Comparison

Fast Shutter vs Gobo

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

Head to head
About

Fast Shutter

Features
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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. โ€ข Always opens to the shutter, never a mode or menu โ€ข Tap before the camera is ready and the shot still fires โ€ข Hold to record video and also save a photo โ€ข Upgrade to Premium for auto-capture on launch

About

Gobo

Features
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No one around to take your picture? Want a group photo with nobody left out? Solo traveller, content creator, building your Instagram feed? Tired of handing your phone to strangers? Gobo turns your iPhone into a hands-free photo shoot. Prop the phone up, choose how long to wait and how often to shoot, tap start and walk into frame. Gobo takes photo after photo on its own while you pose, move and try things. No button to press, no phone to hold, no Bluetooth clicker to remember. Frame it before you step in. Place a life-size stand-in in your room โ€” a mannequin, or a cutout of anyone made from a photo โ€” and see exactly where you'll stand before you set the timer. Handing the phone to a friend instead? Snap a guide photo of the framed shot so they can match it. Then pick the best. Every shot lands in Gobo's private gallery. Swipe through, thumbs up the keepers, thumbs down the misses. Only the photos you choose go to your photo library. The rest never clutter it. Real photos, not video frames. Gobo shoots full-quality stills with your iPhone's camera, so every keeper is sharp enough to post. How it works: Set the start delay, the time between photos and how many to take. Or shoot until you stop. Tap start. A big countdown and a shutter flash tell you when each photo fires, readable from across the room. Review, rate, and export only the ones you love. Just need one picture? Photo mode is a plain camera: one tap, one photo. 100 free photos every month. Gobo Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks unlimited exports without a watermark, forever.

Screenshots

Fast Shutter4 screens
Gobo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gobo at none against Fast Shutter's 1. Gobo also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). Fast Shutter's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Fast Shutter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gobo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Shutter ships an update weekly, Gobo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Fast Shutter versus Gobo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast ShutterGobo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYi LiuFulco Taen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fast Shutter

One-time1
  • FastShutter Premium$2.99
None

Gobo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast Shutter free?
Fast Shutter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gobo free?
Gobo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fast Shutter or Gobo have ads?
Neither Fast Shutter nor Gobo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Shutter or Gobo?
Fast Shutter ships an update weekly, and Gobo every 4 days. Most recently, Fast Shutter was updated on October 13, 2026 and Gobo on October 16, 2026.

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