Comparison

Quick Night Camera vs Retro4

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

Head to head
About

Quick Night Camera

Transform dark photos and videos into bright, daytime-like images in real-time. Adjust light and dark levels with intuitive touch controls and apply a night-vision effect for enhanced brightness. Easily create inverted, negative-style images.

Highlights
  • Real-time night-vision photos
  • Brighten dark images
  • Adjust light and dark graph
  • Night-vision effect slider
  • Create negative-style images
  • Save to camera roll
  • Photo sharing options
Features
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■ With Real-Time Night-Vision Monitor, you can take night-vision photos at high speed. ・ Change a dark image taken at night, dusk, backlight, etc. into a bright image like daytime. ・ Combine with the night-vision effect to make it even brighter. ・ Change a bright image taken in the daytime or in a bright environment into a dark image such as at night or at dusk. ・ Free control of light and dark of photos and videos by touch operation on the light and dark graph. ・ Easy creation of interesting negative-style images by reversing the light and dark. [Settings] - Brightness Graph: Anchor points are controlled by touch operation - Night Vision Effect: Adjust the degree of night-vision effect with the slider control [Output] - Save to camera roll: photos - Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ... [Important] Unlike infrared cameras, iPhone / iPad cannot take pictures in a completely dark environment. In dimly lit environments, this app brightens your photos with night vision correction. However, the darker the image, the worse the image noise. This is the same for the human eye.

About

Retro4

Features
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Retro4 is a vintage camera app featuring five unique retro camera modes - every photo carries its own nostalgic character. - Classic Camera - Faithfully recreated classic camera interface with built-in multi-frame HDR compositing. No blown highlights, no crushed shadows. - CCD Digital Camera - Relive the golden age of 2000s CCD point-and-shoot cameras - high contrast, cool blue tones, sharp images, and LED date stamps. - LOMO Camera - Vivid colors, heavy vignette, random light leaks, and cross-processed tones. Every shot is a surprise. Square format, paying homage to the iconic LOMO LC-A. - Polaroid Camera - Watch your photo slowly eject from the bottom of the screen, developing from white to a full image - the magic of instant film, perfectly recreated. White border and date stamp in classic Instax Mini style. - Photo Booth - Japanese purikura-inspired low-res retro aesthetic with adorable cartoon frames (hearts, stars, flowers, candy, bubbles) and sparkle stickers auto-applied to your photos. - Face Beauty - Smart face detection with gentle skin smoothing, rosy tone enhancement, and brightening - natural results that keep skin looking radiant. - Authentic Shutter Sounds - Each mode features its own unique sound: CCD electronic beep, LOMO mechanical click, Polaroid shutter and motor eject, Photo Booth quick snap - fully immersive retro experience. - More Features - Portrait and landscape shooting Built-in gallery with sharing Zero ads, pure photography Swipe to switch camera modes Subscription includes a 7-day free trial, then billed monthly or annually. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://www.hkhdtp.com/legal/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.hkhdtp.com/legal/terms.html EULA: https://www.hkhdtp.com/legal/eula.html

Screenshots

Quick Night Camera4 screens
Retro44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retro4 at Free against Quick Night Camera's $1.99. Retro4 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Quick Night Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Retro4 is free to download; Quick Night Camera costs $1.99 up front. Retro4 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Quick Night Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Night Camera ships an update every 4 months, Retro4 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 2 level
Quick Night Camera versus Retro4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Night CameraRetro4
Price$1.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasanori KatsutaShenzhen Huopu Software Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Quick Night Camera

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Retro4

Subscriptions2
  • Retro4 Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Retro4 Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Quick Night Camera free?
Quick Night Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro4 free?
Retro4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Night Camera or Retro4 have ads?
Neither Quick Night Camera nor Retro4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Night Camera or Retro4?
Quick Night Camera ships an update every 4 months, and Retro4 fortnightly. Most recently, Quick Night Camera was updated on October 20, 2026 and Retro4 on October 25, 2026.

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