Centercode vs Lightster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Centercode
Discover product testing opportunities and provide feedback on new technologies. This app simplifies participation in user tests for leading tech companies, allowing you to report bugs, share ideas, and collaborate with other testers.
- Participate in alpha, beta, and delta tests
- Apply for exclusive testing opportunities
- Access all projects from one place
- Report bugs and usability issues
- Share ideas for new features
- Collaborate with fellow testers
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Find product testing opportunities and submit feedback wherever you are. The Centercode app makes participating in user tests easier than ever. Help shape the future of your favorite technology. With the Centercode app, you can provide feedback about your product experiences as they are happening, wherever they happen. Centercode puts everything you need to participate in user tests for the latest products by leading tech companies in the palm of your hand: • Participate in alpha, beta, and delta tests • Apply for exclusive testing opportunities • Access all of your projects from one place • Keep on top of activities and test schedules • Report bugs and usability issues • Share ideas for new features or improvements • Collaborate with fellow testers • Manage your tester profile PLEASE NOTE: The Centercode app is available only for members of Centercode private and public testing communities.
Lightster
Facilitates ongoing product discovery by connecting creators with users. Creators can build or join communities for feedback via chat or calls. Users can explore new products early and earn rewards for their time.
- Continuous product discovery
- Community feedback
- Chat and video calls
- Early access to new products
- User rewards
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Build the best products together. Lightster is an app that enables continuous discovery between product creators and users. As a product creator, you can create or follow an existing community for feedback through chat or audio/video calls. As a user, you can learn about new products and services built for you before everyone else and receive a reward for your time. [:mav: 1.10.48]
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Verdict
Centercode and Lightster both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Lightster's written reviews are positive against 0% of Centercode's. Lightster also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Centercode against 3.6 for Lightster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Centercode's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lightster's.
Centercode ships an update every 2 months, Lightster every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and June 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Centercode | Lightster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better | 3.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centercode | Lightster Inc. |
Customer experience
Centercode
Lightster
In-app purchases
Centercode
No in-app purchases
Lightster
No in-app purchases
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