Comparison

Slow Shutter Cam vs Superimpose

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

Head to head
About

Slow Shutter Cam

Create stunning long exposure photographs with real-time previews. Capture silky waterfalls, light trails, motion blur, and low-light scenes with intuitive controls and multiple capture modes.

Highlights
  • Motion blur effects
  • Light trail capture
  • Low-light photography
  • Real-time live preview
  • Unlimited exposure duration
  • Manual ISO control
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Transform everyday scenes into stunning long exposure photographs with Slow Shutter Cam! Capture silky smooth waterfalls, beautiful light trails, motion blur effects, and breathtaking night photography - all with your iPhone. Slow Shutter Cam gives you creative control over long exposure photography, with real-time previews that let you see your results as they develop. ----------------------- Featured numerous times by Apple: - App Store Essentials: Camera & Photography - Photography for Professionals - Total Control - Extraordinary Photo Apps - Best New App ----------------------- “It’s one of those rare photography apps that creates effects that few others are capable of, and it does it easily and with better results.” — Marty Yawnick, Life In LoFi ----------------------- Slow Shutter Cam offers three powerful capture modes to help you create unique photographs: MOTION BLUR: Create smooth, flowing waterfalls, dreamy landscapes, ghostly figures, and artistic motion effects. Adjust the blur strength to achieve anything from subtle movement to dramatic long exposure effects. LIGHT TRAIL: Paint with light, capture car light trails, fireworks, and other moving light sources. Light Trail mode automatically handles the essentials, allowing you to focus on creativity rather than complicated camera settings. LOW LIGHT: Capture more detail in dark environments by accumulating light over time. The longer the exposure, the more light the camera collects. Fine-tune your results using exposure compensation to achieve the look you want. ----------------------- Highlights: • Unlimited exposure duration and manual ISO • Resume captures to create multiple exposures • Real-time live preview - see your results as they develop • Innovative Freeze and Blur Strength controls • Tap to adjust focus and exposure • Time-lapse intervalometer • Apple Watch support and convenient self-timer • Full-resolution support on all supported devices • Camera Control support (iPhone 16 and later) ----------------------- Whether you’re photographing flowing water, city lights, moving subjects, or the night sky, Slow Shutter Cam makes creative long exposure photography accessible to everyone. Discover what’s possible beyond ordinary snapshots! Search #slowshuttercam on Instagram to explore amazing photographs captured by our users.

About

Superimpose

This app offers a comprehensive creative suite for photo and video editing, combining manual tools with AI-powered features. Create complex composites, generate images from text, edit videos with a multi-track timeline, and refine every detail of your visual projects.

Highlights
  • Layer-based photo editing
  • Advanced masking tools
  • Multi-track video editor
  • AI image generation
  • AI video generation
  • PSD export with layers
  • Keyframe animation
Features
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Superimpose is a complete creative studio for photo editing, image compositing, video editing, and AI-powered visual creation. Build complex edits by hand with layers, masks, blend modes, brushes, effects, adjustments, shadows, text, blur, warp and perspective tools. Cut out people and objects, combine several images, paint masks, adjust colours, add depth and shadows, and refine every detail. When you want faster results, use AI to generate images from text, edit and repair photos, replace backgrounds, expand a picture beyond its edges, enhance details, relight a scene, create headshots, swap faces, turn a sketch into finished art, or animate a still photo into a short video. And it is not only about photos any more. A true multi-track video editor is built in, so one project can carry you from a single image to a finished video without ever leaving the app. PHOTO EDITING AND COMPOSITING • Layer-based editing with up to 24 layers • Advanced masking, including Magic Wand, Magic Lasso, brush masks and shape masks • 18 blend modes and 16 adjustment layers • Non-destructive layer blur and adjustments • 63 photo effects, plus clarity, colour, tone and detail controls • Text and curved text tools • Motion Blur, Zoom Blur, Spin Blur, Lens Blur, Selective Blur and Gradient tools • Warp, perspective transform and distortion tools • Paint, smudge, clone stamp and effect brushes • Built-in shadow and Light Wrap tools • Camera fill with real-time masks and blend modes • Masking Library for reusable cutouts and stickers • Session Library that saves your projects automatically • PSD export with layers • More than a million royalty-free stock photos VIDEO EDITING • Multi-track timeline for video, images, audio and text • Split, trim, rotate and freeze clips with ease • Speed control, including speed ramps • Keyframe animation with adjustable curves • Transitions between clips • Stack effects and animations on any track for unique results • Use masks for precise editing, including green screen and more • Audio from your device, voiceovers and royalty-free music • Stickers and animated GIFs • Royalty-free stock video and photos • Export in the format and resolution you choose AI TOOLS • AI people masking • AI image generation from text • AI image editing and inpainting • AI background creation and replacement • AI outpainting and image expansion • AI image enhancement • AI relighting • AI sketch-to-image creation • AI headshot generation • AI face swap • AI image-to-image transformation • AI image-to-video generation Whether you are making social posts, thumbnails, designs, artwork, product images, profile photos, memes, edits or professional composites, Superimpose X gives you manual precision and AI speed in one app. Start with an idea, a photo, a sketch, a video or a blank canvas. Superimpose gives you the freedom to create by hand, the speed of AI when you need it, and the control to make every result your own. Terms of use: https://www.superimposeapp.com/terms-of-use--superimpose-classic-.html Privacy Policy: https://www.superimposeapp.com/privacy2.html

