Comparison

Slow Shutter! vs Night Camera

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

Head to head
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.

About

Night Camera

Capture stunning photos in low light conditions with advanced manual controls for exposure, ISO, and focus. Enhance residual light and utilize real-time histograms to perfect your shots. Features include a self-timer, digital zoom, and various color filters for creative flexibility.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure control up to 1 second
  • Manual ISO setting
  • Residual light enhancement
  • Real-time histograms (luminance, luminosity, RGB)
  • Self-timer
  • 10x digital live zoom
  • Real-time color filters
Features
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Thanks to the manual setting options for light exposure up to 1 second *, separate residual light- and ISO enhancement, Night Camera 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. Regardless whether you take night-, scenery- or other photographs, the picture quality you are able to achieve with Night Camera 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 10x digital live zoom can be edited in the settings to enable a greater precision level during targeted zooming. 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 - 10x digital live zoom - Tap to focus - Tap to exposure - White balance-lock - Manual white balance - Manual exposure adjustment - 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 *) only on supported devices Impress your friends, by catching a couple red-handed or by showing your impressive night time pictures. A good camera and a powerful processor are required, to get the maximum picture quality. ---------------------------- All the screenshots listed were taken with an iPhone and iPad and are genuine! Please note that this app does not provide true night vision functionality. The iPhone, iPad and iPod touch have no infrared amplifier, as a result no pictures can be taken in total darkness; a minimal level of light is still required, which can be ascertained by the camera's sensors. The preview will also be delayed in exposure mode. In addition the camera must be held stable for exposure time. ---------------------------- Follow us: http://twitter.com/CLIDOapps Visit us: http://www.clidoapps.com - Subscription Terms: https://www.clidoapps.com/app/iap/ios/nightcamera Privacy Policy: https://www.clidoapps.com/app/privacy/ios/nightcamera Terms and Conditions: https://www.clidoapps.com/app/tac/ios/nightcamera

Screenshots

Slow Shutter!4 screens
Night Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Night Camera at Free against Slow Shutter!'s $1.99. Night Camera also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 15). Slow Shutter!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence 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 is free to download; Slow Shutter! costs $1.99 up front. Night Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Slow Shutter! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Camera has 4.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Slow Shutter!'s written reviews are positive against 66% of Night Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slow Shutter! ships an update monthly, Night Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Slow Shutter! versus Night Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlow Shutter!Night Camera
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (15 ratings)4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews66.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings154.2K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucky ClanNico Schroeder

Customer experience

Slow Shutter!

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

Night Camera

All ratings4,201 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews951 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative29.7%

User reviews

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

Night Camera

From 4.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Night vision
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • ⭐ Good camera quality
  • 💡 Customizable settings

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 App crashes/freezes
  • 🔍 Poor low-light performance
  • 📤 Photos not saving properly

Bugs and requests

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

Night Camera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads not removed after purchase
  • Subscription auto-renews unexpectedly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Video recording capability
  • More filters and editing tools
  • Bluetooth remote shutter control
  • Improved astrophotography mode

In-app purchases

None

Slow Shutter!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Night Camera

Subscriptions3
  • Night Camera:One Month Premium$1.991 Month
  • Night Camera: One Year Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Night Camera: One Week Premium3 Days trial$8.997 Days
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Night Camera Pro - Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Slow Shutter! free?
Slow Shutter! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Night Camera free?
Night Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slow Shutter! or Night Camera?
Night Camera is rated higher. Slow Shutter! averages 2.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Night Camera averages 4.3 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Slow Shutter! or Night Camera have ads?
Night Camera shows ads; Slow Shutter! does not.
Which is updated more often, Slow Shutter! or Night Camera?
Slow Shutter! ships an update monthly, and Night Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Slow Shutter! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Night Camera on October 27, 2026.

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