toolKaiser vs Lazy Lighting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
toolKaiser
Effortlessly create professional foam inserts for tool organization. Simply photograph your tools, and the app automatically recognizes shapes and generates a compact layout. Export your designs for laser cutting or printouts.
- Automatic tool shape recognition
- Compact and pleasing layout generation
- Customizable paper sizes (Letter, A4, etc.)
- Editor for detailed outline adjustments
- Export to SVG, DXF, and PDF formats
- Organize various objects beyond tools
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The simple way to get organized. Professional-looking foam inserts made easy. toolKaiser makes it a breeze to generate professional-looking foam inserts without the usual hassle. No tracing of tools and no fussing with manual layouts. Take a few photos and let toolKaiser do all the hard work, recognizing tool shapes and finding a pleasing and compact layout. toolKaiser is simple and intuitive to use. In just 3 simple steps you can get a nice layout for all your tools. Step 1 'Photos': take pictures of your all your tools. Step 2 'Check': check the tool outlines generated automatically. Press 'Paper' to change the size of the background white paper to any of the given standard sizes: Letter, Tabloid, Legal, A4, A3, A2. Have a look at the help video to see how you can stick two Letter-sized papers to create a Tabloid-sized paper etc. Step 3: 'Editor': head over to the toolKaiser editor (link also provided at https://www.toolkaiser.com/) and import your tools in a few seconds. Your tools will automatically appear sorted, grouped together and compactly laid out. The toolKaiser editor is very easy to use and has many powerful features which allow you to edit and place your tool outlines. Sit back, relax and let toolKaiser do all the hard work for you. Once you have found your favorite layout, you can export your digital toolbox in various formats including SVG and DXF, suitable for laser-cutting or take a PDF printout and stick on a foam and cut it yourself. Use toolKaiser to organize other objects as well. All you need is a white printing paper of known size and the toolKaiser app! Please visit https://www.toolkaiser.com/ for more details, FAQs and access to the toolKaiser editor. And don't forget to leave a comment about your experience with toolKaiser!
Lazy Lighting
Transform any surface into a dynamic visual display with this powerful projection mapping app. Easily map walls, objects, or stages directly from your iPhone or iPad without needing a computer or complex software. Create stunning visual experiences for art, music, events, or home decoration.
- Projection mapping tools
- Real-time drawing mode
- Video import and mapping
- Custom shape import
- Dual visual channels
- Built-in visual effects
- Wireless and wired output
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a touch-first projection mapping and video mapping studio. Lazy Lighting lets you warp videos, photos, live camera feeds, animated drawings, and generative VJ visuals onto walls, stages, sculptures, windows, objects, and multi-surface installations—without a laptop. MAP ANY SURFACE Create squares, circles, custom text, cubes, boxes, image silhouettes, and hand-drawn outlines. Drag corners directly on screen to align each projection, bend edges around curved forms, then use masks and cutouts to control exactly where every visual appears. Map several surfaces at once. Assign different content to individual shapes, layer visuals with independent opacity and ordering, and save projects to continue later. CREATE LIVE VISUALS • Explore built-in visualizers, VJ loops, generative shaders, gradients, tunnels, neon effects, and shape-aware animations • Import videos and photos from your device • Use a live camera feed as projection content • Draw and animate original visuals by hand • Crop, fit, mask, layer, and apply real-time effects including kaleidoscope, tile, slide, rotate, zoom, blur, monochrome, invert, and color cycle • Make visuals react to audio or control parameters with MIDI • Animate controls with BPM-synced LFO and envelope modulation • Use hand and face tracking for expressive control BUILD A COMPLETE SHOW Create scenes and switch between them live, or arrange them on a timeline. Add an audio track, trim and duplicate clips, automate visual parameters, and move between looks with fade or dissolve transitions. Export the finished projection-mapped show in 720p, 1080p, or 4K with audio. Save it to Photos or send it to a compatible receiver running Lazy Lighting Link. EXPORT ONCE. PLAY WITHOUT YOUR PHONE. Once the transfer is complete, Lazy Lighting Link saves and loops the show on the receiver. Close the app and free your iPhone or iPad—the projection keeps playing without your device remaining connected. CONNECT YOUR WAY Connect by HDMI with a compatible USB-C or Lightning adapter, use AirPlay, or connect through Lazy Lighting Link. External display output keeps the controls on your device while the visual output fills the projector. Lazy Lighting is made for projection artists, VJs, DJs, musicians, performers, stage and event designers, galleries, installations, window displays, parties, home ambience, and Halloween, Christmas, or holiday projections. Create the map. Build the visuals. Perform live—or export once and let Lazy Lighting Link keep it playing. A compatible projector or display and a wired or wireless connection are required for external output. Lazy Lighting Link export requires a compatible receiver on the same network. Some features require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://lazylighting.com/ios-terms Privacy Policy: https://lazylighting.com/ios-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: toolKaiser at none against Lazy Lighting's 6. toolKaiser also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 47%). Lazy Lighting's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (386 vs 10). On price, rating, 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. Lazy Lighting sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. toolKaiser asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for toolKaiser against 4.5 for Lazy Lighting. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lazy Lighting has 386 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of toolKaiser's written reviews are positive against 47% of Lazy Lighting's.
toolKaiser ships an update every 9 months, Lazy Lighting every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | toolKaiser | Lazy Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | 4.5 (386 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 47.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 386 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #54 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ToolKaiser | AUDITY APPS LLC |
Customer experience
toolKaiser
Lazy Lighting
In-app purchases
toolKaiser
No in-app purchases
Lazy Lighting
- Lazy Lighting Pro$9.991 Month
- Lazy Lighting Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Lazy Lighting Pro1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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- Lazy Lighting Pro$59.991 Year
- Lazy Lighting Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Lazy Lighting Pro$129.99
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