Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss vs Burst Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss
Wirelessly trigger your camera's shutter from up to 33 feet away using Bluetooth. Features an advanced intervalometer for time-lapse photography with customizable schedules and multiple shooting modes.
- Wireless Bluetooth shutter control
- Up to 33' (10 m) range
- Advanced intervalometer
- 10 scheduling modes
- Multiple shooting modes
- Ideal for time-lapse, macro, long exposures
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The Vello Bluetooth ShutterBoss app utilizes Bluetooth technology to communicate with Vello’s Bluetooth Shutterboss Receiver and wirelessly trigger your camera’s shutter from up to 33’ (10 m) away. Fans of time lapse photography will appreciate the built-in intervalometer and 10 setting schedules, which allow you to trigger up to 9999 shots over a period of 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. Wireless triggering is ideal for eliminating vibrations during macro, close-up, and long exposure photography, as well as for taking images of hard to approach subjects, such as wildlife or action sports. The app offers convenient access to multiple firing modes, including bulb, self-timer, single, and continuous shooting, provided your camera supports these modes. This app requires the purchase of a Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss which is available wherever pro photo gear is sold. Features • Advanced intervalometer with up to 10 scheduling modes • Multiple shooting modes • Ideal for advanced intervalometer photography, macro, close-up, and long exposures.
Burst Cam
Capture spontaneous moments with a hands-free burst timer. Set your phone, step into the frame, and let it take a rapid sequence of high-quality photos. Perfect for group shots, active subjects, and candid moments.
- Hands-free burst photography
- Shortest possible interval shooting
- Full quality photos
- Native saving to Photos app
- Offline functionality
- No accounts or tracking
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Set it down. Walk into frame. Get the shot. Burst Cam fires photos one after another at the shortest interval your iPhone can handle — full quality, every frame. Tap, walk away, come back to a burst saved natively to Photos. PERFECT FOR • Group photos and self-portraits without a remote • Kids, pets, anything that won't hold still • Catching the candid moment between the posed ones PRICING First 10 bursts free, one-time unlock after that. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Works fully offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Burst Cam at 5.0 against Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss's 1.0. Burst Cam also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months). Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Burst Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss asks for nothing beyond the download.
Burst Cam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss ships an update every 7 months, Burst Cam every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss | Burst Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gradus Group LLC | Dmitrii Puzyrev |
Customer experience
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss
Burst Cam
In-app purchases
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss
No in-app purchases
Burst Cam
- Burst Unlock$9.99
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