Screenshots

Slow Shutter Cam4 screens
Superimpose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Superimpose at Free against Slow Shutter Cam's $2.99. Slow Shutter Cam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and chart position (#22 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Superimpose is free to download; Slow Shutter Cam costs $2.99 up front. Superimpose sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Slow Shutter Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Slow Shutter Cam against 4.5 for Superimpose. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Slow Shutter Cam's written reviews are positive against 78% of Superimpose's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slow Shutter Cam ships an update every 10 days, Superimpose every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Slow Shutter Cam versus Superimpose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlow Shutter CamSuperimpose
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better4.5 (3.2K ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews77.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K3.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB382 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogitap SoftwarePankaj Goswami

Customer experience

Slow Shutter Cam

All ratings2,813 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1,251 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative21.6%

Superimpose

All ratings3,202 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews1,072 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative18.8%

User reviews

Slow Shutter Cam

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Powerful controls
  • 🎨 Great for creative photography
  • 💡 Useful for low light and long exposure shots
  • 🎨 Excellent for light trails and motion blur

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🤔 Confusing interface for some users
  • 🤷‍♀️ Limited functionality compared to DSLR
  • 🤔 Struggles with astrophotography and night sky shots

Superimpose

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Powerful photo editing capabilities
  • 🎨 Versatile tools for creative projects
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🔍 Excellent masking and layering features
  • 🕰 Long-term reliable app (10+ years of use)

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Recent updates have added paywalls for core features
  • 🤯 Confusing new UI layout after recent update
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches with latest version
  • 🔍 Difficult to find and access certain tools
  • 💰 Paid upgrade (Superimpose X) required for advanced features

Bugs and requests

Slow Shutter Cam

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lens flare or distortion issues on some devices
  • Inconsistent performance on iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Saved photos not showing up in camera roll

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for RAW image format
  • Implement a hands-free bulb mode with remote activation
  • Include a countdown timer for stabilizing the camera
  • Integrate with Apple Watch for easier shutter control
  • Provide more detailed tutorials and guidance for beginners

Superimpose

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Saved images losing quality
  • Masking tools not working as expected
  • Imported images not displaying properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Ability to save and resume projects
  • Background blending tools
  • Improved layer management
  • Automatic background removal

In-app purchases

None

Slow Shutter Cam

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Superimpose

Subscriptions6
  • Superimpose Premium$2.991 Month
  • Superimpose (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Full Access Yearly$17.991 Year
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  • Full Access Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Superimpose Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Superimpose Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • 500 Pro AI Coins$3.99
  • 1000 Pro AI Coins$6.99

Questions

Is Slow Shutter Cam free?
Slow Shutter Cam costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Superimpose free?
Superimpose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slow Shutter Cam or Superimpose?
Slow Shutter Cam is rated higher. Slow Shutter Cam averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Superimpose averages 4.5 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Slow Shutter Cam or Superimpose have ads?
Neither Slow Shutter Cam nor Superimpose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slow Shutter Cam or Superimpose?
Slow Shutter Cam ships an update every 10 days, and Superimpose every 11 days. Most recently, Slow Shutter Cam was updated on November 14, 2026 and Superimpose on November 13, 2026.

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