Screen Light Color vs Color Screen
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.
Color Screen
Transform your device into a versatile light source for photography, testing, or creating ambiance. Offers a range of solid colors, dynamic sequences, and adjustable brightness and warmth. Integrates with Siri and Shortcuts for easy control.
- Full-screen solid color
- Customizable color sequences
- Adjustable brightness and warmth
- Selfie and video light
- Dead-pixel testing
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Offline functionality
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Color Screen turns your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen color panel for lighting, testing, and atmosphere. Use it as a stage light, photo fill light, LED or dead-pixel test, mood light, candle light, party light, or night light. It is fast, simple, and works offline for all core color features. Free features - Full-screen solid color - 20 preset colors - HEX input + RGB sliders - Color picker - 3 favorites - Force max brightness - Selfie & Video Light for selfies, video calls, and recording - Concert & Party for colorful crowd and party lighting - Photo Fill for quick extra light when taking photos - Night Light for soft light in dark spaces - 6 classic color sequences are free: Police, Ambulance, Disco, Candle, Breathing, Sunrise - Light level dims the light on screen from 5% to 100% - Warmth adjusts white light from warm amber to cool daylight - Sleep timer for 15, 30 or 60 minutes - Siri and Shortcuts support for turning on a color light by voice or from the Shortcuts app - Control Center control to open the light (iOS 18 or later) - Home Screen quick actions: White, Night Red, Warm White Premium features - Custom sequence editor - Two-color gradient mode - Unlimited favorites - One-time purchase — no subscriptions - Party Pack with 3 lively party sequences - Relax Pack with 3 slow, calm fading sequences - Signal Pack with blinking visual signal light patterns Photosensitivity warning: This app can display rapidly changing colors and flashing sequences. If you or anyone viewing the screen has epilepsy, seizure disorders, or photosensitivity, avoid using sequence features. Take breaks and stop use immediately if you feel discomfort, dizziness, or visual disturbances. Support: https://cosprosoftsplit.github.io/color-screen/support.html Privacy Policy: https://cosprosoftsplit.github.io/color-screen/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://cosprosoftsplit.github.io/color-screen/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Screen Light Color at 4.5 against Color Screen's 1.0. Screen Light Color also leads on ratings volume (496 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Color Screen's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Color Screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Screen Light Color holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Light Color has 496 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Color Screen'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, Color Screen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Light Color | Color Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (496 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 496 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Li Sui Fong | Cosmic Production d.o.o. |
Customer experience
Screen Light Color
Color Screen
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
Color Screen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Screen Light Color
- Tip Jar$3.99
- Unlock Extra Features$3.99
Color Screen
- Color Screen Premium$4.99
Questions
Is Screen Light Color free?
Is Color Screen free?
Which has better reviews, Screen Light Color or Color Screen?
Do Screen Light Color or Color Screen have ads?
Which is updated more often, Screen Light Color or Color Screen?
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