Night Mode vs Light Stack Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Night Mode
Capture high-quality photos and videos in low light conditions without extra equipment. This app offers advanced features like long exposure, adjustable sensitivity, and zoom for creative effects.
- Low light photo and video capture
- Long exposure mode
- Adjustable camera sensitivity
- 1-8x zoom
- Built-in library
- High-quality filters
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Let us introduce our latest developed application - Night Mode-Long Exposure Video. The application takes real pictures and videos at the lowest luminosity without any additional appliances on iPhone. Captured images post-processing with high quality and super-fast performance filters The application works without any delays and lags. During the photo/video recording you can dynamically change camera sensitivity to achieve the best result as well as set any 1-8x zoom simultaneous to the recoding. The application has own library to organize photos and videos. We have added developed with the professional photographers slow shutter / long exposure mode photo and video capturing functionality, enabling users to shot stunning photos and videos with amazing light trails and motion blur effects. •Аmplifier picker •Color saturation picker •Green amplification mode •Fast exposure •Front, rear camera •Led light •HD photo video mode •Focus refresh button •8x zoom •Built In library •Photo video slider •Long exposure mode photo with or without timer •Long exposure mode video
Light Stack Camera
Capture stunning, sharp long exposure photos handheld for up to 30 seconds using advanced AI stabilization. Features include a true-to-motion live preview for intuitive control and flexible failure response options to prevent ruined shots.
- AI-stabilized long exposures
- Handheld shooting up to 30 seconds
- True-to-motion live preview
- Adjustable failure response
- Full-resolution image pipeline
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Capture sharp long exposures — no tripod required. With advanced AI stabilization, Light Stack lets you shoot handheld for up to 30 seconds — with consistently sharp, natural-looking results. To help you stay steady and in control, Light Stack offers some unique features: • True-to-Motion Preview: The live preview moves naturally with your hands, giving you intuitive feedback that helps you stay steady. No more fighting to keep a crosshair centered. • Failure Response: If motion tracking is lost, you choose what happens: temporarily pause the exposure, end it cleanly, or keep going without stabilization. No surprises, and no ruined shots when things don’t go as planned. • Full-Resolution Pipeline: Light Stack maintains full resolution from capture to final image. No cropping, and no upscaling to cover it up. Try it free and experience the convenience of Light Stack. --- Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light Stack Camera at Free against Night Mode's $4.99. Light Stack Camera also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 40%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Night Mode's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, 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
Light Stack Camera is free to download; Night Mode costs $4.99 up front. Night Mode sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Light Stack Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Light Stack Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Night Mode's written reviews are positive against 70% of Light Stack Camera's.
Night Mode ships an update every 2 months, Light Stack Camera every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Night Mode | Light Stack Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tigran Mkhitaryan | Cogitap Software |
Customer experience
Night Mode
Light Stack Camera
In-app purchases
Night Mode
- Maximal Amplification$1.99
- Long Exposure Video$2.99
Light Stack Camera
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$34.99
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