NightCap 10 is here: completely rebuilt with the latest technology, free for existing customers. Star trails, meteors, aurora, and long exposure that now works handheld.
Photograph star trails or stunning smooth waterfalls. Capture a meteor mid-streak or traffic with light trails. And clear, detailed photos where there's barely any light at all. One-time purchase, no subscription.
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
Four modes that automatically set the camera up for you.
- Star Trails: watch the stars draw circles overhead
- Meteors: automatic capture of shooting stars
- ISS: the International Space Station passing over
- Stars: starry skies and the Milky Way
- New in version 10: Aurora, a time-lapse mode for the Northern and Southern Lights
LONG EXPOSURE
Hold the shutter open for seconds or minutes and movement becomes light.
- Long Exposure: motion blur, or a cleaner shot when you hold still
- Light Trails: traffic at night, fireworks, light painting
- Both as time-lapse too, up to 4K with adjustable speed
LOW LIGHT
- ISO Boost for up to 4x beyond the standard camera range
- Light Boost
- Noise Reduction
- Night Mode video and timelapse
HANDHELD
New in version 10. NightCap steadies and aligns every frame as you shoot, so long exposures no longer need a tripod.
MANUAL CONTROL
- Swipe to adjust exposure, ISO, focus and white balance
- Camera Control on iPhone 16 and later
- Zoom to 16x
- Black and white mode
Also includes an interval programmer, self-timer, and an Apple Watch app with live preview and remote control.
I own a lot of camera apps, been buying them for years. However this App has been my mainstay App for low light photography for years! Now however, thanks to the incredible power of the iPhone 11 Pro the potential for this App will be unbelievable for a smartphone. I am sure they will take full advantage of it soon. In the meantime it’s been updated to take advantage of the extra. camera in the Pro and I can’t wait to try it out. iPhone apps come and go when developers lose interest in updating them but I have received one free update after another from this developer, well done!
The best low Light camera app
Thee weatherman
This is without doubt the best low light camera app on the App Store. The ability to collect light in low level light conditions is incredible. The app can gather light on conditions other camera apps will either give a very dark fuzzy blur or no discernible detail. The app offers a multitude of different shooting styles such as light trails, long exposure amongst others. It also includes some very clever like collection algorithms to further enhance Photos in lowlight level conditions. There is a huge number of options to choose from making this ideal for Astro photography or shooting in extreme low level conditions.
Faultless lowlight images
Donnylid
A gem of an app that not only does what it says but exceeds all expectations, I have captured the ISS fly over , constellations and have loads of fun experimenting with the pushing the limitations of the iPhone . I think it uses a type of clever, on the fly stacking process so it works much more effectively than other apps offering long exposure, meaning the image remains vivid with minimal noise whilst you can see areas of light like stars etc ‘ develop’ onto the image as it exposes. Other apps I have tried have been laggy , unresponsive and produce ugly , noise riddled images. 10 out of 10 and highly recommend it!
My favourite photography app on iOS
gavinfabl
I had been waiting for the update to provide full support for the iPhone 7 Plus and not only has it arrived in style, the developer also added new functionality at no extra cost. The app works so well too. I have created amazing light trails, silky water shots. Shots of the stairs and for a laugh even duck trails which looked cool. In my mind if you're serious about photography you really need this app. I have tried and own many many others but this one works the best. Really pleased with the latest update 👍
NightCap 10 is a complete rebuild using the latest technology, and a free update for existing customers.
- Handheld long exposure — no tripod needed. NightCap steadies and aligns the shot while you hold the phone.
- Aurora — a new time-lapse mode for the Northern and Southern Lights.
- Camera Control on iPhone 16 and later — switch lenses, zoom and focus without touching the screen.
- Improved manual controls, zoom to 16x, and improved in-app help.
- Improved interface
- Full compatibility with all current devices
All features from version 9 are still here.
Version 10.0.0
The developer, RTD, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Provider
RTD
Size
8.1 MB
Category
Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 10.6 or later.
Languages
English and 11 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese
