Paint With Light vs Slow Shutter Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint With Light
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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.
Slow Shutter Camera
Capture stunning long exposure photos in real-time with this effect camera. It simulates slow shutter photography by continuously overwriting bright areas until you stop recording. Use iOS screen recording for capturing your creations.
- Real-time slow shutter effect
- Long exposure simulation
- Overwrites bright areas continuously
- Easy-to-use interface
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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This is an effect camera application that reflects processing like slow shutter photography in real time. Bright areas will continue to be overwritten until the stop button is pressed after the shooting button is pressed. Please use the standard iOS screen recording function when taking a recording. https://support.apple.com/HT207935
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slow Shutter Camera at none against Paint With Light's 1. Slow Shutter Camera also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). Paint With Light's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Paint With Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slow Shutter Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paint With Light ships an update fortnightly, Slow Shutter Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint With Light | Slow Shutter Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Grutter | Masaharu Tsukamoto |
In-app purchases
Paint With Light
- Full Unlock$4.99
Slow Shutter Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
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