Comparison

Camera+ Legacy vs NightCap Camera

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

Head to head
About

Camera+ Legacy

This app enhances your mobile photography with advanced controls and creative filters. It offers features like touch exposure, focus control, and various shooting modes to help you capture stunning images in any situation. Easily edit and share your photos with a wide range of effects and editing tools.

Highlights
  • Touch Exposure & Focus
  • Stabilizer, Timer, Burst modes
  • Digital Zoom up to 6x
  • Front Flash
  • Horizon Level
  • Clarity filter
  • Scene Modes
  • Professional Effects
Features
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Hey you! Yeah you! Shouldn't you be looking for Photon instead? Our newest app has been rebuilt from the ground app to support the next 10 years (or 20, who knows?) of mobile photography. Check it out at http://photon.cam “The Clarity filter is iPhone photography’s secret sauce—it adds pro-camera crispness to almost any shot.” — Kevin Sintumuang, The Wall Street Journal “If the iPhone’s standard camera is like a digital point-and-shoot, the Camera+ app is like a high-quality SLR lens.” — TIME: 50 Best iPhone Apps 2011 “improves on almost every aspect of the built-in camera app” — Charlie Sorrel, Wired Winner: Best Visual Design, Best Photography App — Best App Ever Awards It’s all about one thing... great photos! Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or someone who’s barely touched a camera, Camera+ will make you love taking photos. Touch Exposure & Focus Set exposure separately from focus. You can now easily control how light or dark your shots come out. Shooting Modes Use the Stabilizer to steady your iPhone and get the sharpest photos you can. There are countless uses for the Timer including taking the highest-quailty self-portraits. Capture all the action by using Burst to take rapid streams of shots. Digital Zoom Up to 6× zoom with advanced digital processing provides you with quality that simply blows away the competition. Front Flash How many times have you wanted to take a pic of yourself in a dark room but couldn’t. Well, now you can! Horizon Level Use the Horizon Level to eliminate taking crooked shots. Clarity Clarity is one of the biggest breakthroughs to happen to image processing in a long time. Clarity analyzes your photos and makes several intelligent adjustments that magically bring out details and breathe life into dull photos. With Clarity, you’ll stop throwing out bad photos… you’ll be amazed to see what it can do to photos that you’d typically consider unusable, like shots that came out too dark. Scene Modes Most modern digital cameras all have scene modes to help you get the best photos for your particular situation. With Camera+, you get to choose from several scene modes including Food, Sunset, Night, Portrait, Beach, and many more. Effects Professional photographer, Lisa Bettany created a slew of stunningly beautiful effects. Make your photos shimmer with “HDR”… get down and dirty with “Grunge”… fill your pics with emotion and despair with “So Emo”. And this is just the tip of the iceberg… there are dozens of 1-touch effects for you to experiment with. Lightbox All the pics you take in Camera+ go in the innovative Lightbox where you can quickly and easily skim through them and get rid of bad shots. You save only the photos you’re satisfied with so that your camera roll stays neat and clean. Sharing Whether you want to show your results to your friends and family or the whole world, Camera+ has got you covered. Proudly share your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Or go the more personal route and email or message them from right within the app. iCloud Lightbox sync Automatically sync your Camera+ photos between all of your devices. Shoot all day on your iPhone… and then edit at night on your iPad. Crops If you didn’t line-up your shot perfectly when you took it, you can easily fix that with Camera+. And when you want to get a bit creative, we setup a bunch of popular crop sizes for you. With a single tap, you can make your pics square, 4×6, 8×10, and more. Borders With Camera+ you get several great border designs, from simple black and white borders to more gritty designs, you’ll be able to add wonderful finishing touches. Captions Have some fun with your photos by putting captions on them. It’s a great way to really personalize your favorite shots.

About

NightCap Camera

Capture stunning low-light and night photos and videos with advanced features like long exposure, AI-powered controls, and specialized astrophotography modes. Achieve DSLR-like results and unlock your device's full potential in challenging lighting conditions.

