Best Night Photography Apps

4.1😞(2.6K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This manual camera app excels at capturing stunning day and night photos with advanced features. It offers automatic and manual modes, specialized night modes for various scenes, and adaptive tools for perfect compositions. Enhance clarity and preserve details for professional-grade results.

What We Love

👍 Can be used as a dinghy
🚀 Great night photography

Room to Improve

🐛 App crashes frequently
🔋 High battery consumption
👎 Terrible picture quality
👎 Doesn't work as advertised
👎 Misleading free trial
👎 Forced to pay for subscription

NightCap Camera: Long Exposure by RTD

Astrophotography and Low Light

Strong Contender

4.4😊(3K ratings)

$2.99

#7in Photo & Video

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Capture stunning low-light and night photos and videos with advanced features like long exposure, AI-powered controls, and specialized astrophotography modes. Achieve DSLR-like results and unlock your device's full potential in challenging lighting conditions.

What We Love

🚀 Great for astrophotography
👍 Excellent night/low light photography
💡 Powerful manual controls
👍 Easy to use
👍 Produces high-quality results

Room to Improve

🐛 Crashes and freezes on newer devices
🐛 Focus issues on iPhone 7+
🔋 Drains battery quickly
👎 Unintuitive user interface
👎 Disappointing results for some users

StarryLens - Night Sky Camera by Yuanye Technology

Astrophotography ｜ Star Trails

Worth Considering

Night Camera: Low light photos

4.3(123 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Capture breathtaking night sky photos with advanced AI and specialized modes for star-filled skies and cityscapes. Enhance low-light images, reduce noise, and achieve sharp results even without a tripod. Offers HDR fusion and a user-friendly interface for all skill levels.

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Camera for Night Photography

Manual exposure control up to 1 secondManual ISO settingResidual light enhancement

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.

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Astrophotography and night sky

AstroShader

$1.99

Capture, stack, and edit stunning astrophotography directly on your mobile device. This app streamlines the process by aligning and stacking images live during capture, eliminating the need for external software. Fine-tune your celestial images with a comprehensive suite of editing tools.

Live image alignment and stackingManual focus controlAdjustable exposure, ISO, and white balance

Star Photo - Milky Way Camera

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Long Exposure Cam

Milky Way Capture modeAuto Astro EnhancementLong Exposure Camera

Capture stunning astrophotography of the Milky Way and stars with advanced long-exposure techniques. This app offers intelligent image enhancement, real-time alignment guides, and a built-in editor for detailed night sky photos.

Night Eyes - Night Camera

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Low light photography

Residual light amplificationReal-time illuminationExposure mode up to 1 second

Capture photos in low light conditions with advanced residual light amplification. Enhance images in real-time or use exposure mode for detailed shots. Includes a luminance histogram, digital zoom, and color filters.

🔧 Utilities

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Night Vision Camera: Loomen

Low Light Photo & Video Mode

Real-time low-light previewBrighter night photos and clearer videoFive visual styles (Green, Amber, Natural, Mono, Thermal-style)

Enhance your iPhone's camera capabilities to capture clear photos and videos in low-light conditions. This app amplifies existing light, reduces noise, and offers various visual styles for night photography and videography without needing extra hardware.

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Night Mode Camera Photo Video

Master low-light photography

Ultra Zoom 200X - Night Camera

Night Sky Photography Camera

200x Ultra Zoom for photos and videosDedicated Moon Camera ModeUltra-Wide Night Camera

Transform your device into a powerful astro camera for stargazing and astrophotography. Capture stunning detail of the night sky, moon, and stars with advanced zoom and night tools. Includes a celestial event calendar and weather forecasting for optimal viewing.

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NightScope Night Vision Camera

Thermal & Infrared Filters

Night Vision Thermal Camera

Live camera filter effects

Night Vision FilterThermo Vision FilterUV Vision Filter

Explore the world in different spectrums with live camera filters. Apply night vision, thermal, or UV effects to your photos and videos. Discover hidden details and observe objects from a new perspective.

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SkyScope: Telescope Camera

Ultra Zoom Moon & Sky Camera

Night vision style camera

Night Mode Camera

Night-vision scope-style filterReal-time pseudo-filter applicationGreenish-tinted visual effect

This camera app applies a real-time, greenish-tinted filter to create photos with a military night-vision scope aesthetic. While it doesn't enhance actual low-light visibility, it's ideal for unique visual effects and humorous pictures.

Night Vision Camera - Supacam

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Low Light Photo & Video Camera

Night vision mode for low-light captureUltra Boost for extreme darknessThermal-style and infrared filters

This app uses advanced night vision processing to capture clear, detailed images and videos in near-total darkness without a flash. It offers thermal-style filters and motion detection for various uses, from creative photography to monitoring.

Real-time Night-Vision Monitor

$1.99

Transform dark photos and videos into bright, daytime-like images in real-time. Adjust light and dark levels with intuitive touch controls and apply a night-vision effect for enhanced brightness. Easily create inverted, negative-style images.

Real-time night-vision photosBrighten dark imagesAdjust light and dark graph

Easy Long Exposure Camera

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paid

Light Trails & Motion Blur

Long exposure photographyAdjustable exposure time (1-180 seconds)Night scene capture

Capture stunning long exposure photographs, perfect for dark environments like night scenes, fireworks, and starry skies. Simply select your desired exposure time, from 1 to 180 seconds, and press the button. A Bluetooth remote shutter is also supported for convenience.

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Black-screen video recorder

Blackout Camera

Ultra Zoom 200x: Night Camera

#1 Ultra Zoom Night Camera

Night Camera: Low Light FX Cam

Night vision photo & video

$4.99

Capture stunning photos and videos in low-light conditions with a variety of creative filters and professional camera controls. Explore five unique night modes, including night vision and thermal styles, with live preview to perfect your shots.

Five distinct night shooting modesLive filter preview in viewfinderPhoto and video capture