Comparison

Shutter Truce vs MaoCut

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

Head to head
About

Shutter Truce

Features
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Where should you hold the phone? How should they pose? Shutter Truce brings pose references, camera-position tips and composition guides into your viewfinder. Pick a reference, line up the outline and take the shot. Better portraits, less guesswork. For your partner, your next trip or an everyday photo worth keeping. PICK. ALIGN. SHOOT. 1. Browse 100+ photo references, with more added over time. 2. Follow subject outlines, scene guides and camera-position tips. Read the pose cues aloud when you need help directing the shot. 3. Tap the shutter, edit your photo and save it to Photos. NO SIGN-UP. START WITH THE BASICS. Core references and their shooting guidance, basic capture, manual editing and saving are free to use. Tap to focus and meter, adjust exposure, zoom or capture a Live Photo. After shooting, manually adjust retouching, exposure and color, or add looks, frames and signatures. With post-capture editing enabled, edited photos are saved separately from the originals. Editing a Live Photo saves a still image while preserving the original Live Photo. OPTIONAL SMART SHOOTING A separate in-app purchase unlocks three on-device tools: • Scene recommendations: discover references suited to the scene and subject in front of you. • Live guidance: get one actionable adjustment based on the current framing. • One-tap Enhance: tap Enhance in the editor to apply photo-specific retouching, exposure and color adjustments. MORE SCENES. MORE IDEAS. Explore city streets, travel, cafes, home, cars and the seaside. The reference library continues to grow. The total includes core references and paid packs; not all shooting guides are free. Preview pack photos before buying. A pack purchase unlocks its outlines, camera-position tips and shooting guidance. Additional packs and Smart Shooting are sold separately and do not include each other. APPLE WATCH REMOTE Use Apple Watch with your iPhone to see the live viewfinder and alignment guides, then trigger the shutter from your wrist. Check the framing even when you are in the photo. YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE No developer account is required. No ads or tracking SDKs. Scene analysis and editing run on your device. Photos, camera frames, facial features and location are not uploaded to the developer. Purchases and restores are handled by Apple. Optional paid features are one-time purchases, not subscriptions. Basic capture, manual editing and saving remain available without a purchase. Less “Try again.” More “That’s the one.”

About

MaoCut

Features
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MaoCut is a local-first video editor for shaping clips, photos, audio and captions on a multitrack timeline. • Arrange, split and trim clips • Adjust framing, speed, keyframes and track audio • Add styled text and edit caption timing • Create captions on device or choose an online recognition provider • Package a complete project for manual transfer between your own devices Projects are saved locally. MaoCut does not automatically sync projects to cloud storage. On-device recognition models may need to be downloaded before use. If you choose online speech recognition, selected audio is sent to the provider you configure; provider fees and terms may apply.

Screenshots

Shutter Truce4 screens
MaoCut3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MaoCut at none against Shutter Truce's 3. MaoCut also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Shutter Truce sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MaoCut asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shutter Truce ships an update every 2 months, MaoCut fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Shutter Truce versus MaoCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShutter TruceMaoCut
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer尧 傅Li Wei

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shutter Truce

One-time3
  • Sample Pack: Seaside$0.99
  • Sample Pack: Her & the Car$0.99
  • Smart Shooting Lifetime$3.99
None

MaoCut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shutter Truce free?
Shutter Truce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MaoCut free?
MaoCut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shutter Truce or MaoCut have ads?
Neither Shutter Truce nor MaoCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shutter Truce or MaoCut?
Shutter Truce ships an update every 2 months, and MaoCut fortnightly. Most recently, Shutter Truce was updated on October 25, 2026 and MaoCut on October 31, 2026.

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