Comparison

BlueDimmer vs Screen Light Color

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

Head to head
About

BlueDimmer

Control your DALCNet Bluetooth Low Energy dimmers remotely. Adjust lighting settings and manage your connected devices with ease.

Highlights
  • Remote control for DALCNet dimmers
  • Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity
  • Adjust lighting settings
  • Manage connected devices
Features
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Remote App for DALCNet Blue Tooth Low Energy Dimmers

About

Screen Light Color

Transform your device's screen into a customizable light panel without distractions. Easily adjust to any color for various uses, from photography to tracing and mood lighting. Unlock advanced features like precise color temperature control and external display mirroring through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Adjustable color panel
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Photography lighting
  • Tracing and animation lightbox
  • Color matching reference
  • Night light functionality
  • External display control
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a clean, full-screen color light. Pick any color, adjust the brightness, then hide the controls so the display becomes the light — with nothing else in the way. Screen Light Color is useful as: → A studio light for accent or soft fill lighting → A lightbox / light table for tracing, drawing, animation, film negatives, radiographs, and more → A color reference and matching tool → A night light or screen flashlight → A red light for stargazing, night walks, or darkroom use → A beacon, visual signal, or mood light Made to stay out of your way: → Open colors from Home Screen widgets or Control Center → Use Siri and Shortcuts to open the app and set colors → Use Split View and multiple windows on iPad, each with its own color → Temporarily disable touch to prevent accidental taps or palm input → Use custom in-app screen brightness without changing your device brightness elsewhere → Navigate the app with VoiceOver Want more control? An optional in-app purchase unlocks: → Precision white-balance controls for warmer or cooler light, including magenta/green tint → Hue, saturation, brightness, RGB, and HEX controls → Saving as many custom color swatches as you want → Sync saved colors across your devices with iCloud → External-display support, so you can turn a TV or connected display into a larger light panel using AirPlay or a cable Simple when you want it. Precise when you need it.

Screenshots

BlueDimmer4 screens
Screen Light Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Screen Light Color at 90% against BlueDimmer's 25%. Screen Light Color also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (485 vs 1). BlueDimmer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Screen Light Color sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BlueDimmer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Screen Light Color holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Light Color has 485 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BlueDimmer's written reviews are positive against 90% of Screen Light Color's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlueDimmer ships an update every 3 months, Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BlueDimmer versus Screen Light Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueDimmerScreen Light Color
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (485 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews89.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1485 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDALCNET SRLBrian Li Sui Fong

Customer experience

BlueDimmer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Screen Light Color

All ratings485 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.5%

Bugs and requests

BlueDimmer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Screen Light Color

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Paid features not functioning as advertised
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to show multiple colors at once
  • Random color generator slideshow option
  • Support for Split View on iPad
  • Option to add the app to Control Center

In-app purchases

None

BlueDimmer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Screen Light Color

One-time2
  • Tip Jar$2.99
  • Unlock Extra Features$2.99

Questions

Is BlueDimmer free?
BlueDimmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Light Color free?
Screen Light Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BlueDimmer or Screen Light Color?
Screen Light Color is rated higher. BlueDimmer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Screen Light Color averages 4.5 from 485 ratings.
Do BlueDimmer or Screen Light Color have ads?
Neither BlueDimmer nor Screen Light Color shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlueDimmer or Screen Light Color?
BlueDimmer ships an update every 3 months, and Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. Most recently, BlueDimmer was updated on September 19, 2026 and Screen Light Color on September 25, 2026.

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