ZY Play vs Godox Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZY Play
Unlock advanced camera controls for stunning photos and videos. This app integrates intelligent shooting modes like time lapse and slow motion, along with editing tools, to enhance your creative output. Connect to a professional stabilizer for professional-quality footage.
- Comprehensive camera controls
- Intelligent shooting modes
- Time lapse
- Long exposure
- Slow motion
- Video editing features
- Professional stabilizer integration
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ZY Play offers comprehensive camera controls for convenient photo & video shooting, combining various intelligent functions including time lapse, long exposure, slow motion and more to inspire your creativity. With easy-to-use design and a vast range of editing features, it is a must-have app for anyone who takes photos & videos. By conneting the APP to a ZHIYUN professional stabilizer, it helps you create film-grade footage that is once only possible with a crew.
Godox Light
Control Godox lighting devices wirelessly using your mobile phone or tablet. Features visualized setup, scene creation, and collaborative tools for photographers and videographers.
- Wireless Bluetooth control
- Visualized lighting setup
- Scene creation (List & Position modes)
- Collaboration and sharing
- Lighting tutorials
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Based on Godox mesh Bluetooth technology, it enables control of devices via mobile phones or tablets, supporting visualized lighting setup, sharing, collaboration, and lighting tutorials. ● Quick & Convenient Control – Enhanced operational efficiency ● Tablet & Mobile Phone – Seamless integration between both terminals ● Dual Modes: List & Position – Create scenes based on shooting needs ● Visualized Lighting Control – Control via position map mode ● Collaboration & Tutorials – Via lighting video tutorials, remote control, or scenes sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Godox Light at 3.4 against ZY Play's 2.4. Godox Light also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). ZY Play's advantage is ratings volume (658 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Godox Light holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZY Play has 658 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of ZY Play's written reviews are positive against 13% of Godox Light's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ZY Play ships an update every 2 months, Godox Light every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZY Play | Godox Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (658 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 658 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 287 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 桂林智神信息技术有限公司 | Godox Photo Equipment Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
ZY Play
Godox Light
Bugs and requests
ZY Play
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent connection issues
- App crashes and freezes
- Tracking and stabilization not reliable
- Resolution and frame rate issues
- Saved footage not accessible
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more gimbal models
- Improve motion time-lapse functionality
- Allow background operation for time-lapses
- Provide more camera control options
- Optimize battery usage
Godox Light
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZY Play
No in-app purchases
Godox Light
No in-app purchases
Questions
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