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NightCap Camera App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Not great photos of the moonThis app has some wonderful features. The time lapse and star photography features are what I have played around with the most and those work well. However, I bought this app mostly to try to capture the moon. I used all the tips and tricks in the tutorial and all I get are blurry moon photos with correct iso and exposure. That’s been disappointing. I have an iPhone 12 Pro and was hoping for better than that, especially on clear nights..Version: 9.8.1
✓ Doesn’t workI can’t focus on anything. I try and take pictures it records instead, I try and alter the exposure and iso and the screen whites out then goes black and freezes my phone..Version: 9.7
✓ EvaluationJe suis très déçu, c’est compliqué. Je l’ai enlevé de ma tablettes. Je ne recommande pas de l’acheter..Version: 9.7
✓ Video recording not working(1fps) not saving:(.Version: 9.4
✓ FailureI brought this to capture the northern lights, followed the instructions exactly as nightcap says for capturing them. Struggled to even make out the lights never mind capturing no stars on the “star mode” massively disappointed with the results from this app compared to what it promises. Don’t waste your money Sisters Samsung phone captured them easily with no paid for apps!.Version: 9.5
✓ App Doesn’t WorkI bought this app and whenever I try to access the app it just shuts down. Really disappointing for a $2.99 app and a big waste of money.Version: 9.4
✓ Meteor mode not working at allThe sole purpose i bought this app is to take photos of meteors. however either the auto mode or using some manual turning failed to take a single photo of meteor. even failed to take the most brightest ones. this app should at least provide an option to save all the photos it took so I have a chance to manual pick the photos with meteor before your weird ai algorithm automatically removes them..Version: 9.9.1
✓ Tutorial opens as Not FoundNot used as I thought I would read the tutorial offered on opening the app before trying app. Trouble is it just goes to page saying ‘not found’ so, not used app yet. Perhaps someone would let me know where it is. Thanks.Version: 9.9.1
✓ Worst App Please dont waste your moneyApples Camera Night Mode is far better than this app. Please dont waste your money.Version: 9.7
✓ Very DisappointingI used an earlier version of this app and it did a very good job but this one is so poor that I now refuse to take night photos with it as they only come out pixelated. The standard iPhone camera app takes a better night time photo than this app..Version: 9.5
✓ Does not work for meteorsI set up the app on an iPhone 14 Pro Max during the last two major meteor showers in low ambient light on a tripod. The first two days have me 100 shots and not a single meteor. For the Geminids, I set up the same way but left it running for ten hours. I only ran two hours for the first two tries. I got zero pictures during the ten hour run. I’m very disappointed in this app but glad it is cheap just like it’s AI software..Version: 9.9.1
✓ DisappointingIf you plan on taking an important shot where you don’t have time to muck about, this software is not for you. I’d gladly accept a refund I cannot see that I would use this app much..Version: 9.8.1
✓ Poor AppVery bad. No point downloading it. Didn’t capture anything!.Version: 9.9.1
✓ IPhone camera better resultThe app doesn’t want to focus properly. Getting better results from the native iPhone camera..Version: 9.6
✓ Where are the stars?Where are the stars in the picture...doesn’t pick up more than one star at a time..Version: 9.7
✓ Waste of time for night sky shotsNo matter what I tried I just couldn’t get a shot when I was standing on top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere and the stars were spectacular. My phone was on a mount so it was rock steady and absolutely pitch black shots was all I got My cousin using a Experia z2 premium got some decent shots with her stock software. I tried it in a dim room and it does boost the light but it needs a small light source in the first place. Should have a trial for everyone to test this app before spending their money to be sure it works for their phone. iPhone XS Max.Version: 9.6
✓ Astrophotography appHaving not taken my camera Mount Teide, Tenerife, one of the best stargazing spots in the world I put all my hope in this app to be able to capture the stars for me, as I'd bought and downloaded I'd seen a star mode/light trail mode and star trail mode. NONE worked in the slightest. Had a completely pitch black area, no light pollution what so ever, and my photos still turned out a solid black colour, no stars not nothing, useless. I'm aware of the limitations of iPhones camera for night time photography, but to claim this as a Star Mode app is just scandalous. I've never been one to want 2 quid back, but this is the most ripped off I've ever felt, and I go to QPR matches.. EDIT - I have received a response from the developing team, sending me to a gallery of images taken with the app. There are some good images on there. I'm not quite sure why I did not get the same results, I can only guess to put it down to an issue with my phone. I won't use the app again, as I will bring my dslr all other places, but I will raise my review to 3 stars assuming these results in the gallery are legitimate..Version: 9.0
✓ Will not focus with my phoneThis app will not focus, I tried the iPhone camera app compared to this nightcap, iPhone app will focus and get a clear picture this I cannot get to focus in either manual or auto. I want my money back.Version: 9.9
✓ Unable to reach developerI’ve been able to finally reach the developer and they are working on a major update to be released soon. Can’t wait..Version: 9.7
