Comparison

Wave It vs Disco Lights

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

Head to head
About

Wave It

Coordinate phone screens with friends to create dynamic light and sound shows. Turn any gathering into a visual spectacle with moving patterns and custom colors. Ideal for events, concerts, and parties.

Highlights
  • Choreographed light shows
  • Pixelated display effects
  • Customizable colors and patterns
  • Sound synchronization
  • Group coordination
  • Event enhancement
Features
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Get your friends and create a choreographed light show at any gathering. Each participant is a pixel in the display, changing colors and turning on and off to create moving patterns of light. Use Wave It at sporting events, concerts, and even large social gatherings. Create screen color waves that move around a stadium. Start it up with a few friends and spread the word. Before you know it, you’ll be controlling 100s or 1,000s of phone screens. Assign different sounds to your solid colors, waves and pulse lights, use this app and make the light shine and sound. Features -Direct your own show of lights and sounds. -Create waves or solid colors in any combination of colors you can imagine. -Be part of a show, big or small.

About

Disco Lights

Features
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Turn your phone into colorful disco lights with screen and LED flashlight strobe effects. Disco Lights: Strobe App creates flashing party lights using your phone screen and LED flash. Choose your own colors, adjust the strobe speed, or use microphone mode to make the lights react to music rhythm. Screen and LED flashlight strobe Use your phone screen as a colorful light source and let the LED flash blink together with it. The app creates a simple disco light show using the device you already have. Music sync with microphone mode Turn on microphone mode and the app will listen to the music around you. The screen and LED flash will try to blink in rhythm with the music, creating sound activated party lights for your room. Adjustable strobe speed Control the flashing speed with one simple slider. The screen and LED flash change tempo together, so you can create slower color pulses or faster strobe light effects. Custom color sequences Add colors to your sequence, arrange them in the order you want, and press play. Your phone will switch between colors to create a flashing disco strobe light show. Features: * colorful disco lights on your phone screen * LED flashlight strobe effects * screen and LED flash blinking together * adjustable strobe speed * microphone mode for music sync * sound activated flashing lights * custom color sequences * simple light show controls * great for parties, music, and rave nights Warning: This app uses flashing lights, LED flash, and strobe effects. It may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. User discretion is advised. Terms & Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wave It4 screens
Disco Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wave It at none against Disco Lights's 2. Wave It also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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. Disco Lights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wave It asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wave It ships an update monthly, Disco Lights every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wave It versus Disco Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWave ItDisco Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMahisoftDamian Zdunek

In-app purchases

None

Wave It

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Disco Lights

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Month$2.991 Month
  • Premium Year$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Wave It free?
Wave It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Disco Lights free?
Disco Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wave It or Disco Lights have ads?
Disco Lights shows ads; Wave It does not.
Which is updated more often, Wave It or Disco Lights?
Wave It ships an update monthly, and Disco Lights every 6 weeks. Most recently, Wave It was updated on October 3, 2026 and Disco Lights on October 7, 2026.

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