Comparison

NightShooting vs moontake

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

Head to head
About

NightShooting

Capture stunning night photos and starry skies with this camera app. It uses advanced techniques to reduce noise and correct blur, allowing for beautiful handheld shots even in low light. Features include manual controls, penlight art, and adjustable shutter sound.

Highlights
  • Handheld night scene shooting
  • Penlight art and bulb shooting
  • Starry sky photography
  • Automatic blur correction
  • Adjustable shutter sound
  • Manual camera settings (Shutter Speed, ISO, White Balance)
Features
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A classic camera app with more than 5 million downloads, selected as one of iTunes’ Best Apps of the Year. NightShooting is ideal for photographing night scenes and the night sky. ◎ Capture surprisingly beautiful night scenes even when shooting handheld. ◎ Use Bulb mode to photograph light painting and starry skies. Light painting can even be captured handheld without a tripod. (Hold the device firmly with your arms close to your body and avoid excessive movement.) ◎ Capture even very dark night scenes clearly and brightly. ◎ Photograph illuminations and fireworks with a vivid sense of atmosphere. Even without camera knowledge, the simple shooting wizard can choose the settings for you. Then anyone can take a photo simply by pressing the shutter. 【Details】 NightShooting is a camera app for taking beautiful night photographs. Night scenes with insufficient light inevitably contain a great deal of noise. Even at dusk, when the scene appears bright enough, photos can contain a surprising amount of noise. Long exposures reduce noise, but normally require a tripod to prevent blur. NightShooting solves this problem. Composite processing (multi-shot noise reduction) dramatically reduces noise, while automatic alignment makes beautiful handheld night photography possible. The app also supports triggering the shutter with a remote control’s volume button, helping reduce camera shake even further. When photographing a sleeping child in a dark room or a pet, the shutter sound can be disruptive. NightShooting therefore lets you adjust the shutter volume within the permitted range. High-quality PNG images can also be sent by email. Support is available on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NightShooting —————————————————— ■ Camera features —————————————————— In addition to automatic settings, DSLR-style manual controls are available: • Shutter speed • ISO sensitivity • White balance (color temperature and tint) • Zoom • Self-timer —————————————————— ■ Photo editing —————————————————— Choose from a wide variety of easy presets, or fine-tune individual parameters for more detailed editing: • Brightness • Contrast • Saturation • Color balance • Tone curve • Sharpness —————————————————— ■ Free-version limitations —————————————————— The free version has the following limitations: • Image-size limits when saving, transferring to other apps, sharing, or emailing (larger images are reduced) • Some shooting settings are restricted • RAW-data saving is restricted • Banner advertisements are displayed Purchasing the full version in the app removes these restrictions. ※ Before purchasing, please make sure the free version works correctly on your device.

About

moontake

Capture stunning images of the moon with this specialized camera app. It offers manual controls for focus and brightness, along with a unique watermark displaying current moon phase information. The app faithfully reflects your camera's capabilities without using artificial models.

Highlights
  • Moon alignment guidance
  • Two-finger zoom adjustment
  • Tap-to-focus and manual focus slider
  • Brightness adjustment
  • Moon phase watermark
  • High-resolution capture
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Tutorials 1. Please align the camera with the moon 2. Use two fingers to adjust the size of the moon (Note: Bigger is not always better, excessive zoom may result in decreased image quality) 3. You can tap on the position of the moon for autofocus. If autofocus is not clear enough, you can drag the focus slider for manual focusing 4. Tap the \"-\" and \"+\" buttons to adjust the brightness. Lowering the brightness ensures more details of the moon 5. Tap the circular capture button to take a photo ---------------------- moontake taking great photos of the moon on your iPhone. moontake provide a special watermark with current moon phase information. moontake's technology implementation does not involve any 2D/3D moon model matching or other cheating methods, faithfully reflecting the resolving power of the camera lens. It is particularly suitable for devices equipped with telephoto lenses. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NightShooting4 screens
moontake4 screens

Verdict

The call

NightShooting and moontake both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of moontake's written reviews are positive against 41% of NightShooting's. moontake also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. NightShooting sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and moontake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for NightShooting against 4.5 for moontake. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 41 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of NightShooting's written reviews are positive against 90% of moontake's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NightShooting ships an update every 2 months, moontake every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NightShooting versus moontake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightShootingmoontake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings)4.5 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.6% of reviews90.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1641 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio ra,labo.ZIZICICI LIMITED

Customer experience

NightShooting

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative53.1%

moontake

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NightShooting

One-time2
  • Free trial ticketFree
  • NightShooting Genuine Version$9.99
1 purchases

moontake

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Membership$1.99

Questions

Is NightShooting free?
NightShooting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is moontake free?
moontake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NightShooting or moontake?
moontake is rated higher. NightShooting averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while moontake averages 4.5 from 41 ratings.
Do NightShooting or moontake have ads?
Neither NightShooting nor moontake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NightShooting or moontake?
NightShooting ships an update every 2 months, and moontake every 2 weeks. Most recently, NightShooting was updated on September 24, 2026 and moontake on September 25, 2026.

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