HDR Effect Camera vs Night Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HDR Effect Camera
Effortlessly create stunning HDR photos with this app. It automatically captures and combines multiple exposures into a single, high-dynamic-range image. Save directly to your library or share your creations instantly.
- 4K & XDR support
- Automatic HDR photo creation
- Capture from any lens
- Multiple HDR filters
- Direct photo saving
- In-app sharing
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12MP and XDR support. With one tap, capture 4 photos (with different exposures) and auto combine them into one HDR photo. Photos are directly saved to your photo library. Capture from any supported lens on the device. There are multiple HDR filters. You can also share the HDR photo directly from the app.
Night Capture
Capture stunning photos in low light conditions with advanced RAW and image fusion technology. This camera app enhances image quality on a wide range of devices, even in near-complete darkness. It also includes built-in editing tools for refining your shots before saving.
- Superior low light photography
- RAW and Image fusion technology
- Clean Capture Mode for extreme darkness
- Integrated RAW editing tools
- Works on iPhone 6s and above
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Shoot in the dark with a superior low light camera! Night Capture 2.0 has been retooled from the ground up utilising a proprietary RAW & Image fusion to give amazing night images in the lowest light and weakest camera. Benefits of Night Capture 1. You don't need the latest devices! Night Capture gives superior low light images on any iOS device which supports RAW (iPhone 6s and above) 2. Clean Capture Mode. If you want even higher quality, Clean Capture mode shoots with a longer exposure, for super clean images even in complete darkness 3. Edit before you save. Perfect your shot before saving. Night Capture 2.0 now integrates RAW editing tools, including such essentials as exposure, shadows, highlights, clarity, and sharpen, that allow you refined edits before you save or share your shot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HDR Effect Camera at 2.4 against Night Capture's 2.0. HDR Effect Camera also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). Night Capture's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
HDR Effect Camera holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of HDR Effect Camera's written reviews are positive against 33% of Night Capture's.
HDR Effect Camera ships an update every 4 months, Night Capture every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDR Effect Camera | Night Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Heestand | AppJud |
Customer experience
HDR Effect Camera
Night Capture
In-app purchases
HDR Effect Camera
No in-app purchases
Night Capture
No in-app purchases
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