Comparison

Realtime Filter vs Night Atlas

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

Head to head
About

Realtime Filter

Instantly transform real-world colors into live photo and video filters. Point your camera at any color, capture it, and apply it as a unique aesthetic to your shots. Save favorite colors and export their values for design work.

Highlights
  • Capture colors from real life
  • Apply live photo and video filters
  • Save and reuse favorite colors
  • Export HEX and RGB color values
  • Adjust filter opacity and strength
  • No preset filters
Features
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RealTime Filer lets you capture any color from real life and instantly transform it into a live photo or video filter. Point your camera at a wall, a sunset, a shirt, a flower — any color you see can become the aesthetic of your entire shot. No presets. No generic filters. Just real-world color. Capture Color From Anything Tap anywhere on your screen to lock a color directly from your environment. That exact color becomes your live filter in real time. See it. Tap it. Use it. Photo & Video Ready Apply your captured color as a live filter while: • Taking photos • Recording videos • Creating unique visual content Your camera becomes a creative tool powered by the world around you. Save Your Favorite Colors Found the perfect shade? Save it to your personal color collection and reuse it anytime. Build your own real-world palette. Export Color Values Need the exact numbers? RealTime Filer lets you: • Export HEX values • Export RGB values Perfect for designers, creators, developers, and anyone who works with color. Intensify or Soften Your Look Take full control of your filter: • Increase or decrease opacity • Intensify the color effect • Fine-tune the strength of your overlay Subtle aesthetic? Bold statement? You decide. Why RealTime Filer? • No preset packs • No complicated editing • No fake color filters Just real color from the real world — instantly. Whether you're matching your outfit, capturing the vibe of a sunset, creating aesthetic social content, or building a design palette, RealTime Filer gives you creative control in seconds. Turn your surroundings into your style. Download RealTime Filer and start creating with color in real time!

About

Night Atlas

Features
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Put names to the sky you photographed. Night Atlas identifies star patterns in your own images and helps you share the story of the shot. IMPORT. IDENTIFY. LABEL. Open a supported nightscape from your camera or phone. Night Atlas matches its stars against a built-in catalog, then places constellation figures and sky labels over the photograph. KEEP YOUR COMPOSITION Adjust label density, choose the objects you want to show and remove individual labels. Export a labeled image at full resolution. TELL THE STORY OF THE SHOT Build a shot-data card from the photo's EXIF. Edit its rows and style, then place it over your image. You can stamp a photograph without solving it, and keep your work together in the Library. MADE BY PHOTOGRAPHERS, BACKED BY SCIENCE Created by a Pacific Northwest nightscape photographer. On-device astrometry matches patterns in your photograph to catalog stars. The background photography is the developer's own work. Single, full-resolution frames work best. Star reduction, missing capture data, stitched panoramas and heavily altered skies can prevent a reliable solve. No result is guaranteed for every photograph. Try three free exports. A one-time Full Unlock provides continued export access on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Earlier paid purchasers keep full access after their App Store receipt is verified. No subscription, account or photo upload. Your photographs are processed on your device.

Screenshots

Realtime Filter4 screens
Night Atlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Night Atlas at every 2 days against Realtime Filter's every 15 months. Night Atlas also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Realtime Filter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Night Atlas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Realtime Filter ships an update every 15 months, Night Atlas every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Realtime Filter versus Night Atlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealtime FilterNight Atlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaj ShethSteven smith

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Realtime Filter

One-time1
  • Save Colors$0.99
1 purchases

Night Atlas

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Realtime Filter free?
Realtime Filter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Night Atlas free?
Night Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Realtime Filter or Night Atlas have ads?
Neither Realtime Filter nor Night Atlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Realtime Filter or Night Atlas?
Realtime Filter ships an update every 15 months, and Night Atlas every 2 days. Most recently, Realtime Filter was updated on October 25, 2026 and Night Atlas on October 24, 2026.

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