Night vs ikPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Night
Enhance your photos and videos taken in low light conditions with a night vision effect. Adjust brightness, color, and zoom to capture clearer images in darkness. Save and share your creations easily.
- Night vision effect
- Brightness adjustment
- Color adjustment
- Zoom up to 100x
- Import media
- Save and share media
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An app that brightens up videos and photos taken in the night view and darkness. You can also add a night-vision-like effect. - Media Camera shooting Camera roll: Importing videos and photos Import (File Share) Paste Image (from Web Browser etc.) - Settings Tone selection: full color / monotone Monotone color: RGB setting Scope effect: ON / OFF Brightness adjustment Color adjustment Zoom: 1 to 100 times Storage resolution: 20-100% of original resolution - Output Save to camera roll: video, photo Video and photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ... - Note This appl realizes the effect of night vision scope by applying an original amplification process to the image. The smaller the amount of light during shooting, the more inevitable noise will be when processing brighter. Please note that it is not possible to brighten a dark video or photo with no light. The iPhone itself does not have a function to shoot using infrared rays like a commercially available night vision camera.
ikPlayer
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Even a laptop from over 10 years ago has sufficient performance. By using a large-capacity external HDD to store the photos and videos stored on all the family's iPhones on a Windows PC set as an SMB server, if you can access it in the same wifi environment as the Windows server, all family members can access it smoothly at home. You can also import CDs and transfer music to the Windows server to share and enjoy with your family. Even if you don't have a Windows SMB server, it also supports network HDDs such as RECBOX. It's a long explanation, but I hope you'll read it all to understand what features it has. I'd also appreciate it if you could take a look at the app preview video and screenshots. What you can do with this app ・Find the Windows SMB servers in your home network ・You can access the SMB servers you find with a username and password ■What you can do before selecting a server *The list can be rearranged or deleted ・Last played ・All played history ・Favorite list. Select or All play(shuffle,Repeat) ・Favorite folders ・Playlist registered in playlist groups. Select or All play(shuffle,Repeat) ・Downloaded list & total size. Select or All play(offline) ・Videos,images from the camera roll in your iPhone with this app's high-performance media player(offline) ・Videos,music,images from files stored in your iPhone with this app's high-performance media player(offline) ・You can hide server names that you do not want to display when there are multiple SMB servers ・Detailed settings for the color and design of the SMB server list ・Setting to show/hide the status bar common to all apps. Setting the color when it is displayed ・If you turn on auto login, you can skip entering your username and password ・Back up and Restore data using the sharing function ■What you can do after selecting a server ・Display folders and files ・Play all files in a folder at once(Shuffle,Repeat) ・Folder and file display can be switched between list display and icon display ・Set thumbnails for folders. Thumbnails can be set from videos or the iPhone camera roll ・Image files are automatically displayed as thumbnails ・Set the display size and font size of folders and files ・Folder and file lists can be sorted by name, modification date and time, and size ・Detailed color design for folders and file lists ・Multiple files can be selected and added to a playlist ・Files can be downloaded, and downloaded files can be played offline ・A function to narrow down the display of files and folders using the search field ・A function to narrow down the display of files and folders by searching through sub-folders using the search field and Deep Search button ■What you can do with the media player after selecting a file ・Play videos and music. Show Image ・Switching Audio&Subtitle(Japanese and English,etc) ・Music can be played in the background (even in sleep mode) ・You can bookmark any playback position ・Check, edit, and jump to bookmark lists ・Rewind and fast forward ・Change aspect ratio ・15 second rewind and 30 second forward ・Screen lock ・Screen rotation ・Add to Favorite list ・Add to playlist ・Check playable list and jump playback.(Shuffle,Repeat) ・Set subtitle instead of file name ・Extract thumbnail from currently playing video ・Set thumbnail from camera roll ・Auto-play function when next file is available ・Function to set color design in detail ・Function related to sound as follows ・Equalizer ・Option to mute sound during playback ・Ability to adjust audio delay. (Memorized for each file) ・Ability to change playback speed ・Ability to loop playback between A & B ・The following gesture ・Change volume ・Change brightness ・Double tap left or right to fast forward or rewind 10 seconds ・Swipe left or right to fast forward or rewind(changes depending on the amount of swipe) ・Double tap for full screen(videos only) ・Swipe to end playback ・Control panel settings ・By mirroring from the Control Center, you can display videos on your TV just like with AirPlay Made in Japan
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ikPlayer at daily against Night's every 6 weeks. Night's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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
Night costs $1.99 and ikPlayer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Night ships an update every 6 weeks, ikPlayer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Night | ikPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masanori Katsuta | IK Software |
In-app purchases
Night
No in-app purchases
ikPlayer
No in-app purchases









