Comparison

Studio Light Pro vs Color Light

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable screen lighting
  • Mobile light source
  • Ideal for video recording
  • Useful for video calls
  • Versatile illumination
Features
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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!

About

Color Light

This app provides a versatile lighting tool for photography, allowing users to adjust hue, saturation, and brightness. It offers various fill light types including square, gradient, and customizable shapes to enhance photos.

Highlights
  • Adjustable hue, saturation, and brightness
  • Square fill light
  • Gradient fill light presets
  • Customizable shape lighting
  • Immediate lighting results
Features
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Light is critical to normal photography. However, the most uncontrollable factor is the control of light, and if you want to shoot good-looking works, Light Art is a must-have application for us. Light Art allows you to easily adjust Hue, Saturation, and Brightness to help you light up quickly with immediate results. Fill Light Types Selection: -Square With any brightness and saturation, a variety of light perceptions can be achieved. -Gradient Preset popular purple light, white light, warm light and other colors. -Shape Customize and combine multiple colors to create neon lighting patterns. Subscription Plans: Monthly Subscription: $9.99 / month with 3-day free trial. Subscription will automatically renew 24 hours prior to the end of each term (month or year correspondingly) and your card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused period of the term. Terms Of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/lightart-terms-of-use/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/lightart-privacy-policy/home

Screenshots

Studio Light Pro3 screens
Color Light3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Studio Light Pro at 5.0 against Color Light's 4.0. Studio Light Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Color Light's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Color Light sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Studio Light Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Studio Light Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Light has 328 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Studio Light Pro's written reviews are positive against 25% of Color Light's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Studio Light Pro ships an update every 13 months, Color Light every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Studio Light Pro versus Color Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudio Light ProColor Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (328 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5328 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConner Tate林月 张

Customer experience

Studio Light Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Color Light

All ratings328 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Studio Light Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Color Light

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App doesn't work after payment
  • Flashlight doesn't work, only screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow trying paid features before purchase
  • More free effects

In-app purchases

None

Studio Light Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Color Light

Subscriptions3
  • Light Art Week$2.997 Days
  • Light Art Pro Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Light Art Pro Month$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Studio Light Pro free?
Studio Light Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Light free?
Color Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Studio Light Pro or Color Light?
Studio Light Pro is rated higher. Studio Light Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Color Light averages 4.0 from 328 ratings.
Do Studio Light Pro or Color Light have ads?
Neither Studio Light Pro nor Color Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Studio Light Pro or Color Light?
Studio Light Pro ships an update every 13 months, and Color Light every 3 weeks. Most recently, Studio Light Pro was updated on July 5, 2026 and Color Light on September 24, 2026.

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