Spectre Camera App Reviews

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First impressions. This is a great app, easy to use, and basic tutorial. I have noticed that there is no zoom, which is kind of annoying. I hope that it’s not just me experiencing this, but the app without it is still good.

All photos from iPhone XS Max are blurry. I absolutely love using Halide and was so excited about the potential for this app. Unfortunately, every shot I have taken with this app has turned out blurry, even at a 3 second exposure. I am making sure to keep the phone steady in hand and watching the indicator, but despite my best efforts the only way I can get a clear shot is to mount the phone to a tripod or prop it up and make sure there is ZERO motion. I am hoping there are improvements made to fix this issue.

Great app. Handheld slow shutter while holding a baby!. I have been impressed with the app from the beginning. It takes great slow shutter pictures handheld with almost no problem. Sometimes I do have to restart because I moved too much at the beginning (and nothing is stabilized), but it's so easy to cancel and start over. I've been impressed that I can take slow shutter shots handheld with a baby in our carrier and still get some great shots.

Bug fixed. Halide was an amazing app, so I right away bought this one. I had problems at first with blurry photos, but now that the auto focus has been fixed it works really well, even without a tripod.

Does what it says. You don’t need this app for long exposures, iPhone does have an automatic option if you edit an existing Live Photo or if you use a manual long exposure mode like in Halide. However, this is a very good app for anyone who’d like a hassle free long exposure in a simple to use intuitive app. It’s got a really good design & very good UX. If you’re thinking of buying this, it is completely worth it, in fact I’d suggest looking at the bundle with Halide it’s a complete purchase for getting stunning shots. Note for developer: The way light trails turn out isn’t exactly long exposure since it looks like a ton of shots are stitched together in a weird way; the trails aren’t smooth as you’d see in a true long exposure. Idk if there’s a way to fix that but great app anyway!

Waste of Money Completely Useless Unless You Want Blurry Photos. I’m not sure whether there is currently a bug in the program, but I have been unable to get a single usable photo out of this app. Literally none of the functionality works- using on a Xs- so not a hardware issue. I’ve been holding the camera very, very still- even just letting it rest on a book. Still ALWAYS BLURRY. If you’re looking for blurry photos that take a while to take then this is the app for you. Otherwise please save your money. Apple- this is the reason there should be a real feedback mechanism for non-functional apps that promote features that simply don’t work. When you buy a useless app like this it makes you reluctant to pay for apps in general until there’s proof of functionality. Developers- you should take this down until you figure out how to fix it. Until then you’re just robbing people and almost certainly running a con with the positive reviews.

New Beginnings!. This is an awesome app , what makes it so great is the fact that you can post, write and many more things and thank the people that matter the most all in one place , and I haven’t even used it yet :) . That You God for what you give us , and thank You Sir for finding me . Gracias a mis Mamas por todo lo que me dieron bueno o malo :) , y a todo as esas personas que alamejor algún día no fue agradecido . Gracias !!! “Gracias Juan ! “ love you ! Hijas las amoooo! . I’m not sure what’s next :/ the guy around the corner didn’t have cars for rent.

u see blur i see art. i’ll admit i wasn’t super impressed by the first couple of pics i took; i thought the pics were blurry af. but after i took a few more pics and looked at what i had just captured, i was like wow! there’s so much potential in this app! i think the more the developers keep tweaking it and pushing updates, the better the app will get. i’m not a pro photographer or anything like that, however i am (modestly & humbly speaking) artistically inclined. Spectre is a great art making app that pros, novices, and everything in between would likely enjoy. i really like this app.

Intense battery drainer!. Beware, version as of Dec 5th on latest iOS, drains my battery so rapidly that the phone gets warm - even when I’m “not” using it. I discovered that until I swipe to close the program, it seems to draw more power than leaving my screen on constant at full brightness. (My kid can play games nonstop without draining the battery that fast... usually.). Pure guess, but I suspect it puts the CPU on highest performance and keeps it there. I hope they’l fix this quickly, but it’s been a couple of weeks. Disappointing glitch for such a highly rated app.

Simple app with with lots of utility & creative possibility. Traditional Long exposures are tricky to do well; Spectre makes it incredibly simple. Not only that, it does things that old school long exposure photography can’t, like creating surreal videos. Even something like a selfie can be turned into an eerie, artistic clip. Kudos to the Halide crew for this well crafted app—looking forward to seeing what they do next!

Great long exposure photos app. I was super excited about this app, since I have been looking for one that can do software stabilization for long exposure photos ever since my go-to app for that (PhotoSynth), stopped working with recent iOS versions. The features of this app are nice and the UI is really excellent, but it's ability to take sharp long exposure photos without a tripod is what sets it apart. It took me a few tries to realize that you need to tap the screen to designate the are of the photo that should remain steady, and then be sure that the"stable"icon is turned on. But now I can get the app to take lovely long exposure pictures.

Awesome. One of the few photography apps you should pay for if you own an iPhone. (Bonus advice: Retouch is another photography app I would suggest to buy.) It does an absolutely amazing job at creating buttery smooth long exposure shots.

I ain't got no 4.99, but I will get it!. This has some very different types of of features that will Re enhance the iPhone camera. I do take issue with having a camera in a telephone, not a good designhaving to hold a shaky slick rectangular plastic buzybots and try to make good picture! Nevermind we have genius putting all the loose ends together very good app, yours truly, griffko

Buggy - has potential but they need to fix the bugs. Twice now this camera app has crashed my phone and caused it to reboot. No other apps cause my phone to do this. The first time I submitted a ticket they acknowledged the issue and said an update was coming to fix it, so I waited for the update and then eventually tired it again. It again caused my phone to reboot. I reopened the support ticket and now a different person responded and is blaming my phones battery....uh no. My battery health is 93% and no other apps or times my phone has every force rebooted itself until I have tired the Spectre app. I am trying to work with their engineers to debug this but they keep giving me the runaround telling me I should visit an Apple store to get my battery replaced...no! If they continue to refuse support I will be filling a report with Apple because of this behavior and demanding a refund.

