Svbonyastrocam vs DeepFrame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Svbonyastrocam
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Svbony AstroCam is a dedicated Wi-Fi camera control app designed for astrophotographers who want a faster, more intuitive mobile workflow. Whether you're shooting deep-sky objects, planets, or night-sky time-lapses, AstroCam lets you preview, capture, adjust parameters, and manage files all from your smartphone. Key Features • RAW Image Capture Capture high-quality RAW files with maximum detail and dynamic range—perfect for professional post-processing. • Video Recording Mode Connect to your Wi-Fi camera in real time and smoothly switch to video mode for planetary imaging or live monitoring. • Live View Preview See the camera’s live view directly on your phone for easier composition and focusing—especially under low-light conditions. • Visualized Parameter Control Quickly adjust essential shooting parameters such as exposure time and exposure compensation. All settings are clear and easy to manage. • In-App Gallery Management Browse, review, delete, and organize your captured photos and videos without switching devices. • Custom Preset System Create, edit, and save your own shooting presets. Load your favorite parameter combinations with a single tap. Svbony AstroCam makes astrophotography simpler, more efficient, and more focused—so you can stay immersed in capturing the night sky.
DeepFrame
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eepFrame is a deep-sky imaging planner for astrophotographers. Point it at your location and any night — tonight or a simulated one — and it shows exactly what's worth shooting and when. WHAT IT DOES • Plots every catalogue object's path across your sky from dusk to dawn, with a midnight marker. • Picks out the imageable window — where each object is high enough (alt ≥ 25°) and culminating near midnight — so you know the best hours to capture it. • Draws your rig's true field of view around any object, so you can judge framing before you set up. • Overlays a real all-sky survey photo, the Milky Way, constellations, named stars, the ecliptic, planets and the Moon — toggle each layer to taste. • Masks YOUR local horizon: capture a 360° skyline with the camera (a guided sweep, or import a panorama), edit the sky away, and objects that never clear your trees and buildings are flagged as blocked. • Keeps your imaging log: per-object sessions with date, scope, camera, filters and exposure, your own processed thumbnails, and how far each got — finished, captured-but-unprocessed, or stacked-with-no-result-yet. • Lays your own processed shots on the chart, on their own icon, at the exact field of view they were taken at — so you can see what you've already covered. • Browse your whole imaging database: a searchable, sortable, groupable list of every object with each night underneath. Tap a picture for the full frame; tap a name to jump to it on the sky. BUILT FOR THE FIELD • Works fully offline — the ~5200-object catalogue, all maths and your data live on device. • Fast, gesture-driven all-sky chart: pan, pinch to zoom, tap any object for its card, tracks and imaging log. • A time capsule to preview any past or future night. EVERYTHING IS FREE The full catalogue, every object type, magnitude and size, unlimited rigs, locations and your own shots — all free. No account, no ads, no tracking. Built with open astronomy data (OpenNGC, VizieR/CDS) and public survey imagery (Pan-STARRS via CDS; NOIRLab all-sky photo). Full credits in the About screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Svbonyastrocam at 14.0 against DeepFrame's 17.0. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Svbonyastrocam ships an update every 2 months, DeepFrame monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Svbonyastrocam | DeepFrame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Hengxinyan Optoelectronics Co.,Ltd | Arnulf Friedemann Jurgen Keese |
In-app purchases
Svbonyastrocam
No in-app purchases
DeepFrame
No in-app purchases









