ManualShot vs CamRanger Mini
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.
CamRanger Mini
Wirelessly control Canon or Nikon DSLR cameras with advanced features like live view, remote capture, and focus stacking. View full-resolution images with metadata and histograms, and record movies. Requires separate CamRanger Mini hardware.
- Wireless DSLR camera control
- Live View
- Remote capture
- Focus stacking
- Intervalometer
- Movie recording
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Requires separate CamRanger Mini hardware: www.CamRanger.com Using the CamRanger Mini you can wirelessly control your Canon or Nikon DSLR camera. Advanced features: Live View View and set camera parameters (Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, White Balance, Focus Mode, Capture Mode, etc.) Touch focusing and focus adjustments Remote capture View full resolution images with meta data and histogram Movie Recording Automatic Focus Stacking Intervalometer (Time-Lapse) Bulb Mode HDR/Advanced Bracketing Save images to iOS Photo Library See CamRanger.com for full details and supported cameras
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ManualShot at 4.4 against CamRanger Mini's 3.4. ManualShot also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). CamRanger Mini's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 21 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ManualShot holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ManualShot's written reviews are positive against 40% of CamRanger Mini's.
ManualShot ships an update every 21 months, CamRanger Mini monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManualShot | CamRanger Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better | 3.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEU Limited | CamRanger |
Customer experience
ManualShot
CamRanger Mini
In-app purchases
ManualShot
No in-app purchases
CamRanger Mini
No in-app purchases
