Comparison

Colorbolt 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

Colorbolt

Adjust screen brightness and display custom colors with a simple swipe. This minimalist utility offers a distraction-free experience, providing hex and RGB values for chosen colors. It's designed for one-handed use and prevents screen locking or dimming.

Highlights
  • Brightness control by swiping anywhere
  • Custom color selection with Hex/RGB values
  • Distraction-free, no UI/settings
  • One-handed operation
  • Prevents screen locking and dimming
  • Delightful haptic feedback
Features
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Colorbolt turns your phone into a full-screen color Swiss Army Knife. Pick a color and swipe anywhere on the screen to control the actual brightness of your device. Use it as a fill light for photos, a mood lamp, a concert lighter, a nightlight, to sneak into bed without waking anyone, or just because it looks good. PREMADE PALETTES • 30 curated colors across three palettes — Basics, Vibes, and Moods. Useful, atmospheric, and very attractive. THREE ONE-TAP MODES • Global Pulse — Every Colorbolt pulses once per second in perfect sync and shares the same slowly drifting color. No pairing or setup. Great for concerts and festivals. • Pulse — Your chosen color rises and falls on a steady once-per-second pulse. • Rainbow — A smooth, authored 12-second journey through the full color spectrum. CUSTOM COLORS • Color wheel — Drag to any hue and saturation. • Kelvin temperature slider — Dial in warm candlelight at 1800 K or crisp daylight at 6500 K. • RGB + HEX entry — Find values from the colors, or colors from the values. • Save your favorites — Build a personal library of colors you love and use. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Access fullscreen colors directly from your home screen — white, red, your last used color, or a shortcut straight to the color picker. No ads. No in-app purchases.

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

Colorbolt4 screens
Screen Light Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Screen Light Color at Free against Colorbolt's $0.99. Screen Light Color also leads on ratings volume (496 vs 12). Colorbolt's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Screen Light Color is free to download; Colorbolt costs $0.99 up front. Colorbolt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases 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

Colorbolt holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Light Color has 496 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Colorbolt's written reviews are positive against 90% of Screen Light Color's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colorbolt versus Screen Light Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorboltScreen Light Color
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.5 (496 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12496 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAir Pie LLCBrian Li Sui Fong

Customer experience

Colorbolt

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screen Light Color

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

Bugs and requests

Colorbolt

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

2 purchases

Colorbolt

One-time2
  • Leave a Tip$0.99
  • Colorbolt Illuminated$2.99
2 purchases

Screen Light Color

One-time2
  • Tip Jar$3.99
  • Unlock Extra Features$3.99

Questions

Is Colorbolt free?
Colorbolt costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Screen Light Color free?
Screen Light Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colorbolt or Screen Light Color?
Colorbolt is rated higher. Colorbolt averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Screen Light Color averages 4.5 from 496 ratings.
Do Colorbolt or Screen Light Color have ads?
Neither Colorbolt nor Screen Light Color shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorbolt or Screen Light Color?
Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, and Screen Light Color every 5 weeks. Most recently, Colorbolt was updated on November 3, 2026 and Screen Light Color on November 3, 2026.

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