RCam vs LightPaint Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RCam
This app offers advanced manual controls for video and photo recording, including focus peaking, false color, and RAW format support. Explore various shooting modes like slow motion, time-lapse, and night mode to enhance your creative output.
- Manual focus peaking and exposure control
- RAW and PRORAW photo export
- Multiple video resolutions and frame rates
- Specialized shooting modes (slow motion, time-lapse)
- Focus, exposure, and white balance lock
- Active video anti-shake
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RCam is a professional video recording and photo shooting application designed for iOS devices. It provides professional tools including focus peaking, false color, Histogram and support for PRORAW / RAW shooting --DNG export photos. It gives you audio metering, custom resolutions, and framerates. To build eight kinds of professional model, and its manual mode has extremely fast response speed, allowing you to control the shooting parameters freely. Camera eight modes: 1. Slow motion --- Support 24fps , 30fps , 48fps , 50fps , 60fps different frame rates 2. Time-lapse ---- Support 24~60 different frame rate settings, adjust the shutter interval and set the automatic shooting time 3. Video --- Support 1080P, 3k, 4K, and dolby vision video shooting, 24~60 different frame rate settings, up to 100 Mb/s encoding rate, self-timer, beauty filter 4. Photo -- Support PRORAW, RAW, HDR, AEB ,self-timer, beauty filter , and aspect ratio (4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1) 5. Night mode-- Supports 1s, 2s, 4s and other slow shutter speed settings 6. Motion Blur - Easily generate personalized special effects photos such as water fog effects 7. Light painting -- support sensitivity adjustment 8. Light field - easy to take pictures first, focus, every detail is retained Camera function: • Focus peaking and expanded focus for manual focus assist • False Color exposure assist • Manual exposure and focus control - select individual focus and exposure, drag to adjust • Manual control: exposure, shutter speed, focus, zoom, ISO • Focus, exposure, and white balance (WB) lock • Support freely settable delay photography • Anti-shake - Active video anti-shake eliminates sloshing during shooting • Support HEVC and H.264 video encoding • Support JPEG、TIFF、HEIF and RAW format photos • Support RAW、HDR、AEB • Support setting aspect ratio of photo: 1:1 / 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 • Support multiple resolution settings for video: 720P, 1080P, 1440P, 3k, 4k • Support Video frame rate : 24fps , 25fps , 30fps , 48fps , 50fps , 60fps • Mobile space and mobile phone battery display • Slow motion video mode, 6 playback speeds (60 fps / 50 fps / 48fps / 30fps / 25fps / 24fps) • 6x digital zoom • Volume meter • Location • Snap to the grid • Flash settings (Auto / On / Off) Video sharing: • Support for exporting videos to photo albums UNLIMITED ACCESS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION • You can subscribe for RCam VIP Subscriptions to all features and content offered for purchase within the app. • Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. RCam offers four auto-renewing subscription options: (i) $3.99 / Year ($3.99 billed once a year after the 3 days free trial expires) (ii) $0.99 / week (iii) $2.49 / Month (iiii) $3.99 / Year • You can subscribe to a yearly plan ($3.99 billed once a year), a monthly plan ($2.49 billed once a month), a weekly plan ($0.99 billed once a week) or a yearly plan that comes with a free 3 days trial ($3.99 billed once a year after the free trial expires). The prices are in US dollars. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • 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. - Privacy policy: https://appsdevelopinfo.web.app/2018/08/18/RCamPrivacyPolicy - Terms of use : https://appsdevelopinfo.web.app/2018/08/18/RCamTerms contact us:1242296736@qq.com
LightPaint Camera
Capture stunning night photography with this creative tool. Adjust light-painting duration from 1 to 90 seconds for effortless light trail creation. Ideal for fireworks, sparklers, and vibrant cityscapes.
- Adjustable light-painting duration (1-90s)
- One-tap shooting
- Create light trails
- Night photography
- Fireworks and city scenes
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Light Painting Camera is a creative tool designed for night light-painting photography. The light-painting duration is adjustable from 1s to 90s, allowing one-tap shooting without complicated parameter settings. Perfect for creating light trails with fireworks, sparklers, flashlights, and city night scenes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RCam at Free against LightPaint Camera's $0.99. RCam also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). LightPaint Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On ads 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
RCam is free to download; LightPaint Camera costs $0.99 up front. RCam sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. LightPaint Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
RCam ships an update every 2 months, LightPaint Camera every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RCam | LightPaint Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 桐明 陈 | 特 何 |
Customer experience
RCam
LightPaint Camera
In-app purchases
RCam
- Weekly VIP$2.997 Days
- Monthly VIP$4.991 Month
- 3 DAY FREE TRIAL3 Days trial$8.991 Year
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- Yearly VIP$8.991 Year
- Permanent VIP$12.99
LightPaint Camera
No in-app purchases









