Comparison

Light Flash vs Screen Light Color

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Screen color light
  • Police light simulation
  • Customizable color options
  • Camera flash light
Features
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Camera Flash light Screen color police light color auto color light

About

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.

Highlights
  • Adjustable color panel
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Photography lighting
  • Tracing and animation lightbox
  • Color matching reference
  • Night light functionality
  • External display control
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Light Flash4 screens
Screen Light Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Light Flash versus Screen Light Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight FlashScreen Light Color
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (8 ratings)4.5 (485 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews89.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8485 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalim AlhajriBrian Li Sui Fong

Customer experience

Light Flash

All ratings8 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Screen Light Color

All ratings485 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.5%

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

1 purchases

Light Flash

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Screen Light Color

One-time2
  • Tip Jar$2.99
  • Unlock Extra Features$2.99

Questions

Is Light Flash free?
Light Flash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Light Color free?
Screen Light Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Light Flash or Screen Light Color?
Screen Light Color is rated higher. Light Flash averages 1.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Screen Light Color averages 4.5 from 485 ratings.
Do Light Flash or Screen Light Color have ads?
Neither Light Flash nor Screen Light Color shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Flash or Screen Light Color?
Light Flash ships an update every 9 months, and Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. Most recently, Light Flash was updated on August 29, 2026 and Screen Light Color on September 25, 2026.

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