Comparison

iSoftBox vs 妈妈的照片

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

Head to head
About

iSoftBox

This creative lighting tool allows photographers to illuminate subjects and add accent colors using their mobile devices. Explore dramatic effects with multiple devices or image stacking for enhanced still photography.

Highlights
  • Key light illumination
  • Accent light for colors
  • Multiple device synchronization
  • Image stacking for dramatic effects
  • Creative lighting control
Features
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iSoftBox turns your iPhone or iPad into a clean, controllable light source for photography. Use the display you already have to illuminate small subjects, digitize film, create calibration frames, or paint with light. A Clean, Full-Screen Light The selected color fills the entire display without permanent controls, toolbars, or status indicators contaminating the light. Choose HSB to shape hue, saturation, and brightness, or switch to CCT to fine-tune white light through temperature, tint, and intensity. A temporary visual readout appears only while you make an adjustment. Made for Real Photography • Product and Macro Lighting — Use one device as a key, fill, rim, or accent light for small subjects. Combine multiple devices when your setup needs more coverage or separation. • Film Digitizing — Place a negative carrier over a neutral white screen to create a practical backlight for camera scanning. • Astrophotography Flat Frames — Rest the device over an upward-facing telescope aperture and use its uniform screen to capture flat-field calibration frames. • Light Painting — Move a colored screen through a long exposure to create broad, expressive trails that are difficult to achieve with a point light. Controls That Stay Out of the Shot Each color mode has its own gesture assignments. Customize which one- and two-finger swipes adjust each property and choose the drag direction that increases its value. Double-tap to open precise controls for the active mode. When your setup is ready, lock gestures to prevent accidental changes while positioning a subject, film carrier, or other equipment. Choose a Brightness Curve that suits how you want adjustments to respond. Enable Preserve Settings when you want iSoftBox to restore your Color Mode or Color Adjustments the next time it opens. Built-in Color Accuracy guidance identifies display settings that can affect color consistency. iSoftBox keeps the display awake while the light is active. When the app leaves the foreground, it restores your original system brightness. Accessible and Private All gesture-driven adjustments are also available through standard controls for VoiceOver and Switch Control users. iSoftBox requires no account and includes no analytics or tracking identifiers. Your preferences remain on your device. Whether you are building a careful tabletop setup or experimenting outdoors after dark, iSoftBox gives you a simple photographic light that is always close at hand.

About

妈妈的照片

Features
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Screenshots

iSoftBox4 screens
妈妈的照片4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 妈妈的照片 at every 2 days against iSoftBox's monthly. 妈妈的照片 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSoftBox ships an update monthly, 妈妈的照片 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iSoftBox versus 妈妈的照片: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSoftBox妈妈的照片
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaoyuan Xia平卫 沙

In-app purchases

None

iSoftBox

No in-app purchases

None

妈妈的照片

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSoftBox free?
iSoftBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 妈妈的照片 free?
妈妈的照片 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iSoftBox or 妈妈的照片 have ads?
Neither iSoftBox nor 妈妈的照片 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSoftBox or 妈妈的照片?
iSoftBox ships an update monthly, and 妈妈的照片 every 2 days. Most recently, iSoftBox was updated on October 26, 2026 and 妈妈的照片 on October 11, 2026.

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