Fast Shutter vs Photo Status
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast Shutter
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FastShutter always opens to the shutter, and never into a menu, a mode, or a setting. It minimizes the time to your first photo. If the camera hardware is still warming up, tap the shutter anyway. FastShutter queues your tap and fires the instant the camera is ready. Use FastShutter often and the camera starts to feel consistently ready, so your attention stays on the moment instead of the interface. • Always opens to the shutter, never a mode or menu • Tap before the camera is ready and the shot still fires • Hold to record video and also save a photo • Upgrade to Premium for auto-capture on launch
Photo Status
This app helps you manage your iCloud Photos library by showing which original photos and videos are available locally. You can easily find and download missing originals, with clear progress tracking and resumable queues for large libraries. It prioritizes your privacy by performing all analysis on your device.
- View local vs. iCloud original availability
- Browse missing originals by date
- Download selected photos and videos
- Resumable download queue
- Progress tracking and Live Activities
- On-device library analysis
- Supports large photo libraries
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When Optimize iPhone Storage is enabled, it can be difficult to tell which photos and videos still have their full-resolution originals stored only in iCloud. Photo Status gives you a clear, local view of your library and helps you bring the originals you choose back onto your device. KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE OFFLINE Scan your Photos library to see how many original files are already available on your device and which items still need to be downloaded from iCloud Photos. A simple dashboard summarizes your library status and estimated download size. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Browse missing originals by year and month. Select an entire year, a month, a custom date range, or individual photos and videos, so you stay in control of what gets downloaded. DOWNLOAD WITH CLEAR PROGRESS Photo Status creates a resumable queue and asks Apple Photos to download each selected original. Follow item counts, estimated data progress, transfer speed, completed downloads, and any items that need another attempt. Live Activities and the focused Zen download view make long sessions easy to monitor. BUILT FOR LARGE LIBRARIES Scanning and download progress are saved, so you can return to a large library without losing your place. Local statistics help you understand completed work without requiring an account. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All library analysis happens on your device through Apple Photos APIs. Photo Status does not upload your photo library, run third-party analytics, connect to a separate photo server, or copy originals into its own storage. Your originals remain managed by the Photos app. Photo Status requires access to your Photos library and an iCloud Photos connection to check or download originals that are not currently on your device. Download availability and speed depend on iCloud and your network connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo Status at none against Fast Shutter's 1. Photo Status also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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
Both are free to download. Fast Shutter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photo Status asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fast Shutter ships an update weekly, Photo Status every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Fast Shutter | Photo Status |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yi Liu | 昱晓 王 |
Customer experience
Fast Shutter
Photo Status
In-app purchases
Fast Shutter
- FastShutter Premium$2.99
Photo Status
No in-app purchases









