Comparison

Borescope vs AstroShader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Borescope

View live video streams from compatible devices. Record and play back captured footage. Access and manage your visual data.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Record video
  • Playback recorded footage
  • Connect to WIFI devices
Features
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Borescope WIFI, and record, play,and look.

About

AstroShader

Capture, stack, and edit stunning astrophotography directly on your mobile device. This app streamlines the process by aligning and stacking images live during capture, eliminating the need for external software. Fine-tune your celestial images with a comprehensive suite of editing tools.

Highlights
  • Live image alignment and stacking
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable exposure, ISO, and white balance
  • Intervalometer for timed captures
  • Advanced image editing tools
  • Save in multiple formats including TIFF
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One-time purchase. No subscription. AstroShader is an astrophotography app for capturing, stacking and editing. All you need is a stand, tripod, telescope or rock (to lean your phone on). AstroShader lets you align and stack live during the image capture process. You can also align and stack images from you Photos library. No need to transfer images to a computer to align and stack them separately (but there is a built in intervalometer if you need it). To take an image follow these steps: • Use a stand, tripod, telescope mount (or lean your iPhone on a rock). • Zoom in on stars and set focus manually, or use autofocus. • Set the exposure time, ISO and white balance, or leave to auto-exposure. • Set the number of exposures to be automatically aligned and stacked. • Calibrate your images from the edit tools. • After the capture is complete you can edit and save your image—including as 16bit TIFF. • You can open images directly to use the edit tools in AstroShader - rather following a new image capture. Image capture options include: • Number of exposures to be aligned and stacked • Exposure time • ISO • White balance • Camera type • Countdown timer • Manual focus • Pause the capture to reposition iPhone or telescope Edit options include: • Stretch image • Background extraction • Dynamic background extraction (DBE) • x5 Histogram curves for fine tonal adjustment • x3 sharpen layers each with radius and intensity with layer blending rather than chaining • Brightness (low light enhancement) • Saturation • Black point • Temperature • Tint • Save format options; HEIF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF

Screenshots

Borescope2 screens
AstroShader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AstroShader at 61% against Borescope's 0%. AstroShader also leads on chart position (#12 vs unranked). Borescope's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Borescope is free to download; AstroShader costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Borescope ships an update every 4 days, AstroShader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Borescope versus AstroShader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorescopeAstroShader
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—4.2 (105 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—105 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#12 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer勇 江AstroShader Limited

Customer experience

Borescope

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AstroShader

All ratings105 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative23.9%

In-app purchases

None

Borescope

No in-app purchases

None

AstroShader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Borescope free?
Borescope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroShader free?
AstroShader costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Borescope or AstroShader have ads?
Neither Borescope nor AstroShader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Borescope or AstroShader?
Borescope ships an update every 4 days, and AstroShader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Borescope was updated on October 1, 2026 and AstroShader on October 13, 2026.

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