Shutterstock Contributor

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.4 8561 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Decent Contributor

   I’ve been a contributor with ShutterStock for a couple years now. It has its ups and downs and I haven’t quite figured out how to get consistent sales yet even with a couple thousand photos. But, sometimes I hit it big and sometimes I make 37 cent. It’s fun, easy, and only soaks up as much time in a day or week as I personally want it too which makes doing this convenient. That said, I wish ShutterStock would change a few things just to be a bit more consistent on pricing. Otherwise, the app itself works great.

   Kochampftt · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5Can’t sort by album to upload photos

   After the recent update, users can no longer choose which album to upload photos from. To make matters worse, the upload interface no longer sorts photos by ‘most recent’, meaning, if I save a photo from Adobe Lightroom or another editing app, although in my iPhone, it shows as the ‘most recent’, shutterstock sorts it so that that photo shows up all the way back at whenever it was taken - which could’ve been forever ago. Meaning users have to scroll, and scroll, and scroll more to go find all the different photos on the different dates they were taken, which takes FOREVER and is incredibly frustrating. Please fix we are begging you.

   bugs2fixkp · 31 Jul 2026

3. 1/5Useless contributor support

   I sold photos on this platform for nearly a decade. One day I tried signing on but my account was suspended. Of course I contacted “support” for an explanation and the “support” team claimed that one of my photos was flagged for copyright infringement. I not only provided the information they requested (copy of the raw file in question) but I provided raw copies of the entire shoot. I waited almost 4 months for a reply and was informed that I would have to delete my account of another stock image platform I used because images from the same shoot were available on it, which is complete nonsense since shutterstock is partnered with that particular stock agency! The laziness and blatant incompetence on display throughout the process would have been amusing had it not been so irritating. Several of my images are still listed for sale on shutterstock and when I requested information on the hypocrisy, I was told that my case was being sent to the same incompetent “support”team so that they may complete the same process already done a year ago. Do yourself a favor and use another stock agency.

   Gdns7 · 31 Jul 2026

4. 4/5Great for uploads on the go

   I went 4 stars only because the app is little limited. Otherwise I am very satisfied! PRO: The huge advantage IS being able to upload while on the road. As long as you have wifi or data, it works well. I have heard some people think it is compressing images, but when I double check on my computer, they look fine to me! That could be their device settings, not the app. It also updates earnings and sales, sometimes before I even get notification of a sale on my phone. Phone is set for notifications and not my iPad. Just an FYI, notifications seemed to blank out volume in spots when shooting video footage! CON: Does not have all the options of the browser version. I wish I could move photos to the published folders on the app! Still logging in computer for management.

   MicheleMidnight · 31 Jul 2026

5. 2/5High Unapproved Rating

   Too many pics don’t get approved because the title is not descriptive enough, or supposedly not in english, even though it is. Or title doesn’t describe the image. We are artists, we title a picture how we feel like it should be titled. As a creator, song writer, photographer, producer, it just bothers me that a majority of my pictures get declined because of the title.. It should be based on the quality of the photo, not the title or description. Two people could see the same image and title it and describe it in two different ways.. and I don’t see a rename title or rewrite a description feature to update it once it gets declined. I just get frustrated because most of my pictures get declined for the wrong reasons. Very few seem to have legitimate reasons to be declined.

   Chitanian · 31 Jul 2026

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