Comparison

PoiCam vs Slow Shutter Camera

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

Head to head
About

PoiCam

This camera app offers manual controls for light artists, featuring long exposure and light trail effects. Capture photos and videos with advanced settings like shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and manual focus. It supports RAW, TIFF, and JPEG formats for professional-grade results.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure controls (shutter speed, ISO, white balance)
  • Manual focus
  • Light trail effects
  • Long exposure capabilities
  • RAW, TIFF, JPEG photo capture
  • Video recording with manual controls
  • Torch control
Features
Read full description

Easy to use camera app made with light artists in the mind. Manual controls, long exposure, light trails, simple and quick access to the controls was priority. I love hearing from you. If you have any feedback or ideas please email me at support@sevenfoots.com or DM on Instagram @poicamapp. Video Features: • Full manual exposure controls including shutter speed, ISO and white balance • Manual focus • Trails effects (Color, Luma) allow you make your exposure even longer • Photos while capture (JPEG, TIFF, PNG) • Quick format and FPS control • Torch control Photo Features: • Full manual exposure controls including shutter speed, ISO and white balance • Manual focus • Captures RAW, TIFF, JPG

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time slow shutter effect
  • Long exposure simulation
  • Overwrites bright areas continuously
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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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

Screenshots

PoiCam2 screens
Slow Shutter Camera2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slow Shutter Camera at Free against PoiCam's $5.99. Slow Shutter Camera also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). PoiCam's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.0 vs 3.6). On 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

Slow Shutter Camera is free to download; PoiCam costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PoiCam holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoiCam ships an update every 5 months, Slow Shutter Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PoiCam versus Slow Shutter Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoiCamSlow Shutter Camera
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro DenysMasaharu Tsukamoto

Customer experience

PoiCam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Slow Shutter Camera

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

PoiCam

No in-app purchases

None

Slow Shutter Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PoiCam free?
PoiCam costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slow Shutter Camera free?
Slow Shutter Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PoiCam or Slow Shutter Camera?
PoiCam is rated higher. PoiCam averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Slow Shutter Camera averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do PoiCam or Slow Shutter Camera have ads?
Slow Shutter Camera shows ads; PoiCam does not.
Which is updated more often, PoiCam or Slow Shutter Camera?
PoiCam ships an update every 5 months, and Slow Shutter Camera every 2 months. Most recently, PoiCam was updated on October 27, 2026 and Slow Shutter Camera on October 24, 2026.

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