Comparison

Night Camera HD vs MoonCapture

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

MoonCapture

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Do you want to capture the beauty of the moon without missing any photo opportunities? "MoonCapture - Light and Shadow -" is a groundbreaking camera app specially designed for photographing the moon. Have you ever struggled to capture the moon clearly with your iPhone's default camera? This app solves that problem. Even if you don't have specialized camera knowledge, you can take photos that reveal the moon's intricate patterns through intuitive controls. It's incredibly simple to use -- just adjust three sliders to perfect your shot. Tweak the brightness, focus, and tone to highlight the moon's surface details in your favorite color. Features: - A simple interface tailored for photographing the moon - Three sliders to adjust brightness, focus, and tone - Advanced image processing to reveal sharp details and beautiful lunar textures - Save your photos directly to the iPhone’s default photo app - Maximize the performance of your camera Note: "MoonCapture - Light and Shadow -" is not an app that surpasses the physical capabilities of your camera. However, it fully harnesses the latent potential of your camera to deliver stunning photos of the moon.

Screenshots

Night Camera HD4 screens
MoonCapture1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoonCapture at $2.99 against Night Camera HD's $12.99. Night Camera HD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 MoonCapture $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, MoonCapture every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Night Camera HD versus MoonCapture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Camera HDMoonCapture
Price$12.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (338 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings338 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNico SchroederNaoto Tsuno

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

MoonCapture

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Night Camera HD

No in-app purchases

None

MoonCapture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Night Camera HD free?
Night Camera HD costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MoonCapture free?
MoonCapture costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Night Camera HD or MoonCapture have ads?
Neither Night Camera HD nor MoonCapture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Night Camera HD or MoonCapture?
Night Camera HD ships an update every 2 months, and MoonCapture every 11 months. Most recently, Night Camera HD was updated on October 23, 2026 and MoonCapture on October 4, 2026.

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