SketchSnap vs LightPaint Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SketchSnap
Transform your photos into artistic creations with a variety of hand-drawn and painted styles applied in real-time. This app offers an intuitive interface and special features like a silent shutter and built-in light for enhanced photography.
- Real-time artistic filter application
- Cartoon, sketch, and painting styles
- Mosaic, pixel art, and halftone filters
- Silent shutter option
- Built-in light for dark settings
- Adjustable aspect ratio
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SkethSnap: A New Approach to Photography SkethSnap is an innovative camera app that transforms your photographs into artistic masterpieces. Unlike conventional camera apps, SkethSnap allows you to apply artistic filters like cartoons, comics, hand-drawn sketches, and oil paintings directly in the camera viewfinder. Users can adjust filters in real-time and see the effects instantly, ensuring the perfect artistic touch. Diverse Filters: With a wide array of filters including mosaic, emboss, poster style, pixel art, dot art, swirls, halftones, and lattice patterns, SkethSnap offers endless possibilities for customizing photos to match any scene or theme. These versatile filters enable you to create distinct expressions for each photo. Simple and Intuitive Usability: Designed with an intuitive user interface, SkethSnap is accessible to photographers of all skill levels—from beginners to professionals. Capture fleeting moments and effortlessly turn them into incredible works of art. Special Features: -> Silent Shutter Option: Ideal for taking pictures in quiet environments or when photographing sleeping pets or babies, ensuring peace and privacy. -> Built-in Light Feature: Shoot clear photos even in dark settings. -> Aspect Ratio Switching: Freely change the frame aspect ratio to suit various shooting conditions. -> Selfie Ready: Easily switch between front and rear cameras to enjoy selfies. Ad-Free Experience with In-App Purchase: While SkethSnap is free to use with all its features, an ad-free option is also available through in-app purchases. Opting for this enhances your experience, allowing you to enjoy the app without interruptions. Since its launch in 2014, SkethSnap has been downloaded approximately 3 million times and continues to be a favorite among users. Download now and turn your photos into unique pieces of art!
LightPaint Camera
Capture stunning night photography with this creative tool. Adjust light-painting duration from 1 to 90 seconds for effortless light trail creation. Ideal for fireworks, sparklers, and vibrant cityscapes.
- Adjustable light-painting duration (1-90s)
- One-tap shooting
- Create light trails
- Night photography
- Fireworks and city scenes
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Light Painting Camera is a creative tool designed for night light-painting photography. The light-painting duration is adjustable from 1s to 90s, allowing one-tap shooting without complicated parameter settings. Perfect for creating light trails with fireworks, sparklers, flashlights, and city night scenes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LightPaint Camera at 100% against SketchSnap's 21%. LightPaint Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). SketchSnap's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On device support and iOS requirement 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
SketchSnap is free to download; LightPaint Camera costs $0.99 up front. SketchSnap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LightPaint Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
SketchSnap ships an update every 5 months, LightPaint Camera every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SketchSnap | LightPaint Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppExtreme,Inc. | 特 何 |
Customer experience
SketchSnap
LightPaint Camera
Bugs and requests
SketchSnap
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera won't let you switch
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Video with it maybe there's an app someplace else
- Option to use photos in your library
LightPaint Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SketchSnap
- Remove Ads$3.99
LightPaint Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SketchSnap free?
Is LightPaint Camera free?
Do SketchSnap or LightPaint Camera have ads?
Which is updated more often, SketchSnap or LightPaint Camera?
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