Comparison

Widget Brightness vs Colorbolt

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

Head to head
About

Widget Brightness

Control your device's screen brightness directly from a widget. Quickly adjust brightness levels without opening the application, offering convenient access to screen settings.

Highlights
  • Adjust brightness from widget
  • Direct brightness control
  • URL scheme support
  • Set specific brightness levels via URL
Features
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This app can change the brightness simply in widget. You can directly change the brightness adjustment. URL scheme: Open app: widgetbrightness:// Open app and set brightness. widgetbrightness://update/0 widgetbrightness://update/25 widgetbrightness://update/50 widgetbrightness://update/75 widgetbrightness://update/100

About

Colorbolt

Adjust screen brightness and display custom colors with a simple swipe. This minimalist utility offers a distraction-free experience, providing hex and RGB values for chosen colors. It's designed for one-handed use and prevents screen locking or dimming.

Highlights
  • Brightness control by swiping anywhere
  • Custom color selection with Hex/RGB values
  • Distraction-free, no UI/settings
  • One-handed operation
  • Prevents screen locking and dimming
  • Delightful haptic feedback
Features
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Colorbolt turns your phone into a full-screen color Swiss Army Knife. Pick a color and swipe anywhere on the screen to control the actual brightness of your device. Use it as a fill light for photos, a mood lamp, a concert lighter, a nightlight, to sneak into bed without waking anyone, or just because it looks good. PREMADE PALETTES • 30 curated colors across three palettes — Basics, Vibes, and Moods. Useful, atmospheric, and very attractive. FOUR ONE-TAP MODES • Global Pulse — Every Colorbolt pulses once per second in perfect sync and shares the same slowly drifting color. No pairing or setup. Great for concerts and festivals. • Pulse — Your chosen color rises and falls on a steady once-per-second pulse. • Rainbow — A smooth, authored 12-second journey through the full color spectrum. • Candle — Irregular candlelight with visible brightness flicker and natural color movement between golden yellow and deep orange. CUSTOM COLORS • Color wheel — Drag to any hue and saturation. • Kelvin temperature slider — Dial in warm candlelight at 1800 K or crisp daylight at 6500 K. • RGB + HEX entry — Find values from the colors, or colors from the values. • Save your favorites — Build a personal library of colors you love and use. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Access fullscreen colors directly from your home screen — white, red, your last used color, or a shortcut straight to the color picker. Every palette, mode, and custom-color tool is ready from the first launch.

Screenshots

Widget Brightness2 screens
Colorbolt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colorbolt at 100% against Widget Brightness's 10%. Colorbolt also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Widget Brightness's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, 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

Widget Brightness costs $1.99 and Colorbolt $0.99 up front. Colorbolt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Widget Brightness asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colorbolt holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Widget Brightness's written reviews are positive against 100% of Colorbolt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Brightness ships an update every 2 months, Colorbolt fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Widget Brightness versus Colorbolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget BrightnessColorbolt
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings612 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKENICHI IIDAAir Pie LLC

Customer experience

Widget Brightness

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

Colorbolt

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Widget Brightness

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Colorbolt

One-time2
  • Leave a Tip$0.99
  • Colorbolt Illuminated$2.99

Questions

Is Widget Brightness free?
Widget Brightness costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colorbolt free?
Colorbolt costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Widget Brightness or Colorbolt?
Colorbolt is rated higher. Widget Brightness averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Colorbolt averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Widget Brightness or Colorbolt have ads?
Neither Widget Brightness nor Colorbolt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Brightness or Colorbolt?
Widget Brightness ships an update every 2 months, and Colorbolt fortnightly. Most recently, Widget Brightness was updated on November 2, 2026 and Colorbolt on November 7, 2026.

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