Comparison

Light Strokes vs Image Singularity

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

Head to head
About

Light Strokes

Features
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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

About

Image Singularity

Features
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Based on Stable Diffusion 2.1. Works completely offline. Generates photorealistic or artwork from text descriptions. No subscription. No Ads.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light Strokes at Free against Image Singularity's $0.99. Image Singularity's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Light Strokes is free to download; Image Singularity costs $0.99 up front. Light Strokes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Image Singularity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Strokes ships an update every 10 months, Image Singularity every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Light Strokes versus Image Singularity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight StrokesImage Singularity
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard GreeneNorbert Grieger

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Light Strokes

One-time2
  • 14-Day Trial of All FeaturesFree
  • Unlock All Features$4.99
None

Image Singularity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Strokes free?
Light Strokes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Singularity free?
Image Singularity costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light Strokes or Image Singularity have ads?
Neither Light Strokes nor Image Singularity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Strokes or Image Singularity?
Light Strokes ships an update every 10 months, and Image Singularity every 9 months. Most recently, Light Strokes was updated on May 16, 2026 and Image Singularity on September 15, 2026.

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