Highlights
  • Low light and night photo/video capture
  • Long exposure and motion blur effects
  • Astrophotography modes (stars, aurora, ISS, meteors)
  • AI camera control for automatic settings
  • Manual gesture-based adjustments
  • 4K time lapse recording
  • ISO Boost for brighter low-light shots
Features
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Photograph star trails or stunning smooth waterfalls. Capture a meteor mid-streak or traffic with light trails. And clear, detailed photos where there’s barely any light at all. One-time purchase, no subscription. ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY Four modes that automatically set the camera up for you. - Star Trails: watch the stars draw circles overhead - Meteors: automatic capture of shooting stars - ISS: the International Space Station passing over - Stars: starry skies and the Milky Way - New in version 10: Aurora, a time-lapse mode for the Northern and Southern Lights LONG EXPOSURE Hold the shutter open for seconds or minutes and movement becomes light. - Long Exposure: motion blur, or a cleaner shot when you hold still - Light Trails: traffic at night, fireworks, light painting - Both as time-lapse too, up to 4K with adjustable speed LOW LIGHT - ISO Boost for up to 4x beyond the standard camera range - Light Boost - Noise Reduction - Night Mode video and timelapse HANDHELD New in version 10. NightCap steadies and aligns every frame as you shoot, so long exposures no longer need a tripod. MANUAL CONTROL - Swipe to adjust exposure, ISO, focus and white balance - Camera Control on iPhone 16 and later - Zoom to 16x - Black and white mode Also includes an interval programmer, self-timer, and an Apple Watch app with live preview and remote control.

Screenshots

Camera+ Legacy4 screens
NightCap Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NightCap Camera at none against Camera+ Legacy's 2. NightCap Camera also leads on chart position (#15 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Camera+ Legacy's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Camera+ Legacy costs $4.99 and NightCap Camera $2.99 up front. Camera+ Legacy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NightCap Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Camera+ Legacy against 4.3 for NightCap Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Camera+ Legacy's written reviews are positive against 51% of NightCap Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera+ Legacy ships an update every 2 weeks, NightCap Camera every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Camera+ Legacy versus NightCap Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera+ LegacyNightCap Camera
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.2 (2.3K ratings)4.3 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews — better50.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#15 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLateNite AppsRTD

Customer experience

Camera+ Legacy

All ratings2,336 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews504 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative31.2%

NightCap Camera

All ratings2,959 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews678 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative41.4%

User reviews

Camera+ Legacy

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Powerful editing tools
  • 💡 Excellent manual controls
  • 🔍 Great macro and zoom capabilities
  • 🎨 Wide range of filters and effects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and settings
  • 📤 Difficulty transferring photos to PC

NightCap Camera

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for astrophotography
  • 👍 Excellent night/low light photography
  • 💡 Powerful manual controls
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Produces high-quality results

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes on newer devices
  • 🐛 Focus issues on iPhone 7+
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 👎 Unintuitive user interface
  • 👎 Disappointing results for some users

Bugs and requests

Camera+ Legacy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos not saving correctly to camera roll
  • Editing tools not working as expected
  • Geolocation data inaccurate or missing
  • Crashes when using certain features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video recording capabilities
  • Implement a more flexible focus/depth of field control
  • Provide better geotagging and location management
  • Add a text overlay feature
  • Introduce a tilt-shift effect

NightCap Camera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Meteor mode not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 8 and iPhone 6 Plus

Requested features

5 requests
  • RAW image support
  • Bluetooth remote shutter control
  • Ability to save settings
  • More exposure options
  • Improved timelapse features

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Camera+ Legacy

One-time2
  • Hollywood Filter Pack$0.99
  • I <3 Analog Filter Pack$0.99
None

NightCap Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camera+ Legacy free?
Camera+ Legacy costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is NightCap Camera free?
NightCap Camera costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Camera+ Legacy or NightCap Camera?
NightCap Camera is rated higher. Camera+ Legacy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while NightCap Camera averages 4.3 from 3K ratings.
Do Camera+ Legacy or NightCap Camera have ads?
Neither Camera+ Legacy nor NightCap Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera+ Legacy or NightCap Camera?
Camera+ Legacy ships an update every 2 weeks, and NightCap Camera every 3 weeks. Most recently, Camera+ Legacy was updated on November 6, 2026 and NightCap Camera on November 6, 2026.

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