Comparison

ShadowMagic vs Lighting BOSS PRO

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

Head to head
About

ShadowMagic

A virtual lighting simulator for theatrical and stage design. Visualize lighting, color, shadows, and scenery with realistic fixtures and over 1600 gel colors. Save and share your designs.

Highlights
  • Virtual light lab and Black Box theatre
  • Realistic Source Four® Spotlight and Fresnel fixtures
  • Zoom and dimming capabilities with photometric accuracy
  • Over 1600 gel colors from major manufacturers
  • Precise fixture positioning and auto-focus
  • Save, organize, and share designs as PDF reports
Features
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A virtual light lab, or Black Box theatre for visualizing lighting, color, shadows, and scenery. The lab has a 40’ x 30’ stage and a 40' x 20' cyclorama. The theatre space is 80’ wide, 40’ high, and 80’ deep. Designers can choose up to eight fixtures to light a very basic scene. Two types of lights are available. The Source Four® Spotlight is available with 14°, 26°, 19°, 36°, 50° lens barrels. The The Source Four® 7” Fresnel may also be selected and zooms from full flood at 65° to spot focus with a beam angle of 20°. All of the beam spreads are photometrically correct. The lamp for both fixtures is a 750 W HPL, and when it is dimmed the color temperature decreases from 3200° K at full down to 2300° when the light is at 4%. Each light can be dimmed individually or the entire scene lowered using a grand master. Intensity has a resolution of 1%. A theatre lighting simulator would not be complete without gels and we have over 1600 colors to choose from the 4 major manufacturers. The gels can be assembled into a collection called a gel string and any color from the string can be applied to each light. Each of the lights may be positioned anywhere around the theatre to simulate booms, shinbusters, or the balcony rail. Resolution of the position is 0.1 feet. When focused on the actor, the lights are auto-focused so you can move the light’s position and see the resulting angle. Lights focused on the backdrop are focused manually by touching the cyc. When you move or rotate the actor, the lights will follow and stay focused right in the center of the body. Scenes may be saved and organized into projects. Both can be shared as a .pdf report with colleagues and friends to show off your ideas. While simple in concept and operation, ShadowMagic has subtleties such as reflections from a matte gray stage covering and the coloring of shadows from other light fixtures. From beginners to seasoned professionals, ShadowMagic makes visualizing and lighting a scene much quicker and easier and more fun.

About

Lighting BOSS PRO

Design and propose outdoor lighting and audio projects quickly and efficiently, even on-site. This app uses AI to create stunning visual designs and detailed proposals, helping professionals close deals faster and increase profits.

Highlights
  • AI-powered landscape, holiday, and blueprint designs
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
  • Stunning night-time renderings
  • Comprehensive product lists
  • Cloud-based design storage
  • High-quality PDF proposals
  • Team member invitations with permissions
Features
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Lighting BOSS PRO Sales & Design App is for the Outdoor Lighting & Audio professional. Create stunning landscape lighting designs, proposals, work orders and even purchase orders in minutes, not hours, all while onsite. You can utilize this technology to increase your profits, efficiency, and value. Features include: - Turn any photo into stunning Landscape, Holiday and Blueprint designs in seconds using BOSS AI. - Streamline your lighting design process with a hassle-free, intuitive interface that makes designing easy, even without technical knowledge. - Drag and drop products to effortlessly create elegant lighting designs in minutes using a user-friendly interface. - Create stunning night-time renderings that captivate and inspire, leaving a lasting impression. - Ensure precision with comprehensive product lists that guarantee accuracy. - Securely access and store your designs anytime, anywhere in the cloud. - Accelerate sales cycles and close deals faster with detailed and visually striking lighting proposals in high-quality PDFs. - Enjoy an easy and efficient design process that consistently delivers exceptional results. This app is preloaded with generic products & pricing that can be custom tailored in your personalized backend operations portal any time. There is no limit to the amount of custom products you can add/save. You can also invite as many team members to use this app as you’d like and set different access permissions for them. NOT JUST A MOBILE APP, BUT A BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY!

Screenshots

ShadowMagic4 screens
Lighting BOSS PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lighting BOSS PRO at Free against ShadowMagic's $14.99. Lighting BOSS PRO also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Lighting BOSS PRO is free to download; ShadowMagic costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShadowMagic against 5.0 for Lighting BOSS PRO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShadowMagic ships an update every 3 months, Lighting BOSS PRO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShadowMagic versus Lighting BOSS PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowMagicLighting BOSS PRO
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrossroads Motorsport, LLCJASO ENTERPRISES LLC

Customer experience

ShadowMagic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lighting BOSS PRO

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShadowMagic

No in-app purchases

None

Lighting BOSS PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShadowMagic free?
ShadowMagic costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lighting BOSS PRO free?
Lighting BOSS PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShadowMagic or Lighting BOSS PRO?
ShadowMagic and Lighting BOSS PRO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do ShadowMagic or Lighting BOSS PRO have ads?
Neither ShadowMagic nor Lighting BOSS PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShadowMagic or Lighting BOSS PRO?
ShadowMagic ships an update every 3 months, and Lighting BOSS PRO every 2 weeks. Most recently, ShadowMagic was updated on October 6, 2026 and Lighting BOSS PRO on October 3, 2026.

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