Comparison

Studio Light Pro vs Photographers Light Table

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

Photographers Light Table

Transform your mobile device into a portable light table for viewing film negatives, prints, and creating astrophotography calibration flats. Offers adjustable brightness, white balance, and an optional grid overlay for precise alignment and accurate color work.

Highlights
  • Device to light table transformation
  • Adjustable brightness control
  • Adjustable white balance
  • Optional grid overlay
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Photographers Light Table turns your iPhone or iPad into a clean, evenly lit surface for viewing film negatives and slides, checking prints, and shooting astrophotography calibration flats. Precise, portable, and ready whenever you are. VIEW FILM AND SLIDES Backlight negatives, transparencies, and contact sheets for inspection, DSLR scanning, or digitising — no bulky light box required. PRECISE LIGHT CONTROL Dial in brightness and colour temperature with full-width sliders and live readouts, from warm tungsten to daylight. Pick any custom colour, and keep the ones you use most one tap away. GRID OVERLAY Turn on an adjustable grid for alignment, framing, and repeatable setups. REMOTE CONTROL Adjust your light table from another device without touching it — handy when it's under a camera or telescope. Use any web browser on your WiFi, or a nearby iPhone or iPad directly, with no shared network needed. Group several tables and drive them together, or focus any single one. An optional PIN keeps your table private. SAVED SCENES Store your setups by name and recall them instantly. Apply, rename, and export scenes right from the remote, and back them up or move them between devices. LIGHT EFFECTS Gentle, photosensitivity-safe effects — Breathe, Colour Cycle, and Candle — plus your own programmable colour sequences. ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FLATS Produce an even, stable illuminated field for flat frames, with fine brightness control and steady output. Photographers Light Table is free and supported by ads. A one-time Premium purchase removes them.

Screenshots

Studio Light Pro3 screens
Photographers Light Table4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photographers Light Table at 50% against Studio Light Pro's 0%. Photographers Light Table also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Studio Light Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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. Photographers Light Table sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Studio Light Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Photographers Light Table'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, Photographers Light Table every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Studio Light Pro versus Photographers Light Table: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudio Light ProPhotographers Light Table
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConner TateWilliam Termini

Customer experience

Studio Light Pro

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

Photographers Light Table

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Studio Light Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Photographers Light Table

One-time1
  • Premium (Ad-Free)$1.99

Questions

Is Studio Light Pro free?
Studio Light Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photographers Light Table free?
Photographers Light Table is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Studio Light Pro or Photographers Light Table?
Studio Light Pro is rated higher. Studio Light Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Photographers Light Table averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Studio Light Pro or Photographers Light Table have ads?
Photographers Light Table shows ads; Studio Light Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Studio Light Pro or Photographers Light Table?
Studio Light Pro ships an update every 13 months, and Photographers Light Table every 3 weeks. Most recently, Studio Light Pro was updated on July 5, 2026 and Photographers Light Table on August 2, 2026.

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