Comparison

R vs iLights

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

R

This app allows numbers to magically transfer from a spectator's phone to yours, mimicking a real calculator interface. It offers a variety of magic effects and configurable options, including Bluetooth remote control support. Designed for magicians, it enables seamless transitions between calculator and routine modes.

Highlights
  • Spectator number transfer
  • Realistic calculator interface
  • Switch between modes
  • Chainable routines
  • Configurable effects
  • Bluetooth remote support
Features
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With R-DIGIT, Iphone calculator app numbers travel magically from spectator's mobile to yours. You can find a large field of magic effects with this principle. Get ready for stupefaction and laughts from your audience ! Hightlights : - Strictly like the real calculator app - Switching secretly from calculator mode to routine mode and vice versa right in front of your audience and whenever you want. - Possibility to chain up any calculator routine from your repertoire (ex: Toxic) after or before R-DIGIT, without leaving the application - For all Iphone. - All effects are configurable (triggering of effects, delays) - Possibility of connecting a Bluetooth remote control, but everything is provided to do without. - Full routine detailed in video (subtleties to reinforce the effects) . This application is intended for professional and amateur magicians who know how to keep a secret !

About

iLights

Features
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Programmez le premier pouce lumineux connecté. Organisez les séquences que vous souhaitez, faites des animations, contrôler votre iPhone en le faisant vibrer ou sonner. Choisissez une image pour faire apparaître ou disparaître de l'écran l'objet de votre choix.

Screenshots

R1 screens
iLights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iLights at Free against R's $29.99. iLights also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iLights is free to download; R costs $29.99 up front. R sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iLights asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

R ships an update monthly, iLights every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
R versus iLights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiLights
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB716 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin VianneyGuillaume Donzeau

In-app purchases

3 purchases

R

One-time3
  • Digits Peek$8.99
  • LED travel$9.99
  • R-Digit +$24.99
None

iLights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R free?
R costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is iLights free?
iLights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do R or iLights have ads?
Neither R nor iLights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, R or iLights?
R ships an update monthly, and iLights every 10 days. Most recently, R was updated on October 25, 2026 and iLights on October 19, 2026.

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