Comparison

Prisma vs Lightleap by Lightricks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Prisma

Transform your photos into captivating digital art with a vast library of artistic styles. This app uses AI technology to easily create mesmerizing edits in seconds, with advanced tools for customizing portraits and backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Extensive library of over 500 art styles
  • Daily new style updates
  • Portrait styles for selfies
  • Portrait Segmentation for selective styling
  • Vivid frames for photo enhancement
  • Background editing and replacement
Features
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You don’t need to be an experienced photo editor to turn photos into captivating digital art. Why? Because there’s Prisma for it! With the Prisma photo editor, it’s easy to unleash the artist within and go from average photo to mesmerizing edit in seconds! Recognized as the App of the Year in 2016 Prisma has a constantly growing community of over 120 million users all over the world. Prisma provides a lot of features both for general and selfie photo editing. Download Prisma and let AI technology convert your photos into an artistic piece! FEATURES EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF STYLES More than 500 various styles are waiting for you to be tried out in Prisma’s library. New styles are going live on a daily basis for you to spruce up your creativity. You can also try Portrait styles that are specially designed for making captivating selfies. TOP-NOTCH FUNCTIONALITY •Among the best selection of Prisma’s tools to customize your photo, it’s worth mentioning the Portrait Segmentation feature. The essential tool for selfies is set to not only add the style to the whole image but also be applied either to the person or the background separately. •Another way to enhance your photos without putting too much effort into the editing process is using vivid frames that will complement absolutely any of your photos. •And the icing on the cake — Prisma’s feature for background editing. With this tool, you can replace the background of any selfie you want! You can select the background from the colorful templates, or choose any other from your phone’s gallery. ALL THE BENEFITS IN ONE PLAN A Prisma Premium subscription gives access to any style without an exception and allows you to save photos in HD quality! Before purchasing a subscription, you can try Prisma for 3 days for FREE. You can then choose from several subscription plans that have the same set of features. The only difference is the time interval for each plan. ——————————————— Prisma Premium Subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use http://prisma-ai.com/terms Privacy Policy http://prisma-ai.com/privacy

About

Lightleap by Lightricks

Transform your photos with powerful editing tools. Easily enhance lighting, replace backgrounds, and remove unwanted elements to create professional-looking images without complex software. Achieve stunning results with pre-set filters and effects.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo editing
  • Sky replacement
  • Object removal (Heal tool)
  • Diverse filters and looks
  • Special effects
  • Adjustable intensity
Features
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Finally, you can take the photo you actually meant to take! Lightleap (formerly Quickshot) is a photo editor that proves you no longer need to be a professional photographer to take amazing photos. Let’s face it - your photos don't always come out the way you expected. You pull out your phone to capture something awesome, but the photo you take just doesn't do the scene justice. The background is too blurry, the lighting is just all wrong, or maybe the scenery needs a retouch – something only an experienced editor can do, right? The Lightleap app is here to change that! With this editor app, you can capture the beauty and magic you see with your own eyes – or enhance it. You become the editor with filters, effects, and retouch tools at your fingertips. There’s no need to spend hours pulling your hair out as you learn how to use professional editor software. The Lightleap image editor app takes moments to retouch your photos into eye-catching images with professional vibes, using stunning pre-set filters and effects. With unique, easy-to-use features like background Sky, Heal, Effects, Filters and Looks, every photo you take from now on will be picture perfect. If you’ve dreamed of taking Instagram-worthy images to inspire the world, this is your chance. Brought to you by Lightricks, the award-winning app developer, Lightleap photo editor app is part of the Enlight Creativity Suite, including Pixaloop, Videoleap and Photofox. We help you harness your creativity in every photo. App user favourite features from Lightleap include: Sky Replace the background in your photos with a brand-new sky! - With one tap, you can change the background with a new sky. - Select from 60+ high-quality sky backgrounds. - Choose from sunny, dusk, sunset, storm, and even fantasy skies! Heal Remove unwanted people, background smudges, and easily retouch your image with the heal function, like a true editor. - Select and erase items in the forefront and background of your image. - Smooth over bumps and quickly correct photo mistakes. - Undo retouches with a single tap to restore your image! Filters No photo is complete without one of Lightleap's gorgeous filters - one of our top features. - Find filters by theme, whether you’re looking for warm, black and white, urban, fade and many other filters. - Easily adjust the intensity of your filters over your image. - Achieve the effects you desire in moments! Looks Change the vibe of your photo like a true editor in one tap. - Choose a predefined look as filters for your image. - Create a signature style for your Instagram feed with our designer editor looks. - Give your images a golden hour glow, or set the mood with dusk, black and white, shadows and fantasy looks. Effects Add tons of special effects to retouch dull areas and bring your background to life. - Overlay shadow effects, sparkles, lens flares and more to enhance your photo. - Change the weather effects and add seasonal themes. - Access our extremely popular mood elements and adjust the magic level of your photo effects! Adjust The full collection of essential editor tools is at your fingertips. - Every minor retouch adjustment can be made, including light and contrast to temperature, tint and hue editors. - Crop your photo, retouch, and edit all within the app. - Sharpen, adjust the depth, structure, and grain as a professional photography editor! With Lightleap, you become a photo editor in moments. Fix and retouch your photos with filters and effects to truly capture the magic of the moment you experienced. Download the app to discover how you can become a pro photo editor! - Terms of use: https://static.lightricks.com/legal/terms-of-use.pdf - Privacy policy: https://static.lightricks.com/legal/privacy-policy.pdf

