Light Detective vs UVLOOK Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Detective
This app educates patients about blue light and UV radiation, demonstrating the benefits of blue-coated lenses with simulations and images. It also measures blue light and UV radiation from various sources to enhance patient understanding.
- Patient education on blue light and UV
- Simulations and images of lens benefits
- Blue light measurement from light sources
- UV radiation measurement
- Information for eye care professionals
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Light Detective will assist you in explaining about Blue coated lens, Blue light and UV to patients. This application has helpful and informative contents that shows the benefits of Blue coated lens with simulation and images. Plus, this app enables you to measure Blue light from any light sources such as tablet(iPad) or Smartphone or Fluorescent light etc. and UV radiation with a Light Detective module to help patients to have better understanding about Blue light and UV radiation. This App is intended for use by Eye Care Professionals. - If you are a professional eye care practitioner, please contact us to learn more about Light Detective.
UVLOOK Lite
Visualize your skin's protection from the sun in real-time. This app works with a special UV camera accessory to show how effectively your sunscreen is applied and when it needs reapplication for optimal sun safety.
- Real-time UV visualization
- Sunscreen effectiveness check
- Reapplication reminders
- Comprehensive camera controls
- Works with UVLOOK mini accessory
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UVLOOK Lite App is compatible with a UVLOOK mini accessory, an MFi-certified UV Camera that works on your iPhone and iPad through a Lightning connector. The App offers comprehensive camera controls. You may wonder how your skin is exposed under the sunlight, even with sunscreen. By connecting a UVLOOK mini to your iPhone or iPad, this App can help you to see exactly how your sunscreen is working on your skin, in realtime. You will know how much you need to wear your particular sunscreen to provide proper protection. You will also know when your protective layer is fading, worn off, or washed off so that you may reapply on time. You may find many other applications while utilizing a handy UV camera with UVLOOK Lite. Enjoy it.
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Verdict
Light Detective and UVLOOK Lite both sit at 1.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 40% of UVLOOK Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Light Detective's. UVLOOK Lite also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Light Detective's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Light Detective against 1.0 for UVLOOK Lite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Light Detective's written reviews are positive against 40% of UVLOOK Lite's.
Light Detective ships an update every 8 months, UVLOOK Lite every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Detective | UVLOOK Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Signet Armorlite, Inc. | Beijing Youcai technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Light Detective
UVLOOK Lite
In-app purchases
Light Detective
No in-app purchases
UVLOOK Lite
No in-app purchases
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