Easy Lighten Blend vs sMoteWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Lighten Blend
Easily create stunning blend photographs by lightening dark night images. Supports darken and averaging blends for versatile photo editing. Perfect for capturing vibrant fireworks and starry skies.
- Lighten blend photography
- Darken blend photography
- Averaging blend photography
- Select multiple photos
- Night sky and fireworks editing
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You can easily create a lighten blend photograph with this app! Also supports darken blend and averaging blend! Let's make a nice photo of the fireworks and the starry sky! * You can select any number of photos, but there is a possibility that the crash in the memory shortage if you select too many images
sMoteWatch
Control your Sony camera remotely using Bluetooth LE from your watch. This affordable app allows for focus acquisition and picture taking, as well as bulb mode control. A visual indicator shows focus and shutter status.
- Bluetooth LE camera remote
- Focus acquisition and capture
- Bulb mode control
- Shutter status indicator
- Affordable alternative to physical remotes
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Bluetooth LE remote Watch App for Sony cameras (see compatibility list below). An affordable alternative to physical remotes. Perfect for any situation you would like to remote control your Sony camera without cables using Bluetooth. The pressing the remote button will (just like on the camera) acquire focus and then take the picture. It can also be used in bulb mode, one press opens the shutter, next press close the shutter. A red ring around the button indicates that the shutter is open. A green ring around the button indicates that focus is acquired. Compatibility List [E-Mount] ILCE-6100 ILCE-6400 (with latest software version) ILCE-6600 ILCE-7C ILCE-7M3 (software version. Ver.3.00 or later) ILCE-7RM3 (software version. Ver.3.00 or later) ILCE-7RM3A ILCE-7SM3 ILCE-7M4 ILCE-7RM4 ILCE-7RM4A ILCE-7RM5 ILCE-1 ILCE-9 (with latest software version) ILCE-9M2 ZV-E10 [Compact cameras] DSC-RX0M2 (software version. Ver.3.00 or later) DSC-RX100M7 ZV-1 ZV-1F
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Easy Lighten Blend at Free against sMoteWatch's $0.99. Easy Lighten Blend also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). sMoteWatch's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Easy Lighten Blend is free to download; sMoteWatch costs $0.99 up front. Easy Lighten Blend sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. sMoteWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
sMoteWatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Lighten Blend has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Easy Lighten Blend's written reviews are positive against 100% of sMoteWatch's.
Easy Lighten Blend ships an update every 2 months, sMoteWatch every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Lighten Blend | sMoteWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osawa Shunsuke | Mikael Soderstrom |
Customer experience
Easy Lighten Blend
sMoteWatch
In-app purchases
Easy Lighten Blend
- Support for Development$2.99
- Pro Edition$4.99
sMoteWatch
No in-app purchases
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