Comparison

GoSpectro vs Lightscope

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

Head to head
About

GoSpectro

Transform your smartphone into a portable light spectrometer with this app and its accessory. Analyze spectral data for material characterization, with applications in gemology, food analysis, and water quality testing.

Highlights
  • Turn smartphone into a spectrometer
  • Measure, record, and analyze spectral data
  • Export spectral data
  • Material characterization
  • Applications in gemology and food industry
Features
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Spectroscopy is a powerful tool that allows to analyze matter from the spectral component of light. So far, it has been restricted to professionals, considering the cost, the size and complexity of the equipment. Today, GoSpectro puts the power of spectroscopy in the hands of everyone, offering the world’s most compact and most simple light spectrometers. This application, combined with the GoSpectro accessory, allows to turn any smartphone into a light spectrometer in order to measure, record, analyze and export spectral data. It is the ideal companion for students, professionals or anyone who needs to measure a light spectrum on the go. This enables to perform material characterization and analysis with an ultra-compact device natively connected to the internet, with applications in gemology (gem identification), food industry (color measurement, allergen detection), water quality (pollution detection), academia/teaching, anti-counterfeiting, art, etc.

About

Lightscope

Features
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Shot in Apple Log and tired of flat, washed-out previews? Lightscope plays Apple Log (1 & 2) footage back the way it was meant to look — in real Rec.2100 HLG — and lets you grade it right on your iPhone or iPad. PLAY IT RIGHT • True HDR playback of Apple Log 1 & 2 clips (Rec.2100 HLG) • Technical LUTs generated from DaVinci Resolve for accurate log-to-display transforms • One-tap HDR / SDR display modes GRADE ON-DEVICE • Color wheels (lift · gamma · gain), exposure in the scene-referred log domain • Tone curves with a live curve editor • Color warper and skin-tone secondaries • Film & cinema looks, plus your own .cube LUTs • Broadcast scopes: waveform and vectorscope, on the image while you grade • Non-destructive: every clip remembers its grade automatically • Shareable grade presets EXPORT • 10-bit HEVC in Rec.2100 HLG (true HDR) or Rec.709 (SDR master) • Saved straight back to your Photos library TRY EVERYTHING FREE FOR 14 DAYS Every feature is unlocked for two weeks — no account, no sign-up. After the trial, your library stays free to browse, and a single one-time purchase of Lightscope Pro keeps true HLG playback, the full grading suite and export forever. No subscription. Family Sharing supported. Everything happens on your device. No uploads, no tracking. Requires iOS 17 or later. Apple Log recording requires iPhone 15 Pro or later (or footage from Final Cut Camera / Blackmagic Cam).

Screenshots

GoSpectro2 screens
Lightscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoSpectro at none against Lightscope's 1. GoSpectro also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Lightscope's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). 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. Lightscope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GoSpectro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoSpectro ships an update every 2 months, Lightscope every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GoSpectro versus Lightscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoSpectroLightscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas KuntzelJian Zhou

In-app purchases

None

GoSpectro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lightscope

One-time1
  • Lightscope Pro$9.99

Questions

Is GoSpectro free?
GoSpectro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightscope free?
Lightscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoSpectro or Lightscope have ads?
Neither GoSpectro nor Lightscope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoSpectro or Lightscope?
GoSpectro ships an update every 2 months, and Lightscope every 5 days. Most recently, GoSpectro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lightscope on October 31, 2026.

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