Shining Mask vs SPOTLED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shining Mask
Control your LED display mask with this app. Customize text, effects, and choose from various animations and pictures. You can even capture or import images to display on your mask, making your device stand out.
- Change display text
- Customize display effects
- Select animations and pictures
- Read display from photos
- Import from photo album
- Unique mask customization
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Shining Mask is a cool app to control LED display mask. It can change the display text and display effect in the app, provide various interesting animations and pictures to meet your desire for performance. You can also take photos or read the display effect from photo album pictures. Cool and diverse playing methods make your mask equipment unique. Shining Mask是一款控制LED显示面具的酷炫App,实现在app中更改显示文字以及显示效果，提供各种有趣的动画和图片，满足你的表演欲,更可拍照或从相册图片读取显示效果，酷炫多样的玩法，让您的面具设备独一无二。
SPOTLED
This utility app requires connection to LED hardware to function. It enables control and management of connected LED devices.
- Connects to LED hardware
- Controls LED devices
- Manages LED hardware
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需连接 LED 硬件配合使用。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shining Mask at 3.2 against SPOTLED's 2.7. Shining Mask also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Shining Mask holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 396 and 160 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 45% and 45% positive.
Shining Mask ships an update every 5 weeks, SPOTLED monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shining Mask | SPOTLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (396 ratings) — better | 2.7 (160 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews | 45.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 396 — better | 160 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd. | Host No.4 Technology (chengdu) Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Shining Mask
SPOTLED
User reviews
Shining Mask
From 396 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good artist
- 🚀 Amazing app
- 💡 DIY and music features
- 👍 Comfortable to wear
- 👍 Cruise use is great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mask switches faces constantly
- 🐛 Music doesn't work
- 🐛 DIY doesn't work
- 🐛 App doesn't load
- 🐛 Mask glitches and stops working
SPOTLED
From 160 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Decent functionality
- 💡 Interesting concept
- 🚀 Fast app startup
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🔒 Security concerns
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 👎 Poor user experience
Bugs and requests
Shining Mask
Reported bugs
7 issues- DIY mode doesn't work
- App gets stuck loading
- App doesn't connect to mask
- Mask stops working after some time
- Bluetooth connection issues
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- Text feature issues
- Gesture switching issues
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to upload custom animations/GIFs
- Ability to create custom designs
- Ability to sync with Spotify
- More mask designs and animations
- Ability to control light patterns
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- Ability to make a playlist of animations
- Ability to upload videos
- Ability to draw on the mask
- Ability to freeze animated images
SPOTLED
Reported bugs
4 issues- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Incorrect display of text/animations
- Firmware update problems
- Registration/login errors
Requested features
4 requests- Add playlist support
- Improve text editing capabilities
- Provide more font and color options
- Allow custom image/GIF uploads
In-app purchases
Shining Mask
No in-app purchases
SPOTLED
No in-app purchases
