Night Camera vs YCamera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
YCamera
This application enables wireless image transmission from a camera to an iOS device via Wi-Fi. It allows users to achieve real-time, free wireless transfer of image data anytime and anywhere.
- WIFI image transmission
- Wireless connection to iOS devices
- Real-time image data transfer
- Free wireless transmission
- Anytime, anywhere access
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YCamera application software is a combination of WIFI image transmission equipment using the software. with WIFI settings to achieve the camera through wireless WIFI and IOS system terminal equipment connection of application software.allows users to truly achieve anytime, anywhere,free wireless transmission of image data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Night Camera at 66% against YCamera's 20%. Night Camera also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 68). YCamera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Night Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. YCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Night Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Camera has 4.2K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Night Camera's written reviews are positive against 20% of YCamera's.
Night Camera ships an update every 2 months, YCamera every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Night Camera | YCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better | 2.0 (68 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews — better | 19.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 68 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nico Schroeder | 文明 李 |
Customer experience
Night Camera
YCamera
User reviews
Night Camera
From 4.2K App Store ratingsWhat 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
YCamera
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and use
- 👍 Good picture quality (when working)
- 👍 Convenient for its size
- 👍 Works with older iOS versions (sometimes)
- 👍 Good value for money (initially)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connection issues (Wi-Fi)
- 🐛 App crashes or freezes
- 🐛 No longer works after iOS updates
- 🐛 Camera not detected by app
- 🐛 Poor or missing instructions
Bugs and 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
YCamera
Reported bugs
17 issues- Wi-Fi connection fails
- Camera not detected by the app
- App crashes or freezes
- Signal drops intermittently
- No picture displayed on iPhone/iPad
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- Video playback results in a black screen
- App locks up the phone
- Error messages when trying to rename SSID
- Keyboard not appearing in settings
- App not opening
- Malware concerns / phone freezing
- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi network
- Board error when connecting
- Cannot access help section beyond the first page
- Cannot rename SSID
- Cannot save pictures or videos
- App requests purchase despite being free
Requested features
6 requests- Option to add a time stamp to images
- Option to save images directly to iPhone photo roll
- Option to save location information within photos
- 90-degree screen rotation function
- Update for iPad compatibility
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- Improved English instructions
In-app purchases
Night Camera
- 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
- Remove Ads$9.99
- Night Camera Pro - Lifetime$9.99
YCamera
No in-app purchases
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