Long Exposure that Fixes iPhone. Very simply put, this is the iPhone version of Google Night Sight. I’ve long detested the low-light inabilities of the iPhone, but love everything else. With Spectre, all is right in the iPhone dark shot world. I can see Apple buying this and making it part of iOS 13+ DO IT! Get it. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 ⭐️ is I don’t see how to use the 2x lens. 👍

Gladly Purchased Pro, Thank You. Because I dig this app a lot and because you didn’t go the unethical route and turn this app into another unwarranted subscription plan. Well, I was more than glad to just make the Pro purchase. Thank you for not being immoral scum and just adding a Pro option to help support development instead of ruining this app with another pointless subscription. If you want to add another in-app purchase that isn’t a subscription in the future I will gladly purchase that as well. I’m so very angered that you ruined Halide with a subscription. But, since you didn’t do that here I’m more than glad to show my appreciation and support and I would recommend other users do the same to show gratitude for a very rare and upstanding move on the part of an App Store developer. Thank you for being a normal, non-greedy developer in this instance. You’ve won back some of my respect that you justifiably lost with what you did to Halide. Thanks and God bless. I mean it, too, if you handle the monetization of your apps in this ethical manner I will always be glad to support you. And, I’d separate my review into multiple paragraphs like an normal person. But, for whatever asinine reason that I cannot fathom. Apple, condenses all of my reviews, regardless of having separate paragraphs, into a single paragraph every time. So, no point in trying to maintain grammatical order when they are just going to screw it up every time.

My advice. I really like the app and the cool features it can do but my advice would be to have a way to just take a picture like the regular iPhone camera does because if people want to make this their only camera they don’t have to have all of their pictures with the Spectre features.

Best long exposure app on the market!. I’ve tried many, both paid and free, and I can truly say that this is the best. I’m very pleased that the total exposure time had been increased to 30 seconds; the only thing I would hope is possible to add in a future update would be a custom time setting for the exposure. Or perhaps 3 seconds to 5 minutes max.

Meh. Good: the app does not collect any of your personal data. That’s unusual, and welcome. Not so good: on iPhone 15 Pro, the native camera app takes better low light pictures than Spectre. If the app is only intended to help you capture light trails at night, great. But that’s a fairly narrow use-case. Otherwise, stick with the stick camera app or Halide.

Love (few suggestions). I purchased Spectre about a week ago for my iPhone 11 and I already have many beautiful water images. Amazing technology. A few suggestions, 3 seconds is too long for light trails, everything disappears in final image. How about a 1 second option? And while you’re at it, how about a 15 and 30 second option for even more amazing water shots? I wish Specre and Halide were one app to make easier to switch between long exposure photography and normal photos. Last little thing....a delay timer on spectre would be real nice for when shooting on a tripod. Thanks for this amazing App, I look forward to your upgrades!!

Good but No iPhone 13 Pro Support. Specte is the best app of its kind AND a unique app for capturing time exposures with LivePhotos. Definitely worth the purchase! Love being able to save images as Live Photos which I then animate and add other enhancements. I would like to see support for the iPhone 13 Pro and ProRes video output when saving a Live Photo. Selfie cam support would be great. Also, would like to have a button to quickly move from Spectre to Halide and back.

Not quite ready. I LOVE the idea and have gotten a few great results using 3 seconds. However, even placing the phone flat on my window, I get blurry results in the sunlight when bumping to 5 or 9. I’m optimistic it’ll get better (the app was JUST released, after all). But, I struggled to get consistent results. Looking forward to where this is heading. Beautiful interface that’s easy to use, just an output issue at the moment.

Disappointed even after update. This is just not living up to expectations. I understand that many people would find it as a great improvement over stock camera app on iPhone, maybe, but... this is not even close to Google Pixel in Night Sight mode. I’ve got XS Max with the best iPhone cameras out there, and I waited for an update to see if things got better... nope this is just another case of fake news. The results are still disappointing, and barely better then stock Camera app. Yes, lights are blurred and give nice trails, but there is no clarity however steady you held the phone. My old faithful NightCap app does equal job it seems. And it offers a greater control over exposure and ISO settings when you have a tripod. So why I should keep Spectre?

Super disappointed. I was greatly disappointed in this app after reading it won a design award. I haven’t yet been able to take a picture worth keeping. Everything is blurry. The stabilization is terrible so the parts of the shot that aren’t in motion still get slightly blurred. Things in motion add streaks so you are never getting a nice clean shot with no people as they advertise. All in all I can’t find any use for this app because all the uses they suggest it for turn out worse than a traditional still photo.

Great potential, needs work. I love Halide and was very excited about this app! People complain about the motion blur but let’s be real, no real photographer would expect long exposures with something handheld. Prop it up or use a tripod, simple. My one complaint is the big lack of customization. Halide is known for its control, whereas here I feel like I’m at the mercy of the algorithm. To the devs, please use less flashy AI features and give us a UI with control.

I love this app… but. I love this app but be sure to open it on your new phone in a place that has cell reception first. I went for a hike to a beach and wanted to use it but couldn’t because shrug emoji it wasn’t sure if I’d paid for it. Apps should work without their owner reminding them they can work. I’ll keep using it (as I have for years) but I’m going to hold this emotional grudge every time I open the app now.

Fun idea, awesome execution. This app is just plain fun. I’m no serious photographer, but I do like playing around with photos I can get out of my phone and this app does that with aplomb. It’s also made by the same devs who created the equally awesome app Halide, so you know it’s going to be great. Thanks for a fun and playful app!

Amazing photos so easily. I use a lot of camera apps, and this one surprised me. I thought it might be for more for experts. And while it has a lot of advanced features, it was so easy to shoot photos that look so cool! My friend is kind of an expert photographer and he said these kind of photos used to take special equipment, skills, etc. When I showed him this app he literally laughed and was amazed and how easy it is. And then when we looked at being able to remove people from a scene because of Camera’s Vision, he just said wow. Highly recommend.

I Love What You Can Do With This App. I buy a lot of Apps, so I try to come back and write a review when one is especially good or bad. Because the reviews are the only clues I have when I’m trying to decide if I should take a shot on something new. The information you can get from a review, is where you find it. It’s not always what they say, Anyway,here’s what I’ve got on this App. I have a ton of photo apps so I don’t need it for everything. The thing I use it for I love. Light trails. It makes amazing light trail photos and they’re Live Photo’s. Bonus. I see on here people talking about not enough detail in this area or other complaints but honestly when you are making light trail photos with this it’s like painting. You may get one you feel doesn’t have the right look but keep trying different stuff. If you like taking pictures of lights and moving your camera around. Then this app will blow you away. I’ve only been using it for a month and I have already taken over a thousand light trail photos with it. Yeah I know, most people who just read that immediately had a negative thought about me and my choices but that’s just me, I’m used to that. Photography never gets old for me, I’m fascinated by the capturing of light or as it turns out, a numerical approximation of it. If any of this makes sense to you, try making light trails with this App.

