Comparison

FOCL vs ShutterCue

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

Head to head
About

FOCL

Consolidates all wedding day documents, including timelines, shot lists, and vendor details, into a single, accessible brief. It functions as a live command center on the wedding day, allowing for real-time tracking and synchronization, even offline.

Highlights
  • Consolidated wedding day brief
  • Timeline and shot list organization
  • Live command center functionality
  • Offline access
  • Vendor and client detail management
  • Weather integration
Features
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Every wedding comes with a stack of scattered notes and documents — timelines, shot lists, contracts, vendor details, client notes. FOCL pulls it all together into one clean wedding day brief so you're not flipping between emails, PDFs, and group chats while the ceremony starts. Upload your timeline and family photo shot list. FOCL organizes everything into a single, easy-to-reference brief with your schedule, shots, client details, venue info, vendors, and even the weather at your venue. Everything you need, nothing you don't. On the wedding day, your brief becomes a live command center. Track your timeline, check off shots as you go, and keep your second shooter in sync — all from your phone, even without cell service. No bloat. No learning curve. Just the one tool that keeps you organized on the biggest day of someone's life. Start your free 14-day trial. No credit card required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://foclapp.com/privacy

About

ShutterCue

Features
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Lightning-fast camera settings reference. Modern mirrorless cameras have hundreds of menu items. ShutterCue gives you a confident starting point instead: pick your camera and lens, choose what you're shooting and the light you're in, and get a ready-to-dial ISO, aperture, and shutter speed — plus the exact menu settings for the moment, in your camera's own words, and plain-language advice on why. No account. No internet required. Just fast, trustworthy answers in the field. WHAT YOU GET • A ready-to-dial exposure: ISO, aperture, and shutter, solved for your gear, scenario, and light. • The right menu settings: AF-area mode, subject detection, drive/release mode, and metering — named the way your Nikon or Sony menus name them, and reconciled to what YOUR body supports. • Plain-language advice: why these settings, and what to watch for (it'll tell you when ISO is pinned or the light is fading). • Two ways in: "Dial It In" (you pick the gear) or "Gear Me Up" (tell it the subject, it suggests the body, lens, light, and time of day from your kit). • Ask: a photography assistant you can type or talk to, grounded in your exact gear — ask it a question and it computes a real recommendation with the same engine as the Guide, it never guesses. • My Gear: add the cameras and lenses you own and everything filters to what's in your bag. • Profiles: save your favorite setups for one-tap recall. • Tap any value to fine-tune it, and tap "Why these settings?" to learn the reasoning. • Share a recommendation as text — perfect for notes, a shoot plan, or helping a friend. 20 SCENARIOS Portrait, street, events & low light, parades & festivals, concerts, weddings, kids & pets, landscape, wildlife, macro, waterfalls, birds in flight, aviation, sports, panning & motorsports, astrophotography, fireworks, the moon, night cityscape, and aurora — each with its own exposure approach (freeze the action, hold a tripod, or chase the 500-rule for stars) baked in. BUILT FOR NIKON Z AND SONY ALPHA ShutterCue covers 20 Nikon Z and Sony E bodies — from the Z5 and Z8 to the a7 III, a7 IV, a7C II, a6400, a6700 and ZV-E10 II — and 71 lenses: NIKKOR Z and FTZ-adapted F-mount glass, Sony FE and E, plus Sigma, Tamron, and Viltrox. It understands variable-aperture zooms, the crop factor on APS-C bodies, in-body and lens stabilization, and how AF features differ across bodies and generations. HOW IT WORKS ShutterCue blends curated, photographer-authored knowledge with real exposure math (the APEX exposure triangle, the reciprocal hand-shake rule, and the 500-rule for stars). Same gear + scenario + light always gives the same answer. These are expert starting points, not a replacement for your light meter. Check your histogram — ShutterCue gets you in the ballpark fast so you can spend your attention on the photograph. Offline-first. Private by design — your gear and profiles stay on your device.

Screenshots

FOCL4 screens
ShutterCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShutterCue at none against FOCL's 3. ShutterCue also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FOCL sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ShutterCue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FOCL ships an update every 3 days, ShutterCue daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FOCL versus ShutterCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFOCLShutterCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrameOne LlcDigital Jackalope, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FOCL

Subscriptions2
  • FOCL Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • FOCL Pro Annual$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • FOCL Pro Lifetime$199.99
None

ShutterCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FOCL free?
FOCL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShutterCue free?
ShutterCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FOCL or ShutterCue have ads?
Neither FOCL nor ShutterCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FOCL or ShutterCue?
FOCL ships an update every 3 days, and ShutterCue daily. Most recently, FOCL was updated on October 24, 2026 and ShutterCue on October 28, 2026.

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