Comparison

Starry sky Camera vs PictVote

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

Head to head
About

Starry sky Camera

Capture stunning images of the night sky, including stars and potentially the Milky Way, with advanced long exposure and ISO settings. Enhance your photos with a variety of image processing filters.

Highlights
  • Starry sky photography modes (Star 1, 2, 3)
  • Long exposure and manual ISO settings
  • Dozens of image processing filters
  • Manual focus and exposure control
  • Camera shake correction
  • HDR function
  • Import photos from camera roll
Features
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This camera app is able to take pictures of a real starry sky. You can take stars of the first magnitude and stars of the second magnitude or less in good condition. If you have a device with a high-performance camera these days, you might even be able to capture the Milky Way, depending on the conditions. (Conditions include long exposure (e.g., 4 seconds or more) x 10 or more continuous shots, and keeping the ISO as low as possible while still achieving sufficient brightness.) You can also get the pictures processed through dozens or more kinds of image processing filter. To take pictures of the starry sky, you have only to (1)set your iPhone camera toward a starry sky on a tripod, (2)tap the star icon (star1, star2 or star3), (Star1 is recommended.) (3)release the shutter, and just wait a minute or so. Adjust the long exposure parameters using manual exposure depending on the results. For Star 1, select the brightest pixel for each pixel in the continuous shooting image to highlight the brightness of the stars in the dark night sky. Star 2 raises the tone of brightness according to the number of continuous shots and shoots brightly. Star 3 adds brightness to each pixel of the continuous shooting image and shoots very brightly. Even with the same number of exposures, the images are brightly combined in the low to high order of star 1, star 2, star 3. However, please note that the brightness of Star 3 tends to be saturated. The main features of this app are as follows. [Initial setting] (1) Camera position / library selection (setting screen) You can select the front camera and the rear camera. Also, if you select the library, you can import photos from the camera roll. (2) Shooting scene settings The following scenes (functions) can be set. Daytime (HDR), Starry sky 1 (comparative bright composition), Starry sky 2 (screen composition), Starry sky 3 (additional composition), Night view Valve (superimposed) (3) Color temperature setting When white balance is set to manual, 1000 K to 12000 K can be selected as the color temperature. If it is set to auto, the automatic setting value will be used. (4) Focus setting If the focus is set to manual, you can set the focus at any distance within the range of device performance. If set to auto, it will be the automatic setting value. (5) Exposure compensation settings It can be set within the range of device performance. (6) Camera shake correction function The camera shake correction function is useful for minute camera shake. Also, even if the star moves during shooting due to diurnal movement, the deviation is corrected and combined. (7) HDR (high dynamic range) function You can take multiple pictures with automatically changed exposure and combine them to take a picture with a pseudo-widened dynamic range. (8) Manual exposure setting function The shutter speed and ISO value can be manually set to any value within the range of device performance. [Camera function] Camera work is possible according to the contents set in the initial settings. You can also pinch in and out for digital zoom. The shutter also has a 2-second or 10-second timer to avoid camera shake when tapping. These can be selected by pressing and holding the shutter icon. [List display function] Photos taken with this app are stored in this app at the same time as they are stored in the camera roll, and can be displayed in a list with shooting date and time information on the list display screen. You can delete the tapped image by tapping Select, selecting the image, and tapping the trash can icon. [Image processing function] Tap the displayed image to display the filter list for image processing. There are about 70 types of filters such as brightness adjustment, contrast, blur, sharpening, sepia, monochrome, edge detection, sketch, etc.

About

PictVote

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【新しいカタチのフォトコンテスト】 PictVoteでは従来はWebの知識が必要であったり、代理店に依頼しなければいけなかったフォトコンテストを記入事項を埋めるだけで簡単に作成できるアプリです。また、フォトコンテストを作成しない方でも、アプリの中ではPictVoteだけのフォトコンテストが掲載されていたり、PictVote以外のフォトコンテストも掲載されていますのでこのアプリを使えば開催中のフォトコンテストを探す必要はありません。 【フォトコンテストを無料で作成】 フォトコンテスト無料作成の条件は「賞品なし、応募枚数32枚」です。お支払い金額が50円以下の場合は無料作成をご利用いただけます。PictVote内で表示されいるフォトコンテストにApple, Incは一切関係しておりません。

Screenshots

Starry sky Camera4 screens
PictVote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PictVote at Free against Starry sky Camera's $0.99. PictVote also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). Starry sky Camera's advantage is device support. On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PictVote is free to download; Starry sky Camera costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Starry sky Camera versus PictVote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarry sky CameraPictVote
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHIROFUMI MARUOmicomia Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Starry sky Camera

No in-app purchases

None

PictVote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starry sky Camera free?
Starry sky Camera costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PictVote free?
PictVote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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