Comparison

LED Paint vs LeanCam

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

Head to head
About

LED Paint

Create vibrant LED light art with your fingers. Draw text, images, or pixel art, and import photos to transform them into light-based designs. Save and share your colorful creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Draw with LED lights
  • Colorful and random color options
  • Grid-Draw mode for pixel art
  • Import photos to create light art
  • Save creations to photo album
  • Easy eraser and shake to clear
  • Full screen drawing area
Features
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This app enables you to light up LEDs with your fingers and share them with your friends and family... There are so many painting programs in the PC or mobile world, but do you ever think drawing a picture using LED lights? Here is a good example which you may try to experience. With this small application, you can draw every kinds of pictures, such as text based or ad painting board like ones... After finishing the design, you can save your creation into the photo album by clicking the action button and share it with your friends... [KEY FEATURES] * draw with LED * colorful LED (numerous colors) * random colors * easy eraser * save project to photo album * shake to clear paint board * full screen paint board * auto orientation * share via Sina Weibo * Grid-Draw mode In the Grid-Draw mode, the LEDs are stuck in place, as in restricted to perfectly aligned rows and lines... that way you can create some cool pixel art stuff and it would be easier for precise drawing. * Import Photos from the Album Import photos from your Photo Album and generates light based pictures in one second. [INSTRUCTIONS] 1. Launch the application by clicking the LED Paint icon. 2. Bottom side panel is the toolbar. Push and slide on the color panel to change the color, you can see the selected LED on the left. 3. Click or drag your finger on the area outside of the toolbar to start design. 4. Click the LED in front of the color panel to switch modes (free-draw or grid-draw). 5. The toolbar will automatically disappear to make fullscreen. Click the 'i' icon to restore the toolbar. 6. Click the Eraser icon in front of the color panel to switch eraser mode (draw or eraser). 7. After finishing the design, click the Action button on the bottom right corner to save your creation. Select 'Clear Painting Board' to clear current and restart the design. 8. Click 'Import from Photo Album' to import pictures to the design area. 9. Shaking the iPhone/iPod may also clear the paiting board. 10. Place to landscape orientation to start landscape design. [Enjoy!] Finally, we really hope you enjoy this application. This are several updates for this program although, many exciting features will be added soon in the coming versions. Please give us a positive review or good rating if you feel this application useful. That will be definitely helpful to improve the application and will be greatly appreciated! * If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us by emailing to: support@foxlabapp.com *

About

LeanCam

This camera app helps you capture more photos and videos without quickly filling your device's storage. It offers familiar camera controls and options for saving space, with advanced features available for greater customization.

Highlights
  • Space-saving photo capture
  • Space-saving video capture
  • Rear and continuous zoom
  • Combined front/rear camera capture
  • Flash, timer, grid, tap-to-focus
  • Optional metadata/location saving
  • Customizable quality and resolution (Pro)
Features
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LeanCam helps you shoot more and store less. Use LeanCam as your everyday camera when you want clean photos and videos without filling your iPhone as quickly. The default capture settings are designed to keep file sizes lean, while still giving you familiar camera controls like rear zoom, continuous zoom, flash, timer, grid, tap-to-focus, and optional metadata/location saving. LeanCam is useful for travel, family moments, quick documentation, creator clips, school notes, work records, and everyday photos or videos where storage matters. Need more control? LeanCam Pro lets you customize quality and resolution so you can choose smaller files when storage matters or higher quality when the shot needs it. LeanCam also includes combined front/rear camera capture on supported devices. Capture what you see and your reaction in one photo or video, with a default combined layout included for free. LeanCam Pro unlocks more collage layouts, PiP borders, and advanced capture options. Free includes: - Space-saving default photo capture - Space-saving default video capture - Rear camera zoom and continuous zoom - Front/rear combined default collage on supported devices - Flash, timer, grid, and tap-to-focus - Optional metadata and location saving LeanCam Pro unlocks: - Custom photo quality - Custom video quality - Custom photo and video resolution - More combined front/rear collage layouts - PiP border options - Advanced capture settings Simple enough for everyday shooting. Flexible enough when you want control over quality, file size, and creative capture.

Screenshots

LED Paint4 screens
LeanCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LeanCam at every 6 days against LED Paint's every 3 months. LeanCam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). LED Paint's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. LED Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LeanCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LeanCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LED Paint ships an update every 3 months, LeanCam every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LED Paint versus LeanCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLED PaintLeanCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方明 陈Zhe Wu

Customer experience

LED Paint

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative50.7%

LeanCam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LED Paint

One-time1
  • LED Paint Pro$0.99
1 purchases

LeanCam

One-time1
  • LeanCam Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is LED Paint free?
LED Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LeanCam free?
LeanCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LED Paint or LeanCam?
LeanCam is rated higher. LED Paint averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while LeanCam averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LED Paint or LeanCam have ads?
Neither LED Paint nor LeanCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LED Paint or LeanCam?
LED Paint ships an update every 3 months, and LeanCam every 6 days. Most recently, LED Paint was updated on October 26, 2026 and LeanCam on October 24, 2026.

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