Cinemagraph Pro vs Artleap by Lightricks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinemagraph Pro
Create professional-quality cinemagraphs, a unique blend of still images and subtle motion, with this powerful mobile editing tool. Easily capture or import footage, use magical live masking, and refine your creations with advanced editing options for stunning visual storytelling.
- Magical Live Masking
- In-app capture or video import
- Trim and loop editing
- Overlay images and text
- Advanced color and tone adjustments
- 4K export
- iCloud Drive support
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Cinemagraph Pro, the most powerful tool to create visual imagery that gets noticed — in a class of its own. Cinemagraphs made easy. The only professional editing tool on-the-go with all the features of Apple Design Award winner Cinemagraph Pro for macOS, available on your iPhone and iPad. Cinemagraph Pro is the app that defined a new medium for visual storytelling — the hybrid of natural motion and still imagery. Without being an expert in photo or video editing tools, you, too, can create professional high quality cinemagraphs that stand out and get noticed. What used to take hours or days to create is now possible in seconds. Discover • Be inspired by the amazingly creative work posted to Flixel • Browse the latest and many curated collections • Upload your cinemagraphs to be featured Learn • Video tutorials to walk you through the steps of how to create a great cinemagraph • Start with the beginner tutorial and work your way to advanced • Download the tutorial documents to follow along and practice • Case studies and more to learn the best ways to use cinemagraphs to get noticed Create • Capture in-app or import any video shot on a tripod (up to 4K on supported devices) • Magical Live Masking using our patented method that reveals motion as you paint over the still image • Easily trim to achieve a perfect loop • Quickly select the best still image • Set the loop to bounce or repeat with a crossfade • It’s that easy Advanced Editing • Overlay layer for adding images and text on top of your cinemagraph • Crop, rotate, and straighten to frame the image just right • Export, modify, and import a still image • Adjust the speed or add a delay • Start with preset filters and then customize the color, light, and tone curve Made for Professionals • Shoot and edit high quality 4K imagery • Document-based so you can edit later, duplicate, and share • iCloud Drive support so it doesn’t matter where the document was created — you can keep editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Sharing • Export as H.264, HEVC, Live Photo, or GIF • Upload to Flixel for easy sharing and embedding • Custom crop and export settings designed to make social posts or ads as easy as possible • One tap upload to Facebook Ad Manager Flixel Plans Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the purchase price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions are one month or year in length. For Terms of Service see https://flixel.com/terms/
Artleap by Lightricks
Effortlessly create stunning visual art with one-tap photo editing. Achieve popular effects like double exposures, dispersions, and surreal sky replacements without prior experience. Explore endless combinations of filters and art styles to express your creativity.
- One-tap photo editing
- Double exposure effects
- Dispersion effects
- Collage creation
- Sky replacement
- Art filters and combinations
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It used to take a whole lot of effort and time to get a beautiful double exposure or a fragmenting dispersion effect, or to even be able to imagine these results. Now, they’re at your fingertips with Artleap by Lightricks (formerly Quickart). The whole world of photo editing and digital art is now encapsulated in single tap edits. So if you’ve always wanted to create imaginative, surreal, or just plain funky art, but have struggled to learn or simply don’t have the time, here’s a tool made just for you. We’ve made self-expression effortless with technology that helps you reach some of the most popular and visually stunning effects without any necessary experience, and without any struggle. With Artleap, the art of popular effects like double exposures, dispersion, tiny planet, and many, many more will be at your fingertips, while still maintaining the ability to make each result uniquely your own. GET BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE EXPOSURES - Choose a portrait of yourself or someone else, and then select one of our handpicked overlays for your double exposure - Adjust placements and other details to get exactly the look you’re searching for APPLY ACTION PACKED DISPERSIONS - Tap once to see the edges of a person or object shatter and disperse in your digital art - Choose the shapes, spread, and more to personalize the look MAKE FUN AND UNIQUE COLLAGES - Pick your favorite images, and have them intelligently placed into a beautiful collage - Play around with the amount of pics REIMAGINE THE SKY - The sky is no longer the limit - choose what your sky looks like according to your imagination - Explore the abstract and completely surreal options TRY AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF COMBINATIONS - With a wide selection of art filters that can be used together, the possibilities are endless - From traditional art filters made modern to the most cutting edge effects in the art world, anyone can be a digital artist! UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - Subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchase within Artleap. - Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Alternatively, a one-time payment plan is available (this is not a subscription). - Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless canceled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. - Terms of use: https://static.lightricks.com/legal/terms-of-use.pdf - Privacy policy: https://static.lightricks.com/legal/privacy-policy.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Artleap by Lightricks at fortnightly against Cinemagraph Pro's every 3 months. Artleap by Lightricks also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 22%) and ratings volume (19K vs 6.3K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cinemagraph Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Artleap by Lightricks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cinemagraph Pro against 4.7 for Artleap by Lightricks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.3K and 19K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of Cinemagraph Pro's written reviews are positive against 36% of Artleap by Lightricks's.
Cinemagraph Pro ships an update every 3 months, Artleap by Lightricks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinemagraph Pro | Artleap by Lightricks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.3K ratings) | 4.7 (19K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K | 19K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Flixel Software Ltd | Lightricks Ltd. |
Customer experience
Cinemagraph Pro
Artleap by Lightricks
User reviews
Cinemagraph Pro
From 6.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Unique app
- 🚀 Powerful features
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for creating cinemagraphs
- 👍 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 💰 Overpriced for casual users
- 🔒 Requires account creation
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
Artleap by Lightricks
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easily create artistic photos
- 👍 Fun and creative effects
- 💡 Unique and innovative features
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paywall for many features
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 App not compatible with latest iOS versions
Bugs and requests
Cinemagraph Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Update not installing properly
- Importing and exporting issues
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to purchase individual exports without subscription
- Improve watermark placement and visibility
- Implement more user-friendly pricing structure
- Enhance stability and reduce crashes
Artleap by Lightricks
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- Purchased content unavailable or unable to download
- Syncing and sharing issues across devices
Requested features
3 requests- More customization options for overlays and filters
- Ability to save and export edited photos without paying
- Better customer support and communication from developers
In-app purchases
Cinemagraph Pro
- Flixel Cloud Web$9.991 Month
- Cinemagraph Pro for iOS1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Mobile$14.991 Month
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- Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$19.991 Month
- Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$29.991 Month
- Professional$29.991 Month
- Cinemagraph Pro for iOS1 Month trial$79.991 Year
- Mobile$99.991 Year
- Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$199.991 Year
- Professional$199.991 Year
- License$299.99
Artleap by Lightricks
- Unlimited access$7.991 Month
- Unlimited access$9.991 Month
- Unlimited access$19.991 Year
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- Unlimited access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited access$49.991 Year
- Unlimited access$59.99
Questions
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