Comparison

Paint With Light vs Wow! Stuff Light Painting

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

Head to head
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.

About

Wow! Stuff Light Painting

Create unique images and videos by 'painting' with light. Offers two modes: Night-time mode captures real light from your device in dark environments, while Daytime mode uses the device as a digital pen with customizable colors and brushes in normal lighting.

Highlights
  • Night-time light capture mode
  • Daytime digital pen mode
  • Customizable pen color
  • Adjustable brush types
  • Works with Wow! Stuff light painting products
Features
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Create amazing images and videos by ‘painting’ with light! The app has two modes you can use: Night-time mode catches the real light from your light painting device to create images. This mode requires your environment to be dark. Daytime mode uses your light painting device like a digital pen and you can change the pen colour and brush type. This mode can be used in normal lighting conditions. This app works with all ‘Light Painting’ products made by Wow! Stuff

Screenshots

Paint With Light4 screens
Wow! Stuff Light Painting2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wow! Stuff Light Painting at none against Paint With Light's 1. Wow! Stuff Light Painting also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). Paint With Light's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paint With Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wow! Stuff Light Painting asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint With Light ships an update fortnightly, Wow! Stuff Light Painting every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paint With Light versus Wow! Stuff Light Painting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint With LightWow! Stuff Light Painting
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter GrutterWow! Stuff

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paint With Light

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$4.99
None

Wow! Stuff Light Painting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paint With Light free?
Paint With Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wow! Stuff Light Painting free?
Wow! Stuff Light Painting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paint With Light or Wow! Stuff Light Painting have ads?
Neither Paint With Light nor Wow! Stuff Light Painting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint With Light or Wow! Stuff Light Painting?
Paint With Light ships an update fortnightly, and Wow! Stuff Light Painting every 10 months. Most recently, Paint With Light was updated on October 25, 2026 and Wow! Stuff Light Painting on November 3, 2026.

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