Comparison

Colorbolt vs Lightbox

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. MODES • Rainbow — Your screen cycles through the full color spectrum. Hypnotic, beautiful, and surprisingly useful at parties. • Breathing — The screen dims and brightens along with your chosen breathing pattern. Optional white noise for audio cues. • Global Pulse — Every phone running Colorbolt at the same BPM flashes in perfect sync — anchored to the same atomic clock that runs the internet. No pairing, no setup, no internet required. Enable Global Color and every device also drifts through the exact same slowly-shifting hue at the same moment. Great for concerts and music festivals. • Candle Ambience — Natural candlelight flicker. Warm orange light that breathes and pulses like a real flame. • Sleep Timer — Screen slowly fades to black over your chosen duration. • Wake Up — Gradually brightens from a dim glow to your chosen brightness — a gentle way to ease into the morning. • Blackout — Pitch black screen. For screen cleaning, pretending your phone is off. Probably other uses. 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.

About

Lightbox

Enhance your photos and videos with customizable screen lighting. Features include adjustable color temperatures for portraits, a dreamy palette for night use, and dynamic color transitions for mood lighting. It also offers a strobe mode for parties.

Highlights
  • Adjustable color temperature for portraits
  • Dreamy color palette for night use
  • Flowing color transitions for mood
  • Customizable strobe light effects
  • Integrated studio camera for selfies and vlogs
Features
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Transform your iPhone into an instant beauty enhancer with the dazzling Dreamy Screen Color Light!  → Softbox Mode – Light up your night portraits with tones from cozy 2500K warmth to crisp 9900K whites. Now, you can capture stunning photos and videos directly within the app, turning every glow into a perfect shot.  → Night Light Mode – Explore a dreamy palette of colors. Adjust brightness and hues freely to match your vibe — from calm nights to creative moods.  → Mood Light Mode – Enjoy soft, flowing color transitions with our breathing light feature, adding a romantic, cinematic touch to any moment.  → Strobe Mode – Light up the party! Customize flashing speed and color combinations to make yourself the ultimate party king or queen.  Never miss a moment of brilliance — your portable Fill Light Atmosphere Lamp now doubles as a studio camera, ready for selfies, vlogs, or creative shoots anytime, anywhere. We offer multiple subscription options for you: - $2.99/week - $7.99/year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicyforlightbox Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/termsofuseforlightbox

Screenshots

Colorbolt3 screens
Lightbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colorbolt at 100% against Lightbox's 7%. Colorbolt also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Lightbox's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 12). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Colorbolt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lightbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightbox has 133 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 7% of Lightbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorbolt ships an update every 3 weeks, Lightbox monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Colorbolt versus Lightbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorboltLightbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.1 (133 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better6.9% of reviews
Number of ratings12133 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAir Pie LLCSihoooo Network Technology Co Ltd

Customer experience

Colorbolt

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

Lightbox

All ratings133 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive6.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Colorbolt

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

Lightbox

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Colorbolt free?
Colorbolt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightbox free?
Lightbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colorbolt or Lightbox?
Colorbolt is rated higher. Colorbolt averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Lightbox averages 4.1 from 133 ratings.
Do Colorbolt or Lightbox have ads?
Neither Colorbolt nor Lightbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorbolt or Lightbox?
Colorbolt ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lightbox monthly. Most recently, Colorbolt was updated on June 25, 2026 and Lightbox on September 17, 2026.

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