Comparison

Night Camera HD vs StarryCamera2

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

Head to head
About

Night Camera HD

Capture professional-quality photos in low-light conditions with advanced manual controls for exposure, ISO, and focus. Take high-resolution, uncompressed images with real-time histograms and customizable aspect ratios.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure up to 1 second
  • Manual ISO setting
  • Residual light enhancement
  • Real-time histograms (luminance, luminosity, RGB)
  • High-resolution PNG output
  • Tap to focus and expose
  • Self-timer
Features
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Night Camera HD - the expert for professional nighttime shots on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. AppAdvice 4.5/5 stars review: "Night Camera HD is a tool that every inclined mobile photographer should have." Thanks to the manual setting options for light exposure up to 1 second *, separate residual light- and ISO enhancement, Night Camera HD is perfect for taking pictures in a dark, insufficiently lit environment. Even during daylight, your pictures are clearer, with less interference, due to the extended exposure times. Take high-resolution photos in PNG format without visual loss. Forget about the loss of quality experienced with other cameras apps caused by image compression artifacts. Regardless whether you take night-, scenery- or other photographs, the picture quality you are able to achieve with Night Camera HD will surprise you. You can easy tap to focus and tap to exposure at the same time. After selecting the desired setting, you can easily lock it to prevent changes despite movement. Only here you can get luminance, luminosity and RGB histograms in real time to recognize over- and underexposure in time. The self-timer, which is imperative for nighttime shots, enables you to take un-blurred pictures. With the aid of the volume buttons you can take pictures with volume up (+) and fade the HUD-elements in- and out with volume down (-). Of course you can also block the white balance separately and edit it if necessary. Standard image formats (4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 16:9 and 3:1) can be edited live. The full-screen mode is activated for narrow image formats, enabling maximum display use. This feature can also be deactivated. The histogram adapts to all image formats. The up to 6x digital live zoom can be edited in the settings to enable a greater precision level during targeted zooming. Of course diverse alignment grids (e.g. Rule of Thirds, Golden Spirals and Golden Triangle) as well as a virtual horizon are available as overlays. Various real-time color filters complete this app. The most important functions: - Shutter speed control - Up to 1 second * exposure time - Manual ISO setting - Manual focus - Residual light enhancement - Real-time luminance histogram - Real-time luminosity histogram - Real-time RGB histogram - Self-timer - Volume Up (+) Photo Capture - Volume Down (-) HUD Hide - 6x digital live zoom - Tap to focus - Tap to exposure - White balance-lock - Manual white balance - Manual exposure adjustment - Various alignment grids - Virtual horizon - Aspect ratios: 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 16:9 and 3:1 - Full-screen mode - Eco mode - Diverse color filters in real-time - Take HD photos - Landscape and portrait mode - Supports front and back camera - Supports LED-continuous light - Supports EXIF-data - Supports sharing via Facebook, Twitter *) Only on supported devices ---------- Please note that a minimum amount of light is still required. For delayed exposure times the preview is also delayed accordingly. We recommend stabilizing the device or a steady hand for taking optimal pictures with long light exposure times. ---------- Follow @NightCameraHD on Twitter and don’t forget to tag your photographs with #NightCameraHD. "Night Camera HD" is available on Facebook as well. We are looking forward to requests, suggestions and above all, Likes. Of course an iPad Version is available as well. Just search for "Night Camera HD" in the iPad App Store. Follow us: http://twitter.com/NightCameraHD Like us: http://www.facebook.com/NightCameraHD Visit us: http://www.clidoapps.com

About

StarryCamera2

Capture stunning night sky photos with this advanced camera app. It offers multiple shooting modes like Starry Sky, Star Trails, and Milky Way, allowing you to adjust ISO and shutter speed for professional results.

Highlights
  • Starry sky mode
  • Star trails mode
  • Milky way mode
  • Night view mode
  • Lighten mode
  • Adjustable ISO and Shutter Speed
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StarryCamera is a camera app for taking photo of stars. Why not try shooting star trails with your iPhone? ----- # How to use 1. Mount your iphone on a tripod. 2. Choose shooting mode. 3. Choose ISO, Shutter Speed. 4. Tap the shutter button. # 5 modes Starry sky mode : Highlight bright stars, and increase contrast. Star trails mode : Lighten blend mode for star trails. Milky way mode : Increase contrast. Night view mode : No image processing. Low noise. Lighten mode : Lighten blend mode. (for firefly, light trail, etc)

Screenshots

Night Camera HD4 screens
StarryCamera24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Night Camera HD at 4.4 against StarryCamera2's 3.6. Night Camera HD also leads on ratings volume (338 vs 10) and review sentiment (61% vs 48%). StarryCamera2's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $12.99). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Night Camera HD costs $12.99 and StarryCamera2 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Camera HD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Camera HD has 338 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Night Camera HD's written reviews are positive against 48% of StarryCamera2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Night Camera HD versus StarryCamera2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Camera HDStarryCamera2
Price$12.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.4 (338 ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews — better48.1% of reviews
Number of ratings338 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNico Schroeder康行 Nagasima

Customer experience

Night Camera HD

All ratings338 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral9.9%
Negative28.7%

StarryCamera2

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral18.5%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Night Camera HD

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes immediately after taking a photo
  • Photos fail to save or save incorrectly
  • App crashes on startup or during operation
  • Settings panel unresponsive or stuck in middle of screen
  • Image orientation issues in landscape mode
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  • App freezes when adjusting settings
  • Photos display with wrong location metadata
  • Incompatibility with iOS 8+ and newer iPhone models
  • Virtual horizon and histogram freezing
  • Share button not functioning
  • Unable to delete photos without crashing
  • Blurry zoom functionality
  • Purple-tinted screen on some devices
  • Settings changes not applying properly

Requested features

16 requests
  • Video recording functionality
  • Longer exposure times (up to 30 seconds or 2 minutes)
  • Silent/mute shutter sound option
  • Automatic photo saving to camera roll
  • RAW format support
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  • Panorama mode
  • Time-lapse feature
  • Slow-motion video
  • Timer/self-timer for hands-free shooting
  • Batch export of photos
  • Multi-language support (Chinese, Thai, etc.)
  • Noise reduction/denoise filter
  • Histogram display
  • Manual shutter speed control
  • Support for both front and rear cameras
  • Apple Watch app integration

StarryCamera2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Night Camera HD

No in-app purchases

None

StarryCamera2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Night Camera HD free?
Night Camera HD costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarryCamera2 free?
StarryCamera2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Night Camera HD or StarryCamera2?
Night Camera HD is rated higher. Night Camera HD averages 4.4 out of 5 from 338 ratings, while StarryCamera2 averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Night Camera HD or StarryCamera2 have ads?
Neither Night Camera HD nor StarryCamera2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Night Camera HD or StarryCamera2?
Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, and StarryCamera2 every 2 months. Most recently, Night Camera HD was updated on September 25, 2026 and StarryCamera2 on September 23, 2026.

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