iSoftBox vs Isolux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Key light illumination
- Accent light for colors
- Multiple device synchronization
- Image stacking for dramatic effects
- Creative lighting control
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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.
Isolux
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Isolux makes one colour pop while turning everything else to greyscale — in seconds, entirely on your device. Pick a photo, drag the colour wheel to the hue you want to keep, and watch the selective colour effect appear in real time. Tap a preset (Red, Orange, Gold, Green, Sky, Purple) for instant results. Adjust the range slider to widen or narrow the preserved colour band. Toggle before/after to compare. Share directly to any app. Every step runs locally — no account, no cloud upload, no internet required. Includes: • Tactile colour wheel with drag-to-select hue • Six one-tap presets • Adjustable hue range • Real-time preview • Before/after comparison • Edit history • Share via any app Pro (one-time unlock): • Batch — process up to 20 photos at once with the same settings • Save to Photos at full original resolution • Unlimited edit history
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iSoftBox at none against Isolux's 1. iSoftBox also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Isolux sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iSoftBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | iSoftBox | Isolux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haoyuan Xia | 永 张 |
In-app purchases
iSoftBox
No in-app purchases
Isolux
- Isolux Pro$2.99