Screen Tearing Problem (fixed). Edit: the particular bug has been fixed and I’ve been playing around with the app. It’s pretty good, and my only complaint now is that it’s running a bit slow on my iPhone 6 Plus and that the photos I take are somewhat blurry than usual. Perhaps you could improve the performance a bit and fix the blurry photos?But other than that, this app is still pretty good and has a good concept to it. I think the concept of this app is really cool and using AI to enhance your photos, so I downloaded it but I couldn’t even use it and take a picture without this weird screen tearing bug. I re-installed the app and tried again and the problem persists. I’m assuming this app was just recently launched, so I understand there’s a lot of bugs to be fixed and I’ll gladly update my review once this particular bug gets fixed, otherwise I’ll be deleting the app and demanding a refund.

Push your limits. It's amazing what they have done here. This is a phone and to get the images your capable of getting you would be spending alone $80 on a good ND filter for a camera, then a good tripod is another $100+. That alone is worth the $2 purchase. I was able to one hand holding a baby capture a dang good test shot. Now take good breathing and two hands into account this is down right amazing for a hand held device. Of course it's just a phone but you can not go wrong with this app. Taking pictures of moving water in on the next level. 100% if recommend the purchase. I'd also recommend you head over and get halide.

Every image is blurry except first sort of. Perhaps this is user error, but I can’t imagine, particularly in using tripods, or other holders to hold the phone still, and at night, I am still unable to take a non-blurry photo. All of the photos come out blurry despite the fact that they are perfectly clear, or crisp, in the iPhones native camera app. I feel like that defeats the purpose of this product. I have tried many variations, but the settings are very limited. I am not really sure how this party can be promoted, even less so an editors choice. Despite the low-cost, I am completely turned off, I really wish I could get my money back, because it simply doesn’t work. I’d rather pay more for a lens that works every time, then an app that does nothing that it promises.

Amazing with a critical flaw.. This application gets results that people just don’t believe were taken with a phone. It’s only missing one feature, and it’s ridiculous: no timer! Halide has a 30 second timer, so these programmers know how to add one. The main reason to get this app is to motion blur rivers and waterfalls. These environments introduce lots of ambient noise and if you want to include yourself in the shot, you really can’t because the odds of triggering Siri next to a real raging river or waterfall is zero. And if you hold the phone by hand, talking doesn’t make you more steady. No timer creates so many problems with using this app that it will be a deal breaker for anyone with less patience than myself. Please add one. Even a standard 10 second timer is better than nothing, though the 30 second one from Halide would really set this app above and beyond.

This app is amazing!. I’ve wanted these features without a clunky UI for years! Now that it’s here the only thing I can think I would want to see is Apple Watch Support to get even cleaner shots. Thanks for the time & all that you guys have put into this.

Still parts of the image lose detail.. I bought this app as soon as I heard of it, because the Halide team is excellent. And this does seem to perform better than its competitors from my initial experience. That said, it has a critical weak point that seems completely fixable. I’ve taken several shots with my iPhone stabilized completely still, and then taken the same shot in Halide. Areas where there is no movement at all are not as detailed as they could be. It seems totally fixable, and I expect the Halide team will improve this flaw quickly. Which is why I still give four stars. Halide has been at the cutting edge of iOS camera apps since it was first released, and has set the bar, frankly. I expect Spectre is going to be that, even if it isn’t quite perfect from the start. Oh yeah, and the Live Photos support works beautifully, it looks like a moving slow shutter, which is just lovely.

Daytime = great. Night shots = blurry.. I would say this is a great / fantastic app, because no tripod is needed for long exposures! Except on my iPhoneX, for dimly lit shots (at night etc), once the shutter button is pressed the app decides to refocus WHILE the image capture process is occurring - which results in blurry out of focus images. Fun. Daytime or well-lit operation however the app does as advertised. Nice little long exposure captures. I do wish there was a way to lock focus - if so I would give this app 5 stars. Until then... 2.

Why couldn't this be a Halide addon?. iPhone XR here... I haven't had the best of luck getting good results with this. I wish there was a 1-second option; or even better, an edit to shorten time after the shot (since really this is just a modified live photo). Any way, no matter how still I take a shot, there's moderate blurriness and janky effects. Hoping the team can fix some of the XR issues. But the thing that gets me most is why this had to be a separate app. Why not an IAP for halide?

WOW!!!!. This app has done everything I wanted it to and more I’m super excited and it’s very so user friendly and easy to use. If you haven’t downloaded it, DO it!!! And expanded features like more recording time and more for just $4.99 and it is forever yours!? I I could afford it I’d have already bought it!!!!

App does exactly what I wanted.. Occasionally I would like to make a photo in a public place without showing crowds. I considered buying neutral density filters for my Lumix but good ones cost a bunch. The camera is not always handy and then putting a filter on could lose a spontaneous photograph. I am amazed that I tested this app as hand-held for a 5 second exposure. While using the screen guide to keep steady, I was able to produce a very nice picture. Then I tried again using a magnetic mount that I have on my windshield for 9 seconds. My second picture was not as clear but only because it was shot through auto glass as opposed to the hand held. Anytime that I have my tripod with me I should get very nice effects. I also rigged up an identical magnetic mount on my tripod. Guys I am as excited to go shooting as a redneck with a new gun.

