ManualShot vs M=Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ManualShot
Take more complex photos and videos with advanced camera controls. Adjust focus, white balance, shutter speed, and ISO for creative effects. Unlock manual shooting capabilities beyond your device's default camera app.
- Manual focus control
- White balance adjustment
- Shutter speed and ISO settings
- Background blur effects
- Photo and video recording modes
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Achieve more complicated shots with your camera not possible with built in camera app. • Blur the background by lowering the focus distance. • Change the mood with white balance adjustments • Lock in your exposure with shutter speed and ISO controls. All possible manual shooting controls (focus*, exposure, white balance) usable in both photo and video recording. * Manual focus support only available to certain devices only. This is a hardware limitation.
M=Camera
Take full creative control of your mobile photography with advanced manual settings. Adjust ISO, shutter speed, focal length, and white balance for professional-quality shots. Supports various formats and lenses for a sophisticated shooting experience.
- Manual ISO control
- Manual shutter speed control
- Manual focal length adjustment
- White balance temperature control
- Ultra-wide camera lens support
- HEIC photo and HEVC video recording
- Live Photos functionality
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Full manual controllable camera app. - ISO, Shutter Speed - Focal Length (Focus) - Whitebalance (Temperature) - UltraWide Camera Lens - Full pixel photo shooting - HEIC photo, HEVC video - LivePhotos Why don't you try this sophisticated experience?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ManualShot at none against M=Camera's 1. ManualShot also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (73% vs 59%). M=Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. M=Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ManualShot asks for nothing beyond the download.
M=Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of ManualShot's written reviews are positive against 59% of M=Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ManualShot ships an update every 21 months, M=Camera every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ManualShot | M=Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 58.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEU Limited | KANAME OHARA |
Customer experience
ManualShot
M=Camera
In-app purchases
ManualShot
No in-app purchases
M=Camera
- Full Feature$4.99
