Comparison

Lit Cam vs Quick Night Camera

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

Head to head
About

Lit Cam

Transform your device into a powerful light-powered camera. Control screen brightness and rear flash for enhanced night photography, sharp macro shots, and natural selfie lighting. Capture clear images even in complete darkness.

Highlights
  • Use display or flash as light source
  • Take photos with front and rear cameras
  • Smooth zoom controls for macro
  • Manual light power control
  • Adjust screen color temperature
  • View real-time shutter speed and ISO
  • Minimalist interface
Features
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Lit Cam 2.0 coming soon — fully rebuilt, new modes, free for current users! Turn your device into a light-powered camera, with full control of both the screen and the rear flash. Illuminate subjects at night, zoom-in for sharp macro shots and add a natural glow when taking selfies. Lit Cam is the only app that lets you take photos in complete darkness! Light is everything in photography. Flash in other camera apps can be unpredictable and overpower the photo. We transform it into a continuous configurable light, which makes it vastly more useful. Add the perfect amount to highlight your subject and strike the perfect foreground to background balance. Combine light with zoom to improve photo sharpness and capture hard to see details, which is great for close-ups. The app also works as a photo light. Use it to fill shadows and be creative when using another device as the camera. Adding light is key when taking photos at night or in low light situations. Portable photo lighting solutions can cost over $100. Lit Cam provides similar functionality with the devices you already have. Transform that extra phone or tablet into a photo light! Take better photos at night and add some pop to macros / close-ups. Now go light some shots! Features * Use the display or the flash as the light source * Take photos with both front and rear cameras * Flip sides seamlessly, even with the camera on * Supports all built-in lenses, including the ultra-wide on iPhone 11 * Smooth zoom controls for the rear camera * Magnify and illuminate dark objects, great for macro photography * Manual light power control, from 10% to full-power * When using the screen, pick the color temperature for the best look * Auto-select the perfect screen color when using the front camera * View real-time camera shutter speed and ISO sensitivity * Compare field-of-view to DSLR/Mirrorless camera lens with full-frame equivalent focal lengths * Tap to set automatic focus and exposure * Multiple settings to customize app launch * Optional rules of third grid for great composition * Simple, fast, and focused - no bloat * Minimal interface for one-handed use and optimized for all orientations * Instantly turns on when you open the app * Keeps the screen from unexpectedly sleeping * Thoughtfully dims the screen when using flash * Works on iOS devices of all sizes - turn those old phones/tablets into portable lights! Disclaimer: Continued use of the screen or flash may decrease battery life, but you already knew that.

About

Quick Night Camera

Transform dark photos and videos into bright, daytime-like images in real-time. Adjust light and dark levels with intuitive touch controls and apply a night-vision effect for enhanced brightness. Easily create inverted, negative-style images.

Highlights
  • Real-time night-vision photos
  • Brighten dark images
  • Adjust light and dark graph
  • Night-vision effect slider
  • Create negative-style images
  • Save to camera roll
  • Photo sharing options
Features
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■ With Real-Time Night-Vision Monitor, you can take night-vision photos at high speed. ・ Change a dark image taken at night, dusk, backlight, etc. into a bright image like daytime. ・ Combine with the night-vision effect to make it even brighter. ・ Change a bright image taken in the daytime or in a bright environment into a dark image such as at night or at dusk. ・ Free control of light and dark of photos and videos by touch operation on the light and dark graph. ・ Easy creation of interesting negative-style images by reversing the light and dark. [Settings] - Brightness Graph: Anchor points are controlled by touch operation - Night Vision Effect: Adjust the degree of night-vision effect with the slider control [Output] - Save to camera roll: photos - Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ... [Important] Unlike infrared cameras, iPhone / iPad cannot take pictures in a completely dark environment. In dimly lit environments, this app brightens your photos with night vision correction. However, the darker the image, the worse the image noise. This is the same for the human eye.

Screenshots

Lit Cam4 screens
Quick Night Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Lit Cam at free against Quick Night Camera's paid. Lit Cam also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Quick Night Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

Lit Cam costs $1.99 and Quick Night Camera $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lit Cam ships an update every 2 months, Quick Night Camera every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lit Cam versus Quick Night Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLit CamQuick Night Camera
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLit StudiosMasanori Katsuta

In-app purchases

None

Lit Cam

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Night Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lit Cam free?
Lit Cam costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Night Camera free?
Quick Night Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lit Cam or Quick Night Camera have ads?
Neither Lit Cam nor Quick Night Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lit Cam or Quick Night Camera?
Lit Cam ships an update every 2 months, and Quick Night Camera every 4 months. Most recently, Lit Cam was updated on October 16, 2026 and Quick Night Camera on October 3, 2026.

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