Comparison

Colorbolt vs Screen Light App

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 App

This utility app transforms your device's screen into a customizable light source. Adjust brightness and color to create the perfect ambiance for any situation. It offers a simple, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable screen light
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Single color display
  • Ad-free experience
  • Intuitive controls
Features
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ScreenLight is a simple app that lets you use your iPhone screen as a light. It displays a single color across the entire screen, with intuitive controls for brightness and color. There are no ads, and the app is completely free to use.

Screenshots

Colorbolt4 screens
Screen Light App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Screen Light App at Free against Colorbolt's $0.99. Colorbolt's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, 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

Screen Light App is free to download; Colorbolt costs $0.99 up front. Colorbolt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Screen Light App sells 3 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Colorbolt's written reviews are positive against 67% of Screen Light App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, Screen Light App every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colorbolt versus Screen Light App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorboltScreen Light App
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.6 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1232 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAir Pie LLCRikuto Kumada

Customer experience

Colorbolt

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

Screen Light App

All ratings31 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Colorbolt

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

Screen Light App

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Cake set$2.99
  • Dinner$5.99

Questions

Is Colorbolt free?
Colorbolt costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Screen Light App free?
Screen Light App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colorbolt or Screen Light App?
Colorbolt is rated higher. Colorbolt averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Screen Light App averages 4.6 from 32 ratings.
Do Colorbolt or Screen Light App have ads?
Neither Colorbolt nor Screen Light App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorbolt or Screen Light App?
Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, and Screen Light App every 4 months. Most recently, Colorbolt was updated on October 29, 2026 and Screen Light App on October 30, 2026.

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