Comparison

NeuralCam Aperture vs BlackSight

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

Head to head
About

NeuralCam Aperture

Enhance your mobile photography with AI-powered tools for professional portraits and stunning low-light shots. Features include intelligent portrait modes, advanced night photography, and smart editing to elevate your images.

Highlights
  • AI-powered Portrait Mode
  • Advanced Night Mode
  • AI Illumination
  • Quick-Editing Mode
  • 48MP AI Upscaled Photos
  • AI Background Replacement
Features
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Create stunning portraits and master DSLR-level photography with AI-driven features that help you capture remarkable shots in any lighting condition. NEW - Photo Coach: Your pocket portrait expert—blends ChatGPT's intelligence with NeuralCam's pro tools to guide you through composing, capturing, and perfecting professional portraits and other shots in real-time while building lasting skills. Auto-mode for multiple features: Auto-Portrait Mode: A fully AI-powered Portrait Mode without the limitations of the built-in portrait mode. Add professional depth to any portrait—works with all lenses, subjects, and distances, even in low light—with adjustable intensity for the perfect feel. Auto Night Mode on All iPhones, All camera lenses with manual brightness optimization for skin tones Auto AI Illumination: Brighter portraits without the flat HDR look Quick-Editing mode: Perfect your portraits with a few taps before saving AI & Classic editing controls: AI Portrait Blur strength AI Face Illumination strength AI Style type and strength with skin tone preservation Classic editing controls including exposure, contrast, shadows, highlights, and more ------ MAIN FEATURES: PERFECT PORTRAITS, NIGHT & DAY ------- Best-in-class Night Mode: The original NeuralCam feature - now optimized for portraits on All iPhones, All Cameras Enhanced Daytime HDR: Capture brighter portraits with more detail and less noise 48 Megapixel AI Upscaled Photos: Professional-grade detail in every portrait AI-Enhanced Macro Mode: Perfect for creative portrait details Smart Color Grading: Elevate your portraits with AI styles based on professional photography Auto-Remove People: Clean backgrounds for your portraits Auto-Background Replacement: Studio-quality portrait backgrounds instantly Lock screen Widget: Never miss the perfect portrait moment
 ------- ADDITIONAL FEATURES ------- Auto and Manual Night Mode Auto and Manual Daytime Mode AI Enhanced Macro Mode (including Night Macro Mode) Manual Computational Photography Controls Multiple Capturing Modes: High Detail, Low Noise, Unprocessed Merging of 1-12 frames 24MP & 48MP AI Super-Resolution 12MP AI Detail Enhancement Multiple AI Brightening Modes - now including NeuralHDR specially tailored for daytime photos Classic Manual Photography Controls for White Balance, Exposure, and Focus Timer Tripod Mode - allows longer exposure time in really dark situations Gentle Torch - so you can lightly illuminate your scene if needed, in very low light Photo Format (HEIC/JPEG/TIFF) Grid Options Happy capturing! Send us any feedback and feature requests either by leaving a comment on this store page, or by writing us at: support@neural.cam Enjoy! Terms of Use: https://neural.cam/terms.html

About

BlackSight

Capture brighter, less noisy photos in low light conditions with advanced long exposure algorithms. This app processes images locally on your device for enhanced privacy, offering manual focus, a timer, and a soft torch for dark scenes. It's compatible with various cameras and supports HEIC/JPEG formats.

Highlights
  • Low light photography
  • Long exposure algorithms
  • Local image processing
  • Manual focus
  • Soft torch
  • HEIC/JPEG format
Features
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BlackSight is a computational photography app designed to take brighter and images with little amount of noise in low light conditions. Using sophisticated long exposure algorithms, it can capture high quality photos in dark environments without requiring any internet connection. Your photos are processed locally on your device , hence protecting your privacy. Tripod is not required but using one will result in sharper images. Features: - Compatible with all cameras (front, ultra-wide, wide, telephoto) - Manual focus - Timer - Soft torch for illuminating super dark scenes - Photo format (HEIC/JPEG) - Shoot lower resolution image for faster processing - Grid - Mirrored selfies - Front flash - Smart white balance correction to reduce yellowish tint - Tripod mode for taking brighter and noise free images for very dark scenes Supported devices: - iPhone 6s and above - Front camera is not supported for iPhone 6s/6s+ Tips for better photos: - Choose a moderate/dim scene with uniform lighting (avoid harsh light source like lamps/street lights) - Use a tripod or rest your hands/phone on a surface for maximum sharpness - Always tap to focus before taking each photo and wait for focus to stabilises (Focussing can take 1-3 seconds to lock in dark scenes) - Hold your phone using two hands as it reduces hand motion - Hold your breath if you are doing handheld shot (Yes, this helps!!) - For selfies, do not blink your eyes and try to stay still with minimal head motion - For human portraits, make sure your subjects hold very still for up to 5 seconds - Avoid scenes having any kind of motion like cars, persons, crowds, pets, windy trees Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NeuralCam Aperture4 screens
BlackSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NeuralCam Aperture at 4.4 against BlackSight's 3.7. NeuralCam Aperture also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 45) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). BlackSight's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 51%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. NeuralCam Aperture sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BlackSight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NeuralCam Aperture holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NeuralCam Aperture has 2.1K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of NeuralCam Aperture's written reviews are positive against 73% of BlackSight's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NeuralCam Aperture ships an update every 2 weeks, BlackSight every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NeuralCam Aperture versus BlackSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeuralCam ApertureBlackSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better3.7 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews72.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better45
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeural Cam SRLFoxfortMobile

Customer experience

NeuralCam Aperture

All ratings2,141 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews1,369 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative38.6%

BlackSight

All ratings44 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative29.5%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

NeuralCam Aperture

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on iPhone 6S and older models
  • Selfie camera not supported on some devices
  • Orientation issues when phone is locked
  • Inability to save photos at full resolution

Requested features

5 requests
  • Manual camera controls (ISO, white balance, etc.)
  • Automatic orientation correction
  • Longer exposure and astrophotography support
  • Improved macro and ultra-wide camera performance
  • Faster processing and background processing

BlackSight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

NeuralCam Aperture

Subscriptions6
  • NeuralCam Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • NeuralCam Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • PhotoCoach Weekly$4.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • PhotoCoach Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • PhotoCoach Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • 48MP AI Super-resolution$3.99
3 purchases

BlackSight

Subscriptions1
  • BlackSight Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
One-time2
  • Remove watermark 2$6.99
  • Remove watermark$9.99

Questions

Is NeuralCam Aperture free?
NeuralCam Aperture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlackSight free?
BlackSight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NeuralCam Aperture or BlackSight?
NeuralCam Aperture is rated higher. NeuralCam Aperture averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while BlackSight averages 3.7 from 45 ratings.
Do NeuralCam Aperture or BlackSight have ads?
Neither NeuralCam Aperture nor BlackSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NeuralCam Aperture or BlackSight?
NeuralCam Aperture ships an update every 2 weeks, and BlackSight every 5 weeks. Most recently, NeuralCam Aperture was updated on October 27, 2026 and BlackSight on October 22, 2026.

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