✓ Super lagging on iphone 12As a paid app, can you fix it please?.Version: 9.8.1
✓ Pretty disappointedThis app says it can do things and in most cases it fails. Very disappointed. Next time I’ll use a real camera..Version: 9.9
✓ No night mode in Iphone 6s PlusNo night mode in Iphone 6s Plus !.Version: 7.0.2
✓ Save Your MoneyI was really looking forward to capturing the full moon in better quality with the help of this app. Unfortunately I was really disappointed as the images weren’t clear as advertised. I visited the website, followed the help guide within the app and still found no improvement. I’m disappointed because I was really hoping this would level up my mediocre moon pictures..Version: 9.8.1
✓ Not good on iPhone 12 Pro maxUnfortunately fairly useless on the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Does not zoom to the 12x the pro Mac can and using your tutorial to photo graph the super moon tonight produced a fuzz image..Version: 9.8.1
✓ DO NOT BUY!!!One of the crappiest apps.Version: 7.0.2
✓ If I could give it 0 Stars I wouldThis app does not do what it is advertised to do. Night photos just come out what you would think- Dark. I looked at their tutorials but they still did not work. I can think of better ways to throw away $3. Do yourself a favour and find a different app..Version: 9.4
✓ App doesn’t even workI followed the tutorial made sure everything was correct and it didn’t even show up.Version: 9.9.1
✓ Misleading and terribleLogo of app includes moon and stars yet terrible if intending photographs of night sky. The app is little more than an image stacker..Version: 9.7
✓ DisappointedPoor user interface, difficult to get predicable results. I found an old camera with an 8second shutter time to be far more effective when making light trails. Would ask for my money back if I could..Version: 9.9.1
✓ Useless appThis app is absolutely useless, especially if you try to take pictures at low light, even at dusk. The photos come out very dark and unbelievably noisy. I tried to take pictures of Aurora, had to delete all of them. It was good I took some with original camera app on iPhone 14. I wonder how this scammer still is not kicked out of AppStore..Version: 9.9.1
✓ Pure disappointmentThis app does not do well anything of what it is suppose to do. Waste of 3$. Using regular phone camera in the end..Version: 9.8.1
✓ Maybe good for older phonesBut the default night mode built in to the phone works better on newer iphones.Version: 9.8.1
✓ Horrible!! Nothing as promised!!I spent money on this app hoping to take some great pictures of the pink super moon but was very disappointed. After many hours and trying to follow steps from the app and other websites I couldn’t get ONE single good picture of the moon. Any combo of settings just wasn’t working and just had my high hopes torn down. I’m very dissatisfied with this app and wish I could get my money back because this app WAS NOT worth it. DO NOT waste your money there’s probably a much better app somewhere else out there..Version: 9.7
✓ Meteor mode is still not workingThis app usually works great but I’m bummed to find out the last update was a year ago so meaning it’s way behind in iOS updates and maybe not taking advantage of the iPhone 15’s cameras. And I tried to use it to capture pictures of the meteor shower last night but it never saved any of the photos (the app has always had full access to my photo album and camera).Version: 9.9.1
✓ It does the jobThis app is okay. I wouldn’t really recommend using it for taking pictures of the moon (unless you have a telescope handy). Even if you use their tutorial on how to take a picture of the moon, it’s still left grainy and undefined. The stars mode definitely helps taking pictures of the stars, but they are kind of just a glob in the sky. My BIGGEST issue is the constant lag and freezing. It seems that if you try to adjust the settings too much, the app doesn’t know what to do so it ultimately freezes, leaving you to close the app and start again. I’ve tried uninstalling the app, powering my phone off.. but the lag continues. It does get the job done to a certain extent, but you need lots of patience to work the app. It definitely isn’t worth $3 though. With all the downfalls this app has, it honestly should be free. The only reason i’m giving it a three star is because it does help me take pictures of the moon with my telescope. Otherwise, this is app is just messy and not worth it..Version: 9.9
✓ RefundRefund ASAP..Version: 9.7
✓ Absolutely uselessWow! The most useless app. I was in a dark sky area with a clear sky and when taking the pics it literally looked completely black no stars were on the pic..Version: 9.7
✓ Does not save picturesThe app does not save pics to my phone and there is no way to access them.Version: 9.7
✓ Are these paid for reviews???I don’t know if these reviews are paid for or not, but it feels like we are not using the same app!? This was a complete waste of money. I was on holiday in Iceland and tried the many different settings and capture modes and none of them produced a decent quality photograph of the northern lights... A woman on the tour with us got a crystal clear photograph with WhatsApp’s “night mode” camera which was 100 times better than mine. Very disappointed and not happy at all with my purchase. I am removing the app today and won’t be using it again. Will try to figure out how to have the purchase refunded. In summary the pictures were not clear and WhatsApp’s camera does a better job..Version: 9.3
