Comparison

ShutterFinder vs Sphereview 360

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

Head to head
About

ShutterFinder

Instantly detect light flicker from various sources and get the precise shutter speed needed to eliminate it. Built for film professionals, this tool uses your iPhone's high-speed camera and advanced analysis for flicker-free shooting.

Highlights
  • Detects flicker frequency with precision
  • Recommends exact shutter speed or angle
  • Supports all common shooting frame rates
  • Works with LED, fluorescent, HMI, and monitors
  • Uses 240fps slow-motion capture
  • FFT spectral analysis for accuracy
Read full description

Stop guessing your shutter speed on set. Point your iPhone at a flickering light, tap Measure, and ShutterFinder tells you the exact shutter speed that makes the flicker disappear in your footage. HOW IT WORKS ShutterFinder films the light at 240 frames per second, finds the flicker frequency with spectral analysis and turns it into a shutter speed for the frame rate you shoot at. It then checks the result at a second frame rate, which unmasks fast LED dimmers that would otherwise look like ordinary mains flicker. Within seconds you know what to set. WHAT IT MEASURES • LED panels and practicals, tube lights, HMIs, neon, monitors and TVs • LED dimmers (PWM) and OLED screens, including many that flicker too fast for the camera to see directly • 50 Hz and 60 Hz mains, anywhere in the world • Mixed lighting: when two lights flicker at different rates, the advice takes both into account and shows the alternative BUILT FOR THE SET • Shutter as time (1/50) or angle (180°), one tap to switch • 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50 and 60 fps, plus any custom frame rate • Change the frame rate after measuring and the advice updates instantly • When no flicker-free shutter exists at your frame rate, such as some tube lights at 60 fps, ShutterFinder says so and gives the setting that leaves the least flicker • Honest results: too dark, too shaky or no flicker at all is reported as exactly that, never as a guess • The circle marks exactly what is measured; tap anywhere to focus • Measuring stops by itself as soon as the reading is solid UNDER THE HOOD • 240 fps high-speed capture with automatic exposure bracketing for dark scenes • Verification at a second, and when needed a third, frame rate to resolve frequencies above what the camera sees directly • FFT analysis with Apple's Accelerate framework and sub-Hz precision • Mains frequencies locked to their exact values, so 100 Hz gives an exact 1/50 PRIVACY Everything is measured on your iPhone. No images or video are ever stored or sent. Anonymous usage statistics (no personal data, no tracking) help us improve the measurements. Requires iPhone XS or later with iOS 17 or later.

About

Sphereview 360

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Sphereview turns your 360° panoramic photos and videos into an immersive viewing experience. This free app has been created so that iPhone and iPad users can view 360 photos and videos stored in their Apple Photos library. It is fully compatible with images taken on many popular 360 cameras such as the Insta360 X-series. • Browse your 360° photo library in a clean, zoomable grid • Tap any photo to look around in full 360° then drag to pan, pinch to zoom • Switch to Little Planet or Tunnel mode for a fun, distorted spherical perspective • Save your favourite little-planet views as new photos • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Sphereview is completely private: it only reads the photos already in your library, and nothing is ever uploaded, tracked, or shared. No account, no ads, no analytics.

Screenshots

ShutterFinder3 screens
Sphereview 3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sphereview 360 at Free against ShutterFinder's $2.99. Sphereview 360 also leads on device support (3 vs 1). ShutterFinder's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Sphereview 360 is free to download; ShutterFinder costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShutterFinder ships an update every 9 days, Sphereview 360 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShutterFinder versus Sphereview 360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShutterFinderSphereview 360
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNunchaPaul Moyne

In-app purchases

None

ShutterFinder

No in-app purchases

None

Sphereview 360

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShutterFinder free?
ShutterFinder costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sphereview 360 free?
Sphereview 360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShutterFinder or Sphereview 360 have ads?
Neither ShutterFinder nor Sphereview 360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShutterFinder or Sphereview 360?
ShutterFinder ships an update every 9 days, and Sphereview 360 fortnightly. Most recently, ShutterFinder was updated on October 11, 2026 and Sphereview 360 on October 10, 2026.

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