Light Flash vs Screen Light Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Flash
This utility app transforms your device's screen into a customizable light source. It offers various color options, including a police light simulation, to suit different needs.
- Screen color light
- Police light simulation
- Customizable color options
- Camera flash light
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Camera Flash light Screen color police light color auto color light
Screen Light Color
Transform your device's screen into a customizable light panel without distractions. Easily adjust to any color for various uses, from photography to tracing and mood lighting. Unlock advanced features like precise color temperature control and external display mirroring through in-app purchases.
- Adjustable color panel
- Distraction-free interface
- Photography lighting
- Tracing and animation lightbox
- Color matching reference
- Night light functionality
- External display control
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a clean, full-screen color light. Pick any color, adjust the brightness, then hide the controls so the display becomes the light — with nothing else in the way. Screen Light Color is useful as: → A studio light for accent or soft fill lighting → A lightbox / light table for tracing, drawing, animation, film negatives, radiographs, and more → A color reference and matching tool → A night light or screen flashlight → A red light for stargazing, night walks, or darkroom use → A beacon, visual signal, or mood light Made to stay out of your way: → Open colors from Home Screen widgets or Control Center → Use Siri and Shortcuts to open the app and set colors → Use Split View and multiple windows on iPad, each with its own color → Temporarily disable touch to prevent accidental taps or palm input → Use custom in-app screen brightness without changing your device brightness elsewhere → Navigate the app with VoiceOver Want more control? An optional in-app purchase unlocks: → Precision white-balance controls for warmer or cooler light, including magenta/green tint → Hue, saturation, brightness, RGB, and HEX controls → Saving as many custom color swatches as you want → Sync saved colors across your devices with iCloud → External-display support, so you can turn a TV or connected display into a larger light panel using AirPlay or a cable Simple when you want it. Precise when you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Screen Light Color at 90% against Light Flash's 0%. Screen Light Color also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). Light Flash's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Light Flash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Screen Light Color sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Screen Light Color holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Light Color has 485 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Light Flash's written reviews are positive against 90% of Screen Light Color's.
Light Flash ships an update every 9 months, Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Flash | Screen Light Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (485 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 89.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 485 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salim Alhajri | Brian Li Sui Fong |
Customer experience
Light Flash
Screen Light Color
Bugs and requests
Light Flash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Screen Light Color
Reported bugs
2 issues- Paid features not functioning as advertised
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to show multiple colors at once
- Random color generator slideshow option
- Support for Split View on iPad
- Option to add the app to Control Center
In-app purchases
Light Flash
- Remove Ads$2.99
Screen Light Color
- Tip Jar$2.99
- Unlock Extra Features$2.99
Questions
Is Light Flash free?
Is Screen Light Color free?
Which has better reviews, Light Flash or Screen Light Color?
Do Light Flash or Screen Light Color have ads?
Which is updated more often, Light Flash or Screen Light Color?
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