I’m a DSLR and mirrorless photographer in a love/hate relationship with long exposure. I love this type of photography and I always take many of these while traveling, specially in the blue hour. Despite that, the amount of gear necessary annoys me sometimes. For daylight long exposures, in particular, I carry a Lee big stopper, but that is too cumbersome to use, and I often just miss opportunities because of the trouble to setup. Then came Spectre. It was a great app to get some quick, handheld, “long-ish” exposures (9 seconds max). Not to sharp, but good enough for social media and just saving nice memories quickly. The idea from Even Longer taking that further, allowing daytime long exposures with just a tripod, in RAW, with intermediate saving, was just brilliant. I’ve bought the app, subscribed to pro and bang! Disappointment. There are some small quirks in the app (like reviewing the photos captured and the overall interface) that were not nice, but the real problem is just one: sharpness. Taking long exposures with the Live Photo trick in the iPhone camera app and Spectre lead to nice photos, but Even Longer’s were only nice in the phone screen. If you zoom in, it’s all blurry and shaky, despite using a sturdy tripod and the timer. So I’ve tried moment cam long exposure, for the same durations I would with Even Longer: waaaaay sharper, no shaky vibe. No raw, sure, but what is the good of a high quality format for a bad picture?I’ve tested the app at home and outside in distinct light and weather situations. I’ve used a sturdy tripod and took pictures with my iPhone (13 Pro) using different apps and also with a mirrorless for control. Even Longer produced some of the best iPhone results for water and clouds, but everything static looked blurry and shaky in every single photo taken. So, I’m sad, and not as much because of the money lost, but because the search and the wait for a really useful long exposure app continues. For now, I need to keep carrying a camera around for those.

Yes, I get it. You pay for the basic features then have to fork over for a subscription. But the basic features do give you a lot. At least enough for you to be able to throughly test the app to see if its good for YOU. I’ve gotten some really nice images with the basic feature set alone, but I do want RAW, so I’ll likely upgrade. At least the one time price is not so much that it’ll force you into a subscription, which I truly hate. I mean, look at Halide. $9.99 for one year, but $50 for lifetime? No thanks! As for how well this app gives you long exposure capability on your phone, I find it way easier, and way more enjoyable, than using my DSLR. And you’ll pay a lot less for this app than you would for just one neutral density filter alone, which is a must-have for any meaningful slow shutter work on an SLR. So look no further. Don’t buy SlowShutter Cam or Spectre, and spend your money on this app. You won’t be disappointed as I have been with those other apps.

Best app for long exposure.

Just tried it tonight several times using different settings and every time it cuts off a good chunk of the photo. Support is in another language. Hopefully someone will read this review. Have hopes for this app.

Ok yes you pay a very modest fee to unlock RAW. The developer makes that clear so don’t complain about it. I just shot numerous photos in dark conditions. These DNG files coming out of Even Longer destroy the Apple Camera DNG using night mode. I am still in disbelief at this point. If anything goes weird I will let you know but so far I am thrilled.

App will not save to camera roll. Thanks for your response. I had tested the app and it was saving to camera role, then stopped a couple days later. After the update, it is saving to camera role. Also found the images in the files app. Thanks

This app is fantastic. Let’s get that out the way firstly. However, the EV bracketing STILL crashes, even after the update. Please rectify as soon as you can. Again, fantastic app. Keep up the good work.

Raw support is only available with a subscription. What a scam. You can easily add that to the initial app purchase but they did not.

I been trying to save photos for a week now and won’t save to my camera roll but saved in my files folder. App usually works great for me.

The app does excellent Star trails and light trails. Very smooth lines. However after the first picture the subsequent ones are tinted red/magenta. You have to close the app and reopen and the cycle starts again - first photo is okay and after that they are red. I’ve contacted support almost two weeks ago and haven’t heard anything back yet. If that issue can be fixed then the app would get 5 stars from me. When you’re doing a long exposure you can’t worry whether or not the photo will have the correct colors or end up being red.