Unsharp vs ShotSmarts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unsharp
This app offers advanced photo and video editing tools, focusing on reducing sharpening and providing a "Zero Processing" mode for a natural, unedited look. Explore new filters, manual controls, and enhanced video settings.
- Reduces sharpening
- Zero Processing mode
- CCD and film emulation filters
- Advanced video settings
- Manual camera controls
- Bayer RAW support
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This beautifully crafted little app reduces sharpening—and it has so many other features too!!! Hope you’ll like it. • Unsharp After downloading, photos are unsharpened by default, and Live Photos don’t change color when they settle into a still frame. • Zero Processing Switch to Zero Processing mode and the result feels like it wasn’t shot on a phone—more like an old camera. This isn’t a simulation: it truly turns off all processing and saves the most original photo possible. • New Filters These filters emulate CCD and film looks. There’s also a brand-new filter, Little Touch—blending countless tiny color tweaks to make everything feel a bit happier, while staying extremely natural. It doesn’t look “filtered” at all. • New Video You can now choose many more video settings, including five color modes and more resolutions (on newer phones). For example, shooting in 4:3 is great for selfie vlogs because the view is wider. There’s also brand-new Unsharp video. • More Pro Manual controls, Bayer RAW, custom filters, and more! • And lots more Soft light, custom buttons, and so much more!
ShotSmarts
This app assists photographers by intelligently calculating essential camera parameters for various shooting scenarios. It offers tools for time-lapse, focal length conversion, depth of field, and flash calculations, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced professionals.
- Intelligent parameter assistant
- Full-scenario shooting support
- Time-lapse calculator
- Equivalent focal length conversion
- Depth of field calculation
- Safe shutter calculations
- Flash calculator
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ShotSmarts — intelligent parameter assistant exclusively for photographers. It serves as a fast shot-setup tool for seasoned shooters and an all-scene photography tutor for beginners. Compatible with all types of camera gear. Clean, ad-free interface, assembling multiple practical photography tools in one place. Supports shooting scenarios including night, motion, macro and more. Freely set ISO, and get professional parameters including aperture, shutter speed and exposure compensation intelligently. Built-in practical tools: Sun Tracking Timetable: View sunrise, sunset, morning glow, sunset glow, golden hour and blue hour on a single timeline to plan your best shooting time in advance. ND Filter Exposure Calculation: Quickly calculate exposure parameters when using an ND filter. Time-lapse Calculator: No manual formulas required. Easily calculate shots for light trails, cloudscapes, star trails and day-to-night time-lapse. Equivalent Focal Length Conversion: Precisely control viewing angle across different sensor formats for portrait, landscape and documentary photography. Depth of Field & Hyperfocal Distance Calculator: Adjust background blur freely for landscape, street documentary and commercial shooting. Safe Shutter Speed Calculator: Avoid blurry handheld shots for sharp images in low-light and dynamic scenes. Flash Calculator: Auto / manual dual modes, compatible with mainstream flashes. Quickly compute aperture, distance and flash brightness. 【User Testimonials】 ◆ National Geographic Contract Photographer: "Saves 40% of my parameter tuning time on location." ◆ Xiaohongshu Photography Blogger: "An essential exposure reference tool for beginners." ◆ Film Photographer: "Helps me quickly pick the right lens." --- If you have any needs or suggestions, please contact us: austinc@juzicy.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShotSmarts at 5.0 against Unsharp's 4.2. ShotSmarts also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Unsharp's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, 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
Unsharp costs $0.99 and ShotSmarts $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShotSmarts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Unsharp's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShotSmarts's.
Unsharp ships an update every 2 weeks, ShotSmarts every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unsharp | ShotSmarts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 北北 宋 | 奥 陈 |
Customer experience
Unsharp
ShotSmarts
In-app purchases
Unsharp
No in-app purchases
ShotSmarts
No in-app purchases