✓ Looks promising but can't get it to workAt a minimum it could be user error but the interface is not very intuitive to guide newbies in the right direction. I had a simple goal. Take a picture of the full moon 🌕 as it looked to my naked eye: large, bright and with some shadow detail on it's surface. Tried several modes and constant fiddling and could not get an acceptable picture. It was bright but not in focus and it never showed enough detail of the surface. I don't expect an app to make me into a NatGeo/Nature photographer with large full moons, rising over the distant horizon, but I at least expected something better than the stock camera. Would be willing to give it another shot after a major update.....Version: 9.5
✓ The app is good but it has one problemI recently got this app for astrophotography and before actually using it, I tried testing out if it could show light pictures when in the dark like how it showed on one of the app picture slides. I tried raising the exposure to maximum and then the frame rate dropped to 1 frame per second. Is this normal or a glitch?.Version: 9.7
✓ Total rip offDisappointed that Apple would allow apps like this to exist...sure £2.99 isn’t worth worrying about but it literally does nothing...couldn't even capture more than a few stars in Kielder Observatory (the darkest place in the UK) on a perfect clear night with the sky littered with stars....using what’s supposed to be the star setting..Version: 9.7
✓ JOKE!Do not waste your money on this app! It’s absolutely horrible! I don’t even understand how ppl are saying it’s a good app!!!!! Pictures come out blurred can’t focus at all! I don’t even see the point of this app!!! My actual iPhone 8 takes way better clearer pictures! This app is a joke!.Version: 9.8.1
✓ Get your act togetherI started using this app on iOS 7 and loved it. Now I've upgraded to iOS 8 and iPhone 6 Plus, It doesn't work. The app crashes and when I does work the photos I take just turn out black. I'm sure as app developers you had access to iOS 8 long before the rest of us, one would think plenty of time to iron out any bugs, now it's been just over a month and it's still not working. Grrrrrrrrrrr frustrating😖.Version: 5.3.1
✓ Much better during the dayCompared to the 30s native iPhone photos, I’m finding NightCap to be terrible in low light. Details that are apparent in the native iPhone camera shots, just get completely washed out and lost in NightCap. The Startrails mode seems quite reasonable providing you don’t want any ground details. If you want this for astronomy photos, it really isn’t very good. However, it does do some excellent day time long exposure photos and you can get some interesting results - the long exposure mode can make moving objects/people disappear from the photo with enough time and the light trails gives interesting shots and could be excellent for lighting photography - for that, it’s worth the money but for Stars, you’re better off taking multiple 30 second photos with the iPhone and stacking with something like Sequator on the PC..Version: 9.9.1
✓ Waste of money and timeAbsolutely awful app. Can’t believe I paid for this! I absolutely love photographing the stars and this app is awful! It either goes white or black, it lags so much! There was a lovely wolf moon tonight and I didn’t manage to get one photo! iPhone X max is clearly not supported..Version: 9.9
✓ Doesn’t Work on iPhone 11Contrary to claims it does not work on an iPhone 11 Pro. As soon as the app launches it starts firing photos and you can’t stop it. You have to force quit the app. Worked fine on the old iPhone 8 and with the same iOS version 13.6. Doesn’t work on the new phone..Version: 9.7
✓ Waste of moneyOver complicated, dreadful interface and even worse results. Avoid at all costs I love simplistic photography and this is just horrendous, wish I’d never purchased the thing.Version: 9.8.1
✓ Great for moon photosNeeds clearer instructions,very hard to use binoculars on iPhone so need to use extra lens(which are very cheap). Great app to have so will experiment with it.Version: 9.4
✓ Not what I hoped forI’ve been using this app for over a year, and I am disappointed in its ability to capture enough light to make out what I’m trying to photograph. I like that the photos do not turn out as grainy as some other apps, but I can barely make out any nebulae. I had better results with the Slow Shutter app than I did with this one..Version: 9.7
✓ ...Version: 9.4
✓ Not working as expectedFollowed all the tutorials and tried to capture a photo planet Jupiter which is brightly visible today. However, tha app didn’t capture any photos except blurry ones. I need a refund please as I will no longer be using this app..Version: 9.9.1
✓ 11Pro? Don’t botherIf you own the iPhone 11 Pro then the stock camera app performs better than this. I’ve really tried to give it a good chance. But without exception, every shot is worse than can be achieved using the standard camera app. The iPhone 11 Pro has great low-light imaging and this app clearly cannot so anything to enhance it. If anything it’s way worse than the stock app. Disappointed, but also chuffed to know just how good the stock app really is!.Version: 9.7
✓ UIThe UI is confusing..Version: 9.7
✓ Don’t bother.No tutorials can be found .. no help there..Version: 9.4
✓ Good picture qualityGood picture quality but app not uploading pics to what apps.Version: 9.8
✓ Northern lightsI bought this app purposefully to get photos of northern lights on my recent trip to Iceland. I read the reviews and this app had the most good reviews so thought I’d pay also liked how could do time lapse. But was VERY disappointed, I read the instructions and followed them plus watching tutorials, when I went out it wouldn’t even take photos of the stars. The night northern lights came and the app didn’t capture it once. I re-read the instructions and tried again and got nothing..Version: 9.7
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