VoiceShutter vs Louder Video
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VoiceShutter
Capture photos effortlessly with a large, visible shutter button and hands-free voice recognition. Ideal for all ages and situations, it offers a user-friendly camera experience with added convenience.
- Large, visible shutter button
- Hands-free voice recognition
- Adjustable voice signal
- Grid display
- Focus & lighting settings
- Location service integration
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Say “Cheese” and take a photo. Voice Shutter is a camera app designed to make taking photos easier, with large shutter buttons and voice recognition. Tap a button or say a shutter phrase to capture a photo—ideal for selfies, group photos, and moments when you want to keep your hands off the screen. To get started, say one of the phrases shown on the camera screen. When the app recognizes your phrase, it takes a photo. A green indicator expands in the center of the screen to show your voice input. Choose up to three shutter phrases in Settings. Voice recognition supports English and Japanese. You can also add and edit your own phrases when using Japanese recognition. Large shutter buttons sit at the top and bottom of the screen. Hold your device horizontally, and they’re within reach on either side. Buttons and text turn to match how you hold your device, and photos are saved in the orientation in which they were taken. Voice Shutter is useful when you want to: - Take selfies or group photos with your device on a stand - Keep your composition steady without reaching for the shutter - Take photos when small buttons are difficult to press - Photograph food or small objects without touching the screen Adjust your shots with a range of camera features: - Front and rear camera switching - Zoom using multiple lenses on supported devices - Flash modes: Off, Auto, and On - Tap to focus and press and hold for AE/AF lock - Exposure compensation to adjust brightness - A rule-of-thirds grid - High-resolution photo saving - Optional mirroring of photos taken with the front camera - Optional location tags Choose from eight photo aspect ratios: Current Screen (Wallpaper), Square, 16:9, 5:4, 7:5, 4:3, 5:3, and 3:2. A framing guide shows the area that will be saved for your chosen ratio. Turn on “Detect Hand Movement” to wait until your device has been steady for 1.5 seconds before taking a photo. This works with both the shutter buttons and voice-triggered photography. Browse your photos in the app’s photo library. View thumbnails, zoom in, move between photos, share, mark favorites, and delete photos. Switch between photos taken with Voice Shutter and photos you’ve allowed the app to access in your library. VoiceOver support is available for key controls, including buttons, settings, focusing, AE/AF lock, and photo zoom controls. For better voice recognition, use the app in a quiet place, stay close enough for your device to hear you, and speak clearly. Recognition can vary depending on background noise, your distance from the device, and the phrase you use. The app requests access to the camera, microphone, and photo library. Follow the instructions shown when you first open the app. You can choose to allow access to selected photos only. Location access is used if you enable location tags for your photos. Available lenses, zoom ranges, flash features, and photo resolutions vary by device. Voice Shutter uses the AmiVoice speech recognition engine from Advanced Media, Inc.
Louder Video
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You can't make out a word anyone is saying. The video is simply too quiet. Pick that video, and its volume is raised automatically — as far as it can go without letting the sound clip. No multiplier to choose. No editing app to learn. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a video. 2. Save the louder version to Photos, or share it. There is nothing to decide in between. The app measures the audio itself and works out how far to raise it. IT DOES NOT DISTORT The usual problem with turning audio up is that it starts to crackle. A limiter holds the peaks under the ceiling the whole way through, so the result does not clip. Before you save, play the original and the louder version back to back on the result screen, and hear the difference for yourself. YOUR PICTURE IS UNTOUCHED The video track is copied across exactly as it was. Only the audio is re-encoded. Image quality does not change, and the export finishes quickly. WHEN IT HELPS - A school concert or sports day filmed from the back row - A meeting or lecture recorded from across the table - An interview you need to listen back to - A clip someone sent you that you keep replaying to catch the words EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE Your video is never uploaded. All processing happens on the device. There is no server, no analytics, and not a single third-party SDK in the app. It asks for one permission only: adding to Photos. It never asks to read your photo library. The temporary files it creates are deleted the moment you leave the result screen. PAY ONCE Buy it once and that is it. No in-app purchases, no monthly or yearly subscription, no ads. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO - It cannot remove noise. Background sound gets louder too. - It cannot repair audio that was already distorted when it was recorded. - Videos that are already loud enough are left alone, so nothing is degraded for no reason. - Videos with almost no sound are left alone, because raising them would only amplify hiss. - There is no volume multiplier to set by hand. - There is no trimming, joining, or background music. PLEASE NOTE The processed video plays noticeably louder than the original. Turn your device volume down before you play it with earphones. The comparison on the result screen plays sound even when the silent switch is on, so that you can judge the loudness. Requires iPhone with iOS 17.0 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VoiceShutter at $0.99 against Louder Video's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
VoiceShutter costs $0.99 and Louder Video $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | VoiceShutter | Louder Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shamrock Records, Inc. | YUYA SATO |
In-app purchases
VoiceShutter
No in-app purchases
Louder Video
No in-app purchases









