Night Camera HD vs Ferret Night Vision Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Night Camera HD
This app enhances low-light photography with manual controls for exposure, ISO, and focus. Capture high-resolution PNG images without quality loss, even in dimly lit environments. Features include real-time histograms, a self-timer, and various alignment grids for professional-looking shots.
- Manual exposure control up to 1 second
- Real-time luminance, luminosity, and RGB histograms
- High-resolution PNG image capture
- Manual ISO and focus settings
- Self-timer for blur-free shots
- Tap to focus and exposure
- Various alignment grids and virtual horizon
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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
Ferret Night Vision Camera
Capture photos and selfies in low-light conditions with this app that amplifies ambient light. It functions as a normal camera in daylight and allows you to adjust the split-screen view between night and normal modes. The app supports both front and back cameras and includes an optional torch.
- Ambient light amplification
- Night and normal view split-screen
- Adjustable screen area sizes
- Front and back camera support
- Optional torch light
- Save photos
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Real night vision camera app that can make photos and selfies in the dark. It was made with innovative algorithms that can amplify ambient light. Also the technology is behaving as normal camera in day light and is not impacted by lights. The Ferret Night Vision view is at the top area of the screen and the normal view is at the bottom. You can slide to change the size of these areas or to make one of them full screen. Can be used with both cameras (front or back) and can make and save photos. There is a torch light button if need as an option. It is not a dermal camera (It is not possible :)) but an ambient light amplification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Night Camera HD at 61% against Ferret Night Vision Camera's 13%. Night Camera HD also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Ferret Night Vision Camera's advantage is price (Free vs $12.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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
Ferret Night Vision Camera is free to download; Night Camera HD costs $12.99 up front. Ferret Night Vision Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Night Camera HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Night Camera HD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Camera HD has 340 ratings behind it against 8, 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 13% of Ferret Night Vision Camera's.
Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, Ferret Night Vision Camera every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Night Camera HD | Ferret Night Vision Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (340 ratings) — better | 3.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 340 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nico Schroeder | Aleksandar Mlazev |
Customer experience
Night Camera HD
Ferret Night Vision Camera
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
Ferret Night Vision Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Night Camera HD
No in-app purchases
Ferret Night Vision Camera
- Ferret Night Vision - monthly$0.991 Month
- Ferret Night Vision - yearly$5.991 Year
- Ferret Night Vision Pro$9.99
Questions
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