Comparison

Night Camera vs moontake

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

Head to head
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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Moon alignment guidance
  • Two-finger zoom adjustment
  • Tap-to-focus and manual focus slider
  • Brightness adjustment
  • Moon phase watermark
  • High-resolution capture
Features
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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. • Explore the Moon adds approximate labels for lunar landmarks to your photos, with reference images and stories. You can adjust the alignment manually. On supported devices, you can now capture Live Photos to preserve motion around your Moon shot. An interactive guide in the viewfinder teaches zoom, focus, exposure, and shooting; you can replay it from Settings. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Night Camera4 screens
moontake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: moontake at none against Night Camera's shown. moontake also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 66%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Night Camera's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 43). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Night Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and moontake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

moontake holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Camera has 4.2K ratings behind it against 43, 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 89% of moontake's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Camera ships an update every 2 months, moontake every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Night Camera versus moontake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Cameramoontake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.2K ratings)4.5 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews89.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.2K — better43
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNico SchroederZIZICICI LIMITED

Customer experience

Night Camera

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

moontake

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.9%

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

moontake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

moontake

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Membership$1.99

Questions

Is Night Camera free?
Night Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is moontake free?
moontake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Night Camera or moontake?
moontake is rated higher. Night Camera averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while moontake averages 4.5 from 43 ratings.
Do Night Camera or moontake have ads?
Night Camera shows ads; moontake does not.
Which is updated more often, Night Camera or moontake?
Night Camera ships an update every 2 months, and moontake every 3 weeks. Most recently, Night Camera was updated on November 6, 2026 and moontake on November 3, 2026.

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