moontake vs Cropped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
moontake
Capture stunning images of the moon with this specialized camera app. It offers manual controls for focus and brightness, along with a unique watermark displaying current moon phase information. The app faithfully reflects your camera's capabilities without using artificial models.
- Moon alignment guidance
- Two-finger zoom adjustment
- Tap-to-focus and manual focus slider
- Brightness adjustment
- Moon phase watermark
- High-resolution capture
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Tutorials 1. Please align the camera with the moon 2. Use two fingers to adjust the size of the moon (Note: Bigger is not always better, excessive zoom may result in decreased image quality) 3. You can tap on the position of the moon for autofocus. If autofocus is not clear enough, you can drag the focus slider for manual focusing 4. Tap the \"-\" and \"+\" buttons to adjust the brightness. Lowering the brightness ensures more details of the moon 5. Tap the circular capture button to take a photo ---------------------- moontake taking great photos of the moon on your iPhone. moontake provide a special watermark with current moon phase information. moontake's technology implementation does not involve any 2D/3D moon model matching or other cheating methods, faithfully reflecting the resolving power of the camera lens. It is particularly suitable for devices equipped with telephoto lenses. Explore more of the Moon: • Moon Finder gives approximate direction guidance in the camera; compass accuracy affects the guide. • Moon Calendar shows daily phases, illumination, the next full Moon, and phase event times. The current month is free to view; other months require Pro. • Explore the Moon adds approximate labels for lunar landmarks to your photos, with reference images and stories. You can adjust the alignment manually. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cropped
Streamline your photo editing by cropping multiple images simultaneously. Apply preset ratios or custom frames to all selected photos at once. Easily revert changes and manage your albums without creating duplicates.
- Crop multiple photos at once
- Apply preset crop ratios
- Create and save custom crops
- Batch revert crop changes
- Works directly with photo library
- Sort albums by date
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Meet Cropped! A tool that was born from frustratingly cropping one photo at a time. With Cropped, you select several photos and videos to crop them together. Tap a preset ratio for a quick crop. Set your framing is free mode and press "Apply to All" for perfect crop alignment across all selected photos and videos. You can even create your own custom crop and save it for continuous use. Cropped works with photos and videos directly from your photo library. Crops are done at the source, no need for duplicates or exporting images. Hate the crop you just applied? Good news! Cropped can also handle singular or batch reverts. Sort by oldest to newest or newest to oldest and browse your albums exactly like you have them in your photo library. One more thing, Cropped stores nothing and sends nothing. Everything is kept private and data is never collected. Stay Cropping!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: moontake at Free against Cropped's $4.99. moontake also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26). Cropped's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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
moontake is free to download; Cropped costs $4.99 up front. moontake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cropped asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cropped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: moontake has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
moontake ships an update every 2 weeks, Cropped every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | moontake | Cropped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIZICICI LIMITED | Blake Castle |
Customer experience
moontake
Cropped
In-app purchases
moontake
- Lifetime Pro Membership$1.99
Cropped
No in-app purchases
