ManualShot vs i3DDepthCam
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.
i3DDepthCam
Capture and record 3D videos from your device's dual cameras. Enhance your footage with depth map capabilities, leveraging LiDAR for high precision on compatible models. Unlock full recording features with an in-app purchase.
- Create 3D video from 2D footage
- Record depth map video
- Utilize dual rear cameras
- Front true depth camera support
- High-precision LiDAR depth maps
- In-app purchase for full recording
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This application creates and records 3D video from 2D video and depth map video from the dual cameras on the back of iPhone 7Plus and later and true depth camera on the front . For LiDAR-equipped models, you can also use high-precision depth map using LiDAR. This app is free, but in-app purchase is required to record 3D video.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ManualShot at 4.4 against i3DDepthCam's 3.7. ManualShot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). i3DDepthCam's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 21 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). 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
Both are free to download. i3DDepthCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ManualShot asks for nothing beyond the download.
ManualShot holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of ManualShot's written reviews are positive against 100% of i3DDepthCam'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, i3DDepthCam weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManualShot | i3DDepthCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEU Limited | Spmaker |
Customer experience
ManualShot
i3DDepthCam
In-app purchases
ManualShot
No in-app purchases
i3DDepthCam
- Enables video recording$1.99
