Comparison

Easy Long Exposure Camera vs Paint With Light

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

Head to head
About

Easy Long Exposure Camera

Capture the passage of time in a single image with this app. Create stunning light trails, motion blurs, and starry skies. Convert existing videos into long-exposure photos with various blending modes and adjustable settings.

Highlights
  • Long exposure times (1-180s, Bulb mode)
  • Three blending modes: Light Trails, Motion Blur, Lighten
  • Create long exposures from videos
  • Live preview of blended image
  • Image stabilization
  • Post-capture brightness adjustment
  • Manual and auto focus
Features
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This app makes it easy to take long-exposure photos with your iPhone. Capture the passage of time in a single image—from city lights, starry skies, star trails, and fireworks to flowing waterfalls and rivers. Choose from three blending modes to create the look you want. 【Light Trails】 Adds up the light from each frame to draw trails from car headlights and brighten subjects that are too dark to see. Perfect for night scenes and faint auroras that are hard to see with the naked eye. 【Motion Blur】 Averages multiple frames to give waterfalls and rivers a smooth, silky appearance. It can create a slow-shutter effect even in bright conditions and can also make moving people less noticeable. 【Lighten】 Keeps only the brightest parts of each frame, so the background doesn’t wash out even during long exposures. Ideal for fireworks, star trails, and auroras that are clearly visible to the naked eye. 【Create from Video】 Turn videos you’ve already recorded into long-exposure photos. Choose the part of the video to use and blend it with Motion Blur or Lighten. Stabilization is also supported. Key Features ・Exposure times from 1 to 180 seconds, plus Bulb mode that you can stop whenever you choose ・Live preview of the blended image while shooting ・Image stabilization to reduce camera shake without a tripod (up to 3 seconds in the free version) ・Post-capture brightness adjustment from −2.0 to +2.0 EV, with the option to save multiple versions ・Auto and manual focus, plus pinch-to-zoom ・Switch between lenses and front/rear cameras ・3-second and 10-second self-timers ・Grid and level tools for composing your shot ・Shoot using the iPhone volume buttons or a compatible Bluetooth remote shutter ・Selectable image quality and JPG saving ・EXIF metadata including exposure time and ISO Great For ・Cityscapes and illuminated night scenes ・Starry skies and star trails ・Fireworks ・Auroras ・Car and train light trails ・Motion blur in waterfalls, streams, oceans, and clouds ・Making moving people less noticeable in busy locations The free version includes all the essential features you need to enjoy long-exposure photography. The Pro version is available as a one-time purchase and adds manual ISO control, ad removal, noise reduction, unlimited stabilization duration with Bulb mode support, full-resolution saving for photos created from videos (the free version reduces the long side to 2048 px), high-bit-depth 16-bit PNG saving, direct saving without the preview screen, and more. Tips for Better Results For standard long-exposure photography, mount your iPhone on a tripod or place it on a stable surface for sharper results. Image stabilization helps reduce camera shake when shooting without a tripod, but the edges of the resulting photo will be cropped slightly. Results and available lenses may vary depending on your iPhone model and shooting conditions.

About

Paint With Light

Features
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Do you have a camera? Do you want to do something different? Do you want to do something fun? Then light painting is the thing for you!   Light painting is a photographic technique of moving a light source (your phone) while taking a long-exposure photograph (with a separate camera). You can either illuminate a subject or space, or point the light in the app at the camera in order to "draw". And you can do all of this with your phone and your camera! Use your iPhone to paint beautiful images with light! Expand your creative vision! PLEASE NOTE - In order to be able to light paint you will need...  - your iPhone - a SEPARATE camera with the possibility of long exposure time - a dark room - a tripod or a stable surface to put your camera onto Have fun! PURCHASING TERMS Lifelong: $4.99 Paint With Light is available as a one-time purchase. Prices are for US customers and are subject to change without notice. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence.

Screenshots

Easy Long Exposure Camera4 screens
Paint With Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Paint With Light at none against Easy Long Exposure Camera's shown. Paint With Light also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Easy Long Exposure Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (16 vs 18.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Easy Long Exposure Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Paint With Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Long Exposure Camera ships an update monthly, Paint With Light fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Easy Long Exposure Camera versus Paint With Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Long Exposure CameraPaint With Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (952 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings952 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOsawa ShunsukePeter Grutter

Bugs and requests

Easy Long Exposure Camera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes during image processing
  • Photos come out completely overexposed
  • Inability to save photos in free version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Wider range of ISO settings
  • Support for RAW/ProRAW image capture
  • Improved image quality and resolution
  • More exposure time options beyond 30 seconds

Paint With Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Easy Long Exposure Camera

One-time2
  • Support for Development$2.99
  • Pro Edition$7.99
1 purchases

Paint With Light

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Easy Long Exposure Camera free?
Easy Long Exposure Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paint With Light free?
Paint With Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Easy Long Exposure Camera or Paint With Light have ads?
Easy Long Exposure Camera shows ads; Paint With Light does not.
Which is updated more often, Easy Long Exposure Camera or Paint With Light?
Easy Long Exposure Camera ships an update monthly, and Paint With Light fortnightly. Most recently, Easy Long Exposure Camera was updated on November 3, 2026 and Paint With Light on October 25, 2026.

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