Destroyer vs Light Strokes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Destroyer
Create unique visual compositions by merging two images using various algorithms. Explore different variations with a shuffle function and unlock export options. Push the boundaries of creative destruction with unexpected results.
- Combine any two images
- 3 distinct algorithms
- Shuffle for variations
- Unlock image export
- Creative visual results
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Combine any two images to get new unexpected visual results - Choose between 3 algorithms - Push shuffle for variations - Unlock to export image ---- Follow us on Instagram: @fvnction_
Light Strokes
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This is the only app that lets you paint with whatever your iPad’s video camera sees. Create artwork instantly by aiming it at people, pets, flowers dancing in the wind, whatever. With Light Strokes, the world is your paintbrush! FEATURES & BENEFITS: • Adjust the camera settings (exposure, zoom, etc.) to paint with just what you want • Choose colors and set transparency, so that paint builds up at the speed you’d like • Blend colors along your “brush”, or use its edges to add texture, or do both at once • Turn on dissolve, so that you can keep on painting without ever filling the screen • Turn on mirroring to give symmetry to everything you paint • Swipe right to pause painting while you line up your next shot • Save your pictures or share them directly from the app EXTRA FEATURES available with in-app purchase or free trial: • Save combinations of colors and effects for quick and easy retrieval later • Automatically make small random color adjustments, to add variety • Import photos or other images to paint on • Undo painted strokes made in error, or redo them DEMO: • See a demonstration of the app (with and without special hardware for more natural painting) at https://youtu.be/S-s2kmsSa9w SUPPORT: • See the user guide at https://lightstrokes.com/Light Strokes for iPad User Guide v3.pdf • Send email to help@lightstrokes.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light Strokes at Free against Destroyer's $1.99. Destroyer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Light Strokes is free to download; Destroyer costs $1.99 up front. Destroyer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Light Strokes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Destroyer ships an update every 2 weeks, Light Strokes every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Destroyer | Light Strokes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Linkov | Richard Greene |
In-app purchases
Destroyer
- Unlock image export$4.99
Light Strokes
- 14-Day Trial of All FeaturesFree
- Unlock All Features$4.99







