Comparison

Rainy Daze vs Light Stack Camera

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

Head to head
About

Rainy Daze

Enhance your photos with realistic rain effects. Add mist, drops, or downpours to evoke emotion and atmosphere. Customize rain intensity, angle, and length for artistic expression.

Highlights
  • Dynamic rain effects
  • Adjustable rain angle and length
  • Three unique rain styles
  • Customizable presets
  • Darken sky with clouds
  • Easy-to-use slider controls
Features
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The JixiPix Rainy Daze photo app puts the power, emotion and uses of rain at your fingertips. With it, you have the power to envelop your photos in a soft mist's romantic glow, wash your landscapes clean of imperfection, and bring drops of meaning, large and small, fast or smooth, to your personal expression. Is it possible for a photo to make your body ache? Or pull on your heartstrings? Give you hope? Well … is there rain in your photo? Because, along with the moisture, rain drops emotion - strong, instinctive emotions. It’s not something anyone needs to be taught - we just feel it. And since there are as many emotions of rain as there are types of rain, the artistic uses for your photography are virtually endless. Some things you might like to shoot for: bright and clean, regenerative, renewing, glistening; powerful, ominous, thunderbolt and lightening, cascading in waves – horizontal. Or, sweet-smelling soft dreaminess, romance and peace - a delicate kiss alight in the air. Whether you're a graphic artist, professional photographer, or a budding iPhoneographer, use Rainy Daze to bring some rain to your photos and the response from your viewers will be subconscious, immediate, and visceral. Pretty handy. The Rainy Daze photo app comes loaded with three powerful styles: Rain Shower, Romantic Rain and Vintage Rain. Each unique style applies an advanced tonal technique to give your photos the feel of a rainy day. Rain Shower slightly darkens the scene for an appearance of an overcast day, Romantic Rain brings a soft romantic glow, and Vintage Rain gives a toned, aged appearance. Each style allows you to adjust the rain from a light drizzle to a heavy shower, change the angle of the rain, and change the length of the rain from short drops to long streaks. You can (do a rain) dance if you want to, but it's not necessary. Just head to the App Store and – Make it rain. Rainy Daze delivers: •Dynamic rain, length and angle •The ability to darken the sky with clouds •Loads of presets, to get you started fast •The ability to create personal-favorite custom presets using the "Save" menu •The addictive JixiPix Randomizer – so much fun! •Easy-to-use slider controls to adjust light, contrast and texture just how you want it •Superfast preview mode to immediately see edit results, with large image rendered at save •You can save to the photo roll and/or email or post to Facebook. Share your masterpieces! •Works with Hi-Res images for top-quality results •Superior customer support and updates – we're committed to your long-term satisfaction

About

Light Stack Camera

Capture incredibly sharp long exposure photos without a tripod. Advanced AI stabilization allows for handheld shots up to 30 seconds, providing natural-looking results. Unique features like true-to-motion preview and customizable failure responses ensure control and prevent ruined shots.

Highlights
  • AI-stabilized long exposures
  • Handheld shooting up to 30 seconds
  • True-to-motion live preview
  • Customizable failure response options
  • Full-resolution image pipeline
Features
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Capture sharp long exposures — no tripod required. With advanced AI stabilization, Light Stack lets you shoot handheld for up to 30 seconds — with consistently sharp, natural-looking results. To help you stay steady and in control, Light Stack offers some unique features: • True-to-Motion Preview: The live preview moves naturally with your hands, giving you intuitive feedback that helps you stay steady. No more fighting to keep a crosshair centered. • Failure Response: If motion tracking is lost, you choose what happens: temporarily pause the exposure, end it cleanly, or keep going without stabilization. No surprises, and no ruined shots when things don’t go as planned. • Full-Resolution Pipeline: Light Stack maintains full resolution from capture to final image. No cropping, and no upscaling to cover it up. Try it free and experience the convenience of Light Stack. --- Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rainy Daze4 screens
Light Stack Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light Stack Camera at Free against Rainy Daze's $0.99. Light Stack Camera also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Rainy Daze's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 Stack Camera is free to download; Rainy Daze costs $0.99 up front. Light Stack Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Rainy Daze asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Rainy Daze against 4.7 for Light Stack Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 28 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Rainy Daze's written reviews are positive against 73% of Light Stack Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainy Daze ships an update every 4 months, Light Stack Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rainy Daze versus Light Stack Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainy DazeLight Stack Camera
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (53 ratings)4.7 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews73.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix SoftwareCogitap Software

Customer experience

Rainy Daze

All ratings53 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative21.6%

Light Stack Camera

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

Rainy Daze

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Light Stack Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

Is Rainy Daze free?
Rainy Daze costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Stack Camera free?
Light Stack Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rainy Daze or Light Stack Camera?
Rainy Daze and Light Stack Camera are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 53 and 28 ratings respectively.
Do Rainy Daze or Light Stack Camera have ads?
Neither Rainy Daze nor Light Stack Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rainy Daze or Light Stack Camera?
Rainy Daze ships an update every 4 months, and Light Stack Camera weekly. Most recently, Rainy Daze was updated on September 4, 2026 and Light Stack Camera on September 18, 2026.

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