Garbage don’t waste your $. I posted a short review and the developer responded so I try to email the support team regarding this app. The developer said the object had to very still to get a picture that isn’t blurry . But in the app description it says captures “Live Photo’s”. That’s false advertisement. I’ve already screenshot everything for proof on my end . I would like my refund because this app is useless to me . I have a 1 year old and there is no way ima get her to sit completely still for a photo ————————————————————- Regarding the response to my review on App Store , my apologies I was under the impression this camera took Live Photo’s just as the basic camera on iPhone does I didn’t realize . It was limited to taking photos of “still” objects. Maybe you should update the app description since it’s not technically a “LIVE PHOTO” if you’re unable to move . Also I would like a full refund for false advertisement. This camera is useless to me. I have a 1 year old who moves a lot , no way I’m gonna get her to sit perfectly still . Hope to hear back soon 🙂 My email ^^^

Garbage. Worst camera app that I and many others have used. I see a lot of the 5 star reviews sound like they are talking about a different app so I guess it’s true what people are saying, you are using paid review services. Every article written about this app talks about how this is the best camera app ever, yet any person who isn’t in a position to be bribed into making a fake positive review has nothing good to say about it. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. I’ve also seen you be sarcastic and rude to negative customer reviews “okay I’ll update the app to make your hand more steady”. What kind of human garbage treats their customers (that they just scammed) like that? They gave you money for an app that doesn’t work and you’re gonna disrespect them? Don’t buy, and don’t waste your time.

Cool, but needs work. I feel like the sample photos might have taken with a tripod. Hit or miss without one, even on the XS Max. I hope that future updates will take better advantage of the neural engine on the latest iPhones to do a better job with the AI stabilization. Poor low light performance, only good at night if you want light trails - but then again, that’s not what this app is for, but perhaps future updates will enhance low light abilities. I’ll update this review accordingly as updates are released - hoping for the best!

Update to latest version!. This made the app actually usable. The stabilization works remarkably now. Maybe You guys should try to use similar techniques for low light photography to increase exposure time without usual blurriness due to not being able to keep hands still.

Doesn’t Work as Expected. Based on claims, I expected it to work like a camera on ‘bulb’ setting, where stationary objects are in sharp focus and moving objects have a soft blurred effect. What you get is an image where it de-focuses the frame, then when you tap on it, it zooms in and focuses, then de-focuses again to make a ‘live’ photo. I’ll never post an out of focus photo hoping someone will know to click on it. Their time effect is a slow dissolve between frames of the moving objects which are out of focus anyway. I e-mailed support in case I was missing something and they never responded.

Utterly useless. I will feel obliged to write a good review of a underrated photo app (see hydra), but I’ve never felt so strongly that I should do the opposite until now. What this app promises is definitely needed and always has been, on iPhone. THIS DOES NOT DELIVER. NOT AT ALL. None of the modes, none of the settings, not with extensive testing. Any manual camera app can get a longer exposure. Why would you want the result if it’s not stabilized? Literally every part of every picture is blurry regardless of ANY settings and YES this is an XR and YES this is after the latest update. And YES I’m holding the phone very still. I’m well above the average of patience for a specialized camera. But I can’t imagine how any user would use this and get anything but crap as a result! The results are always bad. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. I really can’t understand where the good reviews are coming from, seriously. I rarely impulse buy. But there you go. You got me. Shame on me.

An impressive app that mostly duplicates Apple Live Photo. Very easy to use app to achieve some seriously fun long exposure effects. As long as you can more or less hold steady your iPhone, it will produce very sharp photo with all the minion blurred out. Unfortunately there are also quite serious drawbacks that hold this app from achieving more serious results. There are only three time settings that you can choose: 3, 5 and 9 seconds. For great night photos this sometimes is not enough. I wish time could be extended beyond 9 seconds to 15 and 30. If I can support iPhone or put it on a mini tripod, it should be OK to remove 9 seconds restriction. Also the app has the option to save photo as a Live Photo, but Apple Photo app does not fully recognize it as such and I can not use bounce or loop effect, nor does the app capture sound during exposure to allow to export it as normal video clip. I hope app is going to continue to evolve to become fully functioning long exposure photo tool.

Whoa . Very impressive! Love this.. Just tried the demo version on a couple shots on 3 second mode ..and .. Whoa! Then bought full version a few minutes later for longer exposures. Oh man, very cool! Love this software. Looking forward to using it on my travels to create some awesome shots. But caveat.. this will only work well in certain composed shots in certain lighting conditions.. but really going to save me time otherwise spent create same effects manually.

Rewriting my review after update. Thank god they managed to fix this so quickly! The stabilization works perfectly and images are tack sharp now. So 5 stars right? Well almost. The only other gripe I have is that the final image is very small. Resolution isn't great and the final image I got off one picture was 617KB. This is way too small for anything useable. How about some raw functionality where the AI simply aligns the final images and outputs as a really big raw file that can be edited. For now the app is more like a simple you to mess around with but for the most part does it really well.

Interesting take on long exposures. Long exposures have always been part of my photography. Often I use camera motion for long exposures. Maybe the dev can correct me, but I get the feeling that the app is trying to fight that every step of the way and stabilize the image. While this does lead to some interesting results, it is generally unpredictable. I get much different results using a DSLR or different apps on my phone. Maybe a mode for light trails with camera motion (as opposed to subject motion) that ignores or does something different with the motion data is a path to explore? Still a good effort from the people who made Halide and worth it if you’re interested in long exposures. I’m excited to see what they do with this app over time.

Beautifully designed & easy to use. Fantastic app. Well deserving of an Editor’s Choice. Works extremely well! What used to require powerful desktop software to create, now can be done for a few dollars with an iPhone app. Underpriced imo! Kudos to the developers.

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Won't open its s@@t. Won't let me access photo library don't know what to do! No support anywhere

Blurry. 2/10/2019 Disappointing. Even stock camera app took better pictures in terms of sharpness and capturing the scene. Much better using stock camera app in low light condition. ——— Pics are blurry even in ample light. Better use stock camera app.

App locks when editing toolbar icon prefs. Just purchased bundle went to investigate rearranging toolbar when app locked. Unable exit so tried deleting app to reinstall but wants me to repurchase, not impressed. Possibly waiting for full payment to processed but still a bit of a worrying start.

Crashes often, blurry. The app crashes often when trying to take a photo. In fact it crashed on the very first time after installing. Ever since every time I try to use it, there will be at least 1 crash. Relaunching it usually works. But photos don’t look good - blurry.

Zoom button missing. The zoom button disappears a split second after opening the app.

