Comparison

Motion Detector LIVE 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

Motion Detector LIVE

This application detects motion in real time and provides tools to manage captured images. Users can define motion areas, adjust sensitivity, and export or share images via email or FTP. It also offers features like delayed start, scheduling, and alarms.

Highlights
  • Live motion view
  • Customizable motion areas
  • Adjustable sensitivity
  • Image export (gallery, email, FTP)
  • Configurable image settings
  • Delayed start and scheduling
  • Alarm functionality
Features
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Motion Detector LIVE! We offer you an application that handles motion detection in real time and allows you to work with stored images in many ways. Features: - live view of motion in real time - paint motion areas with your finger - sensitivity, falloff settings - export to gallery, send email, upload to FTP - image taking settings, delay between images and detections - delayed start - image resolution - day based scheduling - alarm - info and error hints

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 for precise adjustments. Offers a self-timer, digital zoom, and various color filters for creative flexibility.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure control up to 1 second
  • Manual ISO and focus settings
  • Residual light enhancement
  • Real-time luminance, luminosity, and RGB histograms
  • 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

Motion Detector LIVE3 screens
Night Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Night Camera at 66% against Motion Detector LIVE's 0%. Night Camera also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.3 vs 2.4). Motion Detector LIVE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On in-app purchases 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; Motion Detector LIVE costs $0.99 up front. Motion Detector LIVE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Night Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Camera has 4.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Motion Detector LIVE's written reviews are positive against 66% of Night Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motion Detector LIVE ships an update every 29 months, Night Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Motion Detector LIVE versus Night Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotion Detector LIVENight Camera
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (9 ratings)4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings94.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLubomir Havran BINARTSNico Schroeder

Customer experience

Motion Detector LIVE

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative90.0%

Night Camera

All ratings4,220 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews953 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative29.6%

Bugs and requests

Motion Detector LIVE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

1 purchases

Motion Detector LIVE

One-time1
  • Image Export$1.99
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 Motion Detector LIVE free?
Motion Detector LIVE costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Night Camera free?
Night Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Motion Detector LIVE or Night Camera?
Night Camera is rated higher. Motion Detector LIVE averages 2.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Night Camera averages 4.3 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Motion Detector LIVE or Night Camera have ads?
Night Camera shows ads; Motion Detector LIVE does not.
Which is updated more often, Motion Detector LIVE or Night Camera?
Motion Detector LIVE ships an update every 29 months, and Night Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Motion Detector LIVE was updated on November 1, 2026 and Night Camera on November 13, 2026.

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