Pics Smoother vs NightCap Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pics Smoother
Enhance your photos with a variety of tools to reduce noise and adjust image quality. Compare your edits with the original image by simply long-pressing. Achieve professional-looking results with ease.
- Noise Reduction
- Image Quality Adjustment Tools
- Side-by-side Image Comparison
- Sharpness Adjustment
- Color and Tone Control
- Bloom and Vignette Effects
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Pics Smoother is a free application that makes it easy to reduct noise and adjust image quality of photos. 17 types of image quality adjustment tools. You can compare it with the image before change by long press of the image. [ Tool List ] Noise Reduction, Median Filter(Noise Reduction), Sharp, Temperature, Tint, Exposure, Highlight, Shadow, Tone Curve 0-4, Saturation, Contrast, Bloom(Soft), Vignette
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pics Smoother at Free against NightCap Camera's $2.99. Pics Smoother also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). NightCap Camera's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 19%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 37 months). On rating, 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
Pics Smoother is free to download; NightCap Camera costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Pics Smoother against 4.3 for NightCap Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NightCap Camera has 3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Pics Smoother's written reviews are positive against 51% of NightCap Camera's.
Pics Smoother ships an update every 37 months, NightCap Camera every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Pics Smoother | NightCap Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | 50.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #5 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EIGHTIVE DESIGN, Inc. | RTD |
Customer experience
Pics Smoother
NightCap Camera
User reviews
Pics Smoother
From 7 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Effectively reduces noise and grain in photos
- 💰 Free application
- 🎨 Simple and clean user interface
- 📸 Preserves photo quality without degradation
- ⚡ Quick processing results
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes when selecting photos
- 🐛 App crashes on newer iOS versions
- ❌ Limited functionality - only lightens/smooths images
- 🌫️ Results in blurry photos for some users
- 📉 Inconsistent performance across devices
NightCap Camera
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Pics Smoother
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when importing photos from camera roll
- App crashes when taking new photos
- App crashes on iPhone 5 and iOS 5/6 updates
- App freezes with blank screen for extended periods
- App closes unexpectedly when selecting pictures
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- App fails to open on some devices
- Photo upload functionality broken
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions causing crashes
Requested features
10 requests- RAW photo support
- Manual exposure controls
- Vignette adjustment options
- Square aspect ratio support
- Pet attention sound feature for camera app
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- Image sharpening capability
- Adjustable tint controls
- More advanced noise reduction options
- iOS 6 compatibility update
- Device-specific optimization
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
Pics Smoother
No in-app purchases
NightCap Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
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