Comparison

SG Lighting vs Shining Mask

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

Head to head
About

SG Lighting

Control your smart lights with a variety of intuitive methods. Adjust colors based on music, photos, or voice commands. Schedule lighting changes and enjoy remote control up to 15 meters away.

Highlights
  • Color recognition based on rotation
  • Music rhythm color synchronization
  • Scheduled on/off timer
  • Multiple color scene modes
  • Shake phone to change color
  • Voice control for color changes
  • Remote control up to 15m+
  • Photo color picking
Features
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1) 灯光可以随着你的旋转识别你常用的颜色的选择;2)灯光可以随着优美的音乐节奏来变换颜色;3)带有定时开关可以设置好对应的场景来改变灯光的颜色;4)带有多种颜色的场景模式的选择;5)手机摇一摇可以改变灯光的颜色变换;6)可以用声音控制灯光的颜色的变换;7)远程操控不受方向的限制距离可以达到15米以上;8)照片取色灯光可以从手机上的照片中取色进行灯光的变换;

About

Shining Mask

Control your LED display mask with this app. Customize text, effects, and choose from various animations and pictures. You can even capture or import images to display on your mask, making your device stand out.

Highlights
  • Change display text
  • Customize display effects
  • Select animations and pictures
  • Read display from photos
  • Import from photo album
  • Unique mask customization
Features
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Shining Mask is a cool app to control LED display mask. It can change the display text and display effect in the app, provide various interesting animations and pictures to meet your desire for performance. You can also take photos or read the display effect from photo album pictures. Cool and diverse playing methods make your mask equipment unique. Shining Mask是一款控制LED显示面具的酷炫App,实现在app中更改显示文字以及显示效果,提供各种有趣的动画和图片,满足你的表演欲,更可拍照或从相册图片读取显示效果,酷炫多样的玩法,让您的面具设备独一无二。

Screenshots

SG Lighting3 screens
Shining Mask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shining Mask at 3.2 against SG Lighting's 2.0. Shining Mask also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 9%) and ratings volume (421 vs 65). SG Lighting's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shining Mask holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shining Mask has 421 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of SG Lighting's written reviews are positive against 45% of Shining Mask's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SG Lighting ships an update every 3 days, Shining Mask every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SG Lighting versus Shining Mask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSG LightingShining Mask
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (65 ratings)3.2 (421 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.7% of reviews45.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB84 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNational Broom Company of California, Inc.Shenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

SG Lighting

All ratings65 ratings
Positive21.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative70.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive8.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative82.6%

Shining Mask

All ratings421 ratings
Positive48.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative37.3%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral20.1%
Negative34.9%

Bugs and requests

SG Lighting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shining Mask

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • DIY mode doesn't work
  • App gets stuck loading
  • App doesn't connect to mask
  • Mask stops working after some time
  • Bluetooth connection issues
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  • Text feature issues
  • Gesture switching issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to upload custom animations/GIFs
  • Ability to create custom designs
  • Ability to sync with Spotify
  • More mask designs and animations
  • Ability to control light patterns
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  • Ability to make a playlist of animations
  • Ability to upload videos
  • Ability to draw on the mask
  • Ability to freeze animated images

In-app purchases

None

SG Lighting

No in-app purchases

None

Shining Mask

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SG Lighting free?
SG Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shining Mask free?
Shining Mask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SG Lighting or Shining Mask?
Shining Mask is rated higher. SG Lighting averages 2.0 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Shining Mask averages 3.2 from 421 ratings.
Do SG Lighting or Shining Mask have ads?
Neither SG Lighting nor Shining Mask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SG Lighting or Shining Mask?
SG Lighting ships an update every 3 days, and Shining Mask every 5 weeks. Most recently, SG Lighting was updated on November 2, 2026 and Shining Mask on November 5, 2026.

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