Screenshots

Prisma4 screens
Lightleap by Lightricks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lightleap by Lightricks at none against Prisma's shown. Lightleap by Lightricks also leads on chart position (#197 vs unranked). Prisma's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prisma sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Lightleap by Lightricks sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Prisma against 4.7 for Lightleap by Lightricks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 211K and 99K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Prisma's written reviews are positive against 40% of Lightleap by Lightricks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prisma ships an update every 3 weeks, Lightleap by Lightricks monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Prisma versus Lightleap by Lightricks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrismaLightleap by Lightricks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (211K ratings) — better4.7 (99K ratings)
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews — better40.4% of reviews
Number of ratings211K — better99K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB287 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPrisma labs, inc.Lightricks Ltd.

Customer experience

Prisma

All ratings211,473 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews2,316 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative29.8%

Lightleap by Lightricks

All ratings98,674 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews644 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative48.0%

User reviews

Prisma

From 211K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent filters and effects
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Versatile for creating artwork
  • 👍 Stunning results
  • 🚀 Efficient photo editing

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Aggressive subscription model
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Slow processing times
  • 💰 Overpriced subscription
  • 🔒 Unclear privacy policy

Lightleap by Lightricks

From 99K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Consistently good app
  • 🎨 Great photo editing
  • 👍 Worth to buy
  • 🌟 Amazing app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔒 Locked behind paywall
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🤖 Misleading advertising
  • 🔍 Limited free features

Bugs and requests

Prisma

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App freezes when trying to load photos
  • Filters not working as expected
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to save high-resolution images without subscription

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more artistic filter styles
  • Improve performance on older devices
  • Allow more customization of filters
  • Provide a one-time purchase option
  • Improve photo library integration

Lightleap by Lightricks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to access photos after update
  • Freezing and crashing during editing
  • Distortion and artifacts when removing objects

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to save edited photos without subscription
  • More free editing tools and features
  • Improved object removal/healing tool
  • Ability to add text to photos
  • Preset saving and applying
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  • Sky eraser tool
  • RAW image support

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Prisma

Subscriptions11
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Month$7.991 Month
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  • Premium Annual$9.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year$14.991 Year
  • Premium Annual Discount$19.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Prisma Premium – 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
16 purchases

Lightleap by Lightricks

Subscriptions14
  • Unlimited access$3.991 Month
  • Lightleap unlimited access$3.991 Month
  • Lightleap unlimited access3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Lightleap unlimited access$4.991 Month
  • Lightleap unlimited access$5.991 Month
  • Lightleap unlimited access$9.991 Month
  • Lightleap unlimited access$19.991 Year
  • Lightleap unlimited access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Lightleap unlimited access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Lightleap unlimited access1 Year trial$23.991 Year
  • Lightleap unlimited access7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Lightleap unlimited access7 Days trial$26.991 Year
  • Lightleap unlimited access2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Lightleap unlimited access$77.991 Year
One-time2
  • Quickshot unlimited access$199.99
  • Lightleap unlimited access$199.99

Questions

Is Prisma free?
Prisma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightleap by Lightricks free?
Lightleap by Lightricks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prisma or Lightleap by Lightricks?
Prisma is rated higher. Prisma averages 4.7 out of 5 from 211K ratings, while Lightleap by Lightricks averages 4.7 from 99K ratings.
Do Prisma or Lightleap by Lightricks have ads?
Prisma shows ads; Lightleap by Lightricks does not.
Which is updated more often, Prisma or Lightleap by Lightricks?
Prisma ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lightleap by Lightricks monthly. Most recently, Prisma was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lightleap by Lightricks on November 1, 2026.

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