Light & Shadow vs Atlegras
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light & Shadow
Explore studio portrait lighting in AR on your iPhone or iPad. Learn lighting basics with interactive 3D models of studio setups and see how different light placements affect portraits. Choose your viewpoint to study lighting techniques.
- AR Studio Lighting Setups
- Interactive 3D Models
- Learn Lighting Basics
- Adjust Viewpoint
- Black and White/Color Modes
- Light Position Descriptions
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Using your iphone or ipad you can step into a Portrait Lighting Studio wherever you are. View a variety of Studio Lighting Setups in full size 3D. Learn the basics of portrait lighting using one light and a reflector or two light setups. This interactive app lets you move around the virtual studio and choose your point of view – study the light placement used to light the model or move in close to focus on the portrait. Features: 9 basic studio portrait light setups Description of each light position and the effect on the portrait back and white and color modes
Atlegras
Plan photoshoots with a vast library of poses and lighting setups. Discover AI-generated ideas and search using your own descriptions or photos. Organize your references and visualize lighting patterns in 3D.
- 10,000+ original poses for various subjects
- AI-generated poses and ideas
- Search poses by text description or uploaded photos
- 3D lighting setup diagrams
- Golden hour and blue hour planning
- Create custom pose collections
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Atlegras: Posing & Lighting helps you plan photoshoots, direct your models and set up your lights. Browse more than 10,000 original poses and ideas for women, men and couples, and for special occasions like weddings, engagements and graduations. NEW IN ATLEGRAS Gen AI Collections Fresh poses and ideas created with AI, guided by data from tens of millions of images. Explore new scenes like Car, Mirror, Poolside, Rooftop and Night in the City. Smarter Search, Now With Your Photos Describe the shot in your own words, like "couple on the beach at sunset", and Atlegras finds poses by what is actually in the picture. One search covers the Atlegras library and the photos you uploaded. FEATURES Poses and Ideas for Every Shoot Women, Men, Couples, Special Occasions, Family and Kids, organized into collections: Standing, Sitting, Head & Shoulders, Fashion, Fitness, Lifestyle, Studio, Urban, Nature, Work & Business, Wedding, Proposal, Graduation, Friends and more. The Most Popular Poses, Ranked AI collections show the most popular poses found in tens of millions of photos. Each pose comes with its variations, ranked by popularity and variety. Your Own Collections Upload your own references and mix them with the Atlegras library to plan shoots in your style. Lighting Setups in 3D See how Rembrandt, split, loop, rim, butterfly and other studio lighting patterns are built, with a diagram and a 3D view. Golden Hour and Blue Hour Plan outdoor sessions with golden hour and blue hour times and the weather for your location. Atlegras is made for photographers, models and content creators. Use it to plan portraits, headshots, couple sessions, weddings and content for social media. Terms of Use: https://atlegras.com/termsconditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Light & Shadow at none against Atlegras's 1. Light & Shadow also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Atlegras's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Atlegras sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Light & Shadow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Atlegras holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Atlegras has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Light & Shadow's written reviews are positive against 67% of Atlegras's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Light & Shadow ships an update monthly, Atlegras fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Light & Shadow | Atlegras |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | paulo majano | Valerii LLC |
Customer experience
Light & Shadow
Atlegras
In-app purchases
Light & Shadow
No in-app purchases
Atlegras
- Atlegras Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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