Screen Light Color vs Studio Light Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Light Color
Transform your device's screen into a customizable light panel without distractions. Easily adjust to any color for various uses, from photography to tracing and mood lighting. Unlock advanced features like precise color temperature control and external display mirroring through in-app purchases.
- Adjustable color panel
- Distraction-free interface
- Photography lighting
- Tracing and animation lightbox
- Color matching reference
- Night light functionality
- External display control
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a clean, full-screen color light. Pick any color, adjust the brightness, then hide the controls so the display becomes the light — with nothing else in the way. Screen Light Color is useful as: → A studio light for accent or soft fill lighting → A lightbox / light table for tracing, drawing, animation, film negatives, radiographs, and more → A color reference and matching tool → A night light or screen flashlight → A red light for stargazing, night walks, or darkroom use → A beacon, visual signal, or mood light Made to stay out of your way: → Open colors from Home Screen widgets or Control Center → Use Siri and Shortcuts to open the app and set colors → Use Split View and multiple windows on iPad, each with its own color → Temporarily disable touch to prevent accidental taps or palm input → Use custom in-app screen brightness without changing your device brightness elsewhere → Navigate the app with VoiceOver Want more control? An optional in-app purchase unlocks: → Precision white-balance controls for warmer or cooler light, including magenta/green tint → Hue, saturation, brightness, RGB, and HEX controls → Saving as many custom color swatches as you want → Sync saved colors across your devices with iCloud → External-display support, so you can turn a TV or connected display into a larger light panel using AirPlay or a cable Simple when you want it. Precise when you need it.
Studio Light Pro
Transform your phone's screen into a versatile, custom light source. Ideal for video recording, video calls, or any situation requiring a portable and adaptable illumination solution.
- Customizable screen lighting
- Mobile light source
- Ideal for video recording
- Useful for video calls
- Versatile illumination
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Use your phone's screen as a custom lighting source! Perfect for anyone recording video, Zooming, or looking for a custom and mobile light source!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Screen Light Color at 90% against Studio Light Pro's 0%. Screen Light Color also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (485 vs 5). Studio Light Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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. Screen Light Color sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Studio Light Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Studio Light Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Light Color has 485 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Screen Light Color's written reviews are positive against 0% of Studio Light Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Screen Light Color ships an update every 5 weeks, Studio Light Pro every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Light Color | Studio Light Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (485 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 485 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Li Sui Fong | Conner Tate |
Customer experience
Screen Light Color
Studio Light Pro
Bugs and requests
Screen Light Color
Reported bugs
2 issues- Paid features not functioning as advertised
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to show multiple colors at once
- Random color generator slideshow option
- Support for Split View on iPad
- Option to add the app to Control Center
Studio Light Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Screen Light Color
- Tip Jar$2.99
- Unlock Extra Features$2.99
Studio Light Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Screen Light Color free?
Is Studio Light Pro free?
Which has better reviews, Screen Light Color or Studio Light Pro?
Do Screen Light Color or Studio Light Pro have ads?
Which is updated more often, Screen Light Color or Studio Light Pro?
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