Comparison

Night Camera HD vs Slow Shutter!

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

Slow Shutter!

Create stunning long-exposure photographs with this powerful camera app. Capture motion blur, light trails, and low-light scenes with DSLR-like quality. Features real-time preview and adjustable settings for various effects.

Highlights
  • Long exposure photography
  • Light trail capture
  • Night photography
  • Auto mode for motion blur
  • Real-time preview
  • Adjustable exposure and freeze settings
Features
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Capture Long-Exposure photographs with Slow Shutter! Create beautiful photos of moving objects with features usually reserved for expensive DSLRs. Version 2.0 was designed from the ground up, we used feedback from users and experts to create the highest performance Slow Shutter app ever. Slow Shutter is now easier to use, more intuitive and offers the highest quality results. It just works! App Supports: - AUTO - Perfect for waterfalls, ghost photos and other moving objects. - LIGHT TRAIL - Capture hypnotizing photos of night traffic, fireworks, carousels and other moving lights. - NIGHT - Capture bright, noise-free photos in low-light conditions! Featuring: - Real time preview. - Full photo resolution support in Auto and Night modes. Maximum framerate is used in Light Trail - this can be modified in iOS Settings. - Adjust exposure in Light Trail and Night modes. - Adjust Freeze in Auto mode. - Tap “Shoot” button again to stop capture. Tip: - To improve sharpness use a tripod.

Screenshots

Night Camera HD4 screens
Slow Shutter!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slow Shutter! at $1.99 against Night Camera HD's $12.99. Slow Shutter! also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Night Camera HD's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (338 vs 15). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Slow Shutter! $1.99 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 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Camera HD has 338 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 61% and 62% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, Slow Shutter! monthly. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Night Camera HD versus Slow Shutter!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Camera HDSlow Shutter!
Price$12.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.4 (338 ratings) — better2.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews61.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings338 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNico SchroederLucky Clan

Customer experience

Night Camera HD

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

Slow Shutter!

All ratings15 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative32.7%

User reviews

Night Camera HD

From 338 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

Slow Shutter!

From 15 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Excellent for low light photography
  • 👍 Interesting effects
  • 👍 Great for capturing motion and light trails

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 📱 Low image resolution
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

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

Slow Shutter!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Freezes when trying to take photos
  • Incompatible with iPhone 6 Plus and newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust shutter speed manually
  • Front-facing camera support
  • More customization options
  • Instructions or tutorial for best usage

In-app purchases

None

Night Camera HD

No in-app purchases

None

Slow Shutter!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Night Camera HD free?
Night Camera HD costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slow Shutter! free?
Slow Shutter! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Night Camera HD or Slow Shutter!?
Night Camera HD is rated higher. Night Camera HD averages 4.4 out of 5 from 338 ratings, while Slow Shutter! averages 2.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Night Camera HD or Slow Shutter! have ads?
Neither Night Camera HD nor Slow Shutter! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Night Camera HD or Slow Shutter!?
Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, and Slow Shutter! monthly. Most recently, Night Camera HD was updated on September 28, 2026 and Slow Shutter! on September 28, 2026.

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