PlaybookUX vs Lightster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlaybookUX
This invite-only app allows users to test mobile websites and prototypes by providing verbal feedback while completing tasks. Participants receive study links and task instructions to share their user experience with companies.
- Test mobile websites and prototypes
- Provide verbal feedback
- Receive task instructions
- Invite-only access
- Contribute to company feedback
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** NOTE: UX Mobile Testing Recorder is NOT a general purpose screen recording tool. It is invite only. ** The PlaybookUX app allows you test mobile websites and prototypes so you can provide companies with feedback. In order take a test with the PlaybookUX app, you must first have a link to the study. You will be given task instructions and asked to verbally provide feedback while interacting with the website or prototype.
Lightster
Facilitates ongoing product discovery by connecting creators with users. Creators can build or join communities for feedback via chat or calls. Users can explore new products early and earn rewards for their time.
- Continuous product discovery
- Community feedback
- Chat and video calls
- Early access to new products
- User rewards
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Build the best products together. Lightster is an app that enables continuous discovery between product creators and users. As a product creator, you can create or follow an existing community for feedback through chat or audio/video calls. As a user, you can learn about new products and services built for you before everyone else and receive a reward for your time. [:mav: 1.10.48]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightster at 75% against PlaybookUX's 13%. Lightster also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lightster holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PlaybookUX's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lightster's.
PlaybookUX ships an update every 2 months, Lightster every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlaybookUX | Lightster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlaybookUX | Lightster Inc. |
Customer experience
PlaybookUX
Lightster
In-app purchases
PlaybookUX
No in-app purchases
Lightster
No in-app purchases
Questions
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