Comparison

NightVision Light 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

NightVision Light

This utility app provides adjustable illumination for dark environments. It offers a red light mode to preserve night vision and a bulb light mode to prevent color cast in photography. Ideal for stargazing, camera adjustments, or any task requiring light without compromising sight.

Highlights
  • Variable light intensity
  • Red color light mode
  • Bulb light mode
  • Preserves night vision
  • Prevents red foreground in photos
  • Suitable for stargazing
Features
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The NightVision Light is an illumination app (variable light intensity) that is best suited for operations in the dark. You can light close at hand softly with either red color light or bulb light according to your intentions. Red color light mode protects your night vision. There might be occasions that you need to confirm with a star map or check the settings of your telescope or camera in the dark with a flashlight. However, white color light of the flashlight spoils your dark-adapted eye because the pupil of your eye shrinks by it. In this reason, it is necessary to take a preventive measure against it by using a red color light of low illumination that allows for maintaining your vision in the dark. The NightVision Light app turns the screen to illumination in red color to protect your night vision. Bulb light mode prevents the reddish foreground from "star-scape" photos caused by the red color light. It is very effective to apply the red color light for operations in the dark to avoid affecting your night vision. However, amount of light received by the sensor of your camera is good enough and the red color light may cause a reddish foreground (fogging in red) in the "star-scape" night photography. To avoid this phenomenon, the bulb light model is newly applied. The intensity of the bulb light is variable.

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

NightVision Light2 screens
Screen Light Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Screen Light Color at 4.5 against NightVision Light's 4.0. Screen Light Color also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 38 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 73%). NightVision Light'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. NightVision Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Screen Light Color holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Light Color has 485 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of NightVision Light's written reviews are positive against 90% of Screen Light Color's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NightVision Light ships an update every 38 months, Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NightVision Light versus Screen Light Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightVision LightScreen Light Color
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (41 ratings)4.5 (485 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews89.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41485 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVixen Co.,Ltd.Brian Li Sui Fong

Customer experience

NightVision Light

All ratings40 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative23.1%

Screen Light Color

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

Bugs and requests

NightVision Light

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

NightVision Light

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Screen Light Color

One-time2
  • Tip Jar$3.99
  • Unlock Extra Features$3.99

Questions

Is NightVision Light free?
NightVision Light 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, NightVision Light or Screen Light Color?
Screen Light Color is rated higher. NightVision Light averages 4.0 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Screen Light Color averages 4.5 from 485 ratings.
Do NightVision Light or Screen Light Color have ads?
Neither NightVision Light nor Screen Light Color shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NightVision Light or Screen Light Color?
NightVision Light ships an update every 38 months, and Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. Most recently, NightVision Light was updated on October 22, 2026 and Screen Light Color on October 16, 2026.

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