Features & Capabilities

Shutter - one of the few cameras with manual settings, whose interface is very clear and simple . Get access to all manual camera settings in two taps.

Manual settings for: • Focus • ISO • White Balance • Exposure

• Use gestures to control the camera • Handy assistant for more precise focus in manual mode • Flashlight for taking pictures in low light conditions • 20x digital zoom

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Artyom Abramov
Rating:
3.70
(18)
Version:
1.0.1 Last updated: 2016-03-16
Version code:
841519359
Creation date:
2015-10-15
Compatible devices:
Size:
2.86MB
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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Developed by:
Artyom Abramov
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shutter-manual-camera/id1019169526

User Reviews

Shutter offers free manual camera controls as a useful add-on to the iPhone camera, but it struggles with a cluttered UI, inconsistent hardware support, and reliability issues, including images not saving and occasional crashes. Reviewers want clearer exposure tools, accessible sliders, and greater stability.
Pros
  • Free to use with generally positive reception
  • Provides manual controls beyond the stock camera (focus, exposure, ISO)
  • Works as a lightweight add-on to the native camera for a more serious photography workflow
  • Some users report clear photos or improvements over the stock camera
Cons
  • User interface is confusing and not intuitive, with dropdowns, auto ISO/exposure by default, hidden/help options
  • Incomplete hardware support and lens compatibility (not all lenses shown on newer iPhones like iPhone 13)
  • Captured images sometimes do not save or are not viewable within the app
  • No clear shutter duration or manual exposure values (no numeric indicators; unreliable exposure controls)
  • Occasional crashes when adjusting settings like white balance minimum
Recent reviews
Great app for being free, saved settings would be nice, like changing the camera settings to a specific setting and saving it for later use.
by Ch*****, 2025-03-08

When you change the white balance to the minimum it crashes. Other than that it is great.
by I *****, 2023-06-13

i git this app because it added manual focus for the native camera, however, it supports only the midrange front camera. the upgraded short focal length lens and telephoto lens on the iphone 13 do not show up as choices. the default camera app that comes loaded with the phone relies on autofocus that really has a hard time finding infinity focus like the sky (moon, stars), and the close up focus always wants to jump around to a plane further than its physical minimum. the native camera app only features an auto focus/exposure "lock" that will not allow manual adjustment. the pictures are in the focus that the native software tells you is correct, even though it really has no idea what you are trying to photograph. for night time photography, the native app requires some wrestling and a few throw away shots before it will go up to a maximum of 30 second exposure. the image tracking does do an ok job of making the moving night sky appear to be still, but the resolution of individual objects suffers a concurrent blurring. it would be nice if apple or somebody else could come up with some software that would let the person using the instrument to make editorial decisions, and have the option to interpose as little manipulation as possible between the image sensor and the stored file. effectively, that area of iphone photography exists behind another of the ubiquitous pay walls that seem to underpin the modern economy. for the price, i could've gotten a decent dedicated dslr camera, and an android phone with more user control and way more accessible and free software of all sorts. too bad about all the extra iphone lenses, although it is a treat to be able to focus one of them with this app.
by iD*****, 2022-01-30
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