Comparison

Night Camera HD vs Bokeh Cam FX

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

Bokeh Cam FX

Easily add magical bokeh light effects to your photos with various shapes and colors. Adjust size and opacity in real-time for a unique look. Enhance your images with advanced tuning tools before sharing them on social media.

Highlights
  • Bokeh light effects
  • Multiple shape options
  • Random color effects
  • Adjustable size and opacity
  • Photo tuning tools
  • High-quality saving and sharing
Features
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Create awesome bokeh light effects to your photo with just few taps. Bokeh Camera FX makes your photo beautiful, and you can get more likes by sharing it on your social networks such as Instagram, Snapchat, or Twitter. To make it even better, you are freely to adjust the size and opacity of each light. Take a Look of the screenshots below. Are you ready to create your own? Features: BOKEH-LIGHT EDITOR - Many different shapes to choose from. - Heart, light, star, snow, leave, and more. RANDOM COLOR EFFECT - Add random colors of bokeh light to your photo by just tapping. SIZE & OPACITY - Adjust the size or opacity in realtime. PHOTO TUNING - Advance tools you need for photo tuning. - Brightness, Contrast, Highlight, Shadows, blur, and etc. SAVE & SHARE - High quality output. - Share to Instagram. - Open in other apps.

Screenshots

Night Camera HD4 screens
Bokeh Cam FX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bokeh Cam FX at Free against Night Camera HD's $12.99. Bokeh Cam FX also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Night Camera HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Bokeh Cam FX is free to download; Night Camera HD costs $12.99 up front. Bokeh Cam FX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Night Camera HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, Bokeh Cam FX every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Night Camera HD versus Bokeh Cam FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Camera HDBokeh Cam FX
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (340 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings340 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNico SchroederKi Tat Chung

Customer experience

Night Camera HD

All ratings340 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative28.9%

Bokeh Cam FX

Written reviews75 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative65.3%

User reviews

Night Camera HD

From 340 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📸 Excellent low-light and night photography capabilities
  • ⚙️ Extensive manual controls (ISO, exposure, white balance)
  • 💰 Affordable price point
  • 🎯 Works well for users without native night mode
  • 🖼️ High-quality image output in dark conditions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes after taking photos
  • 💾 Photos not saving to camera roll automatically
  • 🔊 Shutter sound cannot be disabled
  • ⏱️ Limited exposure time (max 1-3 seconds)
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models

Bokeh Cam FX

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • ✨ Cool effects
  • 🎨 Customizable colors
  • 🌟 Makes pictures look cool
  • 💖 Likes the heart shapes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Freezes often
  • 🐛 Won't load photos
  • 🐛 App closes unexpectedly
  • 🐛 Cannot access photos

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

Bokeh Cam FX

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App crashes when selecting a brush
  • App crashes when opening a photo
  • App freezes when opening
  • App freezes when opening a photo
Show 15 more
  • App freezes when selecting a photo
  • App freezes when trying to edit
  • App won't load images
  • App won't load pictures
  • App closes when selecting a picture
  • App doesn't allow photo upload
  • App crops out part of the photo
  • App doesn't let you zoom to edit
  • Bokeh placement is off
  • Colors don't show up
  • Ads block bottom of photo
  • Ads cover editing area
  • App doesn't work with new updates
  • App doesn't work with new iOS updates
  • App shorts out when undoing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Fix app crashes and freezes
  • Allow editing of entire photo
  • Improve image saving quality
  • Add more shape options
  • Fix color issues
Show 1 more
  • Make app compatible with new OS updates

In-app purchases

None

Night Camera HD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bokeh Cam FX

One-time1
  • Full Feature Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Night Camera HD free?
Night Camera HD costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bokeh Cam FX free?
Bokeh Cam FX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Night Camera HD or Bokeh Cam FX have ads?
Bokeh Cam FX shows ads; Night Camera HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Night Camera HD or Bokeh Cam FX?
Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, and Bokeh Cam FX every 12 months. Most recently, Night Camera HD was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bokeh Cam FX on November 1, 2026.

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