Don’t believe everything you see!. This app looks great, but it the camera just can’t focus in this app and when you take a long exposure photo it’s always blurry even when on a tripod! I would like a refund thank you! Have a lovely day xx

Great!. Very clean and useful app. Has great quality and very easy to use. Not sure why the stable thing isn’t always on, but other than that it is great. I do have a request that you can make your own custom exposure time where you can choose how long it is exposed for. This would be good for taking great star exposure shots. Anyway, great app!

siri shortcut is not working. Not working

No subscriptions, no nonsense. If subscriptions are nonsense why are they part of Halide? And why as someone who has paid for this app before do I need to pay again to get an app icon?

Recommended!. Excellent on iPhoneX - stable - and makes some amazing ghostly long exposures without needing a tripod, just a steady hand.

Free version is essentially useless.. I use a variety of long exposure apps and exhibit large scale ICM images. The Spectre app sounded as though it might usefully expand my toolkit, but the terrible results from the free version gave me no confidence that the Pro version would be any better. The hype was promising but the reality is it’s the worst long exposure app I’ve used.

Don’t Fall for the Hype!. If you like blurry photos than this might be the app for you. If you don’t then give it a miss. I bought the app because Apple said it was the app of the year. If it’s truly the app of the year then the App Store must truly be in a sad state.

Incredible. I’m an ocean photographer and the ability to take handheld long exposures in the water is incredible. This app has transformed my iPhone photography.

Enjoy. Have used Spectre a few times and have thoroughly enjoyed what can be achieved.

4.9 stars. This is a brilliant app, works super well.It does drain your battery however that's to be expected. If I could make a request I would ask for longer exposure times and possibly cost and times to whatever the user wants

Blurry even on stationary objects indoors. Was pretty excited to hear about this app. Unfortunately I’m not sure it lives up to expectations. If you put your iPhone on a tripod and take a picture of a stationary object indoors where there is no wind, it appears blurry even at the 3 second exposure. It’s possible the machine learning is optimised for photos including night skies with point sources that have a higher contrast. I haven’t had a chance to try this yet. It’s just a pity it doesn’t work for darker scenes as well such as Googles pixel camera.

Blurry. This app takes blurry photos. I compared the photos with ProShot and ProCamera. I suggest avoiding this app if you are into quality photos.

Useless app. Just kidding.. This app is very useless now when the streets are empty anyway ;) When the streets are full of cars again, you will be able to remove them using this app and get back to the ‘old good times of coronavirus lockdown...

I’ve had some great fun.. Love this and the Raw camera ver 2. When not got my canon DSLR and lens pack with me. Congrats been from the start allows. Me to find new spots and return with ideas for a good DSLR tripod or whatever.

It’s good - but could use improved features such as.... - Up to 60 seconds exposure time - Manual ISO settings - RAW file format support - Multiple Exposure options

Doesn’t do what it says. Every photo taken on this app is blurry and frankly a terrible picture compared to the standard camera app on the iPhone. Taking long exposure shots trying to remove unwanted people from the shop just doesn’t work. Taking long exposures of highways just doesn’t work. The images are blurry not matter what length timer you put on. Complete waste of money. The app will be deleted from my phone and never seen again. Also I have the 11 pro max if that is relevant.

Poor resolution. Nowhere near as good as HYDRA which is a much older app but gives a far clearer sharper image. Even with the latest upgrade Hydra is much sharper for a given photographic setting. Don’t know how they could get this so wrong obviously their AI is not very intelligent. This app needs a lot of work to bring it up to scratch. I would really like this app to be pristinely sharp. Unfortunately, even with today’s update, it is still very blurry. Hydra is far superior and a far older application to boot. You guys really need to do your homework.

Very different - move phone a little. Still assessing this App but the first thing I learned was not to hold the phone too still. A very still phone gives blurry pics. Hand hold with a little movement and the pics are dramatically better.

Love it!. So easy to use and impressively effective at creating beautiful effects. I love playing around with this app. Well worth the small price.

Blurry Pictures. Doesn’t matter how still you hold the phone you just get blurry pictures.

Waste of money. How do I get a refund? Only got it as App Store said app of the year. You have got to be joking!!! Very disappointed in the app and the App Store. Will never trust App Store recommendations again. Poor resolution; does not get rid of people as you can still see slight blur of them.

Utterly disappointing at night. Adds some sort of gray overlay on top photos and reveals less detail than the stock photo app. If you are looking for an app capable of proper long exposure at night, look further.

Good but would like to see a few features. Works great for as it was intended. But if you are like me and like to use things creatively not necessarily as intended then it needs 1) a bulb mode so I can hold my shutter as long or short as I want unstabilised 2) light trails option so if trying to take intentionally blurry photos the highlights don’t just end up averaged greyish. I know it says it does lighttrails but it seems to be implemented differently to other slow shutter apps 3) adjustable sensitivity to the light, how fast or slow it exposes

A good idea but no. A good idea but no. This doesn’t work. Been testing with a number of scenarios without success or a single successful non-burred photo. Most disappointing. The media PR is better than he performance.

Useless. This apps is useless for taking star photos. Even with 15-30sec exposure the stars don’t show up. I get beautiful Milky Way photos just using normal iPhone 12 Pro camera.

Doesn’t work. Not a fan

BLUUUURRRRRRYYYYY~~~~~~. Daytime shots are OKAY... but nighttime shots are horrible. Even when holding my phone against a pole to avoid movement. BUYER BEWARE!💸

Not ‘stable’, no help... Updated for V1.0.1. I have been trying this on my iPhone 8, taking 3-second exposures hand-held with lots of light. I waited for the ‘stability’ indicator to read “stable” and ensured it did throughout the exposure. Every image so far shows significant movement blur. Inspection of ‘live’ photo in Photos shows just one image (the first) that is not: but not a long-exposure image BUT , obviously. So I clicked on the link for the FAQ but there is none: only the Halide FAQs. I tried the ‘videos’ link: Safari showed only an error. —— Ok v1.0.1 seems to do stabilisation better. 3 secs sorta works. Help still missing. WHY the Devs released a V1.0 that did not hit the key selling point is a mystery to me.

Deleted. Found it harder to use than my DSLR Camera.

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Cool concept but.... Auto focus stabilizer is terrible. Every photo is blurry for some reason

Not as advertised. Waste of money.

