Comparison

Spectre Camera vs Automatic Capture SlowMo Video

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

Head to head
About

Spectre Camera

This app uses AI to create stunning long exposure photographs, making it easy to capture professional-quality shots. Remove crowds, create light trails, and achieve silky smooth water effects effortlessly.

Highlights
  • AI-powered long exposures
  • Crowd removal
  • Light trail creation
  • Silky water effects
  • Live Photos and video support
  • Automatic scene detection
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Apple iPhone App of the Year, 2019 Introducing Spectre, from the makers of Halide, one of the top camera apps in the App Store. Spectre uses AI to help you make amazing long exposure photographs. Spectre can remove crowds, turn city streets into rivers of light, make waterfalls look like paintings, and much more. Until now, it was difficult to take long exposures: from keeping the camera steady to guessing the amount of light you need. Spectre takes care of all of that! WHAT YOU CAN DO • MAKE CROWDS DISAPPEAR: Spectre helps take photos of crowded, touristy places. Simply set a medium or long duration and take a shot to erase the crowd from a location. Capture the those special moments like you remember them. • RIVERS OF LIGHT: At night, AI scene detection automatically switches modes to draw beautiful light trails, for stunning nighttime city photography or light painting. • GORGEOUS WATER: Capture waterfalls, ocean waves, fountains and more with beautiful ghostly water. LIVE PHOTOS AND VIDEO Spectre’s intelligent computational shutter takes hundreds of shots over the span of a few seconds, and saves them in an accompanying live photo. That means you can pick a different frame as your photo, apply live-photo effects, and even use the long exposure as a live-wallpaper! ENDLESS SMARTS Spectre is a packed with powerful technology from by the team that brought you Halide. From machine learning-based scene detection to computer vision aided image stabilization, Spectre is jammed full of impressive technologies to get the best possible image. DESIGNED FOR HUMANS Spectre is meticulously designed. Its dark UI is gentle on the eyes when you shoot at night. Gorgeous glowing highlights infuse it with a unique style. Custom typefaces and iconography combined with unique, smooth controls make it as tactile and delightful as an actual physical camera. Like its sister app Halide, the app is easily usable with one hand, even on the largest iPhones. HIGH-TECH SHOWCASE Build with the latest tech, Spectre isn't just a long exposure camera — it’s the cutting edge technology showcase of one of the App Store’s foremost camera apps, Halide. Here’s just a few of the latest technologies that we use in Spectre: - DCI-P3 Wide Color Pipeline - Live Photos - Metal Graphics Acceleration - Tripod Detection - Siri & Shortcuts - AI Stabilization - Machine Learning & CoreML - Computer Vision COMPATIBILITY: Spectre’s smart Automatic Scene Detection requires iOS 12. AI-based stabilization features are available on iPhone 6S and later.* For the best experience, we recommend iPhone 8 or later. On iPhone 6, Spectre captures in lower resolution. ABOUT US We’re Ben and Sebastiaan, two friends living in the San Francisco Bay Area that love building fantastic apps for photography. We hope you love Spectre! We’d love your feedback to make it even better or any reports of bugs you run into. You can always contact us directly via email: support@halide.cam, on our Twitter: @halidecamera or Instagram: @halideapp Don’t forget to share your amazing results by tagging them with #SpectreShot so we can share them on our growing social media accounts!

About

Automatic Capture SlowMo Video

Automatically record your sports training sessions in slow motion without manual control. The app detects your presence to start recording and stops when you leave the frame, creating separate clips for easy analysis and sharing.

Highlights
  • Automatic recording detection
  • Automatic recording stop
  • Slow-motion video capture
  • Separate clips per appearance
  • Easy sharing
  • Real-time progress visualization
Features
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Making progress in sport is hard. Sometimes we need a second pair of eyes to tell what aspects to focus on. But do you always have a couch or experienced friend with you? Maybe your videographer is always available? In fact, if you simply look at your technique in slow motion you may discover a lot. What if I told you that you could record each your training session in slow motion automatically with no effort and then analyze and share the results right away? You can literally see your progress in real time. This is what AutoCapture SlowMo app is created for. Just put your phone on tripod and show your performance in front of it. There is no need to control the camera any more. The app detects your presence and automatically starts recording, ensuring you never miss a moment. When you leave the camera frame recording is stopped so you don’t need to scroll a long video to find yourself on it. Each your appearance is a separate short slow-mo recording ready to be shared and analyzed. Editing the resulting videos? Forget about it! Just select the best attempt and share it with your friends or coach to get regular feedback. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spectre Camera4 screens
Automatic Capture SlowMo Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Spectre Camera at 2.4K against Automatic Capture SlowMo Video's 2. Automatic Capture SlowMo Video's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Spectre Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Automatic Capture SlowMo Video sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Automatic Capture SlowMo Video holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spectre Camera has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectre Camera ships an update every 3 months, Automatic Capture SlowMo Video fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spectre Camera versus Automatic Capture SlowMo Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectre CameraAutomatic Capture SlowMo Video
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.4K ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLux Optics IncorporatedYevhen Bondarev

Customer experience

Spectre Camera

All ratings2,408 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews436 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative43.6%

Automatic Capture SlowMo Video

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spectre Camera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with older iPhones
  • Focusing and stabilization problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer exposure time options
  • More manual control over settings
  • Raw image format support
  • Apple Watch remote support
  • Improved low-light performance

Automatic Capture SlowMo Video

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spectre Camera

One-time1
  • Spectre Pro$4.99
5 purchases

Automatic Capture SlowMo Video

Subscriptions2
  • Pro version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro version3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Appreciation Tip$2.99
  • Top Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Spectre Camera free?
Spectre Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Automatic Capture SlowMo Video free?
Automatic Capture SlowMo Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spectre Camera or Automatic Capture SlowMo Video?
Automatic Capture SlowMo Video is rated higher. Spectre Camera averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Automatic Capture SlowMo Video averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Spectre Camera or Automatic Capture SlowMo Video have ads?
Neither Spectre Camera nor Automatic Capture SlowMo Video shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectre Camera or Automatic Capture SlowMo Video?
Spectre Camera ships an update every 3 months, and Automatic Capture SlowMo Video fortnightly. Most recently, Spectre Camera was updated on September 30, 2026 and Automatic Capture SlowMo Video on June 1, 2026.

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