Comparison

iCPainter vs Dark Preview Camera

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

Head to head
About

iCPainter

Transform your photos into artistic paintings using custom or imported brushes. Features include face detection for detailed enhancements, brush size control, masking, and adding edges and textures. Compatible with other creative apps for expanded possibilities.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to paintings
  • Use custom or imported brushes
  • Face detection for detail
  • Brush size controller
  • Masking
  • Add edges and texture
Features
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- Convert your photos in artistic paintings! - You can use your own brushes or import Photoshop brushes. - Face detection for enhanced details. - Use together with iColorama and MetaBrush apps. - Brush size controller - Mask - Add edges and texture For examples of the images, you can create with this app just visit Instagram: @icolorama_one and @icolorama Join our FB group with more than 4000 members: http://facebook.com/groups/icolorama

About

Dark Preview Camera

Features
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Dark Preview Camera is a camera app designed to let you take photos and videos while keeping your screen brightness low. At night or in dark environments, your iPhone display can feel surprisingly bright. With Dark Preview Camera, you can reduce the screen brightness while using the camera, helping you keep the light from your display to a minimum while taking photos or recording videos. Screen brightness can be adjusted to suit your surroundings. [Simple Shooting Controls] Just tap the screen to start shooting. When you’re finished, double-tap the screen to stop. Simple controls make it easy to start and stop shooting in the dark. On iPhone models that support Camera Control, you can also use Camera Control to shoot without having to interact with the screen as much. [Main Features] * Shoot while keeping screen brightness low * Adjustable screen brightness * Tap the screen to shoot * Double-tap to stop shooting * Shoot using Camera Control * Photo and video capture * Front and rear camera switching * Zoom * Grid display * Level * Save location information with photos Ideal for nighttime, dark rooms, or anywhere you want to minimize the light coming from your screen.

Screenshots

iCPainter4 screens
Dark Preview Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dark Preview Camera at every 2 months against iCPainter's every 4 months. iCPainter's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

iCPainter costs $1.99 and Dark Preview Camera $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCPainter ships an update every 4 months, Dark Preview Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iCPainter versus Dark Preview Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCPainterDark Preview Camera
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.5 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnrique GarciaKouichi INAFUKU

In-app purchases

None

iCPainter

No in-app purchases

None

Dark Preview Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCPainter free?
iCPainter costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Preview Camera free?
Dark Preview Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCPainter or Dark Preview Camera have ads?
Neither iCPainter nor Dark Preview Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCPainter or Dark Preview Camera?
iCPainter ships an update every 4 months, and Dark Preview Camera every 2 months. Most recently, iCPainter was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dark Preview Camera on November 3, 2026.

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