Nope.-Very Blurry.-Waisted Money. This App really needs a better quality production.—Disappointed.—

More fun than anything in the Apple Arcade!. I’m a genuine person, I love this app, so I decided to leave a review. I have more fun with this simple (yet incredibly powerful) app than any other app I use. I have spent hours at night playing with light trails alone. The potential for amusement is so high, the output from the app so dense, the usability is endless.

Very poor app. Photos always come out blurry and low quality. I want a refund!

Amazing App!!. Love this app. Highly recommended!

Great tool for pictures in the go. This app is a great tool if you want to snap your subjects or removing them from a crowded spot. The light trails effect is amazing for city capture by night

Frozen already. Still exploring and it froze. Haven’t even taken a picture yet. I will restart the IPad and try again.

Not bad.. It’s not a bad app, but even when my phone is absolutely steady, the light trails have this weird zigzag pattern to them. Not sure if it’s something that can be fixed via software update. I’m using this on an iPhone X.

No Privacy. The app forces read/write access to your photo library and access to your location

Awesome camera. Best app ever

Great App. I have Halide, and this app, just like Halide is really high quality! Sleek, easy to use UI, and a great way to get really cool looking Long Exposure shots! Excited to see what comes from this team in the future!

Has promise but has lots of bugs. Lots of random crashes and glitchy ui things happening. Hoping future updates fix this

Slow shutter. Awesome App for capturing pictures of fast moving water in slow motion. Gives me a good idea a to what a photo will look like b4 I take it with my camera gear. Looking forward to lots more to discover in this app.

0 stars avoid this app!. Using iPhone 12 Pro and bought this for light trails due to the ability to choose shutter length of opening. Tried all three settings. Watched their demos on you YouTube etc. Every picture is just blurry in every aspect even when using a tripod. Very disappointed with this app. I should have believed other reviewers but assumed they maybe had older phone models or weren’t following instructions. Complete waste of money.

Stabilizer Terrible. The image stabilizer is terrible. You need the hands of a surgeon to get a shot that’s not a blurry mess, even on a recent iPhone. I regret purchasing this app.

Misleading. Unusable for phones older than iPhone 8.

Not as advertised. Won't let me get a refund.. I cannot speak positively about this app. I will certainly speak about it negatively.

Qualité de l’image. La qualité de L’image un peut flou mais facile à utiliser , besoin d’amélioration mais pour le prix et le type de caméra utilisé je peut dire que c’est excellent et amusant ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The quality of the image may be a blur, but easy to use, need for improvement but for the price and the type of camera used I can say that it is excellent and funny ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Work for iPhone and iPad

Awful. This app is seriously awful, I have no clue why some tech blogs are pushing it so hard. Didn’t work before the update, doesn’t work after the update. Even with a tripod photos are still a blurry mess.

Lots to experiment with!. Despite the negative responses here, this app has lots to experiment with. There’s complicated cutting-edge computing going on here. With impressive results! I want to experience where these remarkable developers get in their next iterations. Do read the material available in the app and on the blog. Brace yourself carefully — or better still, use a tripod. Using my 7 Plus, I get good enough results for abstract compositions when handheld. Much better results with a tripod! I imagine that the newer phones with much better image stabilization produce much better handheld results. I sweep my iPhone in a slow short arc around static objects such as flowers for painterly abstracts. Using a tripod I’ve taken pictures of busy roads and eliminated traffic. I took some fascinating photos of dogs playing around standing owners in a ‘doggie park’. I got several wonderfully moody images of friends in a hospital. I discount the ‘useless’ reviews for this app. Give the thing a serious try before discarding it. It’s a great addition to my toolbox (joining my fav shooter Halide from the same developers).

Always blurry and out of focus. Shot a few by the water and I can get silky results on the water reflections. The architecture are as sharp as you can take directly from a phone camera. Brilliant. But when shooting at night the image is always, always out of focus. Tap-to-focus doesn’t work. It focuses and immediately shift out of focus. I’m using it on an iPhone XS so your miles may vary.

2x button. I can’t seem to see 1x-2x button on my 8+. Will update rating once it is back.

Refund please.. Photos still blurry after update. Do not get this app.

Photos are blurry. Terrible app. All photos are blurry. You will need a tripod or some sort of iPhone holder to hold the iPhone absolutely steady. Then it might work. Don’t waste your time as you will just get frustrated because every single photo is blurry and their stabilization function does not work at all.

Super awesome. Really great in low light. A must for everybody that want low noise low light images

Great app but bug in ios 16. App freezes if you try to look at the pics in the recent album from inside the app. You need to completely shut it down to get it going again. Hopefully this will be fixed soon.

Dear app developers. How come I would pay for an app and every single picture is blurry I can do better with my default camera so rather refund me or make the app better

Focusing and stabilization issue, all picture is blurry.. Very disappointed

Ipad. Les fonctions ne sont pas disponibles pour Ipad

Misunderstood. I’ve seen so many people talk negatively about Spectre and quite frankly, it’s a little upsetting. I think folks are misunderstanding how the app works, or at least what they need to do to get a good shot. First of all, it’s impossible to get a clean long exposure shot handheld, but at least Spectre makes it possible. So, here’s a tip for anyone reading this review: to get a decent shot, handheld, with Spectre, tuck your elbows into your side. Don’t hold your phone out away from your body. If you can find something sturdy to rest your hands on for the shot, that would be beneficial. Control your breathing while getting the exposure. Either hold your breath or exhale slowly during the process. Ultimately, a tripod works best, but the thing that sets Spectre apart from other long exposure apps is its ability to capture without a tripod. And finally, keep the app up to date. The developers are continually working to improve it.

An app so much better than you are. I am a pretty low effort kinda guy, lazy you might say - and this helps me take some pretty cool pictures and I know I am probably using it wrong and not scratching 10% of what it can do.

I want a refund.. Pure garbage. Can only do max 9 second also.

Disappointed. Not worth it

Terrible. Whoa. The description said clear photos. Every photo I have taken is blurry beyond belief. Totally useless. What gives developers??

High Expectations. Does it work at night handheld? Yes. But it seems like I am using an iPhone 1 Handheld or with a tripod. The images are way way too soft. Seems like there is 500% noise reduction.

