutter4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FutureFolio Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Shutter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FutureFolio Viewer versus Shutter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFutureFolio ViewerShutter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews58.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture plcFilmomat GmbH

Customer experience

FutureFolio Viewer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Shutter

All ratings22 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative36.2%

In-app purchases

None

FutureFolio Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Shutter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FutureFolio Viewer free?
FutureFolio Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shutter free?
Shutter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FutureFolio Viewer or Shutter?
FutureFolio Viewer is rated higher. FutureFolio Viewer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shutter averages 3.5 from 22 ratings.
Do FutureFolio Viewer or Shutter have ads?
Neither FutureFolio Viewer nor Shutter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FutureFolio Viewer or Shutter?
FutureFolio Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and Shutter monthly. Most recently, FutureFolio Viewer was updated on October 3, 2026 and Shutter on October 8, 2026.

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