Comparison

Cameralla vs AstroShader

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

Head to head
About

Cameralla

This app is a community for photography enthusiasts and travelers to share photos, improve skills, and discover unique locations. Users can compete for awards, receive star ratings, and plan trips to popular photo spots.

Highlights
  • Share photos and receive feedback
  • Enhance photography skills
  • Discover unique photo locations
  • Compete for awards
  • Plan trips and get directions
  • Receive star ratings and trending recognition
Features
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Cameralla is the ultimate community for photography enthusiasts and travellers alike. With this fun, interactive app you get the opportunity to: - Share your best photos and get feedback from others - Enhance your photography skills and learn from professionals - Discover the worlds most unique photo locations - Compete against others and earn awards - Immerse yourself in a vibrant, supportive and engaging photo community Whether you're a hobby photographer or a seasoned pro, Cameralla gives you the opportunity to capture and share unforgettable moments in a fun and engaging way! Want to challenge others? Your photos could be selected to join in weekly and monthly battles. Even better, with Cameralla, your photos receive star ratings instead of simply “likes”. This gives you many opportunities to make it into the trending feeds! Perhaps you could even earn a Golden Photo or an Editors Choice? These prestigious awards give recognition to the best photographers and lets you shine in our community. Traveling somewhere new? Easily search for locations and plan your trip so that you can check-in at the best spots. You can also get in-app directions making it easy to reach your favorite locations. Ready to unlock your creative potential and explore breathtaking locations worldwide? Download Cameralla now!

About

AstroShader

Capture, stack, and edit stunning astrophotography directly on your mobile device. This app streamlines the process by aligning and stacking images live during capture, eliminating the need for external software. Fine-tune your celestial images with a comprehensive suite of editing tools.

Highlights
  • Live image alignment and stacking
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable exposure, ISO, and white balance
  • Intervalometer for timed captures
  • Advanced image editing tools
  • Save in multiple formats including TIFF
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One-time purchase. No subscription. AstroShader is an astrophotography app for capturing, stacking and editing. All you need is a stand, tripod, telescope or rock (to lean your phone on). AstroShader lets you align and stack live during the image capture process. You can also align and stack images from you Photos library. No need to transfer images to a computer to align and stack them separately (but there is a built in intervalometer if you need it). To take an image follow these steps: • Use a stand, tripod, telescope mount (or lean your iPhone on a rock). • Zoom in on stars and set focus manually, or use autofocus. • Set the exposure time, ISO and white balance, or leave to auto-exposure. • Set the number of exposures to be automatically aligned and stacked. • Calibrate your images from the edit tools. • After the capture is complete you can edit and save your image—including as 16bit TIFF. • You can open images directly to use the edit tools in AstroShader - rather following a new image capture. Image capture options include: • Number of exposures to be aligned and stacked • Exposure time • ISO • White balance • Camera type • Countdown timer • Manual focus • Pause the capture to reposition iPhone or telescope Edit options include: • Stretch image • Background extraction • Dynamic background extraction (DBE) • x5 Histogram curves for fine tonal adjustment • x3 sharpen layers each with radius and intensity with layer blending rather than chaining • Brightness (low light enhancement) • Saturation • Black point • Temperature • Tint • Save format options; HEIF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF

Screenshots

Cameralla4 screens
AstroShader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cameralla at Free against AstroShader's $1.99. Cameralla also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). AstroShader's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (119 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cameralla is free to download; AstroShader costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AstroShader holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AstroShader has 119 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Cameralla versus AstroShader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamerallaAstroShader
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (119 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#5 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCameralla ASAstroShader Limited

Customer experience

Cameralla

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

AstroShader

All ratings105 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral14.0%
Negative23.7%

In-app purchases

None

Cameralla

No in-app purchases

None

AstroShader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cameralla free?
Cameralla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroShader free?
AstroShader costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cameralla or AstroShader?
AstroShader is rated higher. Cameralla averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AstroShader averages 4.3 from 119 ratings.
Do Cameralla or AstroShader have ads?
Neither Cameralla nor AstroShader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cameralla or AstroShader?
Cameralla ships an update every 3 weeks, and AstroShader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cameralla was updated on October 24, 2026 and AstroShader on October 24, 2026.

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