SlowlyCam vs Slow Shutter Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SlowlyCam
Capture stunning long-exposure photos of light trails, starry skies, and flowing water. Extend shutter speed up to 60 seconds to create unique visual effects. Easily share your creations on social media.
- 60-second shutter speed
- Capture light trails
- Photograph starry skies
- Create waterfall haze effect
- Overlay moving objects
- Direct SNS sharing
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This camera app can capture the traces of moving objects and faint light like stars in the night sky. Extend the shutter speed to 60 seconds, overlay the moving objects in the meantime, and copy them into a single photo. It captures the flow of the waterfall like a haze and captures the trajectory of nighttime car headlights and firefly light. You can also focus the light of the stars in the night sky and capture the stars clearly. You can immediately publish your photos on SNS such as Twitter and Instagram.
Slow Shutter Camera
Capture stunning long exposure photos in real-time with this effect camera. It simulates slow shutter photography by continuously overwriting bright areas until you stop recording. Use iOS screen recording for capturing your creations.
- Real-time slow shutter effect
- Long exposure simulation
- Overwrites bright areas continuously
- Easy-to-use interface
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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This is an effect camera application that reflects processing like slow shutter photography in real time. Bright areas will continue to be overwritten until the stop button is pressed after the shooting button is pressed. Please use the standard iOS screen recording function when taking a recording. https://support.apple.com/HT207935
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slow Shutter Camera at 3.6 against SlowlyCam's 1.0. Slow Shutter Camera also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). SlowlyCam's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Slow Shutter Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slow Shutter Camera has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SlowlyCam ships an update every 6 weeks, Slow Shutter Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SlowlyCam | Slow Shutter Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIROFUMI MARUO | Masaharu Tsukamoto |
Customer experience
SlowlyCam
Slow Shutter Camera
In-app purchases
SlowlyCam
No in-app purchases
Slow Shutter Camera
No in-app purchases
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