Needs a trial period for its main feature…. Haven’t used the app as it requires purchasing its main selling feature (which is long exposure photography). It seems rather odd that they wouldn’t provide or offer a trial period or basic (say 5) number of photographs to be taken so that the customer could make an informed decision about purchasing the product. I’m incredibly interested in this app for this exact reason, but unfortunately won’t just take a chance in buying it when it’s unknown if it works as advertised. You guys should really look into this, in addition to not forcing users into providing the app location information or access to your photo library just to have a look at the app’s interface…

Works great!. If you don’t give it 5 stars, you clearly haven’t read the user guides. So simple to use and it takes amazing scenes!

CineMagic. I’m amazed at how AI is used to actively remove people from photographs and create beautiful long exposure style shots with water or cars.

iPhone X. Unusable. Every photo is blurred. Tried with different settings. Nothing works as being claimed.

Not for older phones. Found out too late

1 sec. shutter speed. The app works great as advertised. Sometimes I need 1-second shutter speed because 3 seconds was too slow for I wanted to take. This app would be very useful to me to range from 1-second to 30 seconds. Cheers!

Handheld light trails? It’s seriously magical. I can’t believe that using an iPhone and without a tripod, long exposures are actually possible. Also, no need for an ND filter when during day shots. Beyond amazing.

Excellent. Loving the app. These guys make great camera apps. Worth getting.

Im happy. Im happy

Definitely needs a tripod. Please add shutter delay. Great little app. It would be great to be able to control the duration of exposure,but having a shutter delay is essential go getting sharp fotos with any regularity

Polished and Intuitive. I love this app! I am usually a stickler for using first-party software when available but the Halide team has made a fantastically fluid and intuitive app. Shots are insanely sharp considering they are handheld long exposures. Well worth the money.

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Water setting crashes the app. Looks great but when you click to learn about the water setting it just crashes. Hopefully this gets solved.

This is absolutely a must have camera app.. This app is great. Always a perfect picture. Their AI software whatever is working. It’s so easy to get the perfect picture with this app. BUY IT.

Don't really see the point???. This app has improved since release. Now it's not having the serious blur problem. Nevertheless, I bought this for night shots and I'm seeing very little noticeable difference. Where's the long exposure? I see a bit more light but not much. The effect is disappointing, and I have no real use for this app. I may delete it.

Love it! Solid app.. This app rocks. It does exactly as intended to do, simple layout, no ads and the photo quality is great (after recent update) 8bit, 3024x4032. I’m impressed.

From the Makers Of Halide.. Halide is one of the best Camera Apps I’ve used. It feels premium and does the work magically! So it’s no doubt that Spectre will do great also! Besides, the mind behind this apps are Genius! Godbless and keep up the Good work guys!

Do not purchase. I am so sorry I’ve purchased this software last night by mistake.... so I’ve decided to give a go but really it’s was horrible.... it do not work.... I’ve tried to photograph my pool several times the ocean and light just few moments ago and do not work ! The most horrible experience ever a total waste of my money ... hope they could have my dollars back

Neat app, looking forward to.... As a Halide customer I immediately nabbed Spectre. I’m quite enjoying it, but looking forward having Apple Watch controls and the ability to apply some of the effects on existing videos.

Great app for cool photos!. I’m satisfied with how easily this apps settings adjust the lighting with the iPhone XR camera. Low light is a little noisy (grainy), but there are really some awesome capabilities the app allows the camera to shine a little bit more.

Maybe need a 30 second shutter option. Maybe just a longer exposure time makes for a more well rounded app

What did I buy?!. There’s plenty of long shutter apps in the App Store. To take a long shutter shot, like a night shot, requires a tripod. From the description this app says you can take slow shutter speed photos and it has “AI” that would allow you to do it handheld, without a tripod. This isn’t the case, it’s just like every other slow shutter app. If you try to take a photo handheld, it will be super blurry. So what’s special about this app?!?!

Need more working!. First impression when I test this app is it exact the same the live photo mode of builtin camera app. No RAW. I love RAW, and I love the smooth shape of the water in the long exposure shot. This app still cannot do this. Even the Lightroom app (free version) can make a RAW long exposure shot.

Simple and minimal. As app of the year, I was expecting more from a camera app. However, to be fair, the description says it’s ONLY a long exposure app. I was hoping to find editing tools as well but that was not the case. For what the app does, it does it very well.

Enjoy taking long exposure shots. The app is user friendly. Easy to use and the fact that you do not have to worry about any settings it is just terrific.

Works as expected. I can take motion blur pictures without tripod. Easy to use and good result.

Still a bit rough, but a great app from a great company.. This application works well if used on a tripod, but struggles when hand held. Live Photo’s are very good. I wish it had Iwatch integration. Have not yet been able to get Siri to work properly with it.

“Stable” box bugs. It looks like there’s a bug in the most recent update(s). The “stable” box in the middle of the app while taking a photo is all over the place. (It’s outside of the box it’s supposed to be, and almost always not “stable.”) Developers need to fix this asap. It makes taking pictures with this app akin to flying blind.

Garbage. I want my money back. Even when I put my phone on something the photos com out blurry. Even at the shortest time 3 seconds I want my money back. This app is garbage, can’t believe they charged me money for this. It doesn’t do what it is supposed to. This app is ultimately fraud, and should be removed from the App Store. I thought Apple actually reviewed apps to make sure they aren’t fakes. Guess not. Anyway save your money lots of better apps out there. Think both ProCam and ProCamera work about 10x better and have way more features This app should be free until they actually get it to work. Until then basically a bunch of thieves making this. gArBaGE!

App for blurry pictures. Not sure what a good percentage of us are doing wrong, but this app pretty much creates long exposure blur. Even with the phone held still enough that the “STABLE” icon states so, the image just comes out blurry. If I have to break out a tripod for a long expo, I’m certainly going to use the DSLR, not a phone. Disappointing, haven’t gotten a sharp image in the two days I’ve been giving this app a chance.

It's alright. A good starting point. For those of you seeking better lowlight shots, this is not the app for you. However, given it's an app from the devs behind Halide, you can expect great app support that will improve the experience. As I see things get better, my rating will increase.

Long Exposure up to 5 Minutes. Please allow us to capture Long Exposure up to 5 Minutes. And keep adding more features. My Device: iPhone 14 Pro Max (latest iOS) Note: I regularly update my review/rating for this application.

Blurry pictures. This is my first review on any app ever. I'm hoping I can at least get help on this. I've noticed that when I take photos in crowded places that it leaves almost a ghost sometimes where it attempts to erase the movement. Can this be fixed?

All pictures are blurry. I’m not sure how this developer captured the beautiful images that are displayed in the apps description; all pictures I have taken with this app are blurry and unusable. I have an iPhone XS running the current iOS version which takes great pictures just using the camera. My advise is to not waste your money on this app😖

Love this app. I just finished an abstract photography course and my instructor introduced me to Spectre. I used it for a series of landscape shots in black and white and got excellent feedback. Set it to 3 and moved the camera very slightly. Fun and great results.

Hope this would include night mode. It has been a great experience using this particular APP, just hope it will soon include a night mode, which will make this a perfect camera app to use

Great stuff. Best app I ran across. Going to enjoy this definitely recommend. I’m new to any photography but about to get into it now. Love all your apps guys thanks a ton.

Nice when it works. I love this app when I can get a photo out of it. However sometimes it gets stuck and won’t take any photos. Also it’s hard to navigate out of the settings. I don’t know why, maybe it’s me. Very frustrating!

The team behind Halide does it again. There’s not much to say besides this app is perfect. Beautiful design that you would expect from the developers of Halide. Super easy to use. Has all the tools you need. There’s nothing like it!

This thing is cool. Makes long exposure shots and gives you options to produce videos and gifs from them

Worse than the built-in camera app. I don’t know what the point of this app is. Anytime I use it, the pictures are either all black or washed out. I’ll take the same picture with the built-in camera app and I get a usable photo. So I can’t figure out what the point of this app is except if you want to take very bad photographs.

Great Update. Thanks for the update! I’m so happy the camera flip now works on my iPhone 8! Maybe consider adding a feature for even longer exposure so you can do night shots of star trails or something. That would be really cool!

Great Tool for Beginners. Can’t get that shot with your normal cameras? This is an easy to use tool that does it for you. Just a few simple settings and done! Now go make some amazing images!

Not for low light. The effects this produces using multiple images in bright scenes are pretty, but they in no way act like a long exposure used to gather more light. A dark scene (indoors or out) will be just as dark and lacking in contrast as if you used the built in camera app — plus it will be extra blurry because the algorithms don’t have enough detail to lock on to. No matter how many seconds “exposure” you select the image is just as dark. On a real camera if you leave the shutter open for 9 seconds at iso 2500 you’ll get a lot of detail (and noise too). This should be marketed as an effect rather than a long exposure tool. Disappointed overall, at least it was a cheap experiment. iPhone XS/max

My favorite Photography app. This is my favorite photo app by far. This app can create amazing pictures as no other app in the Apps Store. The fading moving objects is my favorite effect and pictures come out really good. I love it!

Easy. I have four different long exposure apps for my iPhone, but this one is so easy and the results just as good. Thanks a bunch for this.

Give it some time for improvements.... The photos come out blurry... I wish I could have read reviews before purchasing this app, but there wasn’t any as the app was just recently released. I hope to see improvements in the future and maybe a longer exposure time. Do I regret spending $2? No. Would I buy it again? No.

Definitely an “alpha” feel. Excellent idea and lots of potential. Seems like they need to work some kinks out with the blurry photos and additional settings. It’s not worth the three stars as is. But I believe the 2 dollars is worth investing in the creators/company as I think they will work diligently to make corrections.

Great app. It works fine. Some images will be blurry however even after the indicator says stable

Blurry. Have an iPhone 8+ and can’t take a none blurry photo. App shows that I am holding stable, but photo is a blurry mess. Tried turning off light trails manually and image is more blurry than with it on. Cool idea, and I am a fan of Halide so I hope this will be fixed. As is, not worth the price even on sale.

Am I doing something wrong?. I bought this because the demo videos looked cool of easy photos when others are in the way. But for me the photos have turned out worse than it I just stuck with the native iOS camera app and stuck with people in the image. I was hoping this would be super easy and great quality. So far I think I’m only half right.

Beta release. As many here, I really like halide so the expectation for this was high. Sadly it feels like not a full release. Pictures are blurry badly. They released today a “patch” for that but it made it even worse. Now the lens “vibrates” when trying to autofocus and the whole picture is blurry now. Before at least I was able to get the still sections if not sharp, defined. Sad.

Great app, but…. Love this app, but it’s 2023 and this still doesn’t have support for iOS 14’s limited library access mode. I get a pop up after capturing on each cold start of the app, which is annoying. Please add support for limited library access without prompting me each time.

Awesome app for long exposures. I’ve not tried the “make people disappear” part but for long exposures this app is amazing. I’ve taken numerous 3+ second exposures hand held and the scenery is crystal clear. Best app I’ve found for long exposures by far.

Not what I expected. This app doesn’t take true long exposure shots like I thought it would. Instead, it basically takes a bunch of quick burst shots and stitches them together. That’s fine and all, but I wish I had known before I purchased.

Great for special effects long exposure. I really like the special effects that this app can produce with a long exposure but I wish it was better at producing a sharp image. Details are quite soft. I also wish that longer exposures in dark scenes with increased exposure compensation had more contrast.

Please. Add a timer before I take the pictures on this app, it would make it even more amazing 💚💚💙

Simple and works!. Apps super simple, almost too simple. And it works literally just as it says. Doesn’t get any better, I’ve tried other apps but they ALLL need a tripod this one doesn’t.

Awesome App. Awesome app for light trails and yet another reason why I don’t need my SLR anymore. That said, even while using a tripod, still objects turn out a bit blurry. Hope to see that improved in coming updates!

Every Photo Is Blurry. As countless folks have noted, every photo I take it blurry. Doesn’t matter if I use a table to stabilize and the stabilization indicator shows no shakes, it’s still blurry every single time. I even put my iPhone XS Max on a tripod and it still resulted in a blurry photo, even after selecting the focal point. This app needs a lot of work to be ready for prime time. From what myself and numerous others have experienced, it’s been very poor.

A new dimension of photography. This totally changes the game. You can capture photos that are impossible even with other camera apps.

Amazingly Simple Time/Erase Exposure. Set auto and the number of seconds. Set Light Trails to on or off. Hold the phone steady and that’s it. Short time working with the app. Makes moving objects disappear, kinda creepy, or keeps the lights in